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[)revious existence as sueli. He believes th.-it the appeal of agriculture lies 

 in its utility to the race, and that certain phases of agriculture, well taught 

 in a good high scliool, are a valuable means of education for any man, as well 

 as for the one who is to be a farmer. He suggests, for exami)le, that there is 

 no plant linown to botany more significant in its histological and physiological 

 aspects than is Indian corn, which has the added advantage of a deep signiti- 

 cauce to our social and economic welfare; for "we learn more from inference, 

 even in school, than we do by the direct method." 



A school-room study of a robin's nest, Jkssie It. INIaxx ( Xatiirc-Stiidu Her., 

 Jf (I90S), y'o. 9, pt). 2U-J-271, fig. 1). — This study was undertaken as a definite 

 attempt to answer questions raised by the children concerning the number of 

 times a day joung birds are fed. wliether the father helps in the feeiling. what 

 liiud of food the parents bring, and how long before the young will fly. Each 

 pupil prepared ruled sheets of paper for the following items: (1) The nnml)er 

 of the feeding for that day, (2) time of feeding, (3) the parent bringing the 

 food, (4) the liind of food brought, (5) the nestling fed (numbered 1, 2, or 3 

 with ink on its bill), and (G) remarks. Complete all-day observations were 

 made for 6 days — for 3 days in succession in the beginning and for the last 

 3 days before the birds left the nest when 13 days old. Progressive drawings 

 were made of the dorsal view of the .young birds, the leg and wing structure 

 compared with the human limbs, the development of feather growth and 

 structure, and sketches of the alimentary canal with a stud}' of its functions. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Twenty-first Annual Beport of Arkansas Station, 1908 (Arkansas Sta. 

 Rpt. I'JOS. pp. IG). — This includes the organization list of the station and a 

 report of the acting director, the latter containing an account of the work and 

 publications of the station and a financial statement for the fiscal year ended 

 June 30. lOoS. 



Twenty-first Annual Report of Indiana Station, 1908 {Indiana f<ta. Rpt. 

 J 908, pp. 97). — This contains the organization list, reports of the director and 

 heads of departments, the experimental work of w'hich is for the most part 

 noted elsewhere in this issue, a list of the periodicals received by the station, a 

 list of the bulletins and circulars issued by the station to January 1. 1900, and 

 a financial statement as to the Federal and miscellaneous funds for the fiscal 

 year ended June 30, 1908, and as to the State funds for the fiscal year ended 

 September 30. 1908. 



Twenty-first Annual Report of Louisiana Stations, 1908 {Louisiana Htas. 

 Rpt. 190S, pp. .'iG). — This contains the organization list, a report of the director 

 and departmental reports on the work of each of the stations and of the State 

 geological survey, lists of available publications and of those issued during the 

 year, a summary of the analytical work on fertilizers, feed stuffs, Paris green, 

 and miscellane(»us material, and a financial statement as to the Federal funds 

 for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1908. and as to the State funds for the fiscal 

 year ended November 30, 1908. 



A visitor's guide to the more important features of the station's work, 

 F. H. Ballou (Ohio Sta. Circ. 85, pp. o'l, pos. 60). — A revision of a circular 

 previously noted (E. S. R.. 18. p. 691). 



Accessions to the Department Library, October-December. 1908 ( U. .S. 

 Dcpt. Agr., Library Bid. 10, pp. 61). 



