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Squeaks Discovers Type!: How Print Has Expanded Our Universe!

Description: "The first comic produced entirely in-house by the Government Printing Office. Squeaks, a video game space mouse, helps elementary school student Jake learn about the history of the invention of printing so Jake can write a report." - from UNT Government Comics LibGuide
Date: 2010
Creator: Cameron, James T. & Crawford, Nick
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Stable Flies: How to Control Them

Description: Booklet identifies stable flies, their life span, the damage they cause, and the how to control them.
Date: May 1953
Creator: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Division of Insects Affecting Man and Animals.
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Standard Varieties of Chickens: I. The American Class

Description: This report describes the American chicken and the characteristics of several of its breeds and varieties, including the Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Java, Dominique, Rhode Island Red, and Buckeye.
Date: 1917
Creator: Slocum, Rob R. (Rob Roy), 1883-1944
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Standard Varieties of Chickens: II. The Mediterranean and Continental Classes

Description: This bulletin describes the Mediterranean and Continental classes of chicken, especially with regard to their egg production. Leghorn, Minorca, White-faced Black Spanish, Blue Andalusian, Ancona, and Campine are the varieties of chicken discussed.
Date: 1917
Creator: Slocum, Rob R. (Rob Roy), 1883-1944
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Standard Varieties of Chickens: III. The Asiatic, English, and French Classes

Description: "The breeds of chickens included in the Asiatic, English, and French classes are in the main of a relatively large size, and have been developed primarily as meat breeds. They are not so commonly kept in this country [the United States] as either the general-purpose or the egg breeds. The best-known meat breeds in the United States are those of the Asiatic class. However, the breeds of the English and French classes, while averaging somewhat smaller in size than those of the Asiatic class, were… more
Date: 1919
Creator: Slocum, Rob R. (Rob Roy), 1883-1944
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Standard Varieties of Chickens: III. The Asiatic, English, and French Classes

Description: Revised edition. "The breeds of chickens included in the Asiatic, English, and French classes are in the main of a relatively large size, and have been developed primarily as meat breeds. They are not so commonly kept in this country [the United States] as either the general-purpose or the egg breeds. The best-known meat breeds in the United States are those of the Asiatic class. However, the breeds of the English and French classes, while averaging somewhat smaller in size than those of the As… more
Date: 1921
Creator: Slocum, Rob R. (Rob Roy), 1883-1944
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Steam Sterilization of Seed Beds for Tobacco and Other Crops

Description: "The tobacco seedling is subject to injury in the seed bed by weeds and a number of parasitic enemies, among which is a fungus root-rot. It is of the utmost importance to secure beds free from weeds and to avoid the use of diseased or weak seedlings. Methods of sterilization have been developed to control seed-bed conditions.... This bulletin describes the necessary equipment and method of operation, with certain special features of seasonal convenience and seed-bed preparation. The method is … more
Date: 1918
Creator: Beinhart, E. G. (Ernest George), 1887-
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Steve Canyon's Secret Mission

Description: "Fifth and last picture story book in the Citizenship Series. Shows how democratic people must be, and are, willing to sacrifice time, money, and energy to protect their freedoms against the tyranny and aggression of communism." - from UNT Government Comics LibGuide
Date: 1951
Creator: Caniff, Milton Arthur, 1907-1988
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Stock Poisoning Due to Scarcity of Food

Description: "It is generally recognized that the heaviest losses of livestock from poisonous plants occur in seasons when feed is short, but the intimate relation between such losses and the food supply does not seem to be appreciated at its full value. If it were understood and acted upon intelligently there would be much less complaint of harm done by poisonous plants." -- p. 2
Date: 1913
Creator: Marsh, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight)
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Stock-Water Developments: Wells, Springs, and Ponds

Description: "The need for effective utilization of grazing areas and the scarcity of stock water have led to unprecedented activity in the development of water supplies during the last few years as a part of conservation practices in range and pasture areas. Economical construction, planned distribution, and adequacy of stock-watering centers are essential to profitable grazing enterprises. Inadequate coordination of stock-water developments with necessary conservation practices and the improper location o… more
Date: 1940
Creator: Hamilton, C. L. (Clifford Leslie), 1904- & Jepson, Hans G.
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Stock-Watering Places on Western Grazing Lands

Description: "The suggestions given in this bulletin for improving the water supply on grazing areas in the West are the result of the experience of the Forest Service in adding to or developing the water supply upon grazing areas on the National Forests, where the aim is to open up all new and heretofore practically unused range, to utilize more completely the forage on ranges now in use, and to insure a better control of the ranges themselves." -- p. 2
Date: 1914
Creator: Barnes, Will C. (Will Croft), 1858-1936
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The Storage and Marketing of Sweet Potatoes

Description: Report discussing best practices for storing and effectively marketing sweet potatoes. Topics discussed include construction of storehouses, varieties of sweet potatoes, and harvesting and marketing the roots.
Date: 1912
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
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Stored-Grain Pests

Description: "Most of the damage done by insects to grain in storage and shipments is due to four species. These are the granary weevil, the rice or black weevil, the lesser grain borer or Australian weevil, and the Angoumois grain moth. Others of the 40 species or groups of species described in this bulletin can cause great damage to grain if storage conditions are unusually favorable for their increase.... These four pests live throughout their larval life entirely within the kernel, where they feed unsee… more
Date: 1922
Creator: Back, E. A. (Ernest Adna), 1886- & Cotton, R. T.
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Storing and Marketing Sweet Potatoes

Description: Report discussing best practices for storing and marketing sweet potatoes, including construction of storage houses, varieties of sweet potatoes, and harvesting and marketing suggestions.
Date: 1913
Creator: Thompson, H. C. (Homer Columbus), b. 1885
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The Story of Banks

Description: Graphic pamphlet about the banking system, told through the experiences of three friends.
Date: 2009
Creator: Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Public Information Department.
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The Story of Checks and Electronic Payments

Description: "Uses the story of two basketball-playing buddies to discuss the roles of checks and electronic payments in helping our economy function smoothly, personal finance skills such as being able to write a check and balance a checking account, the role of the Federal Reserve in facilitating payments in our economy, and the advantages of checks and electronic payments over cash" - from UNT Government Comics LibGuide
Date: 2008
Creator: Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Public Information Department.
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The Story of Consumer Credit

Description: Three young basketball fans discuss the benefits and dangers of credit use, why interest rates on different types of loans differ, how to establish a credit history, and the rights of users of consumer credit.
Date: 2000
Creator: Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Public Information Department.
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The Story of Consumer Credit

Description: Graphic pamphlet about the consumer credit system and what the rights/responsibilities a user of the system has, told through several different credit situations.
Date: 1980
Creator: Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Public Information Department.
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The Story of Foreign Trade and Exchange

Description: Graphic pamphlet which "[e]xplains the benefits of international trade, the effects of tariffs and quotas, the significance of foreign exchange rates, how the foreign exchange market facilities trade, and why central banks sometimes intervene in the foreign exchange market. It provides, in narrative format, a historical context for the beginnings of world trade and defines or explains relevant terms used in international trade" - from UNT Government Comics LibGuide.
Date: 2008
Creator: Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Public Information Department.
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