Yearbook of agriculture. 1907U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 |
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... Breeding . By A. D. Shamel_ . 207 221 The Value of Insect Parasitism to the American Farmer . By F. M. Webster ____‒‒‒ Dust Preventives . By Logan Waller Page . 237 257 The Weather Bureau and the Public Schools . By John R. Weeks ...
... Breeding . By A. D. Shamel_ . 207 221 The Value of Insect Parasitism to the American Farmer . By F. M. Webster ____‒‒‒ Dust Preventives . By Logan Waller Page . 237 257 The Weather Bureau and the Public Schools . By John R. Weeks ...
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... breeders ' associations 515 Sanitary officers in charge of live - stock interests . 516 Forestry associations 518 Schools of forestry .. 518 State forest officers . 519 National Bee Keepers ' Association --- . 520 National Association ...
... breeders ' associations 515 Sanitary officers in charge of live - stock interests . 516 Forestry associations 518 Schools of forestry .. 518 State forest officers . 519 National Bee Keepers ' Association --- . 520 National Association ...
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... breeding ; and the preservation of wealth , as by suppressing insect and fungous pests ; and with enabling farmers to make a fair sale of their products , as by promoting cooperative selling or by giving to the public information of the ...
... breeding ; and the preservation of wealth , as by suppressing insect and fungous pests ; and with enabling farmers to make a fair sale of their products , as by promoting cooperative selling or by giving to the public information of the ...
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... BREEDING . The work in the breeding of American carriage horses , in cooper- ation with the Colorado Experiment Station , is progressing satis- factorily . During the fiscal year 11 foals , the progeny of selected parents , were dropped ...
... BREEDING . The work in the breeding of American carriage horses , in cooper- ation with the Colorado Experiment Station , is progressing satis- factorily . During the fiscal year 11 foals , the progeny of selected parents , were dropped ...
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SHEEP BREEDING . There is great need of a breed of sheep suitable to the range con- ditions of the West , the requirements being for sheep that will yield a profitable clip of wool , produce good mutton lambs , and stand flocking in ...
SHEEP BREEDING . There is great need of a breed of sheep suitable to the range con- ditions of the West , the requirements being for sheep that will yield a profitable clip of wool , produce good mutton lambs , and stand flocking in ...
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Popular passages
Page 206 - That said colleges may use a portion of this money for providing courses for the special preparation of instructors for teaching the elements of agriculture and the mechanic arts : Provided.
Page 264 - Yet it is a very plain and elementary truth, that the life, the fortune, and the happiness of every one of us, and, more or less, of those who are connected with us, do depend upon our knowing something of the rules of a game infinitely more difficult and complicated than chess.
Page 492 - Agriculture, shall have charge of the forecasting of weather, the issue of storm warnings, the display of weather and flood signals for the benefit of agriculture, commerce, and navigation, the gauging and reporting of rivers, the maintenance and operation of seacoast telegraph lines and the collection and transmission of marine intelligence for the benefit of commerce and navigation...
Page 2 - L., 1895.] [AN ACT Providing for the public printing and binding and the distribution of public documents...
Page 495 - ... assisted by consular, agricultural, and commercial authorities. He records, tabulates, and coordinates statistics of agricultural production, distribution, and consumption, the authorized data of governments, institutes, societies, boards of trade, and individual experts; and issues a monthly crop report for the information of producers and consumers.
Page 106 - With all these data before the board, each individual member computes independently, on a separate sheet or final computation slip, his own estimate of the acreage, condition, or yield of each crop, or of the number, condition, etc., of farm animals for each State separately. These results are then compared and discussed by the board under the supervision of the chairman, and the final figures for each State are decided upon.
Page 321 - ... sold or offered for sale in the District of Columbia or the territories, or...
Page 492 - An Act to enlarge the powers of the Department of Agriculture, prohibit the transportation by interstate commerce of game killed in violation of local laws, and for other purposes.
Page 2 - The Annual Report of the Secretary of Agriculture shall hereafter be submitted and printed In two parts, as follows: Part One, wblch shall contain purely business and executive matter which it is necessary for the Secretary to submit to the President and Congress; Part Two, which shall contain such reports from the different Bureaus and Divisions, and such papers prepared by their special agents, accompanied by suitable illustrations, as shall, in the opinion of the Secretary, be specially suited...
Page 315 - That the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall make uniform rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Act...