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- The dairy herd improvement association program.
- A guide to organizing and operating a dairy-herd-improvement association for the purpose of maintaining records used to improve the profitability of herds.
- Sagebrush burning : good and bad.
- Describes best practices for burning sagebrush and the grazing management to be used after burning to improve the production of forage on rangelands.
- Control of flue-cured tobacco root diseases by crop rotation.
- Describes farming methods that prevent root diseases in flue-cured tobacco.
- Snap beans for marketing, canning, and freezing.
- Discusses the importance of snap beans as a crop, its adaptability and varieties, its planting and care, as well as its disease and insect enemies and how to control them.
- Strip cropping for soil conservation.
- Describes the strip cropping method of crop production, for the purpose of erosion control.
- Treatment of white pines infected with blister rust.
- Describes the symptoms and treatment of blister rust disease on white pine trees.
- Pear growing in the Pacific Coast states.
- Describes pear varieties of the Pacific Coast states, and how to grow them.
- Feeding chickens.
- A guide to feeding chickens for the production of quality meat and eggs.
- Black Walnut for Timber and Nuts.
- A guide to growing black walnut trees for timber, nut crops, or ornamental use.
- Potato growing in the South.
- Provides detailed information on potato farming in 13 different southern states including cultivation and soil conservation practices, and identifying and controlling diseases and insects.
- Potato production in the northeastern and north central states.
- A guide to growing and selling potatoes in the northeastern and north central United States.
- Home storage of vegetables and fruits
- Describes what facilities should be used in storing fruits and vegetables at home.
- Reducing losses from tree diseases in eastern forests and farm woodlands.
- Describes diseases and other problems affecting trees in farm woodlands of the eastern United States. Provides suggested methods of disease control.
- Determining the age of farm animals by their teeth.
- A guide to determining the approximate age of livestock by observing the apparent development and wear of their teeth.
- Better feeding of livestock.
- Discusses best practices in livestock feeding. Provides instructions for preparing feeds for various types of livestock on the farm.
- Fitting dresses.
- A guide to fitting and altering ready-made dresses, or home-sewn dresses that that have been cut and basted. Does not include instructions for pattern alterations.
- Using 2,4-D safely.
- Describes the chemical broadleaf herbicide 2,4-D, and methods of applying it to prevent damage to farm crops, animals, and humans.
- Disease-resistant and hardy oats for the South.
- Describes winter-hardy and disease-resistant oat varieties, and best practices for growing them.
- Lupines : new legumes for the South.
- A guide to growing the lupine plant for use as a winter cover crop.
- Shortleaf pine primer.
- A guide to growing shortleaf pine trees as a timber crop.
- Broomcorn growing and handling.
- A guide to growing and selling broomcorn, a sorghum plant used for the making of brooms and whisk brooms.
- Care and repair of mowers and binders.
- A guide to repairing and maintaining farm mowers and binders.
- Treatment and care of tree wounds.
- Describes the causes of tree injuries and provides several methods of treatment for them.
- Range sheep production.
- A guide to raising sheep for wool or meat. Describes various sheep breeds and the types of wool produced. Describes how to select, manage, and sell sheep or lambs, and how to prevent loss from diseases or other hazards.
- Selecting hens for egg production.
- A guide to evaluating the health and maturity of a hen for the purpose of egg production.
- Diseases and parasites of poultry.
- Describes various diseases and parasites which affect poultry, and methods of treatment.
- Varieties of common white wheat.
- Describes the varieties of white wheat most commonly grown in the United States. The descriptions are organized into seven groups, based on the characteristics of the varieties.
- The farm garden.
- A guide to starting and cultivating a farm garden.
- Varieties of durum wheat.
- Describes ten varieties of durum wheat grown in the United States.
- Shortleaf pine.
- Describes methods of soil building and intensive soil cultivation that lessen the need for clearing new land for crop production. Discusses ways to use timber as a source for farm income.
- Game laws for the season 1930-31 : a summary of federal, state, and provincial statutes.
- Describes laws and regulations for hunting and fishing in North America.
- Construction of chimneys and fireplaces.
- Describes the principles of chimney and fireplace construction. Provides schematics.
- Sugar-beet culture in the humid area of the United States.
- 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.
- Fall-sown oat production.
- A guide to planting and harvesting fall-sown oats in the southern United States. Includes descriptions of oat varieties.
- Game laws for the season 1929-30 : a summary of federal, state and provincial statutes.
- Describes the laws and regulations regarding hunting and fishing in North America.
- Soybean utilization.
- Describes the various uses of the soybean, including its use for human food, livestock feed, oil, hay and straw, pasturage, silage, and soil improvement.
- Growing sweet corn for the cannery.
- 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.
- The production of Johnson grass for hay and pasturage.
- 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.
- Collection and preservation of insects for use in the study of agriculture.
- 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.
- Preparation of bunched beets, carrots, and turnips for market.
- 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.
- The husker-shredder on eastern Corn Belt farms.
- Describes the uses and benefits of the corn husker-shredder. Includes a discussion of the costs involved in renting or buying a shredder.
- Rabbit parasites and diseases.
- Describes the causes, symptoms, and treatments for diseases and parasites affecting rabbits.
- Mushroom culture for amateurs.
- A guide to growing and selling edible mushrooms.
- Control of sugar-beet nematode by crop rotation.
- 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.
- Anthracnose as a cause of red-clover failure in the southern part of the Clover Belt.
- 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.
- Strawberry diseases.
- Describes the most common strawberry diseases and some proven methods for controlling them.
- Home utilization of muscadine grapes.
- Describes the necessary equipment and procedures for making muscadine grape products at home on the farm.
- Making vinegar in the home and on the farm.
- 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.
- Farm plumbing.
- Provides information regarding plumbing materials, pipes, fixtures, installation procedures, and installation costs.
- Principles of dairy-barn ventilation.
- Explains the importance of ventilation and temperature regulation for dairy barns. Describes various types of barn ventilation systems and how they are constructed.