Excerpt from Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture, 1905 Relations with agricultural experiment stations Promotion of agricultural education Aid to farmers' institutes Establishment and progress of experiment stations in Alaska, Hawan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture, 1905 In view of the recent somewhat active discussion with regard to Government publications more especially annual reports, and in view of the fact that, under the law providing for its issue, the Yearbook is designated as Part II of the Annual Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, it may be of interest to indicate the circumstances which have given to the Yearbook its present special character. The publication of the Yearbook is called for by an act providing for the public printing and binding, and the distribution of public documents, approved January 12, 1895, which is quoted on the opposite page. This act was the result of a careful and protracted investigation by the Joint Committee on Printing of the Senate and the House of Representatives concerning the character of public documents and the manner of distributing them. Of the publications issued under the law then existing, the Annual Report of the Department of Agri culture was necessarily the 'object of special consideration, owing to the very large edition, copies. It was recognized that in its old form the Annual Report of the Department contained a large amount of administrative detail of interest to comparatively few read ers outside of Congress, and consequently quite superfluous in a volume intended for widespread popular distribution. Besides these administrative details, the Annual Report was made the vehicle for a considerable amount of scientific matter. This matter was of interest chiefly to specialists in some one but rarely in all of the lines of scientific work pursued in the Department. Moreover, the growth of the Department and the creation of new 0 ices threatened to increase greatly the bulk of the volume. It was, therefore, wisely determined to divide the Annual Report of the Department into two parts, sepa rately bound. The first part, known as the Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture, and issued in an edition of 00pies, contains, first, the personal report of the Secretary of Agriculture, addressed to the Presi dent, and, second, a detailed report from each division chief addressed to the Secretary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture, 1908 The Yearbook issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture is the most important publication of the Department. Its scope is wide and its character general, while nearly all other publications of the Department are limited in scope and special in character. In the Yearbook the aim is to bring together and present in brief popular style the best information available on agriculture and subjects related thereto. The general plan underlying the preparation of the Yearbook con templates: (1) A general review of the work of the Department and the progress of agriculture during the preceding fiscal year, this fea ture consisting of the Annual Report of the Secretary; (2) a series of papers on carefully selected subjects prepared by competent scientists and experts employed in all the main branches of the Department; (3) an Appendix setting forth the organization of the Department, up - to-date information concerning the State experiment stations and agricultural colleges, State officials for agriculture, and all the princi pal societies and associations for the promotion of agricultural interests, a review of events and progress along several important lines em braced in the sphere of departmental activity and observation, and agricultural statistics covering a wide range. The plan outlined above was strictly adhered to in the preparation of the present volume. The report of the Secretary, occupying 186 pages, is somewhat longer than usual, owing in part to the rapid growth of the Department and the extension of its activities and in part to a brief review of progress during the past twelve years. There are twenty-three popular papers, occupying 304 pages. Some of these describe agricultural conditions and manufacturing processes involved in the working up of agricultural products; others are distinctly practical, outlining the means and methods to be employed in agricultural production; still others give first reports on Departmental investigations, which are of special interest to investi gators and scientific students. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Department of Agriculture of the State of Virginia: Annual Report for the Year 1905 H on. G. W. Koiner, Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration. Sir, - Since making my last report to you everything in this division has progressed smoothly, although it has been very much crowded with work, more so than ever before. On June lst, Mr. H. H. Hurt, the First Assistant Chemist, resigned to accept a position with the Bureau of Chemistry of the United States Department of Agriculture. Dr. C. M. Bradbury, the Second Assistant, was made First Assistant, and Mr. J. B. Robb, of Caroline county, was appointed Second Assistant. Mr. Robb has the degree of Bachelor of Science of the Agricultural College, Maryland, and the degree of Master of Science of Columbian University, and he was First Assistant to the State Chemist of Maryland. For two months during the summer Mr. P. L. Conquest, Jr who had taken a two-year course in chemistry at the University of Virginia, worked in the laboratory simply for the practical experience to be gained. He rendered valuable assistance, and aided materially in finishing up the large amount of work on hand at that time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture for the Year Ended June 30, 1907: Report of the Secretary of Agriculture; Departmental Reports As an export crop durum wheat has become prominent. In 1905 Europe took nearly of the bushels produced. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.