PREFACE. 



This bulletin is a collection of the "Timely Hints for Farm- 

 ers" which have been issued and distributed by the Experiment 

 Station twice each month from Oct. ist 1899 to June 15, 1900, in 

 Arizona and to others in the arid southwest. In this form and 

 with the added illustrations the series is available and equally 

 timely for succeeding years. 



These articles are the result of an effort on the part of the 

 station staff to reach the farmers of the Territory from time to 

 time with useful information on living agricultural topics so pre- 

 sented as to be easily understood and, as far as possible, acted 

 upon by those receiving them. The diversity of farming interests 

 in the southwest has made it impossible to interest all readers all 

 the while, although we believe that the series has something of 

 value for almost everyone who is interested in the fruits of agri- 

 cultural toil. 



The many expressions of appreciation which have been re- 

 turned from time to time by those receiving the "Hints" is evi- 

 dence of their usefulness and the series will be continued another 

 year beginning about Sept. ist. 



R. H. Forbes, 



Director. 



