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Canaries

Chapter 27: ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
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A practical guide outlines the origin and varieties of domesticated canaries and gives detailed advice on housing, cage maintenance, indoor and outdoor aviaries, feeding, bathing, molt management, and color feeding. It addresses breeding practices, methods for determining sex and age, parasite control, care of feet and bill, and treatments for common injuries and illnesses, including broken limbs, feather loss, and respiratory and intestinal troubles. Practical recommendations and a short bibliography provide a concise reference for owners and fanciers seeking reliable husbandry and basic veterinary guidance.

ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.


Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace.
Assistant Secretary C. W. Pugsley.
Director of Scientific Work E. D. Ball.
Director of Regulatory Work ——.
Weather Bureau Charles F. Marvin, Chief.
Bureau of Agricultural Economics Henry C. Taylor, Chief.
Bureau of Animal Industry John R. Mohler, Chief.
Bureau of Plant Industry William A. Taylor, Chief.
Forest Service W. B. Greeley, Chief.
Bureau of Chemistry Walter G. Campbell, Acting Chief.
Bureau of Soils Milton Whitney, Chief.
Bureau of Entomology L. O. Howard, Chief.
Bureau of Biological Survey E. W. Nelson, Chief.
Bureau of Public Roads Thomas H. MacDonald, Chief.
Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory F. G. Cottrell, Director.
Division of Accounts and Disbursements A. Zappone, Chief.
Division of Publications Edwin C. Powell, Acting Chief.
Library Claribel R. Barnett, Librarian.
States Relations Service A. C. True, Director.
Federal Horticultural Board C. L. Marlatt, Chairman.
Insecticide and Fungicide Board J. K. Haywood, Chairman.
Packers and Stockyards Administration Chester Morrill, Assistant to the Secretary.
Grain Future Trading Act Administration
Office of the Solicitor R. W. Williams, Solicitor.

This bulletin is a contribution from the—

Bureau of Biological Survey E. W. Nelson, Chief.
Division of Food Habits Research W. L. McAtee, in Charge.


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