Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the State Board of Agriculture, 1899 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the State Board of Agriculture, 1899 The President announced that the first thing was the adoption of the order of business which had been prepared. The order of business was amended so as to dispense with the special Legislative Committee, and the Executive Committee to be the Legis lative Committee, and' was then adopted as amended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Seventh Annual Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture, for the Year 1899 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Seventh Annual Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture, for the Year 1899 In accordance with the provisions of the statutes relating thereto, I have the honor to herewith transmit the Seventh Annual Report. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Forty-Seventh Annual Report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture


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Excerpt from Forty-Seventh Annual Report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture: Together With the Twelfth Annual Report of the Hatch Experiment Station of the Massachusetts Agricultural College; 1899 The returns of the societies will be found printed on pages 529 - 555 of this volume. A summary, contrasting the totals of 1897, 1898 and 1899, is printed on page 556 of this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture, 1899 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture, 1899 To the President: I have the honor to report upon the work of the Department of Agriculture for the year ending June 30, 1899. This report touches upon the work regularly carried on by the several Bureaus, Divisions, and Offices, and also indicates the new lines of scientific inquiry inaugurated by the Department for the benefit of producers in the several States. A brief summary precedes more extended consideration. I have also endeavored to give in sufficient detail the reasons for the estimates presented to Congress to carry on the work for the coming year. Summary. Weather Bureau. - The extension of the Weather Bureau service around the Caribbean Sea has been abundantly successful in noting the first indications of cyclones, forecasting their movements, and giving timely warning to our Navy, to merchant vessels, and to producers and others interested on land. Division of Chemistry. - This Division is becoming a necessity to every Department of the Government in the making of chemical analyses. Foods are investigated, preservatives of all kinds examined, sugar beets analyzed, etc. An interesting inquiry has been made into the change which takes place in the composition of grains grown repeatedly on the same soil. Division of Entomology. - Since Dr. Howard has shown owners of Smyrna fig trees on the Pacific coast how to get the fruit fertilized, there is good reason to believe that in a few years we shall obtain our fine figs from that locality. Investigation by this Division shows that house flies and mosquitoes may be greatly reduced by removing the propagating conditions. Division of Botany. - The Department is gathering information regarding the life history of the plants that supply commerce with india rubber and gutta-percha, and should Congress be pleased to give direction, it will seek the plant zones in our island possessions where these commodities may be produced. The United States now pays $30,000,000 annually for rubber. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture, 1899 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture, 1899 I have the honor to report upon the work of the Department of Agriculture for the year ending June 30, 1899. This report touches upon the work regularly carried on by the several Bureaus, Divisions, and Offices, and also indicates the new'lines of scientific inquiry inaugurated by the Department for the benefit of producers in the several States. A brief summary precedes more extended considera tion. I have also endeavored to give in sufficient detail the reasons for the estimates presented to Congress to carry on the work for the coming year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Forty-Seventh Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture of the State of Michigan and Twenty-First Annual Report of the Experiment Station From July 1, 1907, to June 30, 1908 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Forty-Seventh Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture of the State of Michigan and Twenty-First Annual Report of the Experiment Station From July 1, 1907, to June 30, 1908 College farm and park, 671 acres Athletic field and drive, 13 acres Buildings Library and museum, built 1881 00 College hall, built 1856 00 Wells Hall, rebuilt 1905 - 06. 00 Williams Hall, built in 1869. 00 Abbott Hall, built 1888, addition in 1896 00 Chemical laboratory, built 1871, south end addition 1881 00 Machine shops and foundry, 1885, south end add. 1887. 00 Veterinary laboratory, built 1885. 00 Horticultural laboratory, built 1888 00 Agricultural laboratory, built 1889, imp. 1897 00 Botanical laboratory, built 18 00 Armory, built 1885 00 Greenhouse and stable, built 1873, 1879, rebuilt 1892 and 1902 00 Boiler house and chimney, built 1893 - 4. 00 President's and two frame dwellings, built 1874 00 Six brick dwellings, built 1857 1879 and 1884 00 One frame house, built 1885 00 Howard Terrace dwelling, built 1888. 00 Farm house dwelling, built 1869. 00 Herdsman's dwelling, built 1867. 400 00 Six barns at professors' houses 00 Horticultural barn and shed built 1868, 1875 and 1877 00 Bull barn, rebuilt 1905 00 Sheep barn, rebuilt 1906. 00 Horse barn, built 1906. 00 Grade herd barn, rebuilt 1905 00 Piggery, rebuilt 1907 00 Dairy barn, rebuilt 1900. 00 Farm mechanics building, built 1881 00 Poultry house, built 1906. 00 Incubator house, built 500 00 Poultry house, built 1907 00 Three poultry houses, built 1907. 300 00 Ten brooder houses, built 1908 250 00 Corn barn, built 1878 400 Stock jud ing barn, built 1894. 200 00 Brick wori shop, built 1857. 500 00 Observatory, built 1880 100 00 Bath house and fittings, built 1902 - 3 00 Paint shop, rebuilt 1903 150 00 Hospital, built 1894. 00 Post office and waiting room, built 1902 00 Lumber shed, mechanical department 250 00 Three silos 600 00 Coal shed, built 1899 700 00 Women's building, built 1900 00 Dairy building, built 190 00 Bacteriological building, built 1902 00 Power house, built 1904 00 Coal shed, built 1905 00 Tunnel system, built 1904 00 Cold storage, rebuilt 1905 00 Engineering building, built 1906 - 07, including heating. 00 Amount carried forward 50. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Preliminary Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, 1899 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Preliminary Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, 1899 The Division of Institutes has charge, also, of the work of col leeting information in regard to the price of farm products and live stock. The statistics are furnished by four reporters in. Each county, selected because of their general intelligence, good judgment and reliability. The blanks are sent to them about the first of October, after the season's crop is fully grown, and prices are accurately known. Refer-ence to the reports 'of these observers, shows a re markable degree of uniformity in yield and price throughout the State. Wheat averaged 68 cents per bushel; corn 42 cents; oats 32 cents; clover hay per ton; timothy hay per ton; butter in the markets 20 cents per pound; ewes per head; lambs per head; horses $7 mules cows chickens, dressed, 11 cents per pound; farm labor, by the month for the whole year with board, farm labor, for the summer months only, with board, $15. 83; farm labor by the day, regular work with board, 80 cents; without board, harvest wages by the day, household work with board by the week, and the average estimated cost of boarding farm hands per day, is given at 35 cents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







