Booklet issued by the US Department of Agriculture in the 1920s regarding rammed earth construction. It is undetermined how many homes and other structures were constructed pursuant to this Bulletin and how many are utilized today.

Influenced by the works of Francois Cointeraux, this is the first book published in the United States regarding rammed earth construction, and it is an instructional guide for individuals interested in rammed earth, or pise de terre, construction. Note the dedication to President Thomas Jefferson, a supporter of rammed earth construction who visited Mr. Cointeraux in France prior to becoming President.

Karl Ellington speaks best about the intent of this 1924 book: "But I am not giving out information on pisé for the sake of getting building jobs. I insist on each one being his own builder and that he tries his best to make his building cheap by the doing the work himself. This book tells him how to do it. And if there is still for local reasons be any detail upon which the builder need more information - or if it is a lone woman or a cripple that wants a warm little house of rammed earth - I am willing to bring such builders what assistance I can give them."