The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-11

90 States than can be found in any
other single publication.
The next go pages, divided bsfween
twenty eight articles contributed b.
many members Of the scientific force
81 the department, contain data upon
many VI the important questions now
prominent In the public eye, and equat-
~ VITAL 10 the agricultural and urban
population both as producers and con-
sumers 0f the food stun Of the nation.
The Importance Of the forests 10 the
residents of the country and the prom
inence Of that subject In department
work u reflected In four papers, name
~, The Management NJ second Growth
sprout Forest Progress In Saving
Forest Waste. Fire Prevention and
Control In the National Forests. ana
injuries 10 Forests and Forest Prod
ucts by Round headed Borers.
Settlers IN many parts Of the west
VIII be interested in the two papers
relating 70 The Agricultural Duty OF
Water, and Mountain Snowfall Obser-
VatloDs and evaporation Inyestiga
tions IN the United States, while
everyone viii be interested IN the two
articles, one on tho Progress and
Present Status Of the Good Roads
Movement In the United States. and
tho other, describing the Use OF gt-
luminous Dust Preventives and Road
Binders.
Those engaged in animal hugbandry
viii ind the discussion Of Some Of
the More Important Ticks Of the
United States most timely, and the
paper on the Eradication Of Cattle
Tuberculosis In the District Of Colum-
bla viii not only engage the attention
Of those directly benefited by that ac-
compllshment, but will encourage 9TH
or communities 10 renewed efforts for
greater success In the same line. Grad
Ing Of Cream, and the Effect of the
Present Method % Handling Eggs on
the Industry and Product, are two more
papers which 20 dairymen and poultry
raisers will be valuable.
That the general farmer, the fruit
grower, the trucker, and the grower
'of special crops hold deservedly
large space In the thought and activl-
ties Of the department Ii demonstrated
by the nine papers on supply ana
Wages Of Farm Labor; Nitrogen
gathering Plants; Insect Enemies Of
Tobacco In the United States; In
creased Yields OF Corn From Hybrid
seed; The Utilization Of Crop Plants
In Paper Making: Corporation In the
Handling and Marketing OF Fruit:
Preceding Of Fruit; Camphor Guilt
walton In the United states; and the
illustrated articles on, Promising New
Fruits Of the Year 1910.
The department does not leave the
farm product as soon as produced, but
aa itg destiny IN consumption, articles
dealing with the proper, best and most
economical use OF farm products as
food for man, are furnished on, Cheese
and Other Substitutes for Meat In the
Diet; The Respiration Calorimeter ana
the Results OF Experiments With 1t;
and Tho Game Market OF To-day
As showing what the department
IL doing to further progreasiveness IN
the farming communities, and 10 en-
courage rural education and the In
etrnction OF agricultural courses In
country schools the article entitled,
Community Work IN tia Rurai High
nehool, will be OF interest and value.
+ AAAAaANe Va HNNAHAf tHNEtGeb W uWti~
lars In the larger cities are. one on
The Value Of the shelfsh Industry
and the Protection OF oysters From
Sewage Contamination. and one on
The Inspection OF Imported Food and
Drug Products.
The Migratory Movement Of Birds
IA Relation TO the Weather. Review
of Weather Conditions or the Year
1910, and seedtime and Harvest: sta
tistics az 10 the organisation and
work of the u. u. department Of agri-
culture, the state departments, and the
agricultural experiment stations III the
states, complete the new Yearbook.
The volume Is distributed principally
by senators, representatives, and deli
egatea IN congress, the departments
quota being for les volunteer CORES
pondenta.
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