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Page 37
... POTATO . ROT . - Potatoes were reported to be rotting at digging time in Jefferson County . SCAB . - Reported only from Kanawha County . The cause was not known . TIP BURN . - Tip Burn was general in the western part of the State and ...
... POTATO . ROT . - Potatoes were reported to be rotting at digging time in Jefferson County . SCAB . - Reported only from Kanawha County . The cause was not known . TIP BURN . - Tip Burn was general in the western part of the State and ...
Page 51
... potatoes , was given it . Early on the following morning it died of starvation . One of the potatoes was found to be slightly scratched as by the mole's teeth or claws , but , if any had been eaten , the amount was very small . No trace ...
... potatoes , was given it . Early on the following morning it died of starvation . One of the potatoes was found to be slightly scratched as by the mole's teeth or claws , but , if any had been eaten , the amount was very small . No trace ...
Page 52
... Muridae . The different species of " field mice " or " meadow mice " that are found in all parts of the country , are almost entirely responsible for that Figure 26. Potatoes partly eaten by meadow mice . damage 52 [ W. VA . REPORT OF THE.
... Muridae . The different species of " field mice " or " meadow mice " that are found in all parts of the country , are almost entirely responsible for that Figure 26. Potatoes partly eaten by meadow mice . damage 52 [ W. VA . REPORT OF THE.
Page 52
... potatoes and sweet potatoes have been especially subject to attack . In the spring of 1907 , several instances were noted of seed potatoes having been eaten after they were planted , and before they had time to germinate . This injury ...
... potatoes and sweet potatoes have been especially subject to attack . In the spring of 1907 , several instances were noted of seed potatoes having been eaten after they were planted , and before they had time to germinate . This injury ...
Page 52
... Potatoes , sweet potatoes , carrots , beets , and other vegetables are eaten by pine mice , both while growing and when stored in pits or lying in piles in the field or garden . Potatoes partly matured or left long in the ground after ...
... Potatoes , sweet potatoes , carrots , beets , and other vegetables are eaten by pine mice , both while growing and when stored in pits or lying in piles in the field or garden . Potatoes partly matured or left long in the ground after ...
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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...