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No. 22, (4i-ass and Forage Plant Iiivostigations on the Pacific Coast, 

 liy F. Lanison-Scrilmer; No. 23, Progress of Experiments in Forage 

 Crops and Range Improvement at Abilene, Tex., b^^ H. L. Bentlej'; 

 No. 24, Cowpeas and Corn for Silage and Fodder, by W. Gettys; No. 

 25, Turkestan Alfalfa, by P. Beveridge Kennedy; No. 26, Rescue 

 (irass, by Cornelius L. Shear. 



Papers prepared for the Yearbook for 1899. — Progress of ICconomic 

 and Scientific Agrostology, byF. Lamson-Scribner; Succulent Forage 

 for the Farm and Dairy, by Thomas A. Williams. 



HERBARIUM. 



The collection of grasses and forage plants has been increased by 

 5,000 sheets of mounted specimens, part of which are the result of 

 work in the field by agents aiid members of the office force, the remain- 

 der consisting of material deposited bj^ the National Herbarium, or 

 that sent in for determination, or specimens purchased or received in 

 exchange. The determination of the material collected b}' our agents 

 and of that sent in by correspondents for identification has required 

 a great deal of time and study on the part of those in charge of the 

 herljarium work. In all, nearly 4,000 determinations have been made 

 for correspondents during the j^ear. 



THE PARIS EXPOSITION. 



The collection and preparation of the United States exhibit of ' ' foods 

 for animals" for the Paris Exposition was placed in charge of this 

 Division, and the work of preparing the material for exhibition Wcis 

 assigned to the assistant chief. Two classes of exhibits were pre- 

 pared: (1) The commercial exhibit, consisting of the material sent b}' 

 individual firms for i^rize competition, in which were included collec- 

 tions of the seeds of grass and forage crops offered on the markets, 

 and animal foods of all kinds made directl}^ from the various cereal 

 croi)s or as by-products in the manufacture of sugar, cotton-seed oil, 

 linseed oil, and other commodities; (2) the general collective exhibit, 

 or the material brought together bj^ the Division itself or contributed 

 by its correspondents in different parts of the United States, consist- 

 ing of panels representing the more important grasses and forage 

 plants grown in this country, together with the various kii^ds of for- 

 age made from them, samples of the seeds of both native and intro- 

 duced varieties, and a large collection of photographs, illustrating the 

 habits of growth of the different sorts and the methods of cultivating, 

 harvesting, and utilizing them. The preparation of this exhibit made 

 necessary an extended correspondence and visits to various parts of 

 the country for the collection of material and conference with firms 

 engaged in the manufacture of the various kinds of concentrated 

 foods, oil cake, gluten meal, etc. The Division received the hearty 

 support of its regular correspondents and of the firms interested in 

 the extension of the market for American seeds and the j)repared 

 animal foods, and the exhibit has called forth many favorable com- 

 ments both at home and abroad. 



ADDRESSES AT FARMERS' INSTITUTES. 



Frequent calls come to the Division for addresses before farmers' 

 institutes and other agricultural societies. Attendance uj)on such 



