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some of the publications relating to elementary schools: Separates, Boys' 

 Agricultural Clubs, Illustrative Material in Teaching Agriculture in Rural 

 Schools, Training Courses for Teachers of Agriculture; Bulletins: 160, 

 School Gardens, 186, Exercises in Elementary Agriculture Plant Produc- 

 tion, 195, Simple Exercises Illustrating Some Applications of Chemistry 

 to Agriculture; Circular 52, Books and Bulletins on Nature-Study, School 

 Gardening, and Elementary Agriculture. 



21. "The Work of the Bureau of Education." U.S. Bureau of Education. 

 Report of Commissioner (1907), 1-36. 



A short historical account is given, followed by purpose, publications, 

 organization, agricultural and mechanical colleges, and appendix containing 

 laws relating to Bureau, descriptions of facilities for research, education 

 in Alaska, and statistics of maintenance of Bureau. 



22. Development of Agricultural Education. ELMER ELLSWORTH BROWN. 

 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Experiment Stations, Bulletin 

 No. 196 (1007), 49-54- 



An address given on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the 

 founding of . Michigan Agricultural College. The Commissioner discusses 

 the relation agricultural education bears to general education. 



23. "School Gardens." E. GANG. U.S. Bureau of Education. Report of 

 Commissioner (1898-99), 1067-84. 



This is one of the best short accounts, especially from historical stand- 

 point, published. "Contents: Historical review; sites and arrangement of 

 school gardens ; different sections of school gardens ; management ; instruc- 

 tion in school gardens ; educational and economic significance of school 

 gardens." 



24. "Methods of Instruction in Agriculture." U.S. Bureau of Education. 

 Report of Commissioner (1897-98), 1575-1616. 



This chapter contains reprints of several Cornell University and Pur- 

 due University leaflets, and a report of the work at Cornell University under 

 the Nixon law of 1897. 



25. Agricultural Education, Including Nature-Study and School Gardens. 

 JAMES RALPH JEWELL. U.S. Bureau of Education, Bui. 2 (1907, revised 

 1909), 148. 



The subject is discussed under six heads : Nature-Study, School Gar- 

 dens, Elementary Agricultural Education, Agricultural Education, Practical 

 Advantages of Agricultural Education. There is also a bibliography of 

 134 titles, and appendices on nature observations in schools of Nova Scotia, 

 and on the Irish system of agricultural education. 



26. "Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges." U.S. Bureau of Education. 

 Report of Commissioner (1907), 869-924. 



The first part of this chapter is devoted to general statements includ- 

 ing summary of legislation ; the second part is statistical. 



27. "Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges." Ibid. (1908), 737-69. 



28. "Industrial Education." Ibid. (1908), 84-89. 



The full text of the Davis bill (H.R. 18,204) is given. 



