1903. Federal Agricultural PolicyEnvironmental ManagementUSDA Archive of 19 United States Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletins and related federal publications issued between 1903 and 1943 documenting the federal government's expanding role in agricultural science land management and rural modernization during the Progressive Era and the decades surrounding the Dust Bowl. Produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of the federal agricultural extension system these publications were one of the most effective instruments through which the United States government reshaped agricultural production and rural land use in the early twentieth century. Farmers' Bulletins distributed nationwide helped the USDA translate experimental research conducted in universities and federal laboratories into practical instruction for farmers across the country. The bulletins were handed out free of charge through congressional offices agricultural colleges and rural postal networks reaching millions of farm households and implementing federal agricultural policy at the local level. The publications represented here emerged from the legislature introduced by the Morrill Acts the Hatch Act and the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 which created the federal system linking agricultural research land-grant universities and cooperative extension services. <br /> <br /> The earliest publications in this archive address dairy science and livestock management at the turn of the twentieth century illustrating the USDA's early efforts to standardize agricultural production through scientific research and experimentation. By the interwar period the scope of federal guidance had expanded significantly with bulletins addressing farm infrastructure soil improvement agricultural inputs and the management of rural resources and home economics. Particularly significant are titles addressing timber measurement and marketing soil improvement through mulching fertilizer preparation and fishpond management reflecting the USDA's growing involvement in the scientific management of rural ecosystems. These publications illustrate the transition from early agricultural instruction toward broader federal oversight of land productivity and environmental management during the first half of the twentieth century particularly in the decades surrounding the agricultural crises of the 1930s.<br /> <br /> The 19 titles include:<br /> <br /> • Cheese Making on the Farm 1903<br /> • Butter Making on the Farm 1903<br /> • The Dairy Herd: Its Formation and Management 1904<br /> • Dairy-Barn Construction 1923<br /> • Farm Plumbing 1924; revised 1933<br /> • Painting on the Farm 1925<br /> • Simple Plumbing Repairs in the Home 1925; revised 1936<br /> • Hotbeds and Coldframes 1935; revised 1941<br /> • Facts About Cotton 1938; revised 1940<br /> • Cotton Shirts for Men and Boys 1939; revised 1943<br /> • Useful and Ornamental Gourds 1941<br /> • Preventing Insect Damage in Home-Dried Fruits 1943<br /> • Techniques of Fishpond Management 1943<br /> <br /> Additional publications address timber measurement and marketing soil improvement through organic mulches fertilizer preparation and other aspects of agricultural productivity and rural resource management further illustrating the USDA's expanding influence over agricultural land use and environmental practice during the first half of the twentieth century. Nineteen pamphlets and booklets printed in staple-bound or pamphlet format many with illustrated wrappers. Paper toned with scattered edge wear and occasional creasing; earlier bulletins show foxing and surface wear consistent with circulation. Overall good condition. A coherent working archive documenting the federal government's transformation of American agriculture through scientific research extension education and land-management policy in the early twentieth century illustrating the institutional foundations of modern agricultural and environmental governance. unknown
1898. Federal Agricultural PolicyEnvironmental ManagementUSDA Archive of 17 United States Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletins and federal publications issued between 1898 and 1949 documenting the federal government's expanding role in agricultural science land management and homesteading during the Progressive Era and the decades surrounding the Dust Bowl. These bulletins document the federal government's expanding role in agricultural production and were a crucial part of the print system through which the United State Department of Agriculture translated experiment-station research into practical directions for farmers and rural households. Several carry the red distribution stamp "Sent by Harry R. Sheppard Member of Congress" preserving the congressional channels through which USDA advice circulated alongside the wider extension network. The bulletins were handed out free of charge through congressional offices agricultural colleges and rural postal networks reaching millions of farm households and implementing federal agricultural policy at the local level. The publications represented here emerged from the legislature introduced by the Morrill Acts the Hatch Act and the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 which created the federal system linking agricultural research land-grant universities and cooperative extension services. <br /> <br /> The earliest publications in this archive address plant disease and propagation showing the USDA's early emphasis on scientific control of crop failure and the standardization of cultivation practices. By the interwar and wartime decades the scope of instruction had widened to include vegetable production seed storage sweet potato preservation cabbage disease fern eradication from pasture lands brush and stump clearing and the control of Johnson grass alongside household and regional titles such as The Home Fruit Garden in the Pacific Coast States and Arizona and Production of Maple Syrup and Sugar. These pamphlets show the department addressing both market agriculture and domestic food production moving between specialized technical subjects such as seed treatment and broader guidance on gardens storage and rural land use.<br /> <br /> Archive of 17 titles including:<br /> <br /> • The Grain Smuts: How They Are Caused and How to Prevent Them 1898<br /> • The Propagation of Plants 1902 reprinted 1924<br /> • Prevent Storage Rots of Sweet Potatoes 1934<br /> • Eradication of Ferns from Pasture Lands in the Eastern United States 1915 revised 1936<br /> • Production of Maple Sirup and Sugar 1924 revised 1937<br /> • Production of Spinach 1938<br /> • Culture and Uses of Okra 1905 revised 1928 1940<br /> • Clearing Land of Brush and Stumps 1927 revised 1929 1941<br /> • The Home Fruit Garden in the Pacific Coast States and Arizona 1942<br /> • Vegetable Seed Treatments 1940 revised 1942<br /> • Mixing Fertilizers on the Farm 1949<br /> <br /> Additional publications address crop storage weed control fertilizer preparation and home food production showing how USDA printing linked plant pathology environmental management and household economy within a single federal instructional program across the first half of the twentieth century. Seventeen pamphlets and booklets printed in staple-bound or pamphlet format many with illustrated wrappers. Paper toned with scattered edge wear creasing rubbing and light soiling; earlier bulletins show heavier age and use and several mid-century pamphlets retain congressional distribution stamps. Overall good condition. A solid working archive of USDA extension printing that traces the federal government's practical involvement in American farming horticulture and home economics from 1898 to 1949. unknown
Washington: Government Printing Office 1899. 647p. colored front. b/w and colored illus. folded map original black cloth Bureau of Animal Industry 125. Government Printing Office unknown
Washington Government Printing Office 1890/1891. Lex.-8° VI 1 Bl. 957 S. mit 306 Holzschn. im Text u. 40 tls. farb. Taf. OLdr. m. Rüsch. berieben mehrere Schabspuren Rückendeckel schwach fl. farb. Abdruck eines Et. u. Stemp. auf Vorderdeckel Leimschatten auf den Vorsätzen S. 371-380 mit winziger Randläsur. Nissen Zoolog. 3056. - = The miscellaneous documents of the House of Representatives for the second session of the forty-eighth congress 1884-85. Vol. 41 Washington, Government Printing Office 1890/1891. unknown
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