I have that book beside my computer today, I think.  The title I have
is Trees: Yearbook of Agriculture 1949.  I bought it a couple of years
back. I thought it was a big tree reference by I can't seem to find
the information.

Bruce

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Gary Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ed,
>
> Great minds think alike, I currently have that book checked out from
> my local library, lol.
>
> Very interesting book.
>
> Gary
>
> On Nov 19, 2:43 pm, "Edward Frank" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> ENTS,
>>
>> A few months ago I bought a copy of the the USDA Handbook of Agriculture 
>> 1949 - Trees at a used book sale.  It is an interesting document that 
>> includes a variety of articles on a wide range of topics.  It even includes 
>> a tree identification guide.  If you are interested in the thinking on the 
>> subject 60 years ago, a copy of the document can be found, along with many 
>> other USDA documents at this website:
>>
>> http://naldr.nal.usda.gov/NALWeb/About.htm
>>
>>   Purpose
>>   The repository was launched in April 2006 to provide access to the full 
>> text of publications digitized by NAL or through NAL's partnerships. The 
>> majority of the publications available were published by the USDA. Examples 
>> include the Agriculture Information Bulletin, the Agricultural Economic 
>> Report, and the Yearbook of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Publications 
>> are added on an ongoing basis--check the Spotlights section of the home page 
>> for information on new additions or connect to the RSS feed. A complete list 
>> of full-text publications is provided on the Tables of Contents page.
>>
>> I  encourage people to check it out. One of the other handbooks available, 
>> for example, was a Guide to Common Trees of Alaska from 1950.
>>
>> Ed Frank
>>
>> Check out my new Blog:  http://nature-web-network.blogspot.com/(and click on 
>> some of the ads)
>
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