Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
YEARBOOK FOR 1905.
Annual Publication of Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Contains Valuable Papers on AgricuI-
turaI Problems--Increased Agricul-
turaI Statistics and other In
acresting Data.

The Yearbook of the United states
department of agriculture for the year
1906 has been issued from the govern
ment printing office. Washington. The
Yearbook for 1905 follows in the main
the style and character Of its predcccs-
sors. Tho tendency in past years has
been to increase tho size Of the volume.
This tendency has been vigorously
controlled in the present volume with
the result that It contains nearly 100
pages loss than tho Yearbook for 1905
and only AZ plates as against 70 in the
previous volume. The result of this
condensation Is a volume much moro
convenient in size than some Of its
recent predecessors.
The annual report of the secretary
of agriculture is reproduced in COM
pliance with the act of Congress which
requires 1t. The special papers con-
trlbutcd by the several bureaus and
offices of the department number %
and occupy 332 pages. These papers
are all contributed by employees Of the
department and tho subject matter of
each is closely related to some line of
departmental work. A glance at the
list of these papers shows :. wide
scope in the agricultural questions
handled and as each paper is the re-
suit of exhaustive research and eN-
pertinent the matter contained will be
of immense practical value to agricul
tural workers everywhere.
Some of the subjects thus presented
are New Problems of the Weather"
THE Present Status Of the Nitrogen
Problem" object Lesson Roads"
The Use Of Soil Surveys" BIRDS
That Eat Scale Insects" Tho Game
Warden of To- day" The Preparation
breeding Work at the Experiment
stations" 'Cloudbursts. So-called,"
promising New Fruits" "Freight
Costs and Market Values" "Opportuni-
ties for DaryinR."
A. C. True, director OF the office Of
experiment stations, contributes a
paper on "Introduction Of Elementary
Agriculture Into Schools" a problem
which Is greatly interesting to educa-
tors throughout this country at this
time and which is already being work
ed out In Vermont through the efforts
OF Superintendent of Education Mason
S Stone.
An earnest effort has been made not
only to maintain but to extend the
scope and value of the appendix so far
as this could be done without too
greatly charging its dimensions. More
than usual attention has been given
to the presentation OF agricultural
statistics, as these constitute one OF
the most important reaures of the Year
book. There appear In this volume all
the usual tables showing acreage. pro-
duction. prices, values. etc, OF the
principal farm crops of the United
States. production Of the same crops
in nearly all foreign countries, inter-
national trade in many leading prod
ucts and statistics of all the principal
animal industries. The exports and
imports of agricultural products are
presented with the usual fullness. One
very valuable feature of these stats
tics is the presentation of data for
previous vars Casually four or more)
so that comparison may reveal the In
crease or decrease production of
trade.
siderable enlarged by including a num-
Der of new tables. the most important
of which are statistics of the cotton
crop in the United States from 1890 to
1906 the production of sugar in the
United States and Its possessions from
1884 to 1906 and farm and factory re-
suits in the beet sugar industry from
1901 to 1906. Many of the facts
brought together in these new tables,
are, it is believed. brought together
and presented in this form for the fret
time In any publication.
The appendix also includes a review
of weather conditions during the crop
season of 1906; a review OF the live
stock industry during the year, involv-
ing a statement of the greatly in
creased scope OF the government meat
Inspection reports on plant diseases
and the principal injurious insects in
/ 900; the areas surveyed and mapped
by the bureau of soils; an account of
what is being uone under tho new
pure food law: report on the progress
of forestry and a report on game pro-
lection for the year.
The frontispiece is a portrait OF the
late Hon. Henry Cullen Adams repre-
sentative in the 59th Congress for the
second district of Wisconsin, in recog-
milton of the conspicuous services rem.
dcred to agriculture by Mr.. Adams
during his public career. Mr., Adams
visited Vermont several times to ad-
dress meetings OF dairy associations
and had wide acquaintance OF friends
throughout the State, who learned
with regret of his untlmely death.
Anyone desiring a copy of the Year
book for 1906 can obtain one by send
ing a postal card to Congressman d.
J. Foster, Burlington.