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Storage of sweetpotatoes.

Description: Desribes the requirements for proper storage of sweet potatoes. Includes instructions for building a storage house or converting an existing building for use as a storage house.
Date: 1958
Creator: Lutz, J. M. (Jacob Martin), 1908-1968 & Simons, Joseph Winslow, 1908-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Growing the transplant onion crop.

Description: Discusses onion-growing by the transplant method. Provides suggestions for soils, transplanting, irrigation, weed control, insect and disease control, harvesting, and storage.
Date: November 1957
Creator: Jones, H. A. (Henry Albert), 1889-; Perry, Bruce A. & Davis, Glen N. (Glen Norton), 1906-
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Tung production.

Description: Discusses planting, cultivating, and harvesting tung trees for oil production. Describes insect enemies and diseases.
Date: July 1957
Creator: Potter, George F. (George Frederick), b. 1891. & Crane, Harley Lucius, 1891-
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Grasshoppers : a new look at an ancient enemy.

Description: Describes the damage grasshoppers cause to crops, how to identify different species, how they develop, and where and how they live. With this information as a background, the final section describes how to control them.
Date: May 1957
Creator: Parker, J. R. (John Robert), 1884-
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Nematode disease of wheat and rye.

Description: This document describes the nematode disease of wheat and rye, including: symptoms, cause, geographic distribution, and methods of control of the disease.
Date: April 1957
Creator: Leukel, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Culture of sorgo.

Description: Discusses sorgo culture and syrup manufacturing. Provides information on characteristics and varieties, diseases, and insects affecting stored sorgo.
Date: 1957
Creator: Stokes, I. E.; Dean, Jack L. & Coleman, Otto H.
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Producing and harvesting grass seed in the Great Plains.

Description: Discusses best practices for selecting, growing, and harvesting grass seed in the Great Plains states: Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, north Dakota, and South Dakota.
Date: 1957
Creator: Cooper, Harold W., 1914-; Atkins, Maurice Donald, 1912- & Smith, James E., Jr.
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Pruning hardy fruit plants.

Description: Provides instructions for pruning several types of fruit trees, grapevines, and small fruit plants.
Date: 1957
Creator: Magness, J. R. (John Robert), 1894-; Cullinan, F. P.; Magoon, C. A. & Darrow, George M. (George McMillan), 1889-
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Ginning cotton.

Description: Describes the importance of the ginning process, and the means for ginning the highest quality cotton.
Date: November 1956
Creator: Bennett, Charles A. (Charles Abel), b. 1889
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Potato growing in the South.

Description: Provides detailed information on potato farming in 13 different southern states including cultivation and soil conservation practices, and identifying and controlling diseases and insects.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Dykstra, Theodore P. (Theodore Peter), 1896-1979 & Reid, W. J. (William John), 1902-
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Buckwheat culture.

Description: Describes methods of growing buckwheat, and ways to use the crop.
Date: February 1956
Creator: Sando, W. J. (William Joseph), 1892-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Growing slash pine.

Description: A guide to establishing and managing slash pine stands. Discusses various uses of slash pine products and pine stands.
Date: 1956
Creator: Pomeroy, Kenneth Brownridge, 1907- & Cooper, Robert W. (Robert Warren), 1921-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hose pump for applying nitrogen solutions.

Description: Describes methods for fertilizing crops with liquid fertilizer; provides calculations and tables for fertilizer measurements.
Date: January 1956
Creator: Gantt, Charles W. (Charles Wesley), 1921-; Hulburt, W. C. (Walter Clare), 1910-1992. & Bowen, Henry D.
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The culture and use of sorghums for forage.

Description: Discusses the importance and value of sorghums as compared to other forage crops. Describes sorghum varieties, methods of planting, cultivation, harvesting, and disease and insect control.
Date: December 1955
Creator: Martin, John H. (John Holmes), 1893- & Stephens, J. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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