Diseases. The Bureau of animal industry has issued large numbers of papers dealing with specific diseases of domestic animals and poultry, as well as publishing two large books, one devoted entirely to diseases of the horse, the other to those of cattle. Write direct for the information you want. Osborn, Herbert. Insects affecting domestic animals. 1896. 302 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Entomology bureau. Bulletin 5) 20 cts. A systematic manual, suitable for detailed advanced work; gives remedial and protective treatments. Rabild, Helmer. Cow-testing associations. 1911. 24 p. (Agriculture dept. Animal industry bureau. Circular 179) 5 cts. History; need for them; how to organize them; and results. Rommell, George M. American breeds of beef cattle with remarks on pedigrees. 1902. 34 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Animal industry bureau. Bulletin 34) 20 cts. Gives also list of breeders' organizations, and tells how to make out a pedigree and how to keep a herd book. Market classes of horses. 1902. 32 p. industry bureau. Bulletin 37) 15 cts. illus. (Agriculture dept. Animal Gives description of and tells demand for each class. No attempt specifically to discuss breeding or fitting for market. Suggestions for horse and mule raising in the south. 1906. 15 p. (Agriculture dept. Animal industry bureau. Circular 124) 5 cts. Why the industry should be developed in that section, and how. White, B. D. A simple method of keeping creamery records. 1908. 12 p. (Agriculture dept. Animal industry bureau. Circular 126) 5 cts. POULTRY AND BEES. Bell, G. Arthur. Poultry managment. 1907. 48 p. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 287) "Prepared from the practical standpoint and technicalities have been avoided as much as possible." Highly valuable for club work. Howard, George E. Ducks and geese: standard breeds and management. Revised, 1906. 55 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 64) Describes 8 standard breeds of ducks and 6 standard breeds of geese; in most cases a picture of the breed accompanies the description. Gives also practical directions for running a duck and goose plant. Standard varieties of chickens. Revised, 1907. 46 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 51) Describes 44 varieties, also giving picture of each type, with cut of feathers. NOTE. The Animal industry bureau has also issued special bulletins on the Plymouth Rock and the White Wyandotte respectively. Lamon, Harry M. Hints to poultry raisers. 1913. 12 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 528) 5 cts. A collection of crisp notes. The organization of girls' poultry clubs. 1913. 11 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Animal industry bureau. Circular 208) 5 cts. Organization methods, management of flocks, marketing, bibliography. A very compact and useful circular. and Opperman, Charles L. The care of the farm egg. 1913. 53 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Animal industry bureau. Bulletin 160) 15 cts. "A general study from a practical standpoint of the deterioration occurring in the various classes of fertile and infertile eggs when kept on the farm under different environmental conditions." Useful in advanced work. Langworthy, C. F. The guinea fowl and its use as food. 1905. 24 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 234) Possibly the most thorough-going work extant on the subject. Lee, Alfred R. Fattening poultry. 1911. 60 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Animal industry bureau. Bulletin 140) 10 cts. Very practical and reliable. McGrew, T. F. Turkeys: standard varieties and management. 1904. 40 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 200) History, selection and treatment of breeding stock, egg laying and hatching, raising and feeding, marketing, parasites and diseases, etc. Very practical. Pennington, M. E. Practical suggestions for the preparation of frozen and dried eggs. 1912. 12 p. illus. 4°. (Agriculture dept. Chemistry bureau. Circular 98) 5 cts. "Contains many suggestions which will undoubtedly be of great value to the industry and helpful to the consumer." Studies of poultry from the farm to the consumer. Reprint. 1911. 42 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Chemistry bureau. Circular 64) A review of the scientific work; the industrial application of refrigeration; and "a very suggestive section on the application of the scientific data so far obtained to industrial uses." Understandably written. and Betts, H. M. P. How to kill and bleed market poultry. 1910. 15 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Chemistry bureau. Circular 61) "A simple anatomical study, for the betterment of present practices." Gives improved killing methods. and Pierce, H. C. The effect of the present method of handling eggs on the industry and the product. 1911. 14 p. illus. (Agriculture department. Yearbook. Reprint 552) Marketing methods and how they may be improved. An interesting article; valuable for club work. Phillips, E. F. The status of apiculture in the United States. 1909. 21 p. (Agriculture dept. Entomology bureau. Bulletin 75, part 6) 5 cts. Good teaching material for a lesson in commercial geography; may also serve to interest children in bee-keeping for themselves. Bees. 1911. 