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Page 8
... cost the taxpayers more or less money to keep under con- trol in the future have been introduced by permitting nursery stock that has not been properly inspected to be brought into the State and delivered to the unsuspecting or ...
... cost the taxpayers more or less money to keep under con- trol in the future have been introduced by permitting nursery stock that has not been properly inspected to be brought into the State and delivered to the unsuspecting or ...
Page 13
... cost , with a good outfit for spraying and with a little practice he can fa miliarize himself with its use . The merchants , doctors , lawyers and men of all professions who have infested plants would be glad of an opportu- nity to ...
... cost , with a good outfit for spraying and with a little practice he can fa miliarize himself with its use . The merchants , doctors , lawyers and men of all professions who have infested plants would be glad of an opportu- nity to ...
Page 18
... cost as compared with the patented preparation . THE EFFECT OF SOLUBLE OILS UPON THE tree growth . In order to determine the ultimate physio ogica ! effect of the so- called soluble oils upon fruit trees an experiment is now in progress ...
... cost as compared with the patented preparation . THE EFFECT OF SOLUBLE OILS UPON THE tree growth . In order to determine the ultimate physio ogica ! effect of the so- called soluble oils upon fruit trees an experiment is now in progress ...
Page 6
... cost of inspection per tree to be almost trifling , or about one sixth of a cent per tree . This work with rare exception , has been well received by the orchard people throughout the state and is regarded by them as an absolute ne ...
... cost of inspection per tree to be almost trifling , or about one sixth of a cent per tree . This work with rare exception , has been well received by the orchard people throughout the state and is regarded by them as an absolute ne ...
Page 15
... cost and labor , to protect their bodies from the ravages of mice and rabbits , and from the adult borers during the egg - laying season . In this article a few of the more important enemies of such trees are described . For convenience ...
... cost and labor , to protect their bodies from the ravages of mice and rabbits , and from the adult borers during the egg - laying season . In this article a few of the more important enemies of such trees are described . For convenience ...
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Page 5 - Experiment Stations to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals; the diseases to which they are severally subject, with the remedies for the same; the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of crops; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation; the analysis of soils and water; the chemical composition of manures, natural...
Page 120 - An act 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,
Page 5 - ... comparative effects on crops of different kinds; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such other researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural industry of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective...
Page 120 - That in order to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science...
Page 121 - ... to each State which shall by action of its legislature assent to the provisions of this Act...
Page 7 - ... the chemical composition of manures, natural or artificial, with experiments designed to test their comparative effects on crops of different kinds; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese...
Page 120 - An act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts...
Page 123 - Territory of its appropriation, the facts and reasons therefor shall be reported to the President, and the amount involved shall be kept separate in the Treasury until the close of the next Congress, in order that the State or Territory may, if it should so desire, appeal to Congress from the determination of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Page 45 - June 30, 1898 ; that we have found the same well kept, and classified as above, and that the receipts for the year from the treasurer of the United States are shown to have been...
Page 122 - ... shall, by any action or contingency, be -diminished or lost, or be misapplied, it shall be replaced by...