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A large number of Farmers' Bulletins, circulars, reports 

 and special instructions on almost every conceivable agricul- 

 tural or home economics subject, can be secured by address- 

 ing the Secretary of Agriculture. Most of the publications 

 are free and are intended for the use of the public. This 

 material makes a very necessary and helpful supplement to 

 the text-book, and should be constantly referred to. It is 

 well to provide some library or filing arrangement to con- 

 tain such material, so that it can be properly classified and 

 cared for. 



State agricultural colleges and experiment stations. 

 Every state has its agricultural institution. These colleges 

 publish a great deal of valuable material on the agricultural 

 problems of their respective states. In most cases the ma- 

 terial is free to all citizens of the state, and should be freely 

 drawn upon for school use. A list of the agricultural col- 

 leges and experiment stations will be found in the chapter 

 on "Miscellaneous Information." 