48 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 447) Full of practical information for those keeping bees, whether for pleasure or profit. Contains also a list of publications of the Dept. of agriculture on bee-keeping. The rearing of queen bees. 1905. 32 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Entomology bureau. Bulletin 55) 5 cts. Explicit directions and simple methods. A very practical book. and Browne, C. A. (1) Production and care of extracted honey; (2) methods of honey testing for bee keepers. 1907. 18 p. (Agriculture dept. Entomology bureau. Bulletin 75, part 1) 5 cts. Plainly written and very practical. Rice, William E. Squab raising. Revised, 1904. 31 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 177) The subject is treated "from a practical standpoint only, drawing largely from personal experience." Discusses buildings, varieties of pigeons, breeding, feeds and feeding, other details of management, killing and dressing, diseases, parasites and remedies, causes of chilled eggs and dead squabs, suggestions regarding the purchase of breeding stock. Salmon, D. E. Important poultry diseases. 1913. 36 p. (Agriculture department. Farmers' bulletin 530) The book tells also how to prevent disease and how to make and apply lice powders and disinfectants. Wood, Richard H. Incubation and incubators. 1905. 31 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 236) The process; kinds of incubators; how to operate, etc. FARM ECONOMICS. Hill, George G. Marketing farm produce. 1903. 31 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 62) "Practical suggestions relating to the preparation of meats, fruits, and vegetables for the market, especially as regards packing." Smith, C. Beaman, and Froby, J. W. Replanning a farm for profit. 1909. 36 p. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 370) New lines of farming to take up when the old ones have become unprofitable; sample plans from Spillman, W. J. Renovation of wornout soils. 1906. 16 p. (Agriculture dept. Best methods. Useful for rural high and agricultural schools. Types of farming in the United States. 1908. 15 p. (Agriculture dept. Yearbook. Reprint 487) 5 cts. Written for city people who are thinking of taking up farming. Also useful to students of farm management in colleges or high schools. Thompson, Edward H. Farm bookkeeping. 1912. 37 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 511) Discusses need for the farmer to keep books, and methods; gives specimen accounts. FARM ENGINEERING. Bowman, Isaiah. Well-drilling methods. 1911. 139 p. illus. (Interior dept. 15 cts. Possibly the best manual in English on the subject. Tells how to drill for water, oil, and gas; gives a history of well-drilling and discusses geologic formations bearing water, oil, and gas. Elliott, C. G. The drainage of farm lands. 1904. 38 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 187) 5 cts. Deals particularly with underdrainage, but also touches on open drains and irrigation. Fortier, S. Practical information for beginners in irrigation. 1906. 40 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 263) Arid soils; how to locate and build farm ditches; how to prepare the land to receive water; how to irrigate the crops; and how much water to apply. Written especially for new settlers. 1903. 48 p. illus. Hill, George G. Practical suggestions for farm buildings. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 126) 5 cts. Goes into every phase of building farm houses and barns. The cost estimates, of course, are now out of date. King, D. Ward. The use of the split-log drag on earth roads. 1908. 14 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 321) Describes an economical method of keeping the ordinary country road in good condition. Wormeley, Philip L., jr. Cement mortar and concrete; preparation and use for farm purposes. 1905. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 235) 5 cts. Very practical; should be used in agricultural and rural high schools in connection with the actual work. FOOD. Abel, Mary Hinman. Beans, peas, and other legumes as food. Revised, 1906. 38 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 121) Also treats of lentils and peanuts; cost and food value as compared with other foods. Care of food in the home. 1910. 46 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 375) Deals with all kinds of foods in both city and country homes. "In this bulletin Mrs. Abel has summarized the results of experiments and tests specially undertaken for it, as well as experience acquired in the practical handling of such problems." Sugar as food. 1906. 31 p. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 93) A useful summary: extent of use; chemical composition; sources; food value; practical use in dietaries of adults and children; and results. Atwater, Helen W. Bread and bread making. 1910. 47 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 389) Gives a number of methods to make bread of various kinds; discusses flours; food values, etc. Poultry as food. Reprint, 1909. 39 p. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 182) Varieties; feeding and fattening in relation to food value; dressing and marketing; marks of good poultry; cooking methods; composition; digestibility; nutritive value; cost; comparisons with other foods; place in the diet. Atwater, W. O., and Bryant, A. P. The chemical composition of American food materials. 1906. 