Accountants-Laws-Continued Arkansas [Indiana and South Carolina C. P. Accounting † Illinois. Report on the accounts of the state prepared economy for the efficiency and committee created under the authority of the forty-eighth general assembly. G: E. Frazer. 64p '14 John A. Fairlie, director, Urbana A summary of the accounting that now obtains for the state, and a brief statement of the accounting needs of the state, with the recommendation that provision be made for a program of constructive accounta scientific ing work, and especially for state budget and control over the obligations incurred by departments and institutions that must subsequently be met from state funds See also Auditing; Convict labor-Accounting; Cost accounting; County accounting; Farm accounting; Farmers' cooperative movements-Accounting; Municipal accounting; Public utilities-Accounting; Railroads Roads-Accounting; School -Accounting; accounting; State finance-Governors' messages, 1915; State institutions-Accounting; Street railroads-Accounting; Accounting; Uniform works-Accounting Telephoneaccounting; Water Governors' messages, 1915 Oregon-Gov. West deplores poor_accounting systems in state and county offices as exposed by the insurance commissioner Grocers Harvard system of accounts for retail grocers: explanation of the profit and loss statement. Harvard Univ Bur of Business Research Bul no 3 24p 50c; free to grocers Jl '14 Includes the profit and loss statement, the analysis sheets and the explanation of the profit and loss statement Shoe retailers Harvard system of accounts for shoe retailers: explanation of the profit and loss statement. Harvard Univ Bur of Business Research Bul no 2 28p Ja '14 The system is in use by several hundreds of retailers Accounting libraries. See Libraries, Accounting Acrobats Ordinances of other cities requiring safety nets and devices underneath persons engaged in aerial performances and exhibitions. Chic. munic. ref. lib. 2p F '15 (Typew 10c) Actions at law New York state bar association. Committee on prevention of unnecessary litigation. Preliminary report_presented at the 38th annual meeting at Buffalo, Jan. 22-23, 1915. 56p '15 Daniel S. Remsen, chm., 60 Wall st., N. Y. Administrative boards See also State boards and commissions Pennsylvania-In matters of police regulation where decisions on questions of public safety are delegated to an administrative board, the right of appeal on other than constitutional grounds may be withheld by the legislature in its discretion without denying due process of law. Plymouth coal co. v. Pennsylvania, 232 US 531 Adoption. See Heirs-Adult-Adoption Adulteration. See Drugs-Adulteration; FoodAdulteration statements of circulation, to maintain advertising rates as published, to reject fraudulent advertising, to oppose free publicity. Accounts of the meetings are printed in the Chicago Herald, Je 22. 23 '15; Chicago Daily Tribune, Je 23 '15; Minneapolis Journal, Je 22 '15; Milwaukee Journal, Je 22 '15 Convention of the Affiliated advertising clubs of America was held in Detroit, Oct. 2-4, 1914. A movement was inaugurated to develop the American market to the fullest extent in lieu of depending upon the development of South American trade to take the place of the commerce lost on account of the European war. T. W. Garwin, sec., Cleveland, Ohio See also Community advertising; Insurance, Life Advertising; Intoxicating liquors Advertisements; Legal advertising; Newspapers-Advertisements; Railroads-Passes Permits Rhode Island law of 1910 and Providence ordinances enacted thereunder providing that advertising shall not be allowed until approved by the board of police commissioners was sustained as not a delegation of judicial power, as a valid police regulation, not depriving of property without due procand not violating the constitutional provision that jury trial shall remain inviolate. Horton v. Old Colony bill posting co., 90 A 822 ess Signs Constitutionality of statute forbidding advertising signs on property. H: T. Terry. Yale LJ 24: 1-11 N '14 Controverts the theory elaborated in recent court decisions that laws forbidding advertising signs on property because they are aesthetically offensive involve a taking of private property without compensation or depriving persons of their property without due process of law Illegal signs in Pennsylvania. J. H. McFarland. (Billboard