. Complimentary banquet in honor of Luther Burbank. Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926; Plant breeding. Complimentary Banquet to Luther Burbank L stock-raising. These bulletins, together with the Agricultural Year Book, comprise an encyclopedia of knowledge and in- formation relating to the farm that is invaluable. There are eight bureaus under the direction of the De- partment of Agriculture, each having several divisions: The Weather Bureau. Bureau of Animal Industry. Bureau of Plant Industry. Bureau of Chemistry. Bureau of Soils. Bureau of Statistics. Bureau of Entomology. Bureau of Forestry. There
. Complimentary banquet in honor of Luther Burbank. Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926; Plant breeding. Complimentary Banquet to Luther Burbank L stock-raising. These bulletins, together with the Agricultural Year Book, comprise an encyclopedia of knowledge and in- formation relating to the farm that is invaluable. There are eight bureaus under the direction of the De- partment of Agriculture, each having several divisions: The Weather Bureau. Bureau of Animal Industry. Bureau of Plant Industry. Bureau of Chemistry. Bureau of Soils. Bureau of Statistics. Bureau of Entomology. Bureau of Forestry. There are also fifteen divisions of special investigation, such as the botanical, pomological, biological survey, labora- tory, etc., with a corps of educated and practical professors in their special lines. A number of them are graduates of the Leland Stanford Jr. University and the University of California, which are respectively presided over by the two distinguished presidents who honor us with their presence here this evening. These different bureaus in the Agricultural Department are quietly doing their splendid work; and, like smokeless powder, we do not see where the shells come from, but the report is felt on every farm in the country. We feel these benefits in our forest reserves, by the preservation of our forests and the planting of trees on the San Gabriel and other forest reser^^es in California; we feel them when we learn the adaptability of certain soils to the cultivation of cereals, the improvement of live stock, and their prevention from disease. We feel the beneficial effects in the forecasts of the weather; the warnings given to the farmer of the coming of rain, frost , , 22 . _Jj. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. State board of trade. [from old catalog]. [Speeches.
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