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Bed Bugs: How to Control Them.

Description: Describes the life cycle of the bedbug and the hazards associated with a bedbug infestation. Provides advice for identifying and controlling bedbugs.
Date: May 1953
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
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Chinchilla Raising.

Description: Describes the characteristics of chinchillas; discusses how to care for chinchillas and raise them for fur.
Date: January 1953
Creator: Kellogg, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1890-
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Contour-furrow irrigation.

Description: Describes how farmers can use contour-furrow irrigation as a means of preventing soil erosion and maintaining even watering of crops.
Date: September 1953
Creator: Kohler, Karl O.
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Control of white pine blister rust in the northeastern states.

Description: Describes the value of the white pine and the threat of blister rust to the trees in the northeastern United States. Provides methods for blister rust control.
Date: August 1953
Creator: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine.
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The dairy herd improvement association program.

Description: A guide to organizing and operating a dairy-herd-improvement association for the purpose of maintaining records used to improve the profitability of herds.
Date: April 1953
Creator: Kendrick, J. F. (James Frank), 1904-
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Diseases and parasites of poultry.

Description: Describes various diseases and parasites which affect poultry, and methods of treatment.
Date: 1953
Creator: Hall, Walter J. (Walter Jay), 1891- & Wehr, Everett E. (Everett Elmer), 1895-
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The Guinea Fowl.

Description: Describes the types of guinea fowl and their characteristics .
Date: December 1953
Creator: United States. Agricultural Research Administration. Poultry Section.
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Incubation and brooding of chickens.

Description: Describes the benefits of using artificial egg incubation and artificial brooding of chicks as economical ways to replace chicken flocks from year to year.
Date: June 1953
Creator: Olsen, Marlow William, 1906-
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It's good business to protect your bean investment.

Description: Describes the risks that bean farmers may be taking, the costs of updating farming techniques, and the value of insuring the crops.
Date: February 1953
Creator: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
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Livestock for small farms.

Description: Describes various types of livestock that a small farm owner may want to raise.
Date: November 1953
Creator: Erskine, Ralph, 1889-
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Ornamental hedges for the southern Great Plains.

Description: Discusses ornamental hedges that are best for use in the southern Great Plains and methods for their care. Gives instructions for selecting planting stock, care, and pruning hedges.
Date: February 1953
Creator: Johnson, E. W. (Ernest W.), 1904-
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Part-time farming.

Description: Describes the advantages and disadvantages of part-time farming; provides recommendations for types of produce, equipment, and labor.
Date: 1953
Creator: Scoville, Orlin J. (Orlin James), 1911- & Smith, Katherine A. (Katherine Augusta), 1884-
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The red harvester ant and how to subdue it.

Description: Describes the life cycle of the red harvester ant, the damage it causes, and methods of control.
Date: 1953
Creator: Barnes, O. L. (Olus L.), 1902- & Nerney, N. J. (Norbert J.), 1906-
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Report of the Chief of the Forest Service: 1953

Description: Annual report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service describing activities of the organization, expenditures and receipts, and a discussion of other relevant topics for the fiscal year.
Date: 1953
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
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Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1952

Description: Volume provides a summary of the progress of each agricultural experiment station. Also includes statistics, discussions of foreign investigations, and selected studies. Subject index starts on page 145.
Date: January 1953
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1953

Description: Volume provides a summary of the progress of each agricultural experiment station. Also includes statistics, discussions of foreign investigations, and selected studies. Subject index starts on page 173.
Date: 1953
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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School lunch recipes for main dishes and desserts.

Description: A collection of large quantity recipes intended for school lunches. Includes recipes for main dishes, salad, and desserts. The recipes were laboratory-tested and field-tested by the U.S. Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics.
Date: February 1953
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. Production and Marketing Administration.
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