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AGRICULTURE.

EDUCATION.

Abbey, M. J. Normal school instruction in agriculture. 1909. 31 p. (Agriculture dept. Experiment stations office. Circular 90) 5 cts.

Methods followed in one state normal school to prepare rural school teachers in elementary agriculture. Valuable for teachers rather than students.

Benson, O. H. Special contests for corn club work. 1912. 15 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Plant industry bureau. Circular 104)

How to organize them; when, where, prizes to give, etc.

Christie, George I. Educational contests in agriculture and home economics. For use in farmers' institute and agricultural extension work. 1913. 47 p. (Agriculture dept. Experiment stations office. Bulletin 255) 5 cts.

Outlines 28 different contests and demonstrations, adapted to both sexes and all ages. Gives full sets of forms, rules, awards, etc.

Corbett, L. C. The school garden. 1909. 41 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 218)

How to establish it; laboratory exercises; window boxes for school-rooms; specimen plants for schoolrooms; decoration of school grounds; soil treatment. Especially useful to teachers in elementary city schools.

Country life commission.

Special message from President [Roosevelt] transmitting report of commission. 1909. 65 p. (60th Cong., 2d sess. Senate doc. 705) 10 cts.

CONTENTS.-1. General statement; 2. Main special deficiencies in country life; 3. General corrective forces that should be set in motion.

The object of the report is to point out how country life can be made more wholesome, attractive, complete and prosperous.

Crosby, Dick J. School exercises in plant production. 1910. 48 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 408)

Contains "exercises illustrating some of the more important principles of plant production"; of these, 23 deal with "the plant" and 23 with "the environment of the plant." Contains also a bibliography for teachers. This bulletin "is intended as a laboratory guide or manual for the use of teachers and not as a textbook.". Useful in rural common schools.

and Howe, F. W. Free publications of the Department of agriculture classified for the use of teachers. Revised, 1910. 35 p. (Agriculture dept. Ex

periment stations office. Circular 94) 5 cts.

Several hundred entries, classified with reference to subjects commonly taught in the schools. School lessons on corn. 1910. 29 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 409)

Syllabus of class studies; exercises in selection, judging, testing, cultivation, breeding, etc.; bibliography.

Useful to teacher in rural common school.

1907.

Green, Samuel B. Course in fruit growing for movable schools of agriculture. 100 p. (Agriculture dept. Experiment stations office. Bulletin 178) 15 cts. A syllabus of 15 lectures, with an equal number of practise exercises; outline of a reading course, and list of apparatus and material, with cost itemized.

Hatch, K. L. Simple exercises illustrating some applications of chemistry to agriculture. 1908. 22 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Experiment stations office. Bulletin 195) 5 cts.

Twenty-eight exercises, dealing with plant foods, plant products, and the soil. Supplements "Exercises in elementary agriculture," by Dick J. Crosby, which see.

Hillman, F. H. Testing farm seeds in the home and in the rural school. 1911. 47 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 428)

Simple tests, with inexpensive apparatus, "admirably adapted for practical exercise work in elementary agriculture in rural schools."

Howe, F. W. Boys' and girls' agricultural clubs. 1910. 23 p. dept. Farmers' bulletin 385)

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Discussion of the movement and suggestions for the organization and work of similar clubs.
Useful in rural common schools.

Jackson, Edwin R.

Agricultural training courses for employed teachers. 1913. 17 p. 8°. (Agriculture dept. Office of experiment stations. Bulletin 7) Kelly, Ernest. Milk and cream contests. How to conduct them and how to prepare samples for competition. 1912. 28 p. (Agriculture dept. Animal industry bureau. Circular 205) 5 cts.

Moore, Walter M., and Jackson, Edwin R. Forest nurseries for schools. 1910. 24 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 423)

"The suggestions are particularly valuable to rural school teachers, since they clearly describe a form of school-garden work which is applicable to all parts of the country and which . . . will be of greater permanent value than almost any other kind of school work."

Van Slyke, L. L. Course in cheese-making for movable schools of agriculture. 1906. 63 p. (Agriculture dept. Experiment stations office. Bulletin 166) 10 cts.

A syllabus of 14 lectures accompanied by 14 practise exercises; bibliography, list of books intended for a library, list of apparatus, with cost itemized.

Smith, H. R. A secondary course in animal production. 1911. 56 p. (Agriculture dept. Experiment stations office. Circular 100) 5 cts.

A syllabus of lectures, recitations, etc.-155 lessons in all, with bibliography. Useful in aiding the teacher prepare this course.

Stuart, William. Potato growing as club work in the North and West. 1913. 10 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Plant industry bureau. Document 884)

Document 884.

PLANT PRODUCTION.

GARDENING.

Corbett, L. C. The propagation of plants. 1909. (reprint) 23 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 157)

Cuttings and their use, laying, grafting and budding. The treatment is simple, brief and practical rather than complete and technical. Of especial use in growing small fruits, grapes and orchard fruits. Can be used in any course, from elementary up.