Preliminary Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, 1899


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Excerpt from Preliminary Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, 1899 Sir: In compliance with the requirements of sections 2, 3 and G of the act of March 13, 1895, I have the honor herewith to present the fourth annual report of the Department of Agriculture, over which you have placed me in control. The act of the Legislature of March 13, 1895, establishing a Department of Agriculture for the State, provided for the distribution of the work into five distinct Divisions, viz: Farmers' Institutes, Dairy and Food Inspection, Economic Zoology, Forestry and a Veterinary Division. No separate divisions were established for the control of Commercial Fertilizer Inspections, or for Special Scientific Investigations and Examinations, also provided for in the law. The Secretary has, accordingly, assumed direct charge of these two important lines of work, in addition to his general supervision of the various Divisions, which make up the Department. The present Secretary, in taking charge of the Department after his appointment, April 26th of this year, found that a number of important subjects connected with our agricultural industry, had no definite place in any of the Divisions, as they were then constituted, and he, accordingly, assigned these neglected items to the several Division officers to be cared for, so that their interests would be systematically studied and advanced. Horticulture was placed in the Division of Economic Zoology, together with Market Gardening, Floriculture and Nursery Inspection. Live Stock Statistics and animal husbandry, were put in charge of the Veterinarian. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Sixth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture


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Excerpt from Sixth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture: For the Year 1898; Transmitted to the Legislature April 28, 1899 In accordance with the provisions of the statutes relating thereto, I have the honor to herewith transmit the Sixth Annual Report of the work of the Department of Agriculture of the State of New York for the year ending September 30, 1898. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.