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Testing cosmetics at Department of Agriculture Washington D.C. July 10. Dr. D.C. Grove, of the Dept. of Agriculture is shown giving a shakedown test of different creams to get the fattening material from the product [...]

Testing cosmetics at Department of Agriculture Washington D.C. July 10...

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Agriculture finds new ways to keep flowers free from destructive insect pests. Beltsville, MD, Aug. 30. The bureau of Plant Quarantine and Entomology of the Dept. of Agriculture, has perfected treatments that keep tiny thrips from ruining Gladiola blooms, it worked them out by subjecting the bulbs to various treatments, planting the bulbs in a large field at the experimental station at Beltsville, MD, and examining the plants as they bloomed. The bulbs were numbered and the records of the treatment they received before being planted. A record of the condition of the flowers on the plants from each bulb was also kept. These records showed that treating bulbs with naphthalene flakes - easily obtained at stores dealing in chemicals - killed all thrips present in the [..] the flowers are examined when they reach full [...] is noted and their size is measured, [...] the left and G.V. Johnson, are [...] and checking the records

Agriculture finds new ways to keep flowers free from destructive insec...

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The Agricultural Department. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

The Agricultural Department. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th centu...

Stereograph showing the Department of Agricultural building. E. Totherick, photo. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picry... More

Dept. of Agriculture - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Dept. of Agriculture - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Chief Executive meets with administration experts on flood control projects, Washington, D.C., August 10. Seeking a decision as to what flood control projects will be started as soon as Congress makes available $330,000,000 authorized in the omnibus flood control ? as well as projects that can be begun with funds now on hand, President Roosevelt called in those administration experts today. Left to right: Frederick A. Doland and Abel Wolman, of National Resources Board; H.H. Bennett, Director of Soil Conservation, Dept. of Agriculture; General Edward M. Markham, Chief of U.S. Army Engineers; and Aubrey Williams, Assistant Administrator of WPA

Chief Executive meets with administration experts on flood control pro...

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Dept. Agrl. Bureau of Plant Industry

Dept. Agrl. Bureau of Plant Industry

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Dr. John R. Mohler, Chief, Bu. of Animal Industry, Dept. of Agriculture

Dr. John R. Mohler, Chief, Bu. of Animal Industry, Dept. of Agricultur...

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Select Star American Farmer. Washington, D.C., Oct. 7. A committee met in the Office of Education, Department Interior today to select the Star American Farmer of this year. Contestants for the honor are students of vocational agriculture in highschools throughout the United States. They are judged for thier demonstrated ability to farm by having conducted and outstanding program of supervised farming in connection with agricultural school work, their ability to work with others in agricultural enterprises, and scholastic achievement. First prize in $500 in cash awarded by the Kansas City Star. In the photograph, left to right: (Front Row) Dr. George F. Zook, President of the American Council on Education; Sherman E. Johnson, Chief, Division of Farm Management, Dept. of Agriculture; and S.G. McAllister, President of the International Harvester Corp. Back row, left to right: J.A. Linke, Chief of the Agricultural Education Service, Office of Education; Lester Poucher, President of the Future Farmers of America; and W.A. Ross, also of Agricultural Education Service. The winner of the award will not be announced until October 15 in Kansas City at the annual convention of the F.A.A., 10/7/38

Select Star American Farmer. Washington, D.C., Oct. 7. A committee met...

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Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxholm, Ward County, ND

Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxhol...

Significance: The dams represent a historical movement to preserve wildlife and wildlife habitat in the United States, which began in the mid-19th century and continues today. The refuge dams are significant f... More

John and Chas. Knier, twin brothers, 14 yrs. old, who raised vegetables valued at $500 on a city lot in Elmira, N.Y. For their achievement, they won a trip to Wash. from Dept. of Agriculture

John and Chas. Knier, twin brothers, 14 yrs. old, who raised vegetable...

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Testing seeds, Dept. Agrl., [Washington, D.C.]

Testing seeds, Dept. Agrl., [Washington, D.C.]

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Government experts test power of gas to keep weeds out of golf greens. Washington, D.C., Aug. 4. Attention golfers!! Your putting is bound to improve and your cussing cut down if the tests now being conducted by grass experts of the Department of Agriculture on the use of tear gas to keep weeds out of golf greens are successful. A.E. Rabbit, (left) grass specialist of the United States Gold Association with whom the Department of Agriculture is cooperating in making the tests, is pictured as he pours the gas into the soil while Stanley Graeff, Dept. of Agriculture, rakes it over. The gas treatment was developed by Dr. John Monteith of the Department of Agriculture

Government experts test power of gas to keep weeds out of golf greens....

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JONES, O.F. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

JONES, O.F. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

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Dept. Agrl. Bureau of Plant Industry

Dept. Agrl. Bureau of Plant Industry

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Officers of the Veterinary Dept. of the U.S. Army getting instructions in the grading of hay by U.S. Dept of Agriculture employees acting as teachers

Officers of the Veterinary Dept. of the U.S. Army getting instructions...

