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The reports of the state horticultural societies contain many valu- 

 able suggestions, and as they are based very largely on the actual 

 experience of local growers, they are usually very practical and useful. 



BULLETINS. 



The U. S. Department of Agriculture has published a number of 

 bulletins on fruit growing which may be obtained free of charge by 

 writing to the Division of Publications, Department of Agriculture, 

 Washington, D. C. The bulletins which are now available include the 

 following: 



Farmers' Bulletin 113, The Apple and How to Grow It. 



Farmers' Bulletin 118, Grape Growing in the South. 



Farmers' Bulletin 154, The Home Fruit Garden, Preparation and 

 Care. 



Farmers' Bulletin 156, The Home Vineyard, with Special Refer- 

 ence to Northern Conditions. 



Farmers' Bulletin 157, The Propagation of Plants. 



Farmers' Bulletin 176, Cranberry Culture. 



Farmers' Bulletin 181, Pruning. 



Farmers' Bulletin 198, Strawberries. 



Farmers' Bulletin 213, Raspberries. 



Farmers' Bulletin 238, Citrus Fruit Growing in the Gulf States. 



Farmers' Bulletin 245, Fungicides and Their Use in Preventing 

 Diseases of Fruits. 



Farmers' Bulletin 284, Insect and Fungous Enemies of the Grape 

 East of the Rocky Mountains. 



Farmers' Bulletin 291, Evaporation of Apples. 



Farmers' Bulletin 293, Use of Fruit as Food. 



Farmers' Bulletin 332, Nuts and Their lisas as Food. 



Farmers' Bulletin 401, The Protection of Orchards in the Pacific 

 Northwest from Spring Frosts by Means of Fires and Smudges. 



Farmers' Bulletin 404, Irrigation of Orchards. 



Farmers' Bulletin 426, Canning Peaches on the Farm. 



Farmers' Bulletin 440, Spraying Peaches for the Control of Brown 

 Rot, Scab and Curculio. 



The various state experiment stations have issued a large num- 

 ber of publications on fruit growing. Those published in your own 

 state can be obtained from the Director of the Experiment Station 

 free of charge. These bulletins are also usually sent free to applicants 

 outside the state as long as the supply lasts. 



