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- Boning Lamb Cuts.
- Describes the process of deboning lamb meat.
- Books for children: a guide for parents.
- Briefly outlines the benefits of books for children. Provides instructions for making a picture book and writing a story for children.
- Border Irrigation.
- Provides instructions for implementing a border irrigation system for watering crops.
- The border method of irrigation.
- Describes how to irrigate using the border method, and how to prepare the ditches for irrigation.
- Bracing Farm Buildings.
- Describes steps for creating a brace system for farm buildings in order to prevent distortion and collapse.
- Breaking and Training Colts.
- Describes methods training horses for farm use. Includes training or control methods for driving, riding, shoeing, and throwing.
- Breeds of chickens for meat and egg production.
- Describes the characteristics of the different breeds of chicken that are used for the production of meat and eggs.
- Breeds of dairy cattle.
- Discusses the origins, history, and characteristics of various cattle breeds.
- Breeds of dogs.
- Provides information to assist the reader in selecting dogs for breeding for various purposes. Includes only the "best known" breeds.
- Bridge Grafting.
- Provides instructions for bridge-grafting to save fruit trees that have been damaged by rodents or disease.
- Broomcorn growing and handling.
- A guide to growing and selling broomcorn, a sorghum plant used for the making of brooms and whisk brooms.
- Browning machine gun caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible.
- "In addition to a description of the Browning machine gun, caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible, this manual contains technical information required for the identification, use, and care of the materiel."
- Buckwheat culture.
- Describes methods of growing buckwheat, and ways to use the crop.
- The Bud-Graft Method of Propagating Vinifera Grape Varieties on Rootstocks.
- Describes a method of grafting vinifera grapes on disease-resistant rootstocks to prevent infestation by phylloxera and the root knot nematode.
- 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.
- Bur-clover cultivation and utilization.
- Describes the different methods of cultivating bur-clover for use as a fertilizer and for other purposes, including use as a cover and green-manure crop or for use in pastures. Also describes the varieties of bur-clover and the insects that prey upon them.
- 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.
- Butter Making on the Farm.
- Describes the steps used to make butter on the farm, including creaming, churning, coloring, salting, and working the butter.
- 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.
- Cabbage diseases.
- Describes the sources and characteristics of cabbage diseases, and methods of control.
- Canaries : their care and management.
- A guide to the care and breeding of canaries.
- Carbon Bisulphid as an Insecticide.
- A guide to the use of carbon disulfide ("bisulfid of carbon") as an insecticide against the cigarette beetle, as well as other insect pests and borers. The information is largely based on experiments conducted in 1901 by the Division of Entomology, at a large tobacco establishment in Washington, D.C.
- Cardiograph, portable.
- A guide to the operation and maintenance of the portable electrocardiograph.
- Care and improvement of the farm woods.
- Describes methods for maintaining and improving woodland areas on the farm.
- Care and management of dairy bulls.
- Describes the special care and handling required for managing dairy bulls. Provides recommendations for housing, exercise, service, buying and selling, handling, and treatment of feet and horns.
- Care and management of dairy cows.
- A guide to dairy farming, including advice for feeding, milking, housing, cleaning, and other aspects of cow-raising.
- Care and management of farm work horses.
- Describes how to successfully manage and care for work horses on the farm to maximize serviceability and profitability.
- Care and repair of mowers and binders.
- A guide to repairing and maintaining farm mowers and binders.
- Care of damaged shade trees.
- Discusses the important role shade trees play in camouflaging property. Explains the ways in which shade trees can become damaged and provides advice for repairing them in the event of damage.
- Care of food in the home.
- Provides information about the causes of food spoilage and suggests methods for keeping foods in good condition.
- Care of milk on the farm.
- Discusses the problem of bacterial contamination of milk. Describes best practices for sanitary production and handling of milk on the farm.
- Carpet Beetles.
- Describes the common types of carpet beetles, their life cycles, and methods of control.
- Carpet beetles and their control.
- Describes the characteristics of carpet beetles and methods for their control.
- Cattle grubs or heel flies with suggestions for their control.
- Describes the damage caused by cattle grubs and provides methods for their control.
- Cattle Walkways: An Aid to Coastal Marsh Range Conservation.
- Describes how building high, firm walkways for cattle in coastal regions of the United States allows cattle to graze in multiple ranges despite marshy land.
- Cattle Warts.
- A description of the virus that causes cattle warts, and methods of control.
- Cauliflower and Heading Broccoli Production.
- A guide to growing cauliflower and heading broccoli on the farm.
- Cavalry drill regulations, horse.
- Describes mounted drill for horse cavalry units and organizations.
- Cavalry drill regulations, mechanized.
- Prescribes drills for general use by any type of mechanized cavalry unit. Also provides instructions for conducting ceremonies and inspections.
- Cavalry reconnaissance squadron mechanized.
- A training manual for the cavalry reconnaissance squadron, mechanized. Includes discussions of organization, combat, and logistics.
- Cavalry reconnaissance troop, mechanized.
- "The scope of the manual includes discussion and illustration of organization, equipment, training, and methods of employment of the mechanized cavalry reconnaissance troop and its components, designed to simplify and speed training and to facilitate understanding of basic doctrine."
- Celery Culture.
- A guide to growing celery, including planting, watering, mulching, insect and disease control, storage, and selling.
- 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.
- Centipedes and Millipedes in the House.
- Describes the different types of centipedes and millipedes found in the home, and methods for control.
- Cereal smuts and their control.
- Describes the most important and most common cereal smuts in the United States; also describes how to recognize and control diseases caused by smuts.
- Chalcid control in alfalfa-seed production.
- Describes the damage that the chalcid can cause to an alfalfa seed crop, and various measures that a farmer can take to control it.
- Chemical decontamination company.
- Describes the organization, training, and operations of the Chemical Decontamination Company.
- The cherry blossoms, Washington DC
- A brochure and map describing the history and locations of Japanese cherry trees in Washington, D.C.
- Child's self-help overall.
- This document contains recommendations for the construction of a child's self-help overall, designed for freedom of movement and easy dressing.
- 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.