bul no 3) 8p 10c N '14 Am. civic assn., Union trust bldg., Washington, D. C. National highways protective society (1 W. 34th st., N. Y.) is making a campaign against unlawful advertising signs and has employed men to clear the highways of signs posted contrary to law. Seven states have passed acts making it unlawful to post the advertising signs within limits of a highway. A uniform law recommended by the society was passed by Rhode Island and New York in 1915. Copies can be obtained from the society See also Billboards Taxation Massachusetts. Comm. on taxation of signs. Commission reporting consisted of the tax comr., atty. gen. and chm., gas and electric light comm. Advertising, Fraudulent Ohio--Cincinnati municipal court, May 23, 1915, held constitutional the new statute making it a misdemeanor for anyone to advertise any assertion, representation or statement which is "untrue or deceptive" (Press rept) Governors' messages, 1915 urges law West Virginia-Gov. Hatfield eliminate "fake advertising" Legislation to Laws prohibiting fraudulent advertising. (Pub health ser pam) 4p '13 Am. medical assn. Missouri and N. Y. both passed honest advertising laws at their 1915 sessions. The Missouri law, which became effective June 18. prohibits misstatements of fact in any form of advertising, including posters, circulars and letters and provides for fines and jail penalties for violations. The N. Y. law makes it a misdemeanor to use deceptive or misleading statements in any form of advertising, with a penalty of fine or imprisonment or both Liability Minnesota law providing that the act of a barkeeper in making a sale shall be deemed the act of his employer was upheld; is not special legislation. State v. Lundgren, 144 N W 752 Missouri law providing that when a person shall die from an injury received through the negligence of a person engaged in running a locomotive, car, etc., the owner of the vehicle shall pay as a penalty the sum of $2000-$10,000 in discretion of the jury, does not deprive one process of law. Lueders of property without due S. F. R. Co., 161 S W 1159 V. St. Louis & Agricultural clubs Industrial club work of Oregon boys and girls: a brief review with some suggestions for the future; prepared by the state dept. of education cooperating with the Oregon agricultural college and the U. S. dept. of agriculture. 42p '15 Oregon state lib. Furnished only on exchange Agricultural cooperation. See Farmers' cooperative movements Agricultural credit accounts † Address [on rural credit] J: L. Coulter. In Assn. of Am. agric. colleges and experiment stations. Proceedings, 1913, p 69-73 '14 Agricultural co-operation in Germany and Ireland. T. B. Thackston. Thackston, Cedar Spring, S. C. 71p '13 T. B. Writer was one of the American commission, who devoted three months to the careful investigation of the agricultural systems of the Old World, especially to the study of co-operation in its relation to rural credit, to production, to distribution and marketing, and to the organization of agricultural and rural life Agricultural credit. E. D. comp. (Handbook ser) 177p $1 '15 Wilson † Alabama-Bill to be entitled an act in rela- † Alabama-Bill to provide a farm loan bank for the state of Alabama and to permit a state guaranty of securities of such bank on certain conditions. (H B 1003) 8p '15 Ala. dept. of archives and history At the meeting of the Southern conference for education held at Chattanooga, Tenn., the last week in April, it was shown that while the average farm profit in U. S. is 5 per cent, the farmer pays from 8 to 16 per cent for the money he borrows; and that in the aggregate the farmers pay $200,000,000 more per year in interest on their debts than the entire commercial world California its legislature at authorized the governor to appoint a com1915 session mission to study land colonization and rural credits European systems of agricultural credit. David G: E. Putnam. Am Investigation of the rural credit situation thruout the state to find out if the existing credit system were prejudicial to the interests of farmers and if so, measures seemed to be most adequate what remedial Farm credit in Wisconsin. B. H. Hibbard and F. Robotka. Univ of Wis Agric Exp Sta Bul 247 65p il Ja '15 Univ. of Wis., Madison A study of the amount and nature of all existing indebtedness, and the situation with respect to the opportunities and demands for the further use of credit in Dane and Rusk counties † Farm loans and land banks in connection with the proposed revision of the banking laws in Missouri. Breckinridge Jones. 