﻿4 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULS. 1351-1375 



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 Department Bulletin No. 1355. — Food Habits of the Vireos; a 

 Family of Insectivorous Birds: 



Economic relations 1 



Black-whiskered vireo 3 



Red-eyed vireo 4 



Philadelphia vireo 10 



The warbling vireos 13 



Yellow-throated vireo 15 



The blue-headed vireos 18 



The white-eyed vireos 21 



The Hutton vireos 23 



The BeU vireos 25 



Gray vireo 27 



Publications relating to the food habits of birds 43 



Department Bulletin No. 1356. — Experiments in Rice Prodtjction 

 IN Southwestern Louisiana: 



Introduction 1 



Natural factors afifecting rice production 3 



Soils 3 



Topography 4 



Precipitation 4 



Temperature 5 



Wind velocity 7 



Evaporation 8 



Cultural experiments 8 



Plats 9 



General cultural methods 9 



Seed-bed preparation 10 



Date of seeding 12 



Rate and method of seeding 14 



Depth of seeding 15 



Fertility experiments 15 



Irrigation experiments 19 



Date of submergence 21 



Depth of submergence 21 



Rotation experiments 26 



Summary 31 



Department Bulletin No. 1357. — The Strawberry Rootworm, 

 A New Pest on Qreenhouse Roses: 



Systematic history 2 



Economic history and food plants 3 



Recent injury in greenhouses 4 



Distribution 6 



Nature of injury and economic importance 6 



Life history and habits 8 



Seasonal history 25 



Natural enemies 27 



Experiments in control 27 



Preventive measures 44 



Summary 45 



Recommendations for control 46 



Literature cited 47 



Department Bulletin No. 135S. — Range Watering Places in the 

 Southwest: 



Introduction 1 



Importance of water development to the livestock industry 2 



Water recjuirements of range animals 3 



Necessity of sufficient watering places to prevent overgrazing around 



water 5 



Number and spacing of watering places on the range 5 



Most feasible kinds of water developments 10 



Springs 10 



Pipe lines 11 



Water trails 12 