87 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Experiment stations office. Bulletin 28, rev.) 10 cts. Barrows, Anna. Course in the use and preparation of vegetable foods, for movable and correspondence schools of agriculture. 1912. 98 p. (Agriculture dept. Experiment stations office. Bulletin 245) 10 cts. Fifteen lectures. But "the course is a study course." By it the students are shown where to get information. They are then expected to look up the references for themselves and apply the teachings." Bigelow, W.D., and Howard, Burton J. Some forms of food adulteration and simple methods for their detection. 1906. 59 p. (Agriculture dept. Chemistry bureau. Bulletin 100) 10 cts. Simply written. Bitting, A. W. The canning of peas. 1909. 32 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Chemistry bureau. Bulletin 125) 10 cts. A good account of the industry as well as of the process; contains some facts which may be suggestive to canning clubs. 1909. 37 p. illus. (Agri Experiments on the spoilage of tomato ketchup. Written in a fairly popular manner. Tells conditions contributing to spoilage, methods of prevention, action of preservatives, and length of time ketchup will keep under varying conditions. Breazeale, J. F. Canning vegetables in the home. 1909. 16 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 359) Very useful in club work. and Benson, O. H. Canning tomatoes at home and in club work. 1913. 36 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 521) Recipes and methods; how clubs are organized and contests managed. Carleton, Mark Alfred, and Chamberlain, Joseph S. 1904. 70 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Plant industry bureau. Bulletin 70) 10 cts. Chiefly valuable to the teacher for its excellent recipes for macaroni and seminola dishes, on p. 21-31. Farm and home mechanics, some things that every boy should know how to do and hence should learn to do in school. 1911. 48 p. illus. (Interior dept. Indian affairs office) 15 cts. Drawings and directions for making 29 common farm articles; 23 common farm processes, with directions for learning them. General results of the investigations showing the effect of boric acid and borates upon digestion and health. 1904. 27 p. 5 cts. (Agriculture dept. Chemistry bureau. Circular 15) See also Salicylic acid and salicylates. 1906. 12 p. 5 cts. Sulphurous acid and sulphites. 1907. 18 p. illus. 5 cts. Benzoaic acid and benzoates. 1908. 15 p. illus. 5 cts. Formaldehyde. 1908. 16 p. illus. 5 cts. The above-named circulars of the Chemistry bureau (nos. 31, 37, 39 and 42) popularize three bulletins giving the technical details of investigations into the action of these chemicals on foods. Gordon, Martha H. Cookery for workingmen's wives, as taught in Mrs. John Elder's domestic cookery classes, at Govan, near Glasgow, Scotland. In Treasury department. Monthly consular and trade reports, no. 107, August, 1889. 28 p. 15 cts. Contains instructive preface, with general directions: Plain household cookery (55 recipes)-Fish (12 recipes)-Puddings (32 recipes)-Bread, sconces, and cakes (24 recipes): Sick room cookery (18 recipes)-General directions for roasting and frying, with hints on waste-Washing-SanitationFirst aid to the sick. Old but good. Gore, H. C. Unfermented apple juice. 1908. 23 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Chemistry bureau. Bulletin 118) 5 cts. Gives a method of keeping apple juice sweet without the use of artificial preservatives. Nontechnically written. Gould, H. P. Evaporation of apples. 1907. 38 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 291) Describes the various methods of drying apples to save the lower and less desirable grades from waste. and Fletcher, W. F. Canning peaches on the farm. 1910. 26 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 426) Extent of the industry, equipment, practical directions for canning and marketing. Howard, B. J. Tomato ketchup under the microscope: With practical suggestions to insure a cleanly product. 1911. 14 p. (Agriculture dept. Chemistry bureau. Circular 68) 5 cts. Written in fairly popular manner. Jaffa, M. S. Nuts and their uses as food. 1908. 1908. 28 p. 28 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Deals also with nut products-butters, milk, pastes, preserves, flours, meals, candy, coffees, and oils. Langworthy, C. F. Eggs and their uses as food. Revised, 1906. 40 pp. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 128) 5 cts. Discusses also dessicated eggs; egg powders; and egg substitutes; importance and growth of the industry. Fish as food. Revised, 1907. 32 p. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 85) Preparation for market; nutritive value; place in the diet; specimen menus; possible dangers. Food charts. Composition of food materials [etc.] 1910. 15 charts, each about 23.6 x 17.9 in. (Agriculture dept. Experiment stations office) Per set of 15 charts, $1. CONTENTS.-1. Milk and milk products.-2. Eggs and cheese.-3. Meat, fresh and cured.4. Fish, fish products, and oysters.-5. Butter and other fat-yielding foods.-6. Cereal grains.-7. Bread and other cereal foods.-8. Sugar and similar foods.-9. Roots and succulent vegetables.--10. Legumes and corn.-11. Fresh and dried fruits.-12. Fruit and fruit products.-13. Nuts and nut products.-14. Composition, functions, and uses of food.-15. Dietary standards. The charts are composed of illustrations of the various articles discussed, the elements appearing in colors. 5768°-13- 4 |