The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-29
ALWAYS READY
TOAD. FARMERS | !
Department Of Agriculture Will
ing and Anxious to be Of
Real Service.
ADVICE ON lkNoTTY PROBLEMS.
Publishing List Of Valuable
Books That May be Had
for the Asking.

rs. (Fron Our Regular Corresporldent.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2s.-There
are very few rginia farmers who have y,
any adequate idea OF the real, direct adj
vantage the United States Department
of Agriculture may be to them. and yet
no part Of the government is so respon-
siyo to their demands and their wishes.
No matter what pcrplexing question may
arise in the mind OF the farmer relative
10 his farming operations, he can al al
ways have. 1t settled by writing to the
Department OF Agriculture here in Wash
ington. II 1t relates to his cattle or his
horses. or to his sheep or hogs 1t Will be
referred to the Bureau Of Animal Indus
try and the question will be answered.
by expert veterinarians promptly. X It re- re-,
lates to his soil 1t will be referred to the
Bureau or Soils and will be a answered
promptly by experts. In that line; and so,
on throughgthe category: Of questions.
Secretary Wilson is doing on q national.
scale what Commissioner Koiner is do
Ing on / a. State scale. y Like Mr.. Koiner,
he Is a practical farmer. and he has made
his department of9untoldS practical value
farmers of Virginia would put themselves
In close touch With him hey will find
hlr, eyer ready. to give them the benefit
Of all the farming wisdom that The mil
lions OF dollars appropriated ~ Uncle
Sam for the purpose can accumulate Any
farmer ca n Il accumulate a good library Of
farm literature by watching the monthly
list OF publications issued by the depart
'mcnt. This list will be sent from month
to month ON appica ton. The list IN M
Guides buIletinsi on any variety OF subjects,
many OF which will be OF direct interest
to- every farmer In Virginia, and any or
all of these may be had by a postal card
request of the department orr OF either
senator or any representative in Congress-
Gs No farmer In starting a library of farm
books would think of emitting the last
year book OF the department. Time was
when the year. book Of the department was O
mass OF ri bbtah, OF little Or no practical
value But to-day4it abounds in. excellent
reports OF experiments, and RS filled with
practical suggestions for the practical and
busy farmer. Every farmer in Virginia
ought to have one OF the latest year
books, and since 1t Is theirs for the. q SKI
ing, and can. be obtained from senator
Daniel, Senator Martin or any virginia
representative, or from the department
direct, they doubtless will appreciate the
suggestion that they get " t8 III. ..s
a postal card addressed to the depart
ment requesting list Of the bulletins
and CIRCULARS available for free dstribu-
ton Will secure N Very Il val BILE ca "a i
logues Of these bulletins. al one Of which,,
or as many as the farmer may want, may
be had for the asking. Some Of the prin-s
cipal bulletins listed in this publication,
which may, be; had free are the follow.
ing:5 g3.
No. 1s-Le glmus Plants for Green Ma
nuring. d III U n -
I No. 22-The Feeding of Farm Animals:
Ia No. 2s-XYeeds,s and How to Kill T hem.
/. No. 35-Potato Culture. s.55 5i.5 M
E No. 44-CommcrcialE Fertilizers = HoWsSto.
Apply Them Most prof itably. Ill
r No. 56--Experiment Station " ork. 80 s55
No 59-Bee Keeping. y S3, ,s8,
\ No. sS2-The Culture of To eco. 3sss
No. Ss-The Principal Poisonous 9Pl Plants
of sAmerica All 5sser5
!. NO, sl-Potato Diseases and Their Treat
.ment., 81 H IS, 6 s..
No. 12o-How8 to Kill the Cut Worm
4 No. {205-fiow to Raise Pigs g4
These are only "a few random examples
OF the many valuable publications con.
tanned in the list, and they as well as the
listswll come by asking for them.