THE ÜFKICJAL KECORß, UCTOBEB 22, 1924 



BRIEF REVIEWS OF NEW BULLETINS 



Forest Types in the Central Rocky Mountains as 

 AlTected by Climate and Soil. By Carlos (i. 

 Batos. silviculturiat, Fri'uiont Korost Ex- 

 periment Station. Forest Service. Pp. 152, 

 pls. 11, HKS. 10 Octobcr 0. 1024. (De- 

 partment Rtilletin 1233.) 



This bulletln contalns iiiformatlon on the 

 faetors of soll and climate wbich are most 

 Infliientlal in Controlling tbe distrihutiou, 

 linder dlfferent conditions, of the four prln- 

 cipal forest trees of the central Rock.v Moun- 

 tain area — western yellow pine, lodgepole pine, 

 Donslas Ör, and Engelmann spruce. Pata on 

 Süll temperatures, soil moisture, cbenucal con- 

 tent of soils. air temperatures, bumiility, wind 

 movement, evaporation, precipitation. sim- 

 .shine, elevation, exposuro, and such, are 

 rccorded some of the cltmatic records being 

 obtained at Weather Bureau stations. 



Farm Motor Track Operation in the New Eng- 

 land and Central Atlantic States, ßy L. M. 

 Church, assistant in afrricultural enpneor- 

 iUK. Bureau of Public Roads, Pp. 2S. flgs. 

 12. September 27, 1924. (Department 

 Hulletin ]2.">4.) Price, B Cents. 



The raotor truck on the farm has mauy 

 features to commend its use, but just how 

 much weight must be given to its Tarious 

 advantages or disadvantages is a question 

 tliat may best be answered by the combined 

 opinions of experienced motor-trucb owners. 

 Tho prospective purchaser and men inci- 

 perienced iu the use of these maohincs may 

 derive much information of value from a 

 study of the eiperiences of other truck 

 owners. Accordingly, this bulletin has been 

 compiled to summarize the experience of 

 several hundred truck users in the New Eng- 

 land and Central Atlantic .States. 



Care and Management of Dairy BuUs. By J. R. 



Dawson, associate dairy husbandnian, dairy 

 division, Bureau of Animal Industrv. Pp. 

 22, flgs. 21. June, 1924. (Farmers' Bulle- 

 tin 1412.) 



Bccause of their temperament, dairy bulls 

 are offen difficult to handle ; consequently 

 they do not always receive proper care, excr- 

 clse, and management. and as a result fall to 

 give best results as herd sires. This bulletln 

 discusses briefly the numerous problems bear- 

 ing on proper management of dairy bulls, how 

 to handle them safel.v. and how to kcep them 

 in good condition. By foUowing the nn'tbods 

 recomm'ended much of the danger and result- 

 ant loss of their use Is ellminated. 



Udder Diseases of Dairy Cows. By Hnl)ert 

 Bunyea, veterinary inspector. palliologlcal 

 division, Bureau of .Vninial Industrv. Pp. 

 18, flgs. 6. May, 1924. (Farmers' Bulle- 

 tin 1422.) 



The dairy farmer frequently suffers a loss 

 of valuable cows because of udder troublos, 

 and because of the importance of the.se losses 

 and the possibllity of preventlon and eure, 

 this bulletln has boen Issued. The publiea- 

 tion coutains careful descriptions of the most 

 prevalent diseases of this nature and simple 

 niethods of preventlon and treatmenl, and Is 

 the flrst bulletln of the kind ever issued by 

 the dcparlment. 



Cultnre of Pirna and Uplünd Cotton in Arizona. 



By O. F. Cook, bionomlst, and R. D. 

 Martin, assistant. offlce of crop .■icclimatl- 

 zation and adaptation investigations, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industrv. Pp. 14, flgs. (!. 

 August, 1924. IFnrmeVs' Bulletln 14;'.'J.) 

 One of the conseguences of the Invasion 

 »f the eastern Cotton Belt by the boll 

 wecvll Is tbe extenslon of cotton culture 

 into the Irrlgated regions of the South- 



western States, where cotton has already 

 become one of the major crops. This bul- 

 letln describes the cultural methods which 

 have proved succes.sful In the Salt River 

 Valley and adjacent district.i. Although 

 the Information contained in the publlca- 

 fion is based primarily on experience in 

 growing the Pirna variety of Egyptian cot- 

 ton, the requirements of üpland cotton in 

 the irrlgated ^■outh^vestorn Valley are not 

 essentlally dlEFerent. Many farmers have 

 stopped growing Pirna cotton and are plant- 

 ing Upland because prices are morc favor- 

 ablo for tho latter at present. Also, it Is 

 believed by many farmers that üpland cot- 

 ton is much more productive than Pirna. 



