The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-26
WASHINGTON NEWS
THE MIssoULIAN's SPECIAL SERVICE.

Washington. u G. Aug. Eth.
annual year book Of the department,
Of agriculture for 1875. OF. d. il j.
commonly called. The Farmers
Book or tn" agricultural report. '
has just come from tn" government
printing office, and l. up t. its for
mer standard of quantity and quality
being filled with very interesting and
instructive articles on all phas-S nj
agriculture. intcrsper~pd with heaut!-
ful Illustrations. This book is the pop
ular annual Of tn" agricultural depart
m"nt. and * a thick and heavy vol
un" of over 500 pages, besides - full
page illustrations and - text figuros
Its reading matter consists II the
yearly reports Of the various bureaus.
directory Of the leading farmers
organizations agricultural colleges.
experiment stations. etc: review "I
weather conditions throughout tn"
country during tn" year: an account
of the prevalence II insect pests and
funguus diseases; u report ON soil sur
vey work, forestry and other imror-
tant works. and a very complete col
lection Of statistics ~ crops. imports,
exports and animal products
The book also contains q popular
paparS by experts "f the department
of agriculture, designed t. interest
and instruct farmers, occupying 900
pages. They cover Il field almost -
wide as agriculture itself. and ar"
new and original \ long article on
the waste Of farm land by growing
the same crop year after year. treat
ing Of the subject from the beginning
of colonial days. together with sugg"s-
tions Of diversifying crops, is one Of
the most interesting. The benefits to
the farmer Of wild birds and mann
mails. thereby causing the farmer to
be a friend to- them. are explained in
an interesting article. During recent
years the department has sent its
agents into foreign fields I" gather
new crops for the American farmer tn
grow. and these searches for fruits,
Vegetables. vines and flowers in india,
Jauan. Siberia and China, from which
countries valuable species of these ar
tiCles have been obtained and intro
dured into American agriculture. are
described. The recent mice plague IN
Nevada and the means of destroying
by poison spraying the coyotes. prairie
dogs. rats. mice and other destructive
animals to agriculture arc ais"
spoken of The devices used by the
weather bureau in observing the
weather and suggestions to the farm
ers ON how to forecast the weather
himself. form another readable article.
one of the most popular articles Is
one, highly Illustrated. tellinG of new
varieties Of fruits and nuts. including
pcrsimmons. apples, peaches and pc
cans which have been introduced and
grown in this country.
Farm conditions in the south and Sug-
gcstiuns for their Improvement: a de
niaI of the so-Caled change of eli
mate in the semi-arid west: types of
farming; the beet sugar industry and
It's benefit, to agriculture ip building
up villages and towns by introducing
the factories. and remedies for, the
and cure of hog cholera
are also the subjects of interesting
articles. statistical tables give the
and value of our cotton
crops since 1779 together with the eN- Z
ports, imports and consumption OF
cotton: the same facts relating tn to-
paccn since 1911 andtthe international
trade in hides and skins. An edition
pf 100000 hns been run off by the gov d
eminent printing office. 10000 III i