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Construction of chimneys and fireplaces.

Description: Describes the principles of chimney and fireplace construction. Provides schematics.
Date: 1940
Creator: United States. Bureau of Agricultural Engineering.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sugar-beet culture in the humid area of the United States.

Description: A guide to growing sugar-beets in regions where crops are reliant on rainfall rather than irrigation. Discusses soil requirements, climatic adaptation, fertilizers, machinery and labor requirements, and control of diseases or insect pests.
Date: 1940
Creator: Lill, J. G. (Joe Grigsby), 1889-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fall-sown oat production.

Description: A guide to planting and harvesting fall-sown oats in the southern United States. Includes descriptions of oat varieties.
Date: 1940
Creator: Stanton, T. R. (Thomas Ray), b. 1885 & Coffman, Franklin A. (Franklin Arthur), 1892-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Soybean utilization.

Description: Describes the various uses of the soybean, including its use for human food, livestock feed, oil, hay and straw, pasturage, silage, and soil improvement.
Date: 1940
Creator: Morse, W. J. (William Joseph), b. 1884
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Growing sweet corn for the cannery.

Description: A guide to planting and growing sweet corn for commercial canning. Includes descriptions of sweet corn varieties and provides suggestions for the practical use of factory wastes.
Date: 1939
Creator: Beattie, James H. (James Herbert), b. 1882
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The production of Johnson grass for hay and pasturage.

Description: Describes the characteristics of Johnson grass and where it should or should not be grown in the United States. Includes a guide to hay production and pasturing using Johnson grass.
Date: 1940
Creator: Vinall, H. N. (Harry Nelson), 1880-1937 & Crosby, M. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Collection and preservation of insects for use in the study of agriculture.

Description: Describes methods for collecting, killing, and preserving insects and larvae for displays to be used in the school classroom or by amateur collectors. Also includes instructions for raising live insects in breeding cages.
Date: 1939
Creator: Mansuy, Margaret C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preparation of bunched beets, carrots, and turnips for market.

Description: Describes recommended methods of harvesting, grading, packing, loading, and refrigerating bunched beets, carrots, and turnips. Discusses primarily the handling practices in California, Texas, and Louisiana, where most winter and early spring shipments of these vegetables originate.
Date: 1940
Creator: Lewis, William E. (William Emanuel), b. 1887
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The husker-shredder on eastern Corn Belt farms.

Description: Describes the uses and benefits of the corn husker-shredder. Includes a discussion of the costs involved in renting or buying a shredder.
Date: December 1928
Creator: Collier, George W., 1897-; Humphries, W. R. (Walter Raymond), b. 1886 & McComas, E. W. (Earl W.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rabbit parasites and diseases.

Description: Describes the causes, symptoms, and treatments for diseases and parasites affecting rabbits.
Date: 1931
Creator: Schwartz, Benjamin, 1889- & Shook, W. B. (Warren Burnette), 1881-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mushroom culture for amateurs.

Description: A guide to growing and selling edible mushrooms.
Date: 1940
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Control of sugar-beet nematode by crop rotation.

Description: Summarizes the results of several years of field investigations of the sugar-beet nematode. Describes its life cycle, host plants, causes of infestation, and methods of control.
Date: 1941
Creator: Thorne, Gerald, 1890-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Anthracnose as a cause of red-clover failure in the southern part of the Clover Belt.

Description: Describes the characteristics of anthracnose, the damage it causes to red clover in the southern part of the Clover Belt, and methods of control; also discusses the development of strains of red clover resistant to anthracnose.
Date: November 1926
Creator: Pieters, A. J. & Monteith, John, 1893-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Strawberry diseases.

Description: Describes the most common strawberry diseases and some proven methods for controlling them.
Date: 1940
Creator: Stevens, Neil E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Home utilization of muscadine grapes.

Description: Describes the necessary equipment and procedures for making muscadine grape products at home on the farm.
Date: September 1936
Creator: Dearing, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Making vinegar in the home and on the farm.

Description: A guide to making vinegar at home. Includes a description of the materials used and the process, as well as the federal regulations governing the manufacture and sale of vinegar in 1936.
Date: 1941
Creator: LeFevre, Edwin, 1859-1929
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Farm plumbing.

Description: Provides information regarding plumbing materials, pipes, fixtures, installation procedures, and installation costs.
Date: 1940
Creator: Warren, George M. (George Milton)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Principles of dairy-barn ventilation.

Description: Explains the importance of ventilation and temperature regulation for dairy barns. Describes various types of barn ventilation systems and how they are constructed.
Date: 1931
Creator: Kelley, M. A. R. (Manley Alexander Raymond), 1888-1943
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Vegetable seeds for the home and market garden.

Description: A guide to successful seed-saving for small-scale vegetable gardens.
Date: 1939
Creator: Tracy, W. W. (William Warner), 1845-1922.; Shoemaker, D. N. (Daniel Naylor), 1869-; Boswell, Victor R. (Victor Rickman), 1900- & Wade, B. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Alfalfa.

Description: A guide to growing and using alfalfa on the farm. Includes recommendations for different regions of the United States.
Date: 1921
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Turkeys : standard varieties and management.

Description: A guide to raising and selling domestic turkeys.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Drainage of farm lands.

Description: Discusses soil texture, natural and artificial soil drainage, and implementation of drainage practices.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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