23p '14 B. Jones, 4th & Pine Sts., St. Louis, Mo. Excerpt from the official proceedings of the annual convention of the Missouri state league of building and loan associations, at Springfield, Mo., Sept. 26, 1914 How farmers may improve their personal credit. C. W. Thompson. Farmers' Bul no 654 14p Ap 3 '15 How to use farm credit. T. N. Carver. Farmers' Bul no 593 14p Je 3 '14 Joint resolution to create the National rural credit commission. (U S 63d Cong 3d sess H JR 410., Union calendar no 399) 3p '15 Land bank of the state of New York; incorporation; organization certificate. (state)-Act in relation to banking corporaIn N. Y. tions, and individuals, etc. 238-45 '14 (Chap 369) p Land credit, by George Woodruff; Personal credit, by G. W. Simon; Agricultural credit in Minnesota, by G. P. Warber. In Minnesota academy of social sciences. Papers and proceedings of the seventh annual meeting, 1913, p 138-66 '14 cago Marketing and farm credits; Proceedings of the first Nat. conference on marketing and farm credits, Chicago, April 8-10, 1913; pub. by co-operating farm papers. 232p $1 '13 C. W. Holman, sec., 1408 Steger bldg., ChiMinnesota-Gov. Hammond is advocating that the state loan money to buyers of state land, based on the amount of land actually cleared for cultivation (Je 27 '15) Missouri-Petitions obtain the submission by the initiative of a are being circulated to constitutional amendment to make operative in 1917 the Missouri state land bank. The legislature passed the law providing the machinery for such a bank, but neglected to provide for the amendment (Je 24 '15) Montana-Farm loan bill. Law. Adopted. Yes 45,162 No 27,780 N '14 National farm-land banks: interpretation of HR 12,585, a bill to establish national farmland banks, or a statement of the considerations which have led the commission to suggest the bill. (U S 63d Cong 2d sess H doc 679) 24p 5c Ja 29 '14 Supt. of docs. The full report is document no. 380 and can be obtained from contained in Senate the Senate document room. prepared by the Commission to investigate The bill was and study agricultural credits in Europe Principles of rural credits as applied in Europe and as suggested for America. J. B. Morman. 296p $1.25 '15 Macmillan Rural credit in Germany. State Univ Bul v 17 no 18 31p F '13 H. C. Price. Ohio state univ., Columbus, O. Ohio Brief bibliography of English and German titles is included Rural credits. Cal Commonwealth Transac v 10:1-92 Ja '15 Club Rural credits. F. J. Haskins. (U S 63d Cong 2d sess S doc 260) 34p D 6 '13 A collection of 12 papers dealing with the subject of rural credits, including proposed state and federal legislation Rural credits; land and coöperative. M. T. Herrick and R. Ingalls. 519p *$2 '14 Appleton Speech of Senator Ralph Metcalfe, May 26, 1914, to the Farmers educational and cooperative union. (U S 63d Cong 2d sess S doc 571) 37p '11 State rural credit systems are still in an experimental stage. J Am Bankers Assn My '15 p 868-75 Summarizes the development of the movement by states, and gives a bibliography by states, a bibliography on legislation, and a list of organizations Agricultural credit-Continued United States. House and senate com. on What is agricultural credit? R. B. Van Cort- See also Credit unions Bibliography J. F. † Bibliography [on cooperation in agriculture, marketing, and rural credit]. C: B. Austin and G: S. Wehrwein. Tex Univ Exten Bul 60:96-100 Ag 25 '14 Bibliography on cooperative credit. (Russell Sage Foundation Bul no 5) 5p Je '14 Information compiled for use in study of agricultural credit in the United States. J Am Bankers Assn Bul Je '15 p 986-9 Marian R. Glenn, librarian, Am. bankers' assn., 5 Nassau st., N. Y. Supplements references published in the May, 1915 Journal-Bulletin Short list of references relating to country life, agricultural credit and co-operation. (Gen information bul) 2p (Mim) Progressive nat. service, 42d st. bldg., N. Y. State rural credit systems are still in an experimental stage. J Am Bankers Assn My '15 p 868-75 Summarizes the development of the movement by states, and gives a bibliography by states, a bibliography on legislation, and a list of