List Of Technical Workers In The Department Of Agriculture And Outline Of Functions Of Main Branches Of The Department

Author : United States Department Of Agriculture
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396587061
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book List of Technical Workers in the Department of Agriculture, and Outline of Department Functions, 1929 (Classic Reprint) written by United States Department Of Agriculture and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from List of Technical Workers in the Department of Agriculture, and Outline of Department Functions, 1929 The activities of the Bureau of Plant Industry are primarily devoted to plant research and related problems. This work includes the study of destructive plant diseases and the establishment of methods of eradication and control; the improvement of crop, ornamental, or other plants by breeding and selection; the introduction of promising seeds and plants from foreign countries; the improve ment of methods of plant production; and the utilization of plants of economic value. Campaigns to control or eradicate certain plant diseases are conducted in cooperation with the authorities of the States concerned. The 13 States inter ested in spring-wheat production are cooperating to eradicate the common bar berry throughout this area as a means of controlling epidemics of black stem rust of wheat. The New England, Great Lakes, and Northwestern States are cooper ating in the eradication of the bl ack currant and related plants as a means of controlling or preventing the spread of blister rust of white pine. The Gulf States are cooperating in the eradication of the canker of citrus trees and fruits. The regulatory activities of the bureau are limited to the enforcement of the Federal seed act. In addition to the experimental activities of the bureau at the Arlington, Experiment Farm, which is immediately adjacent to the District of Columbia, the bureau is operating field stations or laboratories in practically all the major cropping regions of the United States and is maintaining direct cooperative experiments with the State agricultural colleges and experiment stations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.