Part 12

WHITE MUSTARD. Sinapis alba L.

=Another common name.=—Yellow mustard. (Fig. 31.)

=Range and habitat.=—White mustard is a weed found in cultivated land along waysides and fence rows, but is not so abundant nor so widely distributed as the black mustard. It is naturalized in this country from Europe.

=Description.=—This plant is very similar to black mustard, but is smaller (growing only about 1 to 2 feet tall), bright green, but the flowers and seeds are much larger, and the rough-hairy pods with their long, sickle-shaped beaks are spreading instead of being pressed against the stem. The flowers are paler yellow than those of the fore-going species. The divisions of the leaves reach to the midrib, the leaves are rough-hairy, and the pods bristly. The seeds are pale yellow and smooth.

=Collection and uses of seeds.=—The seeds are to be collected in the same manner as those of black mustard. White mustard seed has no odor in its entire state, and when water is added in grinding it the odor does not become so pronounced as in the case of black mustard, neither is the taste so pungent.

In medicine mustard seeds are used principally in the preparation of plasters and poultices. They are used also in dyspepsia, and in large doses act as an emetic.

=Imports and prices.=—The imports into the United States of black and white mustard together during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1903, amounted to 5,302,876 pounds. The price ranges from 3 to 6 cents per pound for both the black and white mustard seeds.

FARMERS’ BULLETINS.

The following is a list of the Farmers’ Bulletins available for distribution, showing the number, title, and size in pages of each. Copies will be sent to any address on application to any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, or to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. The missing numbers have been discontinued, being superseded by later bulletins.

