890 EXPKniMKN'r station hkcord. 



fur llic use nf llic wlmlc vilhi;:(' witlimil liiniliil ion :is lu the iiiiiiiIm'I- of ciittlc 

 lliiil iiiiiy l>(> iKliiiilliMl liy any one |i<>:is:iiil. Installers of colltHtiv*' fanning are 

 also n'porlod. Not«'S an* also ^^ivcn on Uii' iiicthotls of transfrrriiiK land, taxa- 

 tion, and otiicr t'conoinic f«'atnn's of tli«» Turkish system. 



Ci-op Keporter ( T. N. />(•/)/. Ii/y.. /tin: Slatis. Crop Ifrimrlir. II il'.XHI), So. 

 li, lip. .'^-/O').— Statistics on tlit> niiinlKT and valiio of farm animals in tlie rnlted 

 Stales, tlic stoclxs of potatoes on liaiid, tlie imports and exports of animals and 

 animal products in I'.UiT and llios, and otlu>r data on the condition of crops ami 

 live stock in forei^;n countries are reported, tojretlier with an article on tlio 

 'I'urkisli land tenure system noted aliove. 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



The educational needs of country life, 10. A. Hkva.n (I'dci/ic Ihnm xUnd, 

 IS [HKtS), .\(). IS, p. ..\'/|. In lliis article the author advocates instruction in 

 a;rricultiire in the iiuiilic scliools. the consolidation of small scliools, and tlie 

 j?iviiij,' of aj^riciillurai instruction tludu;.'li extension work to the adult members 

 of the community. 



The work of the agricultural school in the scheme of State education, 

 A. M. Soi'i.K {South. IJd. AVc, J (IHOS), .\o. 7-,S, pp. IKt-ISd). — A i)aper advo- 

 cating tlie consolidation (»f rural schools and the estal)lisliment of Congressional 

 district M^'ricullural luj;li schools. 



Centralized schools in Ohio, A. 15. (Jh.mia.m (.1.'//". Col. Ilvl. Hiil. [Ohio Slate 

 liiir.\, '/ {HHUI), Ao. 6, pp. 2'/, fii/x. }/, <l;/nis. 11). — This summarizes the iiresent 

 situation in Oiiio with reference to centralized rural schools. It includes the 

 State law under which consolidation has taken place, many illustrations of the 

 schools and means of traiisi»ortation to them, and a statement of the demon- 

 strated advantages of the new system over the old. 



Teaching agriculture in public schools, \V. J. Stimman ( Wdlhucs' J'aniCT, 

 3d U!KIS), \(i. .')>. p. UiOI. /if). I). — SuKJ-'estions for teacliiiiK agriculture in pub 

 lie elemeiilary schools without the use of a text-hook. 



Agricultural education with special reference to Ireland, J. 11. Campbkm, 

 (Dcpt. Aijr. and Tech. Jiistr. Inlmid, Jour., i) (IHOS), \o. I, pp. 3-18). — In this 

 address, delivered before the I?ritish Association for the Advancement of Science 

 at Dublin, Septemlier, 15)08, there are discussed (1) the want of harmony in 

 methods of providinj; for and administering agricultural education in different 

 countries, (L'» science as an aiil to agriculture, (.S) the a};ricultiiral w<trk and 

 policy of tile Department of Aj^rii-ulture and Technical In.struction for Ireland, 

 (4) tlie department and airricultural education, (.">) afrricnltunil I'ducation for 

 woiiHMi, ((ii a;;ricultiire and elemeiitarj' srhoois, and (71 ajiriculture and the 

 universities. 



Agricultural education, N. (i. Mukkrji (llnndbook of Indian Ayr. Calcutta, 

 t!K)7, J. <d. /•(•(•., pp. iJ!H)-700). — A brief statement of the present status and 

 opportunities f«ir development of agricultural education in India. 



The College of Hawaii: Its work and outlook, J. W. Gilmork (Hawaii. 

 Forester ami .t//r., i! ilUO'.i). So. I. pp. 2-1. i). — Rrief reference is made to the 

 ajritation f(U" colletres for the industriiil classes and the Morrill acts of 1S<52 

 and ISOO. The orjj.inization of tlic* Colle^re of II:iwaii, and the coursi's of study 

 are out lined and descrihed. 



The State Agricultural Institute, Gembloux, II. KAgiKT ( Hipansion lidge, 

 1 (190H), So. 11, pp. .'/6".')-.'/7.7, Jigs. 12). — A historical account of the organization, 

 work, maintenance, etc., of the State Agricultural Institute at Gembloux. 



College course for florists, C. N. Page (Weekly Florists' Rev.., 23 (1908)^ 

 No. 577, pp. 10, 11). — This iiaper, which was read at a meeting of the Society 



