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SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.

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The thoroughness with which Americans study agricultural problems is illustrated by a number of books which Messrs. Macmillan and Co. have sent us in various series edited by Professor N. H. Bailey, of Cornell. University, whose high reputation is a sufficient guarantee of their quality. They include The Farm Woodlot, by E. G. Cheyney and J. P. Wentling (6s. 6d. net); A Manual of Weeds, by Ada E. 'Georgia (8s. 6d. net); A Tcxt-Book of Gra..ees, by A. S. Hitchcock (6s. 6d. net); Forage Plants, by Charles Y. Piper (7s. 6d. net); Field Crop Production, by George Livingston .(6s. net); and The Principles of Irrigation Practice, by John A. Widtsoe (7s. 6d. net).