Composition of Suear-Bect Pulp and Tops and 

 of Sdaee Therefrom. By Sidney F. Sher- 

 woorl. chemist, offlce of sugar-plant in- 

 vestigations, Bureau of Plant Industrv. 

 I'p. 12 July, 1924. (Department Cir- 

 cular Hin.) Price, 5 cents. 

 Analyses of many samples of sugar-beet 

 pulp. tops, and silage have been made by 

 tho departnicnt to detormine the actual 

 feeding composition of this material. All 

 of the samples of beet tops and silage showed 

 that there is an excossive quantity ot dirt 

 in this feed and farmers are cautioned as 

 to the eCfect of this dirt upon stock to 

 whidi it is fed. Detaiied results of the 

 invpstigation are contained in this circular. 



ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS 



The Utilization of Our Lands for Crops. Pasture, 

 and Forests. By L. C. Gray, O E. Baker 

 I'. J. Marsebner, and B. O. Weltz, Bureau 

 of Agricultural Eoonomics, and W. R. Chap- 

 i.n^;.»^'"^''- S'^'lPa'-d, and Raphael Zon, 

 I'orest Service, pp. 92. flgs ,^8 (Sennrnte 

 S9(;. Yearbopk 1923.) Price, 15 centsl^ '""^ 

 *arm Ownership and Tenancy. By L C Gray 

 t harlcs- L. Stewart, Howard A. Turner J T 

 Sanders and W. .T. Spillman. Bureau' of 

 Agricultural Economics. Pp. 94 fl"s 77 

 (Separate 897, Yearbook 1923.) Price 15 

 Cents. ' 



Fruits and Vegetables, 1923. Compiled by 

 Joseph A Becker, Lewis B. Flohr. Mrs. 

 I'.nima S. Thompson. Miss Caroline G. Grles 

 and Mrs. Maude E. Murphy, Bureau of \-'ri- 

 cultural Economics. Pp. .59 (Sonarnte 

 OUO. Yearbook 1923.) Price^ 10 Cents 



Our Foragc Resources. By C. V Piper H N 

 Vinall, R .4^ Oakley, 'and Lyman Carrier" 

 Bureau of Plant Industry ; O. E. Baker 

 J. S. Cotton. O. A. Juve. and Nettie p' 

 Bradshaw, Bureau of Agricultural Eco- 

 nomics; E. W. Sheets and C. 1). Marsh 

 Bureau of Animal Industry; W. C. Barnes' 

 Forest Service, and W. B. Bell, Bureau of 

 Biological Survey. Pp. 104. flgs. SO. (Sepa- 

 rate sn,". Yearboolc 1923.) Price, 20 cents. 



Service and Regulatory Announcements. Bureau 

 of Animal Indusfr.v. No. 208. August 

 1924. Pp. 89-98. September 25. 1924" 

 Prieo. 5 Cents. 



Bureau of Agricultural Economics. N'o 



87. Rfgul.'itions of tbe Sccretarv of Agri- 

 culture under the United States Warehouse 

 Act of August 11, 19iri, as amcnded. Regu- 

 latious for Warebousomen Storing Drv 

 Beans. Pp. 21. Octobor, 1924. Price !5 

 cents. 



Btiidies of the Mexican Bean Beetle in the Sonth- 

 caet. By Neale F. Howard, entomologlst, 

 and L. L. Engllsh. Junior entomologlst, truck 

 crop insect investigations, Bureau of Knto- 

 molog)'. Pp. 51, flgs. 10, pls. 12. August, 

 1924. (Deiiartment Bulletin 124:! ) Price 

 20 cents. 



Directory of OfficiaU and Organizations Con- 

 cerned With the Protection of Birds and Game: 

 1924. Compiled by George A. Lawvor. i-birf 

 t'nlted States game warden. and Talbott 

 Dc'nmead, dejuity Chief United Stalos game 

 wurden; Division of Migratorv Bird Trealv 

 and Lacey .\ct8, Bureau of Biologlcal Sur- 

 vey. Pp. 16. October, 1924. (Depart- 

 ment Circular 328.) 



