STATISTICS MISCELLANEOUS. 497 



1899, pp. 171) . — This contains the organizatiui; Ust of the station; a report of the act- 

 ing director on the staff, equipment, pubhcations, and work of the station; a fiinar- 

 cial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899; and reports of the heads of 

 departments, parts of which and several miscellaneous articles included in the report 

 are abstracted elsewhere. 



Agricultural experiment stations in the United States, A. C. True {U. S. 

 Dept. ^[gr. Yi'arlxiok 1S9D, pp. 513-548, pis. 3). — This is an account of the history 

 organization, e<iuipment, lines of investigation, and the general results of the work 

 of the experiment stations, together with an account of early experimental work by 

 agricultural colleges and other institutions, a discussion of the relations of the sta- 

 tions to the Federal Government and to several associations, and an account of the 

 establishment and work of tliis Office. 



Agricultural experiment stations in the United States, A. C. True ( U. S. Dept. 

 Agr., Office of Experiment Stations Circ. 44, pp- 8). — A general review of the history and 

 organization of the stations, with tables showing their location, directors, principal 

 lines of work, and revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899. 



Progress of agriculture in the United States, G. K. Holmes ( U. S. Dept. Agr. 

 Yearbook 1890, jrp. 307-384)- — A general and statistical review of the development of 

 agriculture in the United States, from the crude beginnings by the Indians until the 

 present time. 



Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1899 {U. S. Depit. Agr. Yearbook 

 1899, pp. 880, pis. fJ3,Jlgs. 33). — This consists of a general report by the Secretary on 

 the operations of the Department during the year, 26 papers, noted elsewhere, 

 revie^\■ing for the most part the progress in agricultural science in the United States 

 during the nineteenth century, and the usual summary of useful information on 

 various subjects of interest to the farmer published in the form of an appendix. 



Proceedings of the Agricultural Students' Association, 1899-1900 {Ne- 

 braska Sta. Bid. 64, pp. 85-107). — The proceedings of the association at its February 

 meeting, including reports on home reading courses and on cultural experiments 

 with corn (see p. 442), are given. Suggestions are made for experimental work to be 

 carried on under the supervision of the heads of different departments of the college. 



Agricultu.ral education in the United States, A. C. True ( U. S. Dept. Agr. Year- 

 book 1899, i)p. 157-190). — An outline of the origin and development of the system of 

 agricultural education in the United States is given as an introduction to the article, 

 the main purpose of which is "to present a general view of the different agencies for 

 education in agriculture in this country as thej^ exist at the close of the nineteenth 

 century, and to indicate the directions in which the movement for the diffusion of 

 knowledge on agricultural subjects among our people is tending." 



Development of transportation in the United States, A. Sinclair ( U. S. Dept. 

 Agr. Yearbook 1899, pp. 643-663). — An historical account of the beginning and devel- 

 opment of railroads in the United States, including a discussion of passenger traffic; 

 a statistical review of the increase in population, agricultural production, and rail- 

 road mileage; a discussion of freight and passenger rates; and other topics connected 

 with transportation. 



Our foreign trade in agricultural products, 1890-1899, F. H. Hitchcock 

 ( V. S. Dept. Agr., Section of Foreign Markets Bui. 19, pp. 62). — This is a statistical review 

 of the foreign trade of the United States in agricultural products during the 10 fiscal 

 years, 1890-1899. 



Development of agricultural libraries, C. H. Gre.\thouse ( V. S. Dept. Agr. 

 Yearbook 1899, pp>. 491-512, ph. 4, fig- 1)- — This gives an account of agricultural books 

 in college, general, and private libraries in the United States at the beginning of this 

 century, traces the growth of agricultural libraries, gives a descriptive account of the 

 agricultural libraries of the present time, and offers suggestions for permanent libraries 

 for farmers. 



