Yearbook of agriculture. 1907U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 |
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... destructive diseases ; it points out ways of improving crops by breed- ing and selection , as well as by better methods of tillage and better methods of management ; it explores the world for new REPORT OF THE SECRETARY . 39.
... destructive diseases ; it points out ways of improving crops by breed- ing and selection , as well as by better methods of tillage and better methods of management ; it explores the world for new REPORT OF THE SECRETARY . 39.
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... destructive erosion even on easy slopes . The fraction of natural water supply assimilated by organisms is susceptible of control and increase by selection of crops and by maintaining the requisite soil texture and ratio of soil water ...
... destructive erosion even on easy slopes . The fraction of natural water supply assimilated by organisms is susceptible of control and increase by selection of crops and by maintaining the requisite soil texture and ratio of soil water ...
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... destructive insect has shown itself more adaptable to changed conditions , and therefore more capable of extending spread , than any other insect originating in the Tropics that has ever entered United States territory . It has ...
... destructive insect has shown itself more adaptable to changed conditions , and therefore more capable of extending spread , than any other insect originating in the Tropics that has ever entered United States territory . It has ...
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... destructive insects in New England was taken up under a special appropriation by Congress . Headquarters were established in Boston ; a skilled agent was placed in charge ; a large force of laborers was engaged , and energetic work was ...
... destructive insects in New England was taken up under a special appropriation by Congress . Headquarters were established in Boston ; a skilled agent was placed in charge ; a large force of laborers was engaged , and energetic work was ...
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... destructive insect and has it breeding in confinement at Sacramento , but the California organization has refused to dis- tribute this parasite in other States except for large cash payments . The Department is therefore making the ...
... destructive insect and has it breeding in confinement at Sacramento , but the California organization has refused to dis- tribute this parasite in other States except for large cash payments . The Department is therefore making the ...
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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...