Author: United States Department Of Agriculture

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-02

Total Pages: 936

ISBN-13: 9780260165855

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.