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A NEW LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT, 























Notice is received of the issuance of a "List of Publications Issued Since 
Ghiy 1, 1913". (Revised to December 31, 1916.) Issued April 26, 1917. 114 pages. 
Copies may be obtained by request to Editor & Chief, Division of Publicationns, 
D ppartment of Agriculture, Washineton, D. C, 
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ww 3 STATE MAPS NOW AVAILABLE, 
* A supply of State maps, size 8" x 101-2", will shortly be available for 
use. These base maps are on white paper and show covnties. Field employees de- 
siring same should make application to their respective section chiefs. 
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NEW AGRICULTURE DIVISIONS. 
The Department of Agriculture announces: 
"In order to handle to better advantage the work of combating tuberculosis 
of cattle and to carry on other activities for the conservation of the animal re- 
sources of the country, the Secretary of Agriculture has created two new divisions 
in the Bureau of Animal Industry. The changes became effective May l. 
es 42) The Tuberculosis Eradication Division***** 
m (2) wex** The Tick Eradication Division will be devoted exclusively to the 
work of eradicating the cattle fever tick in the South, (Off. Bull. May 14.) 

REPORT ON BEEKEEPING ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. 
The work reported in the last News Letter of sending circulars to beekeepers 
to urge them to increase production has progressed in a satisfactory manner. 
Circulars have now been sent tc the complete list of beekeepers in sixteen States 
and in addition the State agencies have sent circulars to extensive lists of bee- 
keepers in a number of cases. Over a dozen State beekeepers’ associations have 
sent cut special circulars to the members and some of the leading dealers in bee- 
‘keepers’ supplies are sending out such circulars to their customers. Every county 
‘agent in the United States has been supplied with a number of circulars for distri- 
bution and the honey-crop reporters of the Bureau of Crop Estimates have been cir- 
cularized. In several cases State inspectors of apiaries are temporarily discon- 
‘tinuing their inspection in order to hold meetings of beekeepers. The response to 
these requests has been satisfactory to the highest degree and, while the May es- 
‘timates of honey-plant conditions are slightly below normal, there is every reason 
‘to expect a greatly increased honey-crop in 1917. The work of circularizing bee- 
Keepers will be materially increased as soon as apparatus can be installed for 
doing more of the work mechanically. 
LIBRARY 
Miss Mabel Colcord, Librarian. 
NEW BOOKS. 
American nursery trade directory, 1917-1918. Rochester, N. Y., American Florists’ 
Publishing Co., inc., 1917. 128p. 
arnes, Wm. and McDunnough, J. Check list of the Lepidoptera of boreal America. 
Decatur, Ill., Feb. 1917. 392p. 
