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- Webworms Injurious to Cereal and Forage Crops and Their Control.
- Discusses the life cycle of the webworm, the damage it can cause to cereal and forage crops, and methods to control it.
- The dairy herd: its formation and management.
- A guide to the care and feeding of dairy cattle, and management of the dairy herd.
- Carpet beetles and their control.
- Describes the characteristics of carpet beetles and methods for their control.
- Clothes Moths and Their Control.
- Describes different types of clothes moths, the damage they can cause to textiles in the home, and methods for control.
- The Windbreak as a Farm Asset.
- Describes the benefits of the windbreak as a means to protect farm properties in the Plains region of the United States. Describes the effect of windbreaks on crop yields.
- The Bulk Handling of Grain: With Special Reference to the Pacific Coast States.
- Describes the process and equipment necessary for handling grain in bulk, and the advantages of doing so.
- Permanent fruit and vegetable gardens.
- Provides instructions for planning a permanent garden that yields both annual and perennial vegetables, as well as small fruits; lists the best plants to use.
- Rammed Earth Walls for Buildings.
- Describes how to construct a building that uses rammed earth for walls.
- Small Concrete Construction on the Farm.
- Describes how to plan and build small concrete structures on the farm.
- Cleaning Grain on Farms and in Country Elevators.
- Describes methods for separating weeds from grain in order to improve value and quality.
- Foreign Material in Spring Wheat: How to Remove It on the Farm and at the Country Elevator.
- Describes the foreign material that may be found in harvested wheat. Suggests methods for cleaning the wheat and describes a variety of cleaning machines.
- Fattening Steers in the Corn Belt.
- Describes feeder cattle and the varieties of feed used to fatten steers in the Corn Belt.
- Beef on the farm : slaughtering, cutting, curing.
- Describes the methods for slaughtering fresh beef on the farm; provides instructions outlining procedures for cutting and curing beef.
- Dehorning, Castrating, Branding, and Marking Beef Cattle.
- Describes procedures and equipment used for dehorning, castrating, branding, and marking beef cattle. Explains the use of these procedures as means for loss prevention in the beef industry.
- Control of the Common Mealybug on Citrus in California.
- Describes the mealybug, the damage it causes to citrus fruits in California, and methods of control.
- Alfalfa Seed.
- A guide to judging and testing the quality of alfalfa seed.
- Controlling the gipsy moth and the brown-tail moth.
- Describes the characteristics of the gypsy moth and browntail moth, the damage they cause, and methods of control.
- The European corn borer and its control.
- Describes the characteristics of the European corn borer and the damage it can cause to plants in the United States.
- Farm Manufacture of Unfermented Apple Juice.
- A guide to making cider. Intended for fruit growers wishing to produce a sanitary product of good quality.
- Nicotine dust for control of truck-crop insects.
- Describes the damages that insects can cause to farm crops, and how nicotine dust can control the insects.
- The common cabbage worm and its control.
- Describes the characteristics and life history of the common cabbage worm, the damage it can cause, and methods of control.
- The Striped Cucumber Beetle and How to Control It.
- Describes the characteristics of the striped cucumber beetle, the damage it can cause to plants, and methods for controlling it.
- The hard red spring wheats.
- Describes the characteristics and varieties of hard red wheats that are sown in the spring in the north-central United States.
- The common white wheats.
- Describes winter and spring varieties of white wheats and their production in the United States.
- Beef Cattle for Breeding Purposes.
- Describes how to select and manage beef cattle that will be used for breeding.
- Protection of mesquite cordwood and posts from borers.
- Describes the value of the mesquite tree, and the threat of the borer to it. Also describes the life cycle of the borer.
- Chimneys and fireplaces : they contribute to the health, comfort and happiness of the farm family : how to build them.
- A concise explanation of the principles to be observed when building chimneys and fireplaces.
- Establishing Cranberry Fields.
- Describes the requirements for growing cranberries and provides instructions for establishing cranberry fields.
- Managing Cranberry Fields.
- Describes the management of established cranberry fields, including insect and disease control and seasonal maintenance.
- Standard containers for fruits and vegetables.
- Discusses the necessity for the standardization and regulation of containers for marketing fruits and vegetables.
- Control of Brown-Rot of Prunes and Cherries in the Pacific Northwest.
- Describes brown-rot and its occurrence in prune and cherry orchards in the Pacific Northwest, the damage it causes, and methods of control.
- Marketing the Early-Potato Crop.
- A guide to selling in the early-potato market, with an emphasis on proper shipping methods to prevent loss.
- Diseases of poultry.
- Describes symptoms, treatments, and prevention methods for numerous diseases and parasites afflicting poultry.
- Some Destructive Potato Diseases: What They Are and How to Prevent Them.
- Describes methods of identification and control of three fungous diseases affecting the Irish potato: blight (downy mildew), Macrosporium disease, and potato scab.
- Spraying for fruit diseases.
- Describes fungous diseases of grapes, apples, pears, quince, cherries, and plums. Includes recipes for fungicides and descriptions of spraying equipment used for treatment.
- Important Pecan Insects and Their Control.
- Describes the characteristics of varieties of pecan insects, the damage they cause, and methods of control.
- Apple Growing East of the Mississippi River.
- Describes the various factors that should be taken into consideration when developing and maintaining apple orchards, including: types of soil, climate conditions, the selecting and handling of young trees, the use of fertilizers, methods of pruning and spraying, and methods of repelling pests.
- Poison Ivy and Poison Sumac and Their Eradication.
- Describes the characteristics of poison ivy and poison sumac, the damage they cause, and methods of control and eradication; also provides remedies for ivy poisoning.
- Apple scald and its control.
- Describes apple scald, the damage and losses it causes, and methods for control.
- Better seed corn.
- Describes how to grow and store quality seed corn.
- Sudan grass.
- Describes the varieties, characteristics, and uses of Sudan grass. Includes instructions for control of diseases and pests.
- Buying a Farm in an Undeveloped Region.
- Provides information on buying farmland in undeveloped regions throughout the United States; also suggests the amount of capital needed for purchasing farmland and sources of credit to consider.
- The Yellow-Fever Mosquito.
- Describes the yellow-fever mosquito, its geographical distribution, the origins and history of yellow fever, and methods of mosquito control.
- Bean Growing in Northern Idaho, Eastern Washington, and Eastern Oregon.
- Describes best practices for profitable bean-growing in the northwestern United States.
- The boll-weevil problem.
- Describes the characteristics of the boll weevil, the damage that it causes to crops, and methods for its control.
- The Boll-Weevil Problem.
- Describes the characteristics of the boll weevil, the damage it causes to cotton crops of the southeastern United States, and methods of control.
- Insects Injurious to the Rice Crop.
- Describes several different pests which attack rice crops in the United States, including: stinkbugs, water weevils, borers, and several other minor pests; also describes the methods of controlling these pests.
- Standard varieties of chickens. [Part] 4 The ornamental breeds and varieties.
- Provides descriptions and photographs of ornamental breeds and varieties of chickens in the Polish, Hamburg, Game, Oriental, and Miscellaneous classes.
- Farm Bulk Storage for Small Grains.
- Describes the types of structures used for storing bulk grains on the farm.
- Marketing Eggs.
- Describes the benefits of the egg market, the process for producing quality eggs, and the steps for grading, packaging, transporting, and selling eggs.