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- Alfalfa varieties in the United States.
- Describes the different types of alfalfa grown in the United States.
- Apple blotch.
- Describes the disease of apple blotch, how it spreads, and ways to control it.
- Apple-orchard renovation.
- Describes various methods for maximizing the quality and output of apple orchards.
- Bean Growing in Northern Idaho, Eastern Washington, and Eastern Oregon.
- Describes best practices for profitable bean-growing in the northwestern United States.
- Black Walnut for Timber and Nuts.
- A guide to growing black walnut trees for timber, nut crops, or ornamental use.
- Blackleg : its nature, cause, and prevention.
- Describes blackleg, a livestock disease. Explains how to recognize, treat, and prevent it.
- Breaking and Training Colts.
- Describes methods training horses for farm use. Includes training or control methods for driving, riding, shoeing, and throwing.
- Business records for poultry keepers.
- Describes business methods to help poultry keepers with their production and marketing issues, discusses record-keeping methods, and includes suggestions to improve efficiency of a farmer's poultry business.
- Care and repair of mowers and binders.
- A guide to repairing and maintaining farm mowers and binders.
- Celery growing.
- A guide to commercial celery-growing, with brief instructions for growing celery in home gardens. Includes descriptions of celery diseases and insect pests.
- Clothes moths.
- Describes the life cycle and characteristics of clothes moths, and methods for their control.
- Construction of chimneys and fireplaces.
- Describes the principles of chimney and fireplace construction. Provides schematics.
- Corn culture.
- A general guide to growing corn crops in the United States, including selection, land preparation, planting, culture, and insect and disease control.
- Deciduous-fruit improvement through tree-performance records.
- Discusses commercial production of deciduous fruits based on the culture of established, profitable varieties. Describes the use of individual tree-records, the negative impacts of undesirable trees, and how to locate and isolate them.
- Disease-Resistant Varieties of Vegetables for the Home Garden.
- Discusses a variety of vegetables that are most resistant to disease and can be grown at home.
- Diseases and Insects of Garden Vegetables.
- Describes a wide variety of insect pests and diseases of vegetables, their characteristics, and the steps farmers can take to prevent, control, and treat these threats.
- Emmer and Spelt.
- Describes the history, characteristics, production methods, and uses of emmer and spelt.
- Fall-sown oat production.
- A guide to planting and harvesting fall-sown oats in the southern United States. Includes descriptions of oat varieties.
- Farm drainage.
- A guide to implementing a tile-drainage system for profitable farming.
- Farm horseshoeing.
- Describes the need for shoeing horses, and the steps that should be taken to successfully shoe horses on the farm.
- Farm inventories.
- Describes the various uses of farm inventories; provides instructions for making, using, and caring for a farm property book.
- Farm Manufacture of Unfermented Apple Juice.
- A guide to making cider. Intended for fruit growers wishing to produce a sanitary product of good quality.
- Farm plumbing.
- Provides information regarding plumbing materials, pipes, fixtures, installation procedures, and installation costs.
- Fats and Oils for Cooking and Table Use.
- Provides information about different kinds of fats and oils, their cost, and uses in cooking.
- Fire Safeguards for the Farm.
- Describes how to remove fire threats from the farm, and how to prepare to fight a fire should one break out on the farm.
- Grafting-Wax Melter.
- Discusses the grafting of horticultural plants to protect wounds. Describes methods and equipment for grafting wax.
- Growing cucumbers for pickling.
- Discusses growing cucumbers for the purpose of pickling, and identifies threats from insects and disease.
- Harvesting and Selling Seed of Southern Pines.
- A guide to harvesting, storing, selling, and shipping seed of the southern pine tree.
- Homemade bread, cake, and pastry.
- A guide to baking a variety of yeast breads, quick breads, pastry, cakes, cookies, and doughnuts. In addition to numerous recipes, this pamphlet includes detailed descriptions of various flours, and instructions for making home-grown yeasts.
- Irrigation of small grain.
- Describes methods of irrigating small grain (wheat, oats, barley) on newly cultivated land.
- Irrigation practices in growing alfalfa.
- Describes different methods for irrigating alfalfa, depending on the type of soil, the climate, farm size, and other factors.
- Is the Public Market a Good Civic Investment?
- Discusses how to determine the likelihood of establishing a successful public market in towns without one. Considers the type of market desired, population size, consumer habits, location, and most importantly the support of farmers.
- Making fermented pickles.
- A guide to pickling vegetables in brine, in small quantities for home use or in large quantities for commercial sale.
- Milk for the family.
- Provides advice for selecting, storing, and using milk products. Explains the nutritive value of milk.
- Mushroom culture for amateurs.
- A guide to growing and selling edible mushrooms.
- Oats in the north-central states.
- Describes the different types of oats in the north-central United States and methods for their production.
- Oats in the northeastern states.
- Describes the different types of oats in the northeastern United States and methods for their production.
- Oats in the western half of the United States.
- Provides suggestions for successful oat production in the western United States, including: location, rotation methods, preparations for sowing and seeding, and harvesting.
- Peach brown rot and scab.
- Describes the characteristics of two peach diseases, brown rot and scab; also describes the damage they cause and methods of control.
- Peanut growing.
- Describes the steps farmers should take when growing peanuts, including preparing the soil, planting, cultivating, and harvesting.
- Peppermint and spearmint as farm crops.
- Describes the cultivation and harvesting of peppermint and spearmint plants and the distillation of their oils; includes details regarding the production and consumption of mint oils.
- 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.
- Potato production in the South.
- Describes seasonal planting practices for growing potatoes in the southern United States.
- Poultry houses and fixtures.
- Discusses the essential principles of poultry housing. Includes photographs, plans, and instructions for constructing poultry fixtures, buildings, and other equipment.
- 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.
- Preventing damage by termites or white ants.
- Describes the characteristics of termites, the damages they can cause to wood products and vegetation, and steps that can be taken to prevent the damage and control the pest.
- 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.
- Production of Maple Sirup and Sugar.
- Pamphlet describing the process of growing maple trees, obtaining syrup from them, and how to market the syrup.
- Propagation of trees and shrubs.
- Describes steps for increasing the production of trees and shrubs through the use of seeds, cuttings, layers, grafting, and budding.
- 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.