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Government publications. The United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, is in position 

 to give help to all citizens on the subject of agriculture. 

 A large number of Farmers' Bulletins, circulars, reports 

 and special series of instructions on almost every conceiv- 

 able agricultural or home economics subject, can be secured 

 by addressing the States' Relations Service, United States 

 Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 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 re- 

 ferred to. It is well to provide some library or filing ar- 

 rangement to contain such material, so that it can be prop- 

 erly classified and available for ready reference. 



State agricultural colleges and experiment stations. 

 Every state has its agricultural institution and experiment 

 station. These institutions publish a great deal of valuable 

 material on the agricultural problems of their respective 

 states. In most cases the material is free to all citizens of 

 the state, and should be freely drawn upon for school use. 

 A list of the agricultural colleges and experiment stations 

 will be found in the chapter on "Miscellaneous Informa- 

 tion." 