The Van Fleet Raspberry : A New Hybrid Variety. 



By (Joorge M. liarrow, pomologist, ottice of 

 horticultural investigations, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Pp. 15. figs. 10. August, 

 1924. (Department Circular 320.) Price, 

 5 ceuts. 



EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS 



The OtHce of Experiment Stations received 



for its library flies copies of the followlng 



pulilicatlons of tbe State exporlment stations 



diiiing the weck of Octobor 0-11, 1924. 



Copies of these publications may be obtaine<] 



from the stations Issuing them. 



Tho cold storage of pears. E. L. Overholscr 

 and Ij. P. Latlmer. (California Sta. Bul. 

 377, pp. 50, flgs. 12. Apr., 1924.) 



Elimination ot gerras from dairy Utensils. 

 — III. Stoaming cans over a let. .M. J. 

 Prucha and H. II. Ilarding. (Illinois Sta. 

 Bul. 2ö4, pp. 227-2:14. Aug.. 1924.1 



Thirty-sixth annual roport of tbe agricul- 

 tural experiuient Station of tbe Michigan 

 Agricultural College for tlie vear ending 

 June 30. 1923. R. S. Shaw et al. pp. 504. 

 flgs. 108. 



Strawberry culture in Missouri. T. J. Tal- 

 hert. (Missouri Sta. Circ. 123, pp. 12. 

 flgs. 6. June, 1924.) 



.\pp'e blotch control in Missouri. T. J. Tal- 

 bert. (Missouri Sta. Circ. 124. pp. 8. 

 flgs. 2. June, 1924.) 



Corn versus oats for work mules. F.. A. 

 Trowbridge. (Missouri Sta. Circ. 125. pp. 

 4. flgs. 3. July, 1924.) 



Experiments on reslstance of applo roots to 

 low temperatures. (',. F. Potior. (New 

 nampshiro Sta. Tech. Bul. 27. pp. 34. figs. 

 2. June, 1924.) 



The clover-seed Caterpillar. L. 1". Wehrle. 

 (.N'ew York Cornell Sta. Bul 428. pp. 34. 

 figs. 13. June, 1924.) 



An economic study of rural störe credit in 

 New York. L. Spencer. (New Y'ork Cor- 

 nell Sta. Bul. 430. pp. 47. Sept, 1924.) 



Effect of the proi'oss of manufacture on the 

 germ content of bulk Condensed milk. H. A. 

 Ruehe. (New York Cornell Sta. Mem. 76. 

 pp. 18, flgs. 3. .Tuly, 1924.) 

 An economic study of farmlng in southwest- 

 ern North Dakota. R. E. Willard and 

 L. A, Reynoldson, (North Diikota Sta. Bul. 

 180. pp. 47. flgs. 5. July, 1924. i 

 Perennial sow thistle : Growtb and roproduc- 

 tion. O. A. Stevens. (North Dakota Sta. 

 Bul. 181, pp. 44. flgs. 28. Aug., 1924.) 



The flrst meeting of the St. Zorns 

 V. S. D. A. Club for the season was a 

 luneheon held at the American Hotel on 

 October 10, 1924. After luneheon Mr. 

 P. A. Glick, a representative of the 

 Federal Horticultural Board of W;ishin(:- 

 ton, D. C, gave a sliort address concern- 

 ing the .seope of its work with rofrard to 

 the importation of nurser.v stock, fruits, 

 and vegetables. The Speaker for tlie day 

 was Pliilip Rothrock, Supervisor of the 

 grain division. Mr. Rothrock gave a ver.v 

 intoresting address concerning his trip 

 througli Europe. In the form of a reso- 

 hition, the club wcnt on record as favor- 

 ing that Organization knowu as the 

 Fe<leral Business Association and (o 

 assist with its activities in ever.v wa.v 

 possiblo and whcnever ealied upon to do 

 so. Plans for a program were discussed 

 for the Coming winter. It was decided 

 to repeat the radio program whlch the 

 club gave two .vears ago. This plan was 

 substantially an arraugcment ■nith 

 KSD, the broadcasting Station of the St. 

 Louis Post Dispatch, whereby a series of 

 addrosses was given over the radio by the 

 ditVerent establlsliinents of the Depart- 

 ment of Agrlculture concerning soine 

 Phase of the work. 



