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A SCHOOL FOR ROAD BUILDING 

 RECOMMENDED 



1 1 In connection with the subject of road 

 materials the Secretary of Agriculture 

 urges the desirability of a school for 

 road building in connection with the 

 department, the students to consist of 

 men who have already received degrees 

 from reputable engineering schools. 



EXPERIMENTAL. WORK IN ALASKA 



p -'£Many interesting experiments have 

 been carried on in Alaska. Distribu- 

 tion was made, moreover, of vegetable 

 and flower seeds to some 1,500 persons, 

 many of whom report success, and con- 

 firm the possibility of raising hardy veg- 

 etables in nearly all parts of the territory 

 south of the Arctic Circle. In general, 

 the experimental work in Alaska has 

 shown that live stock could be success- 

 fully maintained at many points. Sheep 

 raising has not proved successful, and 

 the Secretary expresses the opinion that 

 Alaskan grass lands as a whole can be 

 most profitably used at present through 



dairying. The Secretary says it is doubt- 

 ful if equally good opportunities for 

 dairymen can be found in the United 

 States today. 



PUBLICATION WORK 



The publication work of the depart- 

 ment is a faithful reflex of its activity 

 and growth. The number of publica- 

 tions issued during the past year aggre- 

 gated 972, of which 379, comprising 

 23,000 pages of matter, were new. The 

 number of copies of all publications 

 printed during the year amounted to 

 nearly 12,500,000. Of farmers' bulle- 

 tins, of which 6,500,000 copies were is- 

 sued during the year, nearly 5,000,000 

 were distributed upon the orders of 

 members of Congress. Educational in- 

 stitutions are becoming more frequent 

 applicants for publications, mainly for 

 class work, and the Secretary suggests 

 a plan by which, with the approval of 

 Congress, unused congressional quotas 

 of the department's publications might 

 be made available. 



From David Griffiths, U. S. Department of Agriculture 



A Flock of Goats on the Ranges of Arizona 



