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WORK WITH FARMERS' BULLETINS. 



Much progress was made during the year in improving the appear- 

 ance of the Farmers' Bulletins and in simplifying and clarifying the 

 style of all publications. The Farmers' Bulletins have been made 

 shorter, the policy of eliminating historical matter and scientific 

 details having been continued, and technical terms have been avoided. 



The use of specially designed covers has greatly increased the 

 attractiveness of the Farmers* Bulletins, and the restriction of the 

 material on the front page to the title, the number, and the depart- 

 ment seal helps to make a forceful and interesting appeal when 

 the bulletin first comes to anyone's attention. The text of the bul- 

 letins has been varied as much as the typographic limitations would 

 permit, so as to bring out the striking features. 



The number of Farmers' Bulletins issued during the year was 61, 

 the editions of which aggregated 13,122,129 copies. The following 

 is a list of the new numbers in this series : 



No. 



1039. Commercial Comb Honey Production. 

 1047. Dry Farming Cultural Methods. 



1051. Sheep on Irrigated Farms in the Northwest. 



1052. Standard Varieties of Chicliens. III. The Asiatic, English, and French 



Classes. 



10.54. The Loco Weed. 



10.55. Country Hides and Skins. 



105G. Controlling Fungous and Insect Enemies of the Pear in the Humid 

 Northwest. 



10.57. Cattle Fever Tick. 



10.58. Destroy the Common Barberry. 



1059. Sweet Potato Diseases. 



1060. Onion Diseases and Their Control. ' 



1061. Harlequin Cabbage Bug and Its Control. 

 10G2. Buckwheat. 



1063. Take-All and Flag-Smut, Two Wheat Diseases New to the United States. 



1064. Production of Late or Main-Crop Potatoes. 

 106.5. The Flat-Headed Apple Tree Borer. 



1066. Determining the Age of Cattle by the Teeth. 



1067. Feeding Hens for Eg^ Production. 



1068. .Judging Beef Cattle. 



1009. Tuberculosis in Live Stock. 



1070. The Fowl Tick. 



1071. Making Woodlands More Profitable in the Southern States. 



1072. Prickly Pear as Stock Feed. 



1073. Growing Beef on the Farm. 



1074. The Bean Ladybird and Its Control. 



1075. Unfermented Grape .luice — How to Make. It. 



1076. The California Oakworm. 



1077. Game Laws for 1919. 



1078. Harvesting and Storing Ice on the Farm. 



1079. Laws Relating to Fur-Bearing Animals, 1919. 



1080. Preparation of Barreled Apples for Market. 



1082. Home Supplies Furnished by the Farm. 



1083. The Hessian Fly. 



1084. Control of American Foulbrood. 



1085. Hog Lice and Hog Mange. 



L086. How Insects Affect the Rice Crop. 



1087. Beautifying the Farmstead. 



1088. Selecting a Farm. 



1089. Selection and Care of Clothing. 

 KtOO. Rabbit Raising. 



1091. Lining and Loading Cars of Potatoes for Protection from Cold. 



1092. Prairie Rice in the United States. 