organizations Governors' messages, 1915 California-Gov. Johnson discusses experience of other countries; declares California presents singularly fertile field for development of system of rural credits; urges special committee to draft measure Colorado-Gov. Ammons urges local legislative action should be postponed until congress acts; urges investment of public trust funds in land mortgage banks if such banks are established Colorado-Gov. Carlson urges legislation to overcome legal obstacles in way of act of 1905 which provided for the loaning of the school fund to farmers at 6 per cent Kansas-Gov. Capper urges law modelled on that of New York for rural credit associations Montana-Gov. Stewart urges suitable legislation for loans to farmers from common school and other educational funds under control of state board of land commissioners; urges caution in such legislation, however North Dakota-Gov. Hanna urges use of funds from sale of school lands to loan to farmers on mortgages Oklahoma-Gov. Williams recommends that real estate loans be taken as security for state and county deposits; recommends act for formation and incorporation of rural credit unions or cooperative associations; and formation of state loan bank for statewide rural credit Oregon-Gov. West recommends report of commission to investigate rural credit systems of Europe, and bill drafted by a special committee Oregon-Gov. Withycomb urges memorial by legislature to congress urging action on rural credit banking laws; urges in the meantime a system of national state mortgage credit Tennessee-Gov. Rye urges attention to question of rural credits and farmers' cooperative associations Washington-Gov. Lister discusses work of commission appointed to investigate rural credit plans; urges printing of their exhaustive report for free distribution Wyoming-Gov. Kendrick urges need of rural credits; urges legislature to provide way to loan funds on agricultural lands of unquestioned value Reports Agricultural co-operation and rural credit in Europe: [report of the American commission and the U. S. commission to investigate in European countries cooperative agricultural finance]. (U S 62d Cong 3d sess S doc 214) 916p '13 Agricultural credit: report of the U. S. comm. to investigate and study in European countries cooperative land mortgage banks, cooperative rural credit unions, and similar organizations and institutions devoting their attention to the promotion of agriculture and the betterment of rural conditions. (US 63d Cong 2d sess S doc 380) 3 pts (bound together) 72+ 32p Ja 29 '14 Pt 1-2, Land mortgage or long-term credit, with legislation suggested; pt 3, Personal or short term credit Agricultural credit in Ireland: report of the dept. of agriculture and technical instruction for Ireland. 407p 4s 8d '14 T. Fisher Unwin, Adelphi Terrace, Strand, London, W. C. Jewish agricultural and industrial aid society. Annual report, 1914. 67p Jewish agric. and industrial aid soc., 174 2d av., N. Y. Report on rural credits and co-operation. John Cunningham and W: M. Brown, Ohio delegates of the American comm. to Europe. 84p J1 '14 Ohio leg. ref. bur. Rural credit, cooperation and agricultural organization in Europe: report of Ralph Metcalf and Clark G. Black, Washington members of the American commission which studied European conditions in 1913; presented to the governor and legislature, Feb. 11, 1915. 393p 15 Wash. state lib. Special report of N. Y. state delegates on the American commission for the study of agricultural cooperation in Europe. F: H. Allen and C. C. Mitchell. N Y Agric Bul 56 293p F '14 The report is one of the most concise of any of the state reports issued in connection with the commission Syllabus of report of the committee on rural credits. Commonwealth club of Cal. 4p N '14 The findings are published as a basis for the discussion of the meeting, Dec. 9th Agricultural departments Agricultural unification in New York. H. E. Cook. N Y Agric Bul 60:1653-60 Je '14 Illinois-Report on public administration in relation to agriculture and allied interests, prepared for the efficiency and economy committee created under the authority of the forty-eighth general assembly. J. W. Garner. 51p '14 John A. Fairlie, director, Urbana Takes up Agricultural boards and commissions in Illinois; Agricultural administration in other states and countries; Conclusions and recommendations Maine. Comr. of agriculture. Twelfth annual report, 1913. 