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"This bulletin gives an account of the recent mouse plague in Humboldt Valley, Nevada. Its object to acquaint farmers with the dangers from field mice to describe the best methods of destroying and controlling the animals. Through referring particularly to the Nevada outbreak, the recommendations apply to similar species in other parts of the United States." -- Introduction p. 5.

Addressed to the farmer's wife and to those women of modest means who, by necessity, do their own housework and cooking, James Breazeale's 1918 work teaches the American housewife the skills of canning and preserving in order to maximize her impact on the health, economy, and labor of her family. Not a cookbook, per se, this work is intended to aid the housewife by suggesting systems which will lessen the steps of the housewife and inspire her with some new ideas of economy. It is through the canning of vegetables and fruits, Breazeale attests, that the housewife will be able to practice old-fashioned thrift and thus preserve her family from poverty and want. The work also includes basic recipes for such staples as bread, cottage cheese, and mayonnaise dressing.