Report discussing the proper methods of handling and preserving food. Topics discussed include mold, flies, dust, pet hair and dander, cold storage techniques, and disinfectants. Includes an index.

"Perhaps no topic connected with the subject of human food is of more general interest than bread, and no crops are more important to the farmer than the bread-yielding cereals. This bulletin, which summarizes the most recent information on the use of cereals for bread making, is believed to be useful and timely." -- p. 2

Report discussing the use of fertilizers on the more important soils of the South Atlantic States in the growing of staple farm crops. Factors which influence the use of commercial fertilizers such as crop rotation, legumes, and manure are discussed. In addition, methods for fertilizing cotton, corn, oats, wheat, and cowpea are discussed.

Report discussing the proper way to can and preserve vegetables, with an emphasis on sterilization techniques.

"The discussion of [potato culture] most naturally falls into the methods adapted to growing potatoes as a truck crop and the methods best suited to growing them as a farm crop. This publication is confined to a consideration of the potato from the standpoint of the truck grower." -- p. 6

This bulletin "is intended as a laboratory guide or manual for the use of teachers and not as a textbook to be studied by the pupils.... It has been decided to limit this bulletin to exercises illustrating some of the more important principles of plant production, leaving to subsequent bulletins the application of these principles to particular crops." -- p. 7-8. Contains 46 exercises.

Report discussing a possible curriculum for instructing students about growing corn. Topic for exercises include 1) selecting seed, 2) judging corn, 3) testing seed in school, 4) selecting corn for exhibition, 5) cultivation practices, and 6) simple corn breeding.

"Introduced into the United States many years ago from Europe, this sparrow has multiplied and extended its range until now it is numerous and firmly established over most of the country. The bad qualities of the bird far outweigh its good ones, and, although its extermination is impracticable, a reduction of its numbers is feasible and important. The present bulletin aims to describe the best methods of destruction." -- p. 2

Report discussing methods for irrigating orchards, including ditches, flumes, pipes and standpipes, and furrows.

Report describing the production of tobacco in Pennsylvania, specifically cigar-leaf tobacco. Topics discussed include soil requirements, different planting methods, harvesting practices, curing and handling processes, and diseases and insect enemies of the tobacco plant.

"The rapid extension of agricultural operations into the sections of the United States where the rainfall is so limited as to make the problem of soil blowing a serious one has led to numerous calls for information concerning the best methods of solution." -- p. 2. Control of blowing of both sandy soils and soils from newly cleared lands are among the topics discussed.

"Within the semiarid region there are millions of acres of rich, fertile land, now barren, some of which will be reclaimed through irrigation, but most of which can not be irrigated on account of the limited water supply, and must be farmed, if at all, without irrigation.... This land is now attracting eastern farmers who are prone to risk failure in view of the possibilities in years of favorable precipitation. There have been many deplorable failures during the recent years which could have been averted had the unfortunate settlers fortified themselves against periods of drought by irrigating small parts of their land holdings. It is realized that to accomplish this requires an outlay of capital and if this outlay is great it precludes the possibility of such procedure. With a view to helping these settlers, this Office has investigated the use of windmills as a means of pumping water for the irrigation of small areas in connection with the farming of more extensive areas without irrigation. It is the purpose of this bulletin to set forth in a simple, comprehensive way the possibilities of irrigation, using windmills only as means of power." -- p. 5

Report explaining how to successfully can peaches, including fundamental principles of canning, equipment necessary for canning, and marketing the canned peaches.

Report discussing the status of hog raising in the southern United States. Topics discussed include sows, corn feeds, supplements to corn in feeds, and different breeds of swine.

"In the mountain valleys of Colorado are found conditions of altitude, soil, and moisture naturally favorable to the growth of the potato, with an almost entire absence of harmful freezes and bacterial enemies." -- p. 5. This bulletin explains how potatoes can be cultivated to thrive in the western United States.

"It is possible within a few years to double the average production of corn per acre in the United States, and to accomplish it without any increase in work or expense. The lines of improvement that will most easily and quickly double the present production per acre are as follow: (1) Improvement in the quality of seed planted; (2) improvement in the condition of the soil; (3) improvement in methods of cultivation." -- p. 3-4

Report explaining how farmers can evaluate the quality of seed corn and prepare it for planting and storage.

"Much study has been given to corn-planting methods and much progress made. This progress has usually been along the line of more rapid and easier planting and cultivating. While retaining these advantages, the method here described causes higher yields by supplying each plant with better conditions for growth and production." -- p. 5

Report discussing the recent growth in agricultural clubs for school-age boys and girls, their aims and work, and recommendations for beginning such clubs in other communities.

Report discussing the growth of drug addiction in the United States due chiefly to the consumption of drugs originally intended for medicinal purposes. Soothing syrups, soft drinks, medications for the nose and lungs, and remedies for headaches and epilepsy are the primary sources of habit-forming substances. In addition, medicines purporting to cure tobacco and drug addiction have, in many cases, also been found to contain addictive agents.

Report discussing the origination and purpose of the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work. The agency is primarily tasked with developing methods to control the spread of the Mexican cotton boll weevil, but it researches cultivation techniques for other crops as well, particularly corn and cowpea. This report summarizes the agency's preliminary findings.

Report discussing general properties of rice and practices in its cultivation. Topics include varieties of rice, production and importation of rice, rice lands, irrigation, sowing seed, flooding, fertilizing, harvesting, milling, and rice by-products. Special attention is given to the rice growing regions of Louisiana and Texas.

"The widespread interest in the most satisfactory and most economical ways of preparing meat for the table has led to the preparation of [this] summary of information on the cheaper cuts of meat and inexpensive meat dishes." -- p. 2

Report discussing the economic importance of the muskrat, which is highly valued for both its fur and meat. Topics include muskrat behavior and habitats, agricultural problems caused by muskrats, muskrat farming, and protective laws.