The evening times., 1901-05-07
CONTENTS OF THE YEARBOOK.
An Outline by Editor HILL of the Az
ricuIturaI Department

An outline by Editor HILL of the AE-
ricuIturaI Department
Five hundred thousand copies of the
y earbook' are printed annually, saia
George William Hill. editor of the Pub
Hcation Office of the Department of AG-
Tculture. this morning "Of this number
$1,000 copies are allotted to the depart
ment, the remaining 10000 being dis
tributed to members of Congress. FIt-
teen thousand copies are held for dIstTi-
buIon to the correspondents of the Divi-
sion Of Stat sites and l5,e00 are assigned
for distribution to Libraries. scientific so
Cieties, agricultural associations and 9TH
er public institutions, as well as to cor
respondents of other bureaus and dIvl-
siOus Of the department The correspond
entS on the lists of the Division Of Sta
tistIcs aggregate more than $4,000, and
the distribution Of the Yearbook to cor
respondents of that division is necessarily
restricted to the regular county and
township correspondents and State
agents aids reporting monthly.
Persons who are not reporting Tegu-
larry to any branch of this department
should apply to their Congressman for
copies OF this publication, as they are
supplied with copies TO fill this particular
want
The Yearbook is sent only 5y regis
tered mail. and in all cases direct to the
person for whom intended Copies can
not be sent to anyone for redistribution,
and only one copy will be sent to any
one individual. The large number Of or
ders received and the labor involved in
mailing and registering necessarily cause
some delay in forwarding. and applicants
should wait d reasonable length Of time
before calling attention to the fact that
their requests have not yet been hon
ored.
The number Of copies which is availa-
Bile for distribution by the department IS
about the same as some twelve years
ago: there has actually been no increase
in our allowance in that respect. although
VIC are doing many times the amount
Of business done then and have many
times as many correspondents as then
Our allotment does not ordinarily cover
the demand and acquisitions can be hlIed
only so long as the supply lasts / re-
aIize that the correspondents Of the de
partment, rendering as they do faithful
and efficient services for which no COM
Densatlon can be made, are entitled to
every consideration in the distribution
Of publications. but, at the same time,
their attention is called to the feet that
the number of copies available to Us IS
entirely Inadequate to meet the demand
and that applications in excess Of the dI-
visions allotment must Of necessity be
refused
i would advise that State agents. aids
should apply to the agents to whom they
report, and county and township CORE
sDondents should apply direct to the Sta
tisiician- This rule should be followed in
applying not only for 'Yearbooks, but
also for all publications Of the depart
rnent lists of which are published from
time 70 time
In the preface to the Yearbook which
now is in the printers hand and viii be
issued in the course G. 4 few weeks. Nj
Hi says: In spite Of efforts toward di-
.ninishing the somewhat incOnyenient
bulk Of the Yearbook, the present edition
contains as many pages as its predeces-
sors. and is more profuseIy illustrated
This volume, however. contains, besides
the report of the Secretary and the ap-
I pendIx, thiTty-one articles, five more than
( last year. " itb one exception. every ar
( ticIe was prepared by an empIOye Of the
department. and each division OF original
! work is represented by one or more aTti-
cleS. Every article. moreover except
those prepared in the Division OF Pub
/ llCatOGS, covers some important line OF
work carried on in the bureau. division,
or once from "nlCh II eInaudLtd- mus,
/ the Yearbook for 1890 differs from some
/ of its predecessors, which were more spe-
clally devoted TO q review Of the work Of
I the several divisions, but II IS. neVeTthe-
. less, dISUIuCtiEeIE representative Of the
/ work Of the department The illustrations
comprise eighty-seveu plates nine OF them
/ CoIoreS and lightweight text figures
Two Of the articles, which were pre-
pared IN the Division Of Publications,
/ while not relating to the work Of the de
/ paTtmeut. or. indeed 20 practical aGri-
/ culture, viii, if IS believed, be found
{ Of great interest to American agTicuituT-
lists. The subject of rural free delivery
( IS SO closely allied to the convenience and
comfort of farm life. and has so greatly
I developed IN recent years under the fOS-
teTiHg care Of the Government. that II
seems TO have a most appropriate place in
( a volume devoted. as is the Yearbook OF
/ the Department Of Agriculture. to supply
! ing the American farmer with useful in
formation on all subjects pertaining 20
4 his life and work.
While the limits of the appendix viii
make 1t absolutely necessary to COntDe
this directory TO associations which are
/ either National or State it is earnestly
desired to make it, with this restriction,
/ as complete as possible. and the officers
I of ali agricultural. horticultural, live
stock, and other associations, established
/ in the interest of agriculture are cordial
" invited to avail themselves OF an Op-
pOrtunlty for record in a publication.
which yearly finds its way into the homes
Of half million farmers.
a uaw feature Of the appendix IS the
publication Of requirements for admiS-
sion tc the agricultural departments OF
! the Iand-gTant colleges. and the cost Of
I attendance As the Yearbook goes into
the hands Of many farmers whose sons
may be desirous Of attending college, 1t IS
/ believed this article VIII be found very
I useful