-7- 



DEP.-LnTi'iF!!'!' Qj" .A.uT^lGULl'UTtE 



lTo« 1-1J.78. 13'r"J-liZ0. In prograsa. 



ContriTjut.ions frcr.i .Bui'eau of Plant liidTiotry 

 • ■ ' and Zivisioiic \/'hir;h pracsdei the Bureau. 



Prsviou- to ■.&i;;3, f i'oc'uor.t buJlaoins -.vera iasuod from oha various 

 divisions; r&?.ating 'co tlie vjork ir J.ertak3n by thera. To reach the farri- 

 ers of the connty eflecUially, raor?! was foirnd to b^ needed than the 

 issue of the above bulietins In editions of 5,000 or 10,000 coj^ies. 

 Many cf these- were ths ca-'ofu] record of scientific inve^tigacions by 

 scientific Eon, the vaj-ue of vvhoae conclusions aust xiecessariiy bear 

 ■the rfcruxiiv of sjcientific investi;;ato.vc the world over. The elimina- 

 tion of all scientific tenuis and language froa such reports was iLpos- 

 sible. So it vvas considered advisable to establish a series for the 

 widespread publication cf ihe practical conclusions of the scientific 

 observations or investir;ation3 undartairen, in a brief form and plain 

 teres, ;ind on a scale so extensive as to practically reach all the 

 farmers of the country. Before such series v.-as established, in 1B89, 

 advance sheets of every balletin or other publication about to be is- 

 sued were preoareil, GO-j,priEinti a brief syiio;pais of the work recorded 

 ■in the bulletin aziH giving the conclusions arrived at which might serve 

 as practical sug7;eEtiPi:ir> to the faraier. Ihese advance sheets were fur- 

 nished to the press asst-cjatious, to all agricult-cu'al and'inany other 

 weekly papers, to ajricul7Lii"al writers, aiia ^ny jo'\ijriuilists and editors 

 appl/in.^ for the.j Latrr :n ]8o9, the series of farmers' bulletins, 

 brief in forni, of an in?yjt.nsiv5 chCvractsr, and sur^rcarizing in .plain 

 langu2.ge the lnfo.ination f.OiiSGSsed by the Depart..ient in regard to some 



specific siJ.tject cf ruitereut to the 



icLc:^.o: 



was ^ita.'ted. 



(From J^rr.. reptc-., 15^9 and 1890. ) 



Kui.iters 1-0..3S were contributed by the various divisions as indi- 

 cated; n-umbers 139 - date by the Bureau of Pl,?.nt Industiy. 



iM'uiiibe.''. 

 4. Gallov.-ay, B. 



Fun2:ous disei^ses of the grape and their treatment. 



l&Ol. (Contrib. from Llv. of veg. phys. ci path.) 

 Treatment of srauts of oats and wheat, 1892. 



(Contrib. froia Div. of ve^. phys. 8: path.) 

 for insect pests and fungous diseases, with a special 



consideration of the siabject in ics relation to 



the public health. 18S2. (Contrib. froL. Div. of 



veg. phys. & path.) 

 The Ihissism thistle and other troublesome weeas in 



the wheat region of Minnesota and North and South 



Dakota. 1893. (Contrib. free Div. of oot.) 

 Cranberry culture. 1894. (Concrib. froui Qiv. cf 



gard. « grounds) 

 Some destructive pctato diseases: what they are and 



hoviT zo prevent than. 13V74. (Contrib. frou Div. 



of vag. phys. -i path. ) 

 Per.ch yellows and peach rosette. 1894, (Contrib. 



from Div. of veg. phys. .i path.) 

 <JU. Vashed soils: hov.- to pre'/ent and rocl„iru thei... 1694. (Contrib. fro^ 



Di'/isious of Cheaiistry, Soils, Forestry a.id Botanj-) 



5, Swingle, W.T. 



7. Spraying fruits 



10. Dewey, L;H» 



13. Saunders, '.7. 



15. Galloway, 3,T. 



17. Smith, E. F. 



