L'E?AP.7i z:tt of Aa^ICUL'^.r-g 



lCfe4 - lil2. Ir. pi'Ogress. 



Con&ribvtic-.ib fror^ I3ui-e..u of ?i-nt Industry; 

 an 1 Divisions -./hich yrecaded the Bureau. 



The c::ct ci" t^uiic printiiis; aizl bi.iJ.ing approved Jan\i:'.r;/ 12, Icbo, 

 provides iS folicvs:- 



The '.nm^i Hsj-ort of the Secret.ur' of At^riculturs sh-li hj^.-eiite:-' 

 be 3-abaittel _nl printed iiz tv;c parts, i.s follcvs: P'^.-t or.=3, w-hich^'.h-.li 

 contain pureiy business ^A executive ::a--tter vA'-izh it is nejess'-.ry fov 

 the SecretJiy to sub:ait to the P^'^iside^it =ni Ccngrass; p^x't t.vo, -vhi^h 

 shdll cont£.in such reporr.s fron the liiTerenii bureaus -ir.d aivisicns, j-xia 

 such papers prep-..rei "by thai- speci:il c-,e:v;s, .-.ccoiupanied by s-aitabxe i±- 

 lustritions, is sh-lx, in the opi:-.io:. of the SeCi.-3ti:.i'y, be specirli:.' 

 suited to interest j.nv.i instx'ucu the ..-.ruers of Vne ccvuiz;:: , cs.j. to incl-oas 

 a gener?.! report of the opeiviicns of zne De^.^- z^sr.z for thjir i:-f or:iatioi:. . . 



COii-plyin:- \vi th the pro-.'asions of this 1-7, since 1&^'4 the j'mv\£.'x 

 Heport, Part 1, is issued ^s 3. part cf ti:a :.e&s2.;es ^nd i:ccu:_ents co.-c'.u- 

 nic:.ted to the t>TO houses of Ccng.-ess. Pi.rt :'-, -junder the title of Ye:ir- 

 boch of the fepc-rtruent of A.^ricultuiv., contains a reprint of the Secret- 

 ary's personal report to the President: reports =jij. pipers froa the dif- 

 ferent bure.=-.us ind c.ivisicns. discussing in a popular L:?-aier the res-alts 

 of investig2.tions in sigricaltura,! science or ne,v deveiopnents in fi?jji 

 practice; rja dp;, en. i-c, consiscin-i of useful information, chiefly st;v,tis - 

 tic:-l, presented .as fir :-.s possible in t:ib-aiar forni. (Froiu Pref-ce tc 

 1894- Yecjfbcoh, jr.d /nin rept. i8t*4/b^>, p. 224.) 



The .^.rticies contr.ined in the Ye-rboo}-: ^.re .-,l30 printed separ-.teiy. 

 For convenience in chsckin!^ :ind oruering, the -rticles ai-e here arriii-eCi. 

 by Separ-.te nur-bers. 



1894. 



Separate 

 6. Gallo«vay, 3.T. V.'acer -.s .\ factor in the growth of ploi.ts. ;,, ic5- 



<i ^""oois, ;..?. 176. (Contrib. fi'Ci: Tiv. of veg. pa-.n.) 



8. Fleober, H.J. rertilizition of ti.e soil asui'fectin-; the or.-ui;e 



in health an i dise-ises. p.l93-20;j. (Contrib. 

 froLi Uiv. of ve :. ptith. ) 

 18. nicks, G.H. Pure seed inveoti^i'^tions. p.3&s-40S. (Contrib. 



froi^ Civ, of be ;. ) 

 I'i. Swingle, '".T. The grain siLuts: tV.eir cj^usus cr.^ prevention. 



p.40v-420. (Contrib. frcn Ziv. 01 v.^^. path.) 

 20, Scribnor, F.L. Grasses i.s 'sa-iu ^-.^ soil bina;rs. p. 42^,1-436, 580. 



(Coitrib. fro;^ "div. of a:rc3.) 

 22. Dodge, C.H. K-cts concerniv: r^a.ie. p.^to-iSO. (Contrib. 



froui Special J!.-je:-.t in ch-irie cf Fiber inves.) 

 Appx. Treatment; fcr fva-;;:ous aise-ses of pi.-^nts. f..o77-6c0. (Contrib. 



fror„ Div. of ve-j. puth.?) 

 Appx. T;.ble of one huvdred wee. Is. p,5bi-58>. (Ccntrib. froi- liv. of 



bot.?) 