16. Leguminous Plants. Pp. 24. 21. Barnyard Manure. Pp. 32. 22. Feeding of Farm Animals. Pp. 32. 24. Hog Cholera and Swine Plague. Pp. 16. 25. Peanuts: Culture and Uses. Pp. 24. 27. Flax for Seed and Fiber. Pp. 16. 28. Weeds: And How to Kill Them. Pp. 32. 29. Souring and Other Changes in Milk. Pp. 23. 30. Grape Diseases on the Pacific Coast. Pp. 15. 31. Alfalfa, or Lucern. Pp. 24. 32. Silos and Silage. Pp. 32. 33. Peach Growing for Market. Pp. 24. 34. Meats: Composition and Cooking. Pp. 29. 35. Potato Culture. Pp. 24. 36. Cotton Seed and Its Products. Pp. 16. 37. Kafir Corn: Culture and Uses. Pp. 12. 38. Spraying for Fruit Diseases. Pp. 12. 39. Onion Culture. Pp. 31. 42. Facts About Milk. Pp. 29. 43. Sewage Disposal on the Farm. Pp. 20. 44. Commercial Fertilizers. Pp. 24. 45. Insects Injurious to Stored Grain. Pp. 24. 46. Irrigation in the Humid Climates. Pp. 27. 47. Insects Affecting the Cotton Plant. Pp. 32. 48. The Manuring of Cotton. Pp. 16. 49. Sheep Feeding. Pp. 21. 50. Sorghum as a Forage Crop. Pp. 20. 51. Standard Varieties of Chickens. Pp. 48. 52. The Sugar Beet. Pp. 48. 53. How to Grow Mushrooms. Pp. 20. 54. Some Common Birds. Pp. 40. 55. The Dairy Herd. Pp. 24. 56. Experiment Station Work—I. Pp. 31. 57. Butter Making on the Farm. Pp. 16. 58. The Soy Bean as Forage Crop. Pp. 24. 59. Bee Keeping. Pp. 32. 60. Methods of Curing Tobacco. Pp. 16. 61. Asparagus Culture. Pp. 40. 62. Marketing Farm Produce. Pp. 28. 63. Care of Milk on the Farm. Pp. 40. 64. Ducks and Geese. Pp. 48. 65. Experiment Station Work—II. Pp. 32. 66. Meadows and Pastures. Pp. 28. 68. The Black Rot of the Cabbage. Pp. 22. 69. Experiment Station Work—III. Pp. 32. 70. Insect Enemies of the Grape. Pp. 23. 71. Essentials in Beef Production. Pp. 24. 72. Cattle Ranges of the Southwest. Pp. 32. 73. Experiment Station Work—IV. Pp. 32. 74. Milk as Food. Pp. 39. 75. The Grain Smuts. Pp. 20. 76. Tomato Growing. Pp. 30. 77. The Liming of Soils. Pp. 19. 78. Experiment Station Work—V. Pp. 32. 79. Experiment Station Work—VI. Pp. 28. 80. The Peach Twig-borer. Pp. 16. 81. Corn Culture in the South. Pp. 24. 82. The Culture of Tobacco. Pp. 24. 83. Tobacco Soils. Pp. 23. 84. Experiment Station Work—VII. Pp. 32. 85. Fish as Food. Pp. 30. 86. Thirty Poisonous Plants. Pp. 32. 87. Experiment Station Work—VIII. Pp. 32. 88. Alkali Lands. Pp. 23. 89. Cowpeas. Pp. 16. 91. Potato Diseases and Treatment. Pp. 12. 92. Experiment Station Work—IX. Pp. 30. 93. Sugar as Food. Pp. 27. 94. The Vegetable Garden. Pp. 24. 95. Good Roads for Farmers. Pp. 47. 96. Raising Sheep for Mutton. Pp. 48. 97. Experiment Station Work—X. Pp. 32. 98. Suggestions to Southern Farmers. Pp. 48. 99. Insect Enemies of Shade Trees. Pp. 30. 100. Hog Raising in the South. Pp. 40. 101. Millets. Pp. 28. 102. Southern Forage Plants. Pp. 48. 103. Experiment Station Work—XI. Pp. 32. 104. Notes on Frost. Pp. 24. 105. Experiment Station Work—XII. Pp. 32. 106. Breeds of Dairy Cattle. Pp. 48. 107. Experiment Station Work—XIII. Pp. 32. 108. Saltbushes. Pp. 20. 109. Farmers’ Reading Courses. Pp. 20. 110. Rice Culture in the United States. Pp. 28. 111. Farmers’ Interest in Good Seed. Pp. 24. 112. Bread and Bread Making. Pp. 39. 113. The Apple and How to Grow it. Pp. 32. 114. Experiment Station Work—XIV. Pp. 28. 115. Hop Culture in California. Pp. 27. 116. Irrigation in Fruit Growing. Pp. 48. 117. Sheep, Hogs, and Horses in the Northwest. Pp. 28. 118. Grape Growing in the South. Pp. 32. 119. Experiment Station Work—XV. Pp. 31. 120. Insects Affecting Tobacco. Pp. 32. 121. Beans, Peas, and other Legumes as Food. Pp. 32. 122. Experiment Station Work—XVI. Pp. 32. 123. Red Clover Seed; Information for Purchasers. Pp. 11. 124. Experiment Station Work—XVII. Pp. 32. 125. Protection of Food Products from Injurious Temperatures. Pp. 26. 126. Practical Suggestions for Farm Buildings. Pp. 48. 127. Important Insecticides. Pp. 42. 128. Eggs and Their Uses as Food. Pp. 32. 129. Sweet Potatoes. Pp. 40. 131. Household Tests for Detection of Oleomargarine and Renovated Butter. Pp. 11. 132. Insect Enemies of Growing Wheat. Pp. 40. 133. Experiment Station Work—XVIII. Pp. 32. 134. Tree Planting in Rural School Grounds. Pp. 38. 135. Sorghum Sirip Manufacture. Pp. 40. 136. Earth Roads. Pp. 24. 137. The Angora Goat. Pp. 48. 138. Irrigation in Field and Garden. Pp. 40. 139. Emmer: A Grain for the Semiarid Regions. Pp. 16. 140. Pineapple Growing. Pp. 48. 141. Poultry Raising on the Farm. Pp. 16. 142. The Nutritive and Economic Value of Food. Pp. 48. 143. The Confirmation of Beef and Dairy Cattle. Pp. 44. 144. Experiment Station Work—XIX. Pp. 32. 145. Carbon Bisulphid as an Insecticide. Pp. 28. 146. Insecticides and Fungicides. Pp. 16. 147. Winter Forage Crops for the South. Pp. 36. 148. Celery Culture. Pp. 32. 149. Experiment Station Work—XX. Pp. 32. 150. Clearing New Land. Pp. 24. 151. Dairying in the South. Pp. 48. 152. Scabies in Cattle. Pp. 24. 153. Orchard Enemies in the Pacific Northwest. Pp. 39. 154. The Fruit Garden: Preparation and Care. Pp. 20. 155. How Insects Affect Health in Rural Districts. Pp. 20. 156. The Home Vineyard. Pp. 24. 157. The Propagation of Plants. Pp. 24. 158. How to Build Small Irrigation Ditches. Pp. 28. 159. Scab in Sheep. Pp. 48. 161. Practical Suggestions for Fruit Growers. Pp. 28. 162. Experiment Station Work—XXI. Pp. 32. 164. Rape as a Forage Crop. Pp. 16. 165. Culture of the Silkworm. Pp. 32. 166. Cheese making on the Farm. Pp. 16. 167. Cassava. Pp. 32. 168. Pearl Millet. Pp. 16. 169. Experiment Station Work—XXII. Pp. 32. 170. Principles of Horse Feeding Pp. 44. 171. The Control of the Codling Moth. Pp. 24. 172. Scale Insects and Mites on Citrus Trees. Pp. 43. 173. Primer of Forestry. Pp. 48. 174. Broom Corn. Pp. 32. 175. Home Manufacture and Use of Unfermented Grape Juice. Pp. 16. 176. Cranberry Culture. Pp. 20. 177. Squab Raising. Pp. 32. 178. Insects Injurious in Cranberry Culture. Pp. 32. 179. Horseshoeing. Pp. 31. 180. Game Laws for 1903. Pp. 56. 181. Pruning. Pp. 39. 182. Poultry as Food. Pp. 40. 183. Meat on the Farm—Butchering, curing, etc. 184. Marketing Live Stock. Pp. 40. 185. Beautifying the Home Grounds. 186. Experiment Station Work—XXIII. Pp. 32. 187. Drainage of Farm Lands.

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