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Crop Reports. 

 The monthly crop reports were issued from ]\Iay to October 

 as usual. New features during the year were agricultural sta- 

 tistics, from the advance sheets of the United States Census 

 report; statements in regard to the summer field meeting of 

 the Board and the exhibit of the work of the Board; and a list 

 oif places and dates of fairs. The special articles included in the 

 various issues, in order of appearance, from IMay to October, 

 were: "The growing and marketing of squashes, melons and 

 cucumbers," by Henry M. Howard; "Cabbage and cauliflower 

 as market-garden and farm crops," adaptation by Howard N. 

 Legate from Farmers' Bulletin on "Cabbage," by L. C. Cor- 

 bett; "The more important root crops of the market garden," 

 by H. F. Tompson; " Beans, corn, tomatoes, lettuce and spinach 

 as market-garden crops," by Henry M. Howard; "Some of the 

 essentials of beekeeping," by Dr. Burton N. Gates; and "The 

 cultivation of mushrooms," adaptation by Howard N. Legate 

 from Farmers' Bulletin on "The cultivation of mushrooms," by 

 Prof. B. M. Duggar. The editions were 6,500 for May, 6,700 

 for June and July, 6,900 for August, 7,200 for September, and 

 7,300 for October. The largest previous edition was 6,500 for 

 August, 1910. Copies are on hand for distribution of the 

 September and October numbers, but the editions for the other 

 months are exhausted. This is of less importance than usual 

 as the special articles contained in them are included in Bulletin 

 No. 5, on "Vegetable growing." 



Publications. 

 The following publications were issued by this office in 1911, 

 and, except those indicated, may be obtained on application : — 



