1104 ANNUAL llEPOUTS OF UEi'AllTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



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Army worm, Mexican, control studios (j41 



Aknold, Jos. A., report as editor and chief, Division of Publications 759-779 



Arsenate of lead. See Lead arsenate. 



Arsenates, lead, interstate commerce, control method."? 1093-1098 



Ajsenic, adulteration of food, investipation 577, 578, 579, 581, 584 



presence in chemical reap;enl3 569 



quantitative estimation in meat products 371 



study in dipping solutions 374 



Arsenical dips, experiments with ticky cattle 381 



field tests, remarks 374 



use in cattle-tick control 167 



Arsenicals, use in celery sprayinp;, harmfulness to coiisunvrs 643 



Arsenite, sodium, use in extermination of Argentine ant, method 629 



Asafetida, adulteration investigatiijns 54 



inspection, improvement of importations 574 



investigations 581 



Asia, plants, introduction, notes 119-120 



Asparagus rust, control studies and work 138 



Asses, quarantine inspections 349 



Atmosphere, upper, investigations 263-264 



studies in Weather Bureau 36 



Atmospheric conditions, northern hemisphere, use and value of synoptic charts 



to Weather Bureau 37 



phenomena, studies by Weather Bureau 189-191 



Atrophin, separation method 581 



Attorneys, tFnited States, cooperation with Solicitor's Office in national forest 



cases 911 



Avocado, introduction, note 119 



varieties, growing, Florida and California 424 



Bacilli, tubercle, studies 168 



Bacillus abortus, experiments \vith 356, 357 



bipolaris bubaliseplicus, remarks 365, 366 



infectious abortion of cattle, experimental work 356-357, 384-385 



pluton, cause of foul brood of bees 651 



pyocyaneus, presence in mastitis 367 



Bacteria, animal disease, study in Animal Industry Bureau 172, 355-369 



cheese, study 338 



colon, estimation method, new 337 



dairy cultures, new method, note 338 



egg, study - -. ■ 368 



infectious abortion of cattle, discussion 356-357 



milk, study in Dairy Division, Animal Industry Bureau 337 



nitrogen-fixing, inoculation of soil, improved methods 139, 403-404 



nodule-forming, distribution and use 139,403-404 



Bacteriochemical investigations of food products 564-565 



Bacteriology, soil, investigations 391, 403-404 



Bagasse, utilization as fuel - 198 



BaUoons, sounding, use in upper-air investigations 36, 190, 264, 267 



Bamboo, timber, introduction and growing, Florida 119, 423 



Banks, loans to farmers, remarks 28 



Bark borers, injury to poles, timbers, etc., control studies 631-632 



Barkbeetle, hickory, damage to forest trees, control work 631 



Barkbeetles, injury to coniferous trees, control, remarks by Secretary 148-149 



Barley crop, 1912, remarks 15 



investigations and breeding for improvement 426 



price, 1912 20,21 



Barleys, introduction for Western States 119 



Barnett, Claribel R., report as Librarian, 1012 799-817 



Barometry tables, preparation by Weather Bureau 188 



Bean, soy. See Soy bean. 



Bean-cake meal, rice fertilizer, value, note 219 



Beans, breeding experiments 459 



improvement by pure-culture inoculation 139 



Beaver, National Bison Range, note 674 



Bee culture, studies. Entomology Bureau 651-654 



