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The following publications of the Natural 
Resources Section, General Headquarters, 
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, 
Tokyo, Japan, have been received. Each re- 
port includes a list of all the reports previously 
published, their distribution, and rules for 
obtaining them. 
Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Japan, Northern 
Honshu Area, by Harry C. Mortlock. Re- 
port No. 110-G. June, 1951. 
Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Japan, Hokkaido, 
by Thomas M. Bushnell and Thomas E. 
Ritchie. Report No. 110-H. August, 1951. 
Safety in Japanese Coal Mines, by Major Charles 
S. Merriam. Report No. 140. January, 1951. 
Japanese Mineral Resources, by Melvin Pollard. 
Report No. 141. March, 1951. 
White Potatoes in Japan, by Ernest J. Wheeler. 
Report No. 142. May, 1951. 
Japanese Crop and Livestock Statistics, 1878- 
1930, by Joseph C. Dodson and Clark C. 
Milligan. Report No. 143. June, 1951. 
Sweet Potatoes in Japan, by Raymond E. Cul- 
bertson and James H. Boulware. Report 
No. 145. August, 1951. 
Clam Culture in Japan, by A. R. Cahn. Report 
No, 146. September, 1951. 
Properties and Uses of Commercially Important 
Japanese Woods, by H, D. Bruce, R. A. 
Cockrell, and Laurence J. Cummings. Re- 
port No. 147. October, 1951. 
Agricultural Programs in Japan, 1943-31, 
compiled by Mark B. Williamson. Report 
No, 148. October, 1951. 
Crop Insurance in Japan, by William H. Howe. 
Preliminary Study No. 58. July, 1951. 
Management and Administration of Range Lands 
in Japan, by Walt L. Dutton. Preliminary 
Study No. 60. 
Improved Forest Planting and Nursery Practices 
for Japan, by Eloyd M. Cossitt. Preliminary 
Study No. 61. July, 1951. 
Japanese Antarctic Whaling Expedition, 1930- 
31, Statistical Summary, by Benjamin Gold- 
berg and Leland M. Lucas. Preliminary 
Study No. 62. July, 1951. 
Beneficiation of Japanese Ores, by William E. 
Caldwell. Preliminary Study No. 63. Aug- 
ust, 1951. 
Policy and Program for Forest Research in Japan, 
by George W. Trayer. Preliminary Study 
No. 64. August, 1951. 
Accounting and Auditing Methods of Japanese 
Agricultural Cooperatives, by John C. Essene. 
Preliminary Study No, 65. September, 1951. 
Platinum Group Metals of Japan, by Melvin 
Pollard. Preliminary Study No. 66. Septem- 
ber, 1951. 
Pelagic Fur Seal Research off Japan in 1930, by 
Ford Wilke. Preliminary Study No. 67. 
October, 1951. 
The University of Michigan Expedition to 
the Aleutian Islands has recently completed 
its fourth year of continuous anthropological 
and botanical work. The project is co- 
sponsored by the Office of Naval Research 
and the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project. 
Associated with the project have been A. C. 
Spaulding, J. F. Bank, W. R. Hurt, H. A. 
Miller, D. S. McClain, L. H. Jordal, and 
T. P. Bank 11. 
Investigations have been undertaken on 
more than 20 islands and in 5 Aleut villages. 
Major archeological excavations were com- 
pleted at Agattu and Unalaska, and most of 
the known Aleut burial caves were visited 
and excavated below the levels previously 
sampled. 
A number of interesting correlations be- 
tween anthropological and botanical data 
have resulted. Phytoecological studies of pre- 
historic village sites indicate a close correla- 
tion between former Aleut plant uses and 
present-day vegetation and a possible corre- 
lation between the latter and age since 
abandonment of such sites. Ethnobotanical 
studies have shown the old Aleut plant lore 
to be more extensive and important to Aleut 
culture than has previously been supposed. 
Aside from botanical and archaeological 
studies, the expeditions completed ethno- 
logical studies in the present-day villages. 
Medical and economic data are available for 
a close analysis of the trends of Aleut accul- 
turation. Plant, animal, and place names fully 
annotated with actual Aleut names provide a 
basis for linguistic comparisons among the 
various Aleut dialects and between Aleut and 
Eskimo. 
