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- Carpet Beetles.
- Describes the common types of carpet beetles, their life cycles, and methods of control.
- Production of Radishes.
- Describes the varieties of radishes and the best practices for growing and marketing them.
- Legumes in Soil Conservation Practices.
- Describes measures for preventing soil erosion through the planting of legumes.
- Soybeans for the Table.
- Describes the versatile nature of the soybean in cooking and provides recipes which contain soybeans.
- Porcupine Control in the Western States.
- Describes the characteristics of porcupines in the western United States, the damage they cause, and methods of control.
- A sawfly injurious to young pines.
- Describes the characteristics of the red-headed pine sawfly, the damage it causes to pine trees, and methods of control.
- House Ants.
- Describes different types of house ants and methods of control.
- Preventing damage by Lyctus powder-post beetles.
- Describes the characteristics of Lyctus powder-post beetles, the damage they cause, and methods of control.
- Canaries : their care and management.
- A guide to the care and breeding of canaries.
- Sorgo for sirup production : culture, harvesting, and handling.
- Describes the conditions necessary to produce sorgo and manufacture sorgo syrup.
- Karakul sheep.
- Describes the characteristics of karakul sheep and their importance as a source of wool.
- Using soil-binding plants to reclaim gullies in the South.
- Describes types of trees, vines, and grasses that can be planted in the southern United States to prevent soil erosion.
- Wheat smuts and their control.
- Describes the characteristics of three types of wheat smut in the United States and methods of control.
- Production of Spinach.
- Describes characteristics and varieties of spinach, and provides farmers with recommendations for soils, fertilizers, cultivating, and harvesting it.
- Production of Salsify or Vegetable-Oyster.
- Introduces salsify and its varieties, and discusses ways to cultivate, store, cook, and sell it.
- Production of Garlic.
- Discusses garlic as a crop in terms of its different varieties, the steps for preparing land, cultivating, harvesting, cleaning, and shipping garlic for the market.
- Quince Growing.
- Provides information about growing quince, including soil requirements, propagation, varieties, planting and care of trees, and insect and disease control.
- Growing Nursery Stock of Southern Pines.
- Describes the steps for growing southern pine seedlings from nursery stock; discusses the proper methods for sowing, watering, and weeding.
- Planting Southern Pines.
- Describes different types of southern pines, how to plant stock, and maintaining the trees as they continue to grow.
- The production of cucumbers in greenhouses.
- Lists the best ways to grow cucumbers in a greenhouse environment, and discusses insect and disease enemies of the cucumber.
- Breeds of dogs.
- Provides information to assist the reader in selecting dogs for breeding for various purposes. Includes only the "best known" breeds.
- Soil-Depleting, Soil-Conserving, and Soil-Building Crops.
- Discusses soil conservation in a clear and concise manner. Discusses soil building, soil conserving, and soil depleting crops as well as the minerals to be found in soil.
- The Velvetbean.
- A guide to velvet-bean culture, including a discussion of its uses as food for livestock and humans.
- Community cotton production.
- Recommends and describes the "one-variety community method" of cotton production, in which a community limits itself to growing a single variety of cotton in order to produce a uniform product.
- Hay stackers and their use.
- Describes various types of hay stackers and how to construct them.
- Growing and planting coniferous trees on the farm.
- Describes the proper methods for planting coniferous trees for use as windbreaks or for lumber.
- Important sugar-beet byproducts and their utilization.
- Describes various uses of all the parts of sugar beets and their byproducts.
- Farm dairy houses.
- Describes the importance of a milk house on the farm. Provides construction guidelines, illustrations, and floor plans.
- Diseases, ailments, and abnormal conditions of swine.
- Describes the major and minor diseases of swine; discusses the importance of disease control to prevent loss of animals during transport.
- Olive Growing in the Southwestern United States.
- Describes different varieties of olive trees, and methods for successfully growing olives in the southwestern United States.
- Slash Pine.
- Describes the characteristics of slash pine and the benefits of using it for turpentine gum.
- Cauliflower and Heading Broccoli Production.
- A guide to growing cauliflower and heading broccoli on the farm.
- Production of Parsnips.
- A guide to growing, harvesting, and storing parsnips.
- Erosion on Roads and Adjacent Lands.
- Discusses the need to protect highway ditches in order to prevent soil erosion damage to public roads and farmlands.
- Why Red Clover Fails.
- Explains the causes and describes methods for preventing red clover failure.
- Strip cropping for soil conservation.
- Describes the strip cropping method of crop production, for the purpose of erosion control.