Tomato growing as club work in the North and West. 1913. 10 p. illus. 8°. (Agriculture dept. Bureau of plant industry. Document 883)

Duggar, J. F. Potato culture.

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1896. 23 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers'

Gives special attention to the most profitable amount of seed, with allied questions.
Useful as a guide in practical garden-work.

Duvel, J. W. T. The germination of seed corn. 1906. 16 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 253)

Need and methods for testing the vitality of corn intended for planting by the germination test. Valuable for rural high and agricultural schools; can also be used in rural common schools to advantage. A good nature-study exercise anywhere.

Failyer, George H. Management of soils to conserve moisture, with special reference to semi-arid conditions. 1906. 30 p. figs. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 266)

How to dry-farm told in simple English. For local use in rural high and agricultural schools. Galloway, B. T. Distribution of seeds and plants by the Department of agriculture. 1912. 23 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Plant industry bureau. Circular 100) 5 cts.

Gives history, purpose, methods, and extent of the distribution. 5768°-13- -3

Hartley, C. P. Corn cultivation. 1910. 32 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farm

ers' bulletin 414)

This, together with the two other farmers' bulletins by Mr. Hartley noted below, is of great value to boys' corn clubs.

Harvesting and storing corn. 1907. 29 p. figs. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 313)

Seed corn. 1911. 13 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 415)

Insect pests.

If any particular crop is being attacked write to the Bureau of entomology, Dept. of agriculture, for information. The bureau also studies the insects obnoxious to live stock, poultry, bees, and

man.

Westgate, J. M., and Hillman, F. H. Red clover. 1911. 48 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 455)

Chiefly valuable for its practical farming hints; useful in advanced work.

HORTICULTURE.

Corbett, L. C. Annual flowering plants. 1904. 48 p.

Farmers' bulletin 195)

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Treatment of small places; use of plants about a dwelling; school gardens and how to plan them; general cultural suggestions; hot-beds; cold frames and pits and their management; descriptions of 55 annual flowering plants.

Beautifying the home grounds. 1904. 24 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 185)

Equally useful in beautifying the school grounds. It discusses the planting plan, walks and drives, the greensward, selection and uses of shrubs, trees, grasses, and vines, and gives cultural suggestions.

The home fruit garden; preparation and care. 1905. 16 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 154)

Advantages; cultivation; methods of adapting plants to conditions; the combined fruit and vegetable garden; allotments of fruits for gardens of different sizes.

Very useful in establishing garden clubs.

Metcalf, Haven. Diseases of ornamental trees. 1907. 11 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Yearbook, 1907. Reprint 463) 5 cts.

The description is non-technical, and means for prevention and treatment are given.

Ragan, W. H. The home vineyard, with special reference to northern conditions.
Reprint, 1907. 22 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 156) 5 cts.
Location, cultivation, varieties to plant, insect enemies and remedies for them.
Equally useful for home, school, club, or other demonstration work.

Schreiner, Oswald, Skinner, J. J., Corbett, L. C., and Mulford, F. L. Lawn soils and lawns. 1912. 48 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 494)

Lawns, their improvement, soil requirements, fertilization, soils suited for filling-in or top dressing, etc.

Very practical and useful in secondary schools.

Thompson, Charles Henry. Ornamental cacti: their culture and decorative value. 1912. 24 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Plant industry bureau. Bulletin 262) A practical handbook.

FORESTRY.

Assistance to private owners in the practice of forestry. 1912. 8 pp. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Circular 203) 5 cts.

What owners need to know; where they may get help; how the Forest service helps them.
Use for teaching material.

Baker, Hugh P. Native and planted timber of Iowa. 1908. 24 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Circular 154) 5 cts.

Need and practical directions for woodlot management in the state. Useful locally in rural high and agricultural schools.

Clothier, George L. Forest planting and farm managment. 1909. 21 p. diagrams. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 228) 5 cts.

Practical directions for systematic forestation of the farm. Useful for agricultural schools. Fetherolf, James M. Forest planting on the northern prairies. 1908. 28 p. diagrams. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Circular 145)

The directions are practical and readily understandable. cultural schools.

Useful locally in rural high and agri

Forest planting in the sandhill region of Nebraska. Reprint, 1909. 4 p. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Circular 37)

Practical directions for the cultivation of Western yellow and jack pine in the country. Useful locally in rural high and agricultural schools.

Forest planting leaflets. (Agriculture dept. Forest service) 5 cts. each.

A series of simply-written articles, more than 200 in number, averaging about 4 pages long. Takes up various questions incident to raising and marketing forest products. Discusses many kinds of trees with the grower's viewpoint in mind. A series of practical rather than of general pedagogic value. Circulars, 55-95 incl.

