98 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Sixteenth Annual Report of "Wisconsin Station, 1899 (Wisconsin Sta. Rpl. 

 1899, pp. 332, figs. 79). — This includes the organization hst of the station, a detailed 

 account of the history and present status of the station, numerous articles noted else- 

 where, lists of exchanges and acknowledgments, and a tinancial statement for the 

 fiscal year ended June 30, 1899. 



Distribution of tlie agricultural exports of the United States, 1894-1898, 

 F. H. Hitchcock {U. S. Dcpt. Agr., Section of Foreign Markets Bui. 16, pp. 153). — 

 Statistical tables are given showing the quantities and values of all the various agri- 

 cultural products exported from the United States to each country of destination 

 during each of the 5 fiscal years 1894-1898. A sunnnary is given showing the total 

 values of agricultural exports by countries. The average annual value of the agri- 

 cultural exports during the 5 years was $663,536,201. The United Kingdom received 

 54.62, Germany 13.01, and France 6.63 per cent of the total exports. The United 

 Kingdom also showed the greatest increase during the 5 years. A marked falling off 

 in demands for American agricultural products was shown in case of Spain, Portugal, 

 and European Russia. A summary of the distribution of agricultural exports by 

 continents showed that Europe received 88.46 per cent. 



Sources of the agricultural imports of the United States, 1894-1898, 

 F. H. Hitchcock ( T. S. Dept. Agr., Section of Foreign Markets Bui. 17, jjp. 118). — 

 This is supplementary to Bulletin 16 of the Section (see above) and contains tables 

 showing in detail the quantities and values of all the agricultural products imported 

 into the United States from the several countries of supply during each of the 5 fis- 

 cal years 1894-1898. The average annual value of the agricultural imports during 

 the 5 years was 1{!368,748,457. The articles most extensively imported were sugar 

 and coffee. Of the total imports 16.17 per cent was supplied by Brazil, 10.14 by 

 Cuba, and 8.97 by the United Kingdom. The imports from Japan, China, and the 

 Hawaiian Islands showed the greatest increase and thase from Cuba the most marked 

 decrease during the 5 years. A classification of the agricultural imports by conti- 

 nents showed that aliout 30 per cent came from Europe, 23 per cent from South 

 America, 23 per cent from North America, 16 per cent from Asia, 5.5 per cent from 

 Oceania, and less than 2 per cent from Africa. 



Our trade with Japan, China, and Hongkong, 1889-1899, F. H. Hitch- 

 cock ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Section of Foreign Markets Bui. IS, pp. 168). — Tables show the 

 nature, quantity, and value of agricultural and nonagricultural products imported 

 and exported by the United States in the trade with Japan, China, and Hongkong. 

 The principal exports from the United States to these 3 destinations have been cot- 

 ton, cotton manufactures, kerosene oil, wheat flour, and manufactures of iron and 

 steel. These constituted nearly 80 per cent of the total exports in 1898. Silk and 

 tea formed about 70 per cent of the total imports in 1898. The total value of exports 

 have advanced from $11,097,497 in 1889 to $39,490,653 in 1899, and the total value 

 of imports from $35,196,670 in 1889 to $47,815,035 in 1899. 



Agriculture and animal husbandry in Denmark, Germany, and Great 

 Britain, G. vox Zweigbergk (A'. Landt. Akad. Handl, 38 (1899), No. 5-6, pp. 261- 

 343) . — A report on the characteristic features of agriculture, with special reference to 

 animal husbandry in the countries mentioned. The paper is accompanied by numer- 

 ous half-tone reproductions of noted farm animals of different breeds. — f. w. woll. 



