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Successful Farming on 160-Acre Farms in Central Indiana.

Description: A guide to starting and running a successful 160-acre farm in Indiana, including what crops to plant, what animals to raise, what labor is necessary, what buildings are needed, and the costs involved. Recommendations are based on data gathered from a record of seventeen 160-acre farms in Indiana during 1910-1919.
Date: August 1925
Creator: Robertson, Lynn S. (Lynn Shelby), b. 1890 & Hawthorne, H. W. (Harvey W.), b. 1875
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Planting the roadside.

Description: Describes the benefits of planting trees and shrubs on the roadside, and the proper procedures for doing so.
Date: June 1926
Creator: Mulford, Furman Lloyd, b. 1869
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Good food habits for children.

Description: Describes how to assist young children in transitioning from milk to solid food. Suggests ways to establish regular eating times, encourage self-feeding, and help the child develop a positive attitude toward eating.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Schmidt, C. Rowena
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Good Naval-Stores Practice.

Description: Describes best practices for tapping trees for naval stores, in order to yield the most gum and prevent damage to trees.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Cary, Austin, 1865-1936
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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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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Termites in Buildings.

Description: Describes the characteristics of termites, the damage they cause to buildings, and methods of control.
Date: June 1929
Creator: Snyder, Thomas Elliott, b. 1885
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Farm practices under corn-borer conditions.

Description: Describes the problems caused by the corn borer in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, and methods of control.
Date: January 1928
Creator: Tapp, Jesse W. (Jesse Washington), 1898-; Collier, George W., 1897- & Arnold, C. R. (Carl R.), 1891-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Yellow-Fever Mosquito.

Description: Describes the yellow-fever mosquito, its geographical distribution, the origins and history of yellow fever, and methods of mosquito control.
Date: October 1923
Creator: Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950
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