Directory Of Activities Of The Bureau Of Plant Industry

Excerpt from Directory of Field Activities of the Bureau of Plant Industry Practically every major project of. The bureau has its ramifications in one or more of the three groups Of field activities. In fact, it is safe to say that fully 60 per cent Of all the investigative work is in the field, as distinguished from that carried on in the laboratories in Washington. 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.

Excerpt from Directory of Activities of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1947 The results of this research are made effective by the issuance of technical. And popular publica tions, printed and processed; the timely release of press and radio statements and visual informa tion; and the preparation of technical and other reports for scientific journals and popular farm periodicals. The practical findings are brought directly to farmers, fruit growers, and others interested through close cooperation with the State agricultural colleges and experiment sta tions and the Department's Extension Service. The organization of activities is shown by divisions in the accompanying functional chart. 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.

Excerpt from Directory of Activities of the Bureau of Plant Industry: Issued May 1936 The Division of Seed Investigations is con cerned with seed testing and the enforcement of the Federal Seed Act. An advisory service is maintained for the identification and the deter mination of the mechanical purity and germina tion of seeds. Research is conducted to extend the number of identifications which it is possible to make from an examination of seeds, and to discover methods of ascertaining accurate per centages of germination of those seeds presenting difficulties in testing. The acceptability of the imported seed subject to the Federal Seed Act is determined, records are kept of forage-plant seeds imported into the country, and data on the interstate Shipment of fraudulently misbranded seed is considered for the purpose of determining the most appropriate and effective means of im proving the quality of seed in commerce. Edgar brown, principal botanist, in charge. 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.