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it should be useful also to veterinary students. The animal organism 

 is dealt with in successive chapters, commencing with the digestive 

 organs and finishing with the female generative organs and the mam- 

 mary glands. The book contains numerous diagrams and illustrations. 

 The second volume, by Prof. Wood, on the subject of animal nutrition, 

 will be published shortly. 



Cattle and the Future of Beef Production in Engrland. — K. J. J. 



^Mackenzie (London : Cambridge University Press, 191 9, js. 6d. net). 

 In this book the author makes a strong plea for agricultural reform. 

 He drives home the lesson, taught by the War, of the folly of relying 

 upon other countries for food that might be produced at home. He 

 specially urges the need of co-operation amongst farmers, of the develop- 

 ment of " dual-purpose " cattle, and above all of systematic research 

 on the part of scientists into the many problems of modern agriculture. 

 Detailed descriptions of the principal breeds of cattle are given, while 

 Dr. F. H. A. Marshall contributes a preface and a chapter on the 

 physiological aspects of breeding. 



It may be recalled that a resume of a Report on " Beef Production," 

 by Messrs. Mackenzie and Marshall, appeared in the issue of tlds 

 Journal for September, 191 8. It is hoped shortly to publish the full 

 Report in the form of a Journal ' Supplement.' 



Commercial Poultry Farming: : being a description of the King's 

 Langley Poultry Farm. — T. W\ Toovey (London : Crosby Lockwood and 

 Son, 1 91 9, 75. 6d. net). The purpose of this book is to give a plain, 

 unvarnished account of the system of management and also, so far as 

 possible, a detailed description of the plant of a large commercial poultry 

 farm devoted to egg production. The system adopted is that known 

 as the " semi-intensive," and the number of adult stock kept on the 

 farm is 5,000 head, but the author states that it is not necessar^^ that 

 the operations should be so large, as the system is perfectly suitable to 

 a small farm. 



The World's Meat Future : an account of the live stock position 

 and meat prospects of all leading stock countries of the world, with 

 full list of freezing works. — A. W. Pearse (London : Constable & Co., 

 Ltd., 1920, 21S. net). The author, who is editor of the Pastoral Review, 

 deals in a comprehensive manner with the present position and future 

 prospects of the meat industry. Principal attention is naturally 

 devoted to the chief producing countries, Australasia, Argentina and 

 the United States, but the author also examines the situation in the 

 case of the smaller producers, especially those countries where the 

 industry offers possibilities of expansion. Numerous illustrations of 

 typical animals are given. 



Report on Insect and Fungous Pests of Plants In 1918, ^Ministry of 

 Agriculture and Fisheries, 3, St. James's Square, London, S.W. i, 

 price 6d., post free. — The second of a new series of Annual Reports 

 on the distribution of insect and fungus pests of plants in England 

 and Wales has just been published by the Ministry. It has been 

 chiefly compiled from the records contained in jNIonthly Reports 

 sent in by qualified observers stationed in different parts of the country, 

 and it forms a comprehensive survey of the distribution and economic 

 importance of plant pests during the year 191 8. The Report is some- 