186p '14 Massachusetts. Bd. of agric. Detailed report of the transactions under section 8 of chapter 89 of the revised laws, with recommendations and suggestions in the interest of agriculture. (House no 1652) 40p Ja '15 Mass. supt. of docs. Washington. Dept. of agriculture. First report to the governor showing disbursements of appropriations beginning June 11, 1913, and ending Sept. 30, 1914, reports for statistical data beginning June 11, 1913, and ending June 30, 1914. 122p il '14 Washington state lib. See also Agricultural education Governors' messages, 1915 Arkansas-Gov. Hays commends work of commissioner of agriculture, manufactures and mines; urges appropriations from funds from tax on fertilizer and commercial feeds; residue for state fair; urges change in tax, and ample provision for enforcement of inspection laws North Carolina-Gov. Craig commends work of encouraging farming Ohio-Gov. Willis urges reorganization of department; creation of bi-partisan state board of agriculture without compensation, elected by agricultural interests of state if possible; university could undertake work of farmers' institutes Pennsylvania-Gov. Tener discusses work of department Tennessee-Gov. Hooper describes and commends work done Washington-Gov. Lister discusses value of new department; describes work accomplished; recommends new code covering horticultural industry of the state; discusses foot and mouth disease epidemic Agricultural education Agricultural departments and agricultural colleges. In J. C. Miller. Rural schools in Canada, p 130-42 '13 Agricultural education and agricultural prosperity. A. C. True. Ann Am Acad 59:51-64 My '15 Agricultural teaching: papers presented at the fourth annual meeting of the Am. assn. for the advancement of agricultural teaching, Washington, D. C., Nov. 11, 1913. U S Bur Educ Bul 1914 no 27 87p Agricultural unification in New York. H. E. Cook. N Y Agric Bul 60:1653-60 Je '14 † Association of American agricultural colleges and experiment stations. Proceedings of the twenty-seventh annual convention, held at Washington, D. C., Nov. 12-14, 1913. 298p '14 J. L. Hills, sec., Agric. experiment station, Burlington, Vt. Federal legislation, regulations, and rulings affecting agricultural colleges and experiment stations, revised to December 21, 1914. 31p Ja 15 '15 U. S. dept. of agric., Office of experiment station t [List of] the land-grant colleges, agricultural experiment stations and agricultural extension services. In Assn. of Am. agric. colleges and experiment stations. Proceedings, 1913. p 7-11 '14 Massachusetts. Bd. of educ. Report on agricultural instruction for families. (House no 2164) 22p Ja '14. Agric. educ. service, Ford bldg., Boston Means and methods of agricultural education. A. H. Leake. (Hart, Schaffner & Marx prize essays in economics) 273p il *$2 '15 Houghton Discusses the present method of agricultural education, outlines plans for improvement, and suggests new methods whereby rural schools may give an education based on environment and adapted to the needs of rural districts Missouri state teachers' assn. Report of com. on scope and function of agricultural education in the normal schools and the college of agriculture. 12p Mo. state teachers' assn., Kansas City Regulations governing vocational agricultural schools and departments in Indiana. Indiana Dept. of Public Instruction Bul 7 15p Ap '14 Relation of the agricultural college to the state normal school. A. V. Storm. In National educ. assn. Proceedings, 1913, p 516-21 Report of committee [of New York state agricultural society] on agricultural education. L. H. Bailey. N Y Agric Bul 60:1627-37 Je '14 Teaching agriculture to families as a relief for unemployment and congestion of population. (Bul no 3) 8p Ja '15 Mass. Homestead comm. See also Agricultural clubs; Agricultural research; County farm bureaus; Demonstration work in agriculture; Farmers' institutes Bibliography Annotated list of books recommended to secondary schools for use in teaching agriculture and related subjects. H. W. Smith, ed. Maine Agric College Bul v 14 no 3 24p '13 Compiled by members of the faculty. It is divided under Agronomy, Animal industry, Dairy and poultry husbandry, Entomology, Farm management, Forestry, Horticulture. Each subdivision is given under