794 EXPERIMENT STATION KEC'ORD. 



roiulition of the peasant class under the Turkish and Austrian regimes. The 

 burdens on the agricultural class are regarded as the cause of the constant agi- 

 tation in the i)rovinee. 



The economic relations of twenty-two farms near Offenburg', Baden, Y. 

 BoRNEMANN {Afl). Dcut. Laiidw. f/csc//.. 1908, \o. U/S, Art. 13, pp. Jfl). — The 

 economic relations of these farms, including system of management, acreage 

 and kind of crops, live stock, amount and kind of labor, use of machinery, 

 financial returns, etc., are tabulated and discussed in this article. 



The progressive farmer, T. P. Gill {Irish FannUuj World, 21 {1908), 'So. 

 1081, pp. Il.'i8, 11^9). — A discussion of agricultural conditions in Ireland and a 

 presentation of facts regarding the farmer's need of studying markets and 

 carrying on scientific agriculture with a view of improving his economic con- 

 dition. The need of raising first-class products in competition with foreign 

 trade is urged upon Irish farmers, and greater cooperation among farmers is 

 advocated as a means toward greater economic and social development. 



Cooperation for sm.all holders, E. J. Cheney {Jour. Bd. Agr. [London'\, 15 

 {1908), tio. 8, pp. 579-585). — The economic advantages of cooperation to small 

 holders in England are discussed in this article, with suggestions as to the 

 different lines along which the cooperative movement should be developed. 



Annual report of the Agricultural Organization Society for the year 

 ended December 31, 1907, R. A. Yerburgh and J. N. Harris {Ann. Rpt. Agr. 

 Organ. »s'oc. [London], 1907, pp. 86, dgm. 1, map 1). — An account of the de- 

 velopment of agricultural cooperation in Great Britain during 1907. The 

 societies numbered 1G7, the membership 10,500. and the total business about 

 £610,000. The i)urposes of this organization have already been noted (E. S. R., 

 18, p. 786). 



Development of agricultural cooperative societies (Bid. Mens. Off. Renscig. 

 Agr. [Paris], 7 {1908), No. 10, pp. 1287-1289).— On January 1, 1908, the 

 cooperative dairies in Denmark numbered 1.101, with 160.000 members, the 

 slaughterhouses 36, with 95,000 members, and the egg-collecting associations 

 792, with 58,140 members. See also a previous note (E. S. R., 19, p. 092). 



Associations for the purchase of agricultural machines, M. Berillon 

 il'rog. Agr. ct Vit. {Ed. VEsf-Centrc), 29 {1908), Xo. J/G, pp. 593-597) .—The 

 author shows by statistics that more than half the laud under cultivation in 

 France is in small and moderate-size farms ranging from 2^ to 100 acres. The 

 number and size of farms are as follows: From 2* to 25 acres, 2,630,000 hold- 

 ings; from 25 to 100 acres. 730,000 holdings; and above 100 acres in size 142,000 

 holdings. 



The author presents a scheme whereby the owners and tenants on small 

 farms can by forming cooperative associations procure modern machinery for 

 exploiting their holdings. The effect of cooperation of this nature it is be- 

 lieved would be to improve the moral and economic welfare of small pro- 

 prietors and bring about agricultural prosperity in France. 



Agricultural credit in Belgium in 1906-7, Gillieron-Duboux {Chron. Agr. 

 Yaud, 21 {1908), A'o. 22, pp. Ji65-.'i70). — Notes on the development of agricultural 

 credit institutions in Belgium, the methods of procuring loans, the number and 

 value of loans granted, and the number and location of the credit banks. 

 On .lanuary 1, 1908, there were 7 central banks with 540 affiliated rural credit 

 associations. 



Agricultural legislation [in Portugal], compiled by A. G. Ramalho {Le- 

 gislardo AgricoJa. Lisbon: Govt., 1907, Yol. //, Xo. l.pp. 186). — A chronological 

 compilation of Portuguese laws, decrees, and other otficial documents of interest 

 to agriculture from 1385 to 1446. 



