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The Dairy Industry in the South

Description: Report discussing the state of dairy farming in the southern United States and efforts to improve upon common practices on the farm and for distribution.
Date: 1909
Creator: Rawl, B. H. (Bernard Hazelius), 1876-1924; Stuart, Duncan, 1874-1930 & Whitaker, George M. (George Mason), 1851-1912
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The Dehorning of Cattle

Description: Report discussing the proper method for dehorning cattle. Topics discussed include instruments necessary for dehorning and appropriate treatments for cattle that have been successfully dehorned.
Date: 1909
Creator: Hickman, Richard W. (Richard West), 1852-1926
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Drainage of Irrigated Lands

Description: Report discussing "the drainage of irrigated lands which have been seriously injured or rendered wholly unproductive by the seepage of irrigation water or by the rise of alkali, or by both combined.... This report not only describes the condition of the land, the details of its draining, and the results which were obtained in particular cases, but gives carefully drawn deductions from the experiments, together with directions for draining lands which have become too wet or too alkaline under th… more
Date: 1909
Creator: Brown, Charles F.
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Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 49

Description: Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Conservation of Soil Resources, Potato Breeding, Disk-Harrowing Alfalfa, the Montreal Muskmelon, Storage of Hubbard Squash, Fig Culture in the South, Mushroom Growing, Preserving Wild Mushrooms, Cooking Beans and Other Vegetables, and a Model Kitchen.
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 50

Description: Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Commercial Clover Seed, Dodder in Alfalfa Seed, Growing Potatoes Under Straw, Hens Versus Incubators, Preparing Fowls for Market, Preservation of Eggs, the Mound-Building Prairie Ant, Coagulation of Milk in Cheese Making, Effect of Alkali on Cement Structures, Silo Construction, a Cheap and Efficient Sterilizer, a Cheap and Efficient I… more
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 51

Description: Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Distance Between Corn Hills, the Bursting of Carnations, Street Trees, Spraying for Weeds, Market Classes and Grades of Sheep, Vetch Hay and Vetch Silage for Cows, Digestibility of Kale, Hulled Corn, and Mixing Fat into Dough.
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 52

Description: Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Treatment of Muck Soils, Manures for Timothy Hay; Corn Breeding; Yellow Berry in Wheat; Weed Seeds in Feeding Stuffs; Hook-Worm Disease of Cattle; Effect of Machine Milking on Cows; Milk Supply of Cities; the Crow; and Labor, Wages, and Cost of Board in Minnesota.
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 53

Description: Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Inoculation and Lime for Alfalfa, Citrus Culture in Southern Texas, Pruning Rotundifolia Grapes, Native Hays or Arid Region, Bermuda Grass, Short v. Long Feeding of Beef Cattle, Contagious Abortion of Cattle, Preventing Losses at Lambing time, Winter Lambs for the Pacific Coast Market, Feeding Work Horses, Colony Houses for Poultry, Fo… more
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 54

Description: Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Methods and Cost of Clearing Land, Tobacco Improvement Work, Calf Feeding, Gasoline-Heated Colony Brooders, and Measuring Acidity in Cheese Making and Butter Making.
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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Farm Management in Northern Potato Growing Sections

Description: Report discussing "the potato crop as a part of a system of farming, and [giving] special attention to the system of farming prevailing in Aroostook County, Maine, where potato growing is perhaps more highly developed than in any other section of the United States." -- p. 2
Date: 1909
Creator: Dodge, Lawrence G. (Lawrence Green), 1882-
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Games Laws for 1909: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Shipment, Sale, Limits and Licenses

Description: Report presenting information on the game laws effective in the United States and Canada for 1909, with special emphasis on federal laws and provisions governing interstate commerce. The report is not a comprehensive overview of state game laws.
Date: 1909
Creator: Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955; Oldys, Henry & Brewster, C. E.
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Harmfulness of Headache Mixtures

Description: Report discussing "the nature of the drugs [acetanilide, antipyrine, phenacetin], their tendency to form habits, and their injurious effects, particularly their depressing action on the heart. The beneficial effects of that provision of the food and drugs act which requires that the presence of certain powerful or dangerous ingredients of medicinal preparations shall be declared on the label are only fully obtained when the consumer is aware of the character of such ingredients and the ill effe… more
Date: 1909
Creator: Kebler, Lyman F. (Lyman Frederic), b. 1863; Morgan, Francis P. (Francis Patterson), b. 1867 & Rupp, Philip, 1862-1939
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Hog Cholera

Description: Report discussing the disease hog cholera, including its causes, symptoms, and diagnosis. Also discusses diseases which may be mistaken for hog cholera and methods of prevention and treatment.
Date: 1909
Creator: Dorset, M. (Marion)
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How to Destroy Rats

Description: Report discussing the most effective methods for destroying and controlling rat populations. Methods discussed include rat-proofing buildings, withholding food, and using predators, traps, poisons, or fumigation.
Date: 1909
Creator: Lantz, David E. (David Ernest)
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