both refer ence books for the student and for the teacher Farm practice † Summary of data on farm practice at the agricultural colleges [by states] In Assn. of Am. agric. colleges and experiment stations. Proceedings, 1913, p 50-5 '14 Use of land in teaching agriculture_in_secondary schools. Eugene Merritt. US Dept Agric Bul no 213 12p Ap 15 '15 Home-project plan Massachusetts home project plan of vocational agricultural education. R. W. Stimson. School R 23:474-8 S '15 Massachusetts home-project plan of vocational agricultural education. R. W. Stimson. U S Bur Educ Bul 1914 no 8 104p '14 Contains a bibliography on agricultural project study Governors' messages, 1915 California-Gov. Johnson commends creation of agricultural department in University of California Colorado-Gov. Ammons commends work of Fort Lewis school of agriculture; urges pushing of experimental and demonstration work Florida-Gov. Trammell urges expansion of existing vocational training in schools and authorization of farms for demonstration Vermont-Gov. Gates discusses offer of Lyndon agricultural school and Speedwell farm as gift to state Pre-vocational work Correlating agriculture with the public school subjects in the southern states. C. H. Lane and E. A. Miller. U S Dept Agric Bul no 132 41p il '15 Department of rural and agricultural education; papers and discussions. In National educ. assn. Proceedings, 1913, p 801-18 Oregon-Dept. of education. State manual of the course of study in agriculture for the public schools of Oregon. 79p '14 Plan for the introduction of the teaching of elementary agriculture. 2 ed rev 18p Ja '14 N. J. dept. of public instruction Gives specific directions and plans for the study in 6th, 7th and 8th grades Pre-vocational agricultural courses for the public schools of Indiana. (Educational publications bul no 15, Vocational ser no 10) 223p Ap '15 Indiana dept. of public instruction What the public schools of Indiana are doing in pre-vocational agricultural work. (Educational publications bul no 16, Vocational ser no 11) 30p il Je '15 Indiana dept. of public instruction Agricultural exhibitions International soil-products exposition, Denver, Colo., Sept. 27-Oct. 9, 1915. R. H. Faxon, sec., 315 Chamber of commerce bldg., Den ver Agricultural experiment stations † Association of American agricultural colleges and experiment stations. Proceedings of the twenty-seventh annual convention, held at Washington, D. C., Nov. 12-14, 1913. 298p '14 J. L. Hills, sec., Agric. experiment station, Burlington, Vt. Governors' messages, 1915 Delaware-Gov. Miller commends efficiency and value of experiment stations Florida-Gov. Trammell urges establishment of an experimental farm in the Everglades Wyoming-Gov. Kendrick urges state should provide and maintain up-to-date system of experimental farms; urges appropriations for that purpose Agricultural extension work † Cooperation with other agencies in agricultural extension, by M. S. McDowell; Organization in a county or community for extension, by G. I. Christie; Plans for securing local aid in extension work, by G: A. Putnam; The preparation of extension workers, by K. L. Hatch; Report of special committee to study types of extension organization and policy in Agricultural extension work-Continued In the land-grant colleges, by W. D. Hurd. Assn. of Am. agric. colleges and experiment stations. Proceedings, 1913, p 252-92 '14 † Cooperative agricultural-extension work. US Dept Agric Circ no 47 12p My 3 '15 Cooperative agricultural extension work: report of Committee on agriculture, to whom was referred the bill (HR 7951) to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of an act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and of acts supplementary thereto, and the United States department of agriculture. (U S 63d Cong 2d sess H rept 110) 13p D 8 '13 [List of] the land-grant colleges, agricultural experiment stations and agricultural extension services. In Assn. of Am. agric. colleges and experiment stations. Proceedings, 1913, p 7-11 '14 † Organization of an extension service, by H. J. Waters; Problems confronting the agricultural colleges in their extension work and suggestions for meeting them, by K. L. Butterfield; Things the college should undertake to accomplish through its extension division, by J. H. Worst. In Assn. of Am. agric. colleges and experiment