Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture 1912 |
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... names of the directors of the agricultural colleges and experiment stations , and the names and addresses of State officials in charge of agriculture in the United States , statistics relating to ... countries of the world the area.
... names of the directors of the agricultural colleges and experiment stations , and the names and addresses of State officials in charge of agriculture in the United States , statistics relating to ... countries of the world the area.
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... country that is very prevalent , and yet it is rarely mentioned in discussions of rural credit . This is the running accounts at the 28 YEARBOOK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE .
... country that is very prevalent , and yet it is rarely mentioned in discussions of rural credit . This is the running accounts at the 28 YEARBOOK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE .
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... country . The atmospheric conditions at extremely high levels as disclosed by the balloon flights are not wholly in ... mentioned . Studies of temperature conditions on mountain tops and in adja- cent valleys have been continued at Mount ...
... country . The atmospheric conditions at extremely high levels as disclosed by the balloon flights are not wholly in ... mentioned . Studies of temperature conditions on mountain tops and in adja- cent valleys have been continued at Mount ...
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... country . Of the 158,636 telegraphic observations due from these stations during the year , only 1 was missed , and that through an accident to the observer . Of the special services devoted to the interests already mentioned , that ...
... country . Of the 158,636 telegraphic observations due from these stations during the year , only 1 was missed , and that through an accident to the observer . Of the special services devoted to the interests already mentioned , that ...
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... mentioned the following : " Inter- pretation of the crop - condition figures " ; " Wheat movement from farms , monthly ... countries " ; " Egg receipts at seven markets annually since 1891 " ; " Live - stock receipts at seven markets ...
... mentioned the following : " Inter- pretation of the crop - condition figures " ; " Wheat movement from farms , monthly ... countries " ; " Egg receipts at seven markets annually since 1891 " ; " Live - stock receipts at seven markets ...
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Page 249 - Agriculture, the general designs and duties of which shall be to acquire and diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture in the most general and comprehensive sense of that word, and to procure, propagate, and distribute among the people new and valuable seeds and plants.
Page 376 - He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather : for the sky is red.
Page 2 - I*, 1895.] [AN ACT Providing for the public printing and binding and the distribution of public documents...
Page 33 - March tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, or any subsequent decisions or instructions of the Secretary of the Interior or the Commissioner of the General Land Office...
Page 215 - Agriculture to investigate and report upon the organization and progress of farmers' institutes and agricultural schools in the several States and Territories, and upon similar organizations in foreign countries, with special suggestions of plans and methods for making such organizations more effective for the dissemination of the results of the work of the Department of Agriculture and the agricultural experiment stations, and of improved methods of agricultural practice...
Page 248 - Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended by the Secretary of Agriculture in cooperation with the Postmaster General in improving the conditions of roads to be selected by them over which rural delivery is or may hereafter be established...
Page 204 - ... sold or offered for sale in the District of Columbia or the territories, or...
Page 379 - The moon and the weather May change together; But change of the moon Does not change the weather. If we'd no moon at all, And that may seem strange, We still should have weather That's subject to change. "Notes and Queries.
Page 193 - 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 379 - When the stars flicker in a dark background, rain or snow follows soon. When the stars begin to huddle, The earth will soon become a puddle.