FARMERS’ BULLETINS. 
The bulletins of this series may be obtained by applying to the Sec- 
retary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. The following have been — 
previously issued: 
Farmers’ Bulletin No.1. The What and Why of Agricultural Experiment Sta- 
tions. (A brief explanation of the object, origin, and development of the stations, 
their work in Europe and in the United States, and the operations of the Office of 
Experiment Stations of the Department of Agriculture.) Prepared by the Office of 
Experiment Stations; pp. 16. Issued June, 1889. 
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 2. The Work of the Agricultural Experiment Stations; 
(Illustrations of Station Work in the following lines: better cows for the dairy; 
fibrin in milk; bacteria in milk, cream, and butter; silos and silage; alfalfa; and 
field experiments with fertilizers.) Prepared by the Office of Experiment Stations; 
pp. 16. Issued June, 1889, 
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 3. The Culture of the Sugar Beet. (Treats of the climatic 
conditions, soil, fertilizers, and cultivation required by the sugar beet, cost of grow- 
ing, time to harvest, and method of soiling; describes briefly the process of beet- 
sugar manufacture, and gives statistics of sugar production and consumption.) By 
H. W. Wiley, chemist of the Department of Agriculture; pp. 24. Issued March, 1891. 
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 4. Fungous Diseases of the Grape and their Treatment. 
(Describes downy mildew, powdery mildew, black rot, and anthracnose of grapes 
and gives instructions for their treatment and estimated cost of remedies.) By 7 
Galloway, Chief of the Division of Vegetable Pathology; pp. 12. Issued M>, | 
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 5. Treatment of Smuts of Oats and Wheat. 
smuts of wheat, oats, and barley, the damage they cause, and th» vor + 
treatment which have been found useful for their prevention Prepared hy ti 
sion of Vegetable Pathology; pp. 8. Issued February, 
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 6. Tobacco: Instructions for : ( ad curing. 
Prepared by John M. Estes, special agent; pp. 8. Issued © 10>", 1892, 
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