Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1847
Prior to 1862, when the Department of Agriculture was established, the report on agriculture was prepared and published by the Commissioner of Patents, and forms a volume or part of a volume, of his annual report, the first being that of 1840. Cf. Checklist of public documents ... Washington, 1895, p. 148.

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Historical Sketch of Silesian Wool Culture
253
On the Management of the Merino Flocks on the Farm of the Viceroy of Hungary
258
On the improved Merino Sheep with illustrations
268
On the Formation and Growth of Wool with eighteen illustrations
271
On Marking sheep with illustrations
278
Instruments to Measure the Degree of Fineness of Wool with illustrations
280
Sheep Yard and Stables with illustrations
281
General Rules for Pasturing Sheep
285
Wool Growers Convention and Wool Markets
292
Wool Trade of Germany Amount of Capital engaged in the Wool Trade of Germany
294
On the Export of Wool from Germany to other Countries and future prospects of the German Wool Trade
296
Requisite Qualities of Wool for Manufacturing Purposes
308
On Agricultural Schools
310
Biennial and Three Field System of Germany
326
On Wheat Tobacco and Spelt as Cultivated on the Rhine
332
Mode of Feeding Cattle at Alcsúth
341

Dimensions to be Observed in Purchasing Sheep with illustrations and table
286
Description of the Apparatus for Washing Sheep with illustrations
289
Description of an Apparatus for Steaming Food with the Mode of Feeding Steamed Chaff and its advantages
345

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