Graves, Henry S., and Zeigler, E. A. The woodman's handbook. Rev. and enl. 1912. 208 p. illus. 16°. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Bulletin 36)

25 cts.

Mainly tables and description of instruments used by working foresters; valuable in field work. Kellogg, R. S. Forest planting in Illinois. 1910. 32 p. diagrams. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Circular 81, rev.) 5 cts.

Tells the kinds of trees best adapted to planting in the prairie sections; how to plant, cultivate, etc. Useful for rural high and agricultural schools in Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa.

Forest planting in western Kansas. 1909. 51 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Circular 161) 5 cts.

Kinds of trees best adapted to the country and methods of treatment which have been most successful. Useful locally in rural high and agricultural schools.

Miller, Frank G. Forest planting in the North Platte and South Platte valleys. 1902. 20 p. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Circular 109) 5 cts.

Need and methods of planting; how to cultivate; trees to choose. Useful locally in agricultural and rural schools, elementary and advanced; also for "city beautiful" campaigns in the region. Pettis, C. R. How to grow and plant conifers in the northeastern states. 1909. 361 6 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Bulletin 76) 10 cts. Useful locally in rural high and agricultural schools. Pinchot, Gifford. A primer of forestry. Part I. 1903. 47 p. dept. Farmers' bulletin 173)

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Part II. 1909 48 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin

Part I discusses the life of a tree; community life of trees in the forest; the life of a forest; enemies of the forest.

Part II has the subtitle, "Practical forestry." It discusses forest management; work in the woods; the weather and the streams; and forestry abroad and at home.

This primer is written in a non-technical style which imparts much information in a condensed but readable manner. It is suitable for any nature-study class except possibly the most elementary. Plummer, Fred. G. Forest fires; their causes, extent, and effects, with a summary of recorded destruction and loss. 1912. 39 p. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Bulletin 117) 10 cts.

Record, Samuel J. Suggestions to woodlot owners in the Ohio valley region. 1908. 15 p. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Circular 138)

"The purpose of this circular is to supply the great and increasing demand of farmers and others in the Ohio Valley region for information concerning the proper management of their timberlands." The directions given are simple and in non-technical language. Useful locally in rural high and agricultural schools.

Silvical leaflets. (Agriculture dept.

Forest service) 5 cts. each.

A series, beginning in 1907, in which each issue deals with some one tree. More than 60 common trees have now been thus dealt with. Each tree is discussed with reference to its range and occurrence; climate in which it thrives; its associated species; habits; the soil and moisture it needs; its tolerance, growth and longevity; susceptibility to injury; reproduction; utilization, and management.

The leaflets, which are generally three to four pages in length, are written in non-technical language.

Write to the Forest service, asking for those leaflets dealing with the trees of your locality. Suggestions for forest planting on the semi-arid plains. 1907. 15 p. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Circular 99) 5 cts.

Need and methods of planting and cultivation of trees in cities, school grounds, etc., of western portions of Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma; northwest Texas; eastern Colorado and New Mexico. The 12 kinds of trees to plant. Useful locally in advanced work and in "city beautiful” campaigns.

Woolsey, Theodore S., jr. Western yellow pine in Arizona and New Mexico. 1911. 64 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Forest service. Bulletin 101) 15 cts.

Description of the species and of Government methods in cultivating it; many practical suggestions to private owners. Useful Icocally in rural high and agricultural schools.

ANIMAL PRODUCTION.

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY.

Allen, E. W. The feeding of farm animals. Rev. ed. 1897. 32 p. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 22)

Principles; calculation of rations; selection and preparation of feeding stuffs, etc. This work has its greatest value when studied in connection with the actual care of a herd or flock.

Alvord, Henry E. Breeds of dairy cattle. 1899. 48 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 106)

Origin, history, characteristics, milk and butter records, and types of 10 select breeds; com. parison of dairy breeds; points observed in judging dairy cattle, etc. Popularly written; valuable in agricultural and rural high schools.

The dairy herd: its formation and management. Revised, 1904. 29 p. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 55)

Consists entirely of practical directions.

Dairying at home and abroad. 1902.

Yearbook. Reprint 260) 5 cts.

10 p. illus. (Agriculture dept.

Compares "the means, methods and practises" of the dairy in Europe with those of the United States. An interesting paper, useful in advanced work.

Ayers, S. Henry. The pasteurization of milk. 1912. 44 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Animal industry bureau. Circular 184) 5 cts.

Meaning, value, and methods, with especial reference to the farm. See also (for city dwellers) Directions for the home pasteurization of milk. (Animal industry bureau. Circular 197) 5 cts.

Boss, Andrew. Meat on the farm: butchering, curing, and keeping. 37 p. illus. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 183)

By an eminent authority. Suitable for agricultural and rural high schools.

Dairy products.

Revised, 1906.

The Bureau of animal industry, Department of agriculture, has issued a large number of publications on the manufacture and care of dairy products, especially of milk and cheese. Write for the specific information desired.

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