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Conferring Jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to Adjudicate the Rights of Persons who Formerly Held Town Lots in the City of Sulphur, in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6471 to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to adjudicate the rights of persons who formerly held town lots in the City of Sulphur. It includes a letter from the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
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The Cotton Bollworm: Some Observations and Results of Field Experiments in 1904

Description: Report discussing the cotton bollworm, which is very destructive to the cotton plant, especially in the Southwestern states in the Cotton Belt of the United States. Contains reports on fieldwork conducted at two stations in Texas and a discussion of effective and ineffective methods of control.
Date: 1905
Creator: Quaintance, A. L. (Altus Lacy), 1870-1958 & Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
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Demonstration Work in Cooperation with Southern Farmers

Description: Report discussing the efforts of the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work, which consists of "(1) the demonstration of improved methods of agriculture in the weevil-infected districts [...] and (2) the extension of the same principles to other Southern States beyond the range of weevil infestation." (p. 6) Congress created the organization in 1904 to assist with relief efforts.
Date: 1908
Creator: Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911
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Forage Crops for Hogs in Kansas and Oklahoma

Description: Report discussing forage crops commonly grown for hog feed in Kansas and Oklahoma. Among the more important crops are alfalfa, wheat, oats, and rye, while less important forage crops include clovers, rape, sorghum, cowpeas, Canadian field peas, soy beans, grasses, root crops, and pumpkins. There is also a brief discussion of systems of hog feeding and pasturing, particularly in Oklahoma.
Date: 1908
Creator: Quinn, C. E.
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Granting to Woodward, Okla., Lot 2, in Block 48, for Public Purposes, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed House resolution granting to Woodward, Oklahoma, lot 2 in block 48 for the park and other public purposes. It includes a letter from the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
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Improvement of Platt National Park, Oklahoma, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 5164 to provide for the improvement of the Platt National Park in Sulphur, Oklahoma. It includes correspondence from the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
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Public Building at Muskogee, Okla., Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6113 providing for the erection of a public building at Muskogee, Oklahoma. It includes a report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
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Removing Restrictions on Alienation of Lands of Allottees Under Quapaw Agency, Okla., Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed House resolution 16743 removing the restrictions on the alienation of lands of allottees under the Quapaw Agency in Oklahoma. It includes correspondence from James R. Garfield on the importance of the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Removing Restrictions on Indian Allotments in Oklahoma for School-Site Purposes, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6525 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to remove restrictions on the sale of lands not to exceed 2 acres in each case, in cases of allottees of the Five Civilized Tribes and allottees of the Osage and Quapaw agencies in Oklahoma.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Setting Aside Certain Land for Town-Site Purposes at Dewey, Okla., Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to set aside a certain tract of land for town-site purposes. It includes a report of the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
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Texas or Tick Fever and Its Prevention

Description: Report discussing the disease tick fever (also known as Texas fever) and its destructive effects on cattle. Topics discussed include the life cycle of the tick which transmits the disease, symptoms of the disease, and methods of treatment and prevention.
Date: 1906
Creator: Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875
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To Segregate for Town Sites Certain Lands Belonging to Chicksaw Tribes, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 5163 restricting the proposed authority of laying out town sites and reappraising town sites upon the segregated coal lands. It includes a report of the Department of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
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