BOOKS OF REFERENCE FOR MERIT BADGE
Birds:
Birds as Weed Destroyers. Pp. 221 to 232. Illus. (From Yearbook, 1898.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:133.
Birds that Eat Scale Insects. Pp. 189 to 198. Illus. (From Yearbook, 1906.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:416.
Bookkeeping. Farm Bookkeeping. 1912. 37 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 511.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:511.
Does it Pay the Farmer to Protect Birds? Pp. 165 to 178. Illus. (From Yearbook, 1907.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:443.
Economic Value of Predaceous Birds and Mammals. Pp. 187 to 194. Illus. (From Yearbook, 1908.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:474.
Fifty Common Birds of Farm and Orchard. 1913. 31 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 513.) Paper, 15c. A 1.9:513.
Food of Some Well-Known Birds of Forest, Farm, and Garden. 1912. 35 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 506.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:506.
How Birds Affect the Orchard. Pp. 291 to 304. Illus. (From Yearbook, 1900.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:197.
Migratory Movements of Birds in Relation to Weather. Pp. 379 to 390. 1 illus. (From Yearbook, 1910.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:545.
Relation of Birds to Fruit Growing in California. Pp. 241 to 254. (From Yearbook, 1904.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:344.
Some Common Birds in their Relation to Agriculture. Revised, 1904. 48 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 54.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:54.
Some Common Game, Aquatic, and Rapacious Birds in Relation to Man. 1912. 30 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 497.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:497.
Health:
Health and Cleanliness—O'Shea and Kellogg—pp. 54-124.
Housekeeping:
Butter.
Butter-Making on the Farm. 1905. 31 pp. (Farmers' Bulletin 241.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:241.
Canning Vegetables in the Home. 1909. 16 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 359.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:359.
School Lessons on Corn. 1910. 29 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 409.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:409.
The Home and Family—Kinne and Cooley—pp. 96-137.
Handbook of Domestic Science and Household Arts—Wilson—pp. 273-276 and 55-58.
Farm Houses:
Modern Conveniences for the Farm Home. 1906. 48 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 270.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:270.
Farmers' Bulletins:
34. Meats, Composition and Cooking. Paper, 5c.
131. Household Tests for the Detection of Oleomargarine and Renovated Butter.
Paper, 5c.
154. Home Fruit Garden, Preparation and Care. Paper, 5c.
166. Cheese-Making on the Farm. Paper, 5c.
180. Game Laws for 1903. Paper, 5c.
185. Beautifying the Home Grounds. Paper, 5c.
188. Weeds Used in Medicine. Paper, 5c.
195. Annual Flowering Plants. Paper, 5c.
197. Importation of Game Birds and Eggs for Propagation. Paper, 5c.
218. School Garden. 2d revised edition. Paper, 5c.
234. Guinea Fowl and its Use as Food. Paper, 5c.
351. Tuberculin Test of Cattle for Tuberculosis. Paper, 5c.
375. Care of Food in Home, corrected to Mar. 25, 1910. Paper, 5c.
409. School Lessons on Corn. Paper, 5c.
459. House Flies. Paper, 5c.
468. Forestry in Nature Study. Paper, 5c.
478. How to Prevent Typhoid Fever. Paper, 5c.
506. Food of Some Well-Known Birds of Forest, Farm, and Garden. Paper, 5c.
511. Farm Bookkeeping. Paper, 5c.
513. Fifty Common Birds of Farm and Orchard. Paper, 15c.
525. Raising Guinea Pigs. Paper, 5c.
Farms:
Figs. Smyrna Fig Culture in United States. Pp. 79 to 106. Illus. (From Yearbook, 1900.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:196.
Forest Fires:
Attitude of Lumbermen toward Forest Fires. Pp. 133 to 140. Illus. (From Yearbook, 1904.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:337.
Forestry in Nature Study (with Key to Common Kinds of Trees). 1911. 43 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 468.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:468.
Grosbeaks. Our Grosbeaks and their Value to Agriculture. 1911. 14 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 456.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:456.
Headache Mixtures. Harmfulness of Headache Mixtures (containing Acetanilid, Antipyrin, and Phenacetin). 1909. 16 pp. (Farmers' Bulletin 377.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:377.
Perfumery:
Can Perfumery Farming Succeed in United States? Pp. 377 to 398. Illus. (From Yearbook, 1898.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:135.
Plants:
Plants Useful to Attract Birds and Protect Fruit. Pp. 185 to 196. (From Yearbook, 1909.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:504.
School Exercises in Plant Production. 1910. 48 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 408.) Paper, 5c. A 1.9:408.
Poisonous Plants:
Some Poisonous Plants of Northern Stock Ranges. Pp. 305 to 324. Illus. (From Yearbook, 1900.) Paper, 5c. A 1.10:206.
School Garden. 2d revised edition, 1909. 41 pp. Illus. (Farmers' Bulletin 218.) Paper, 5c.
Yearbook. (Separates.)
414. Cage-Bird Traffic of United States. Paper, 10c.
485. Manufacture of Flavoring Extracts. Paper. 5c.
Farmers' Bulletins
(These Bulletins can be obtained in Washington Agricultural Department for five cents.)
Woman's Edition of Red Cross Abridged Text-Book on First Aid, can be obtained for 35 cents from Girl Scout Headquarters, 527 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
Elementary Hygiene and Home Care of Sick, by Jane Delano.