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County agents meet at Agriculture Dept. Washington, D.C. June 7. County Agricultural Extension Agents from 15 states are meeting in Washington this week to discuss the recent developments and progress in their work with the Dept. of Agriculture Heads. The officers of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents are shown talking with C.W. Warburton, Director of Extensions Work, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Left to right seated : J.E. Whonsettler, Columbus, Ohio, Sec. & Treas.; C.W. Warburton; H.E. Abbot of Indianapolis, Ind., member of the Executive Committee; standing left to right: Bright McConnell of Augusta, GA. President of the Association; and G.W. Boyd of Wheatland, Wyo., Vice-President of the Association. 6/7/37

County agents meet at Agriculture Dept. Washington, D.C. June 7. Count...

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Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxholm, Ward County, ND

Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxhol...

Significance: The dams represent a historical movement to preserve wildlife and wildlife habitat in the United States, which began in the mid-19th century and continues today. The refuge dams are significant f... More

Charles J. Brand, Chief of the Office of Markets, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Charles J. Brand, Chief of the Office of Markets, U.S. Dept. of Agricu...

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New use for surplus cotton. Washington, D.C., Sept. 1st. In connection with the program of the A.A.A. to divert surplus cotton from the normal channels of trade for the purpose of developing new commercial uses for cotton and cotton materials, apiculturists of the Dept. of Agriculture at the Beltsville, MD. experimental station are testing the use of cotton fabric as a protective covering for the hives of bees. The hive coverings are designed to protect the bees from cold during the winter hibernation period. Dr. W.J. Nolan, of the Dept. of Agriculture is shown placing cotton around one of the hives, 9/1/38

New use for surplus cotton. Washington, D.C., Sept. 1st. In connection...

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JONES, O.F. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

JONES, O.F. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

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West wing, new agricultural [Dept. of Agriculture]Building, Washington, D.C.

West wing, new agricultural [Dept. of Agriculture]Building, Washington...

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Dr. William A. Taylor, Chief Bureau of Plant Industry, Dept. Agrl.

Dr. William A. Taylor, Chief Bureau of Plant Industry, Dept. Agrl.

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Dept. Agrl. Bureau of Plant Industry

Dept. Agrl. Bureau of Plant Industry

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Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxholm, Ward County, ND

Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxhol...

Significance: The dams represent a historical movement to preserve wildlife and wildlife habitat in the United States, which began in the mid-19th century and continues today. The refuge dams are significant f... More

Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxholm, Ward County, ND

Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxhol...

Significance: The dams represent a historical movement to preserve wildlife and wildlife habitat in the United States, which began in the mid-19th century and continues today. The refuge dams are significant f... More

Photographic Laboratory, Dept. Agrl., 3/9/23

Photographic Laboratory, Dept. Agrl., 3/9/23

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More furs for the modern woman. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. Dr. Thora M. Plitt, formerly with the Bureau of Standards and now with the Dept. of Agriculture starts research work at the Agriculture Dept. today, because current fashions are demanding more and more furs, despite a diminishing supply of wild life pelts. The fur industry is turning to fur bearing animals raised in captivity. Dr. Plitt, will investigate fur fiber structure and shape, pigment distribution, density, and relative distribution of underfur and guard hairs of such fur animals as silver foxes, minks, martens, and muskrats. She is shown with a sample giving it the once over, 11/2/38

More furs for the modern woman. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. Dr. Thora M....

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Ferns in the Agricultural Dept. Greenhouse, Wash

Ferns in the Agricultural Dept. Greenhouse, Wash

Copyrighted, 1903, by T. W. Ingersoll. On mount: High Grade Original Views. Sold only by subscription. No. 222.

The Agricultural Department. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

The Agricultural Department. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th centu...

Stereograph showing the Department of Agricultural building. E. Totherick, photo.

Wire room Dept. Agrl. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Wire room Dept. Agrl. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Dept. of Agr., old - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Dept. of Agr., old - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National P... More

Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxholm, Ward County, ND

Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxhol...

Significance: The dams represent a historical movement to preserve wildlife and wildlife habitat in the United States, which began in the mid-19th century and continues today. The refuge dams are significant f... More

Louise Stanley, [...] of Bureau of House Economics, Dept. of Agriculture Nature of Nashville, Tenn.

Louise Stanley, [...] of Bureau of House Economics, Dept. of Agricultu...

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Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxholm, Ward County, ND

Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Dams, Souris River Basin, Foxhol...

Significance: The dams represent a historical movement to preserve wildlife and wildlife habitat in the United States, which began in the mid-19th century and continues today. The refuge dams are significant f... More

Farmer's Convention, 21920 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Farmer's Convention, 21920 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Caption from caption list: The National Board of Farm Organizations now in session in Wash. D.C. Photograp... More

U.S. Agriculture Department-Greenhouse-Ferns. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

U.S. Agriculture Department-Greenhouse-Ferns. Washington DC sterescope...

45873 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by T. W. Ingersoll, 1897. No. 143. On mount: American and Foreign Views. Sold only by Canvassers.

Grounds of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., U.S.A

Grounds of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., U.S.A

D8411 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright, 1900, by Whiting Bros. On mount: Twentieth Century Series. No. 306.