U;,S. '" ' 7^i,,(U(^ No. 5. 



Bulletin No. 3— Revised Edition. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH 



OF THE 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; 



ITS OBJECTS AND PRESENT ORGANIZATION. 



COMPILKD 15Y 



Jcr 



CHARLES H. GREATHOUSE, 

 Division of Pnhlicalions. 



Under direction of 



GEO. WM. HILL, 

 Chief of Division of PiMicotions. 



AVASHINGTON: 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 

 1898. 



