This publication provides a section which gives a brief description of the various offices within the United States Department of Agriculture and their functions, followed by a directory, and an Index of Names.

"Tomato yellows" is merely a new name for that old plague of the West which has been more or less generally known as western yellow tomato blight. Plant pathologists of the Idaho (1904) and the Washington (1922 and 1924) State Agricultural Experiment Stations, where this disease has been studied for a greater number of years than at any other institution, have used the name "yellows" in their annual reports. The writer now recommends that this name be used in the future generally and exclusively in preference to and in place of any other synonyms, such as western blight, yellow blight, summer blight, or simply blight. There are several reasons, both scientific and practical, for adopting this name.

"Proper care of food in the home is necessary for healthful, economical living. It is wasteful to allow food to lose its attractive flavor or appearance; moreover, spoiled or infected food may be actually dangerous to health or even to life. This bulletin gives information as to forms and causes of food spoilage and suggests methods for keeping foods in good condition." -- p. ii.

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