NOTE.—Comprises the annual report of the Secretary, 30 papers on agricultural topics, and an appendix of statistical and other information. The papers and the principal matters in the appendix are as follows:
Agricultural education and research in Belgium; by A. C. True.
Agricultural experiment stations in United States, location, directors, and principal lines of work.
Agricultural products, Exports and imports of.
Agriculture, Educational institutions in United States having courses in. Ambrosia beetles; by H. G. Hubbard.
Asparagus beetles; by F. H. Chittenden.
Barnyard manure. Blue jay and its food; by F. E. L. Real.
Chickens, Some standard varieties of; by G. E. Howard.
Corn stover, Feeding value of; by J. B. Lindsey.
Cowpeas; by J. G. Smith.
Crops, principal and farm animals, Statistics of.
Dairy utensils, Care of; by R. A. Pearson.
Department of agriculture and industries, Ideal; by E. Tiaserand.
Department of Agriculture, Organization of.
Disinfectants, Some modern; by E. A. de Schweinitz.
Extermination of noxious animals by bounties; by T. S. Palmer.
Farms and mortgages on farms, Value of.
Feeding stuff's for animals.
Fertilizers, Analyses of.
Fertilizing constituents of feeding stuff's and farm products.
Freight rates.
Fruits, our native, Improvement of; by L. H. Bailey.
Fungous diseases of plants, Treatment for; formulas for fungicides.
Grapes, Pruning and training of; by E. G. Lodeman.
Grass seeds, Number, weight, cost of, and amount to sow per acre.
Insect control in California; by C. L. Marlatt.
Insecticides, Preparation and use of.
Insects, injurious, Methods of controlling.
Irrigation.
Irrigation on the Great Plains; by F. H. Newell.
Metric system. Olive culture in United States; by N. B. Pierce.
Orange and other citrus fruits, Methods of propagating; by H. J. Webber.
Plant varieties, Influence of environment in origination of; by H. J. Webber.
Poisonous plants, Some common; by V. K. Chesnut.
Potash and its function in agriculture; by H. W. Wiley.
Public domain.
Publications issued by Department, July 1, 1895-Dec. 31, 1896.
Seed, large, heavy, Superior value of; by G. H. Hicks and J. C. Dabney.
Seed production and seed saving; by A. J. Pieters.
Slaughterhouse, Country, as factor in spread of disease; by C. W. Stiles.
Soils, Texture of some typical.
Spraying, Use of steam apparatus for; by L. O. Howard.
Timber, lumber, wood. Timothy in the prairie region; by T. A. Williams.
Tree planting in waste places on the farm; by C. A. Keffer.
Trees, shade and ornamental, Diseases of; by B. T. Galloway and A. F. Woods.
Weather Bureau.
Weeds, Migration of; by L. H. Dewey.
Wheat culture, Improvements in; by M. A. Carleton.
Wood, Uses of; by Filibert Roth.