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... possible and thus save a very profitable industry of those sections . I recommend , therefore , that at least ten thousand dollars be appro- priated for that work for each of the next two years , in addition to some appropriated to ...
... possible and thus save a very profitable industry of those sections . I recommend , therefore , that at least ten thousand dollars be appro- priated for that work for each of the next two years , in addition to some appropriated to ...
Page 16
... possible , the greatest care being taken to drench every part of the trees . Notwithstading this precaution it is possible to miss an occasional scale . FIRST EXAMINATION . On February 10th , two months after the spraying was done , and ...
... possible , the greatest care being taken to drench every part of the trees . Notwithstading this precaution it is possible to miss an occasional scale . FIRST EXAMINATION . On February 10th , two months after the spraying was done , and ...
Page 19
... possible , the times of the season when this stage of the insect's life occurs . As the dates of this stage vary considerably in the different elevations of the State it is necessary to work out the life history by localities . We hope ...
... possible , the times of the season when this stage of the insect's life occurs . As the dates of this stage vary considerably in the different elevations of the State it is necessary to work out the life history by localities . We hope ...
Page 20
... possible of equal size and bore about equal quanti- ties of fruit . With each of the seven varieties one tree was sprayed and the other left untreated . The spray was applied on May 19th , and was made as thorough as possible ...
... possible of equal size and bore about equal quanti- ties of fruit . With each of the seven varieties one tree was sprayed and the other left untreated . The spray was applied on May 19th , and was made as thorough as possible ...
Page 23
... possible , the value of using so - called resistent stock to prevent injury by this species in West Virginia . We now have growing on the Station grounds twenty - five varieties of apple trees shipped to us from Sydney , New South Wales ...
... possible , the value of using so - called resistent stock to prevent injury by this species in West Virginia . We now have growing on the Station grounds twenty - five varieties of apple trees shipped to us from Sydney , New South Wales ...
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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...