stations. Proceedings, 1913, p 147-71 '14 Report of the committee on movable schools of agriculture, by E. G. Peterson; The relation of farmers' institutes to organized extension work in agriculture, by G. I. Christie; The use of the Smith-Lever fund for farmers' institutes as a phase of extension work, by A. C. True. In American assn. of farmers' institute workers. Proceedings, 1914, p 23-9, 105-13 '15 † Statistics of agricultural extension by the agricultural colleges of the United States for the year ended June 30, 1913. In Assn. of Am. agric. colleges and experiment stations. Proceedings, 1913, between p 104-5 '14 Governors' messages, 1915 Arizona-Gov. Hunt discusses conditions in state, also impetus to agriculture and horticulture expected from Smith-Lever act; recommends that suitable appropriation be made in compliance with provisions of that act; commends commission of agriculture and horticulture and state entomologist; urges restrictions on importation of seeds; urges fund for expenses of commissioner to national congresses and conventions Colorado-Gov. Ammons urges acceptance of provisions of Smith-Lever act so extension work may be carried on; urges extension work in mining Delaware-Gov. Miller recommends appropriation to meet provisions of Smith-Lever act Florida-Gov. Trammell recommends acceptance of Smith-Lever act for agricultural extension Missouri-Gov. Major describes Missouri's rank and opportunities; urges acceptance of terms of Smith-Lever congressional act Montana-Gov. Stewart asks assent of legislature to Smith-Lever act North Dakota-Gov. Hanna urges law to meet conditions of Smith-Lever act South Dakota-Gov. Byrne urges legislation to accept provisions of Smith-Lever act Agricultural laborers Japanese as agricultural laborers in California. In H. A. Millis. Japanese problem in the U. S., p 103-30 '15 Statistics showing per cent of Japanese and whites employed by white farmers, p 107 Labor and employment commissioners of Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming met at Omaha, Feb. 1, 1915, and organized the National farm labor exchange to cooperate with the U. S. bureau of agriculture and the industrial relations commission and act as a clearing house for harvest hands. Memberships are also to be given to commercial, agricultural and labor organizations, railroads and others concerned with the farm employment problem. W. G. Ashton, comr. of labor, Oklahoma, is secretary Agricultural research † Agricultural research in Europe and America. W. H. Jordan. In Assn. of Am. agric. colleges and experiment stations. Proceedings, 1913, p 74-9 '14 Importance of research as a means of increasing agricultural production. M. B. Waite. Ann Am Acad 59:40-50 My '15 Agricultural surveys Agricultural survey, 1913. F. C. Nunnick. il In Canada. Comm. of conservation. Report of the fifth annual meeting, 1914, p 142-74 Agriculture Agricultural activities of the Jews in America. L. G. Robinson. 96p '12 Jewish agric. and industrial aid soc., 174 2d av., N. Y. Reprinted from the American Jewish Year Book Agricultural functions. In N. Y. State dept. of efficiency and econ. Government of the state of N. Y., p 297-362 '15 Agricultural war-book: patriotism and production more than usual. 160p Ja '15 Martin Burrell, minister of agriculture, Ottawa, Canada Agriculture in Oregon, by W. J. Kerr; Livestock in Oregon, by W. H. Daughtrey; Dairying in Oregon; Angora goats and mohair; Bee culture in F. Oregon, by H. Wilson; Poultry industry of Oregon, by J: Dryden; Sheep and wool, by R. N. Stanfield; Oregon and the flax industry, by E. A. Pierce; Oregon's hop industry; Horticulture in Oregon, by H. M. Williamson; Oregon's fruit crop. In Oregon state immigration comm. Oregon: its resources and opportunities, p 21-40 '15 Cities and towns joining hands in a countywide get-together movement. J: A. Scheuerle. il Am City 12:312-17 Ap '15 Early economic conditions and the development of agriculture in Minnesota. E: V. Robinson. Univ of Minn Bul (Studies in social sciences no 3) 306p maps Mr '15 Univ. of Minn. lib., Minneapolis Jewish agricultural and industrial aid society. Report, 1913. 70p '13 L. G. Robinson, mgr., 174 2d av., N. Y. Movement from city and town to farms. G: K. Holmes. In U. S. Dept. of agriculture. Yearbook, 1914 p 257-74 National grange of the patrons of husbandry. Journal of the proceedings of the 48th an |