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Laying Out Fields for Tractor Plowing

Description: Revised edition. "Farmers who have been accustomed to laying out their fields for plowing with horses and an ordinary plow are often puzzled as to the best method to adopt when they change to the tractor. For not only are the two methods different, but a lay-out admirably suited to a tractor of one size under certain field conditions may not do for one of some other size under other conditions. This bulletin describes methods and plans for laying out fields for tractor plowing suited both to re… more
Date: 1945
Creator: Kinsman, C. D. (Claude Dennison), b. 1889 & Reynoldson, L. A. (Le Roy August), b. 1886
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Country Hides and Skins: Skinning, Curing, and Marketing

Description: Revised edition. "This bulletin shows how farmers, ranchmen, and country or town butchers may produce hides and skins of better quality. It gives detailed directions for skinning the animals and for salting, curing, and handling the hides and skins, with suggestions for more advantageous marketing, to the end that both the producer of hides and the user of leather may be benefited." -- p. ii
Date: 1942
Creator: Whalin, Charles Vivion, 1876-; Frey, R. W. (Ralph Wylie), b. 1889; Veitch, F. P. (Fletcher Pearre), 1868-1943 & Hickman, Richard W. (Richard West), 1852-1926
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Sweetpotato Diseases

Description: Revised edition. There are two classes of sweet potato diseases, 1) field troubles (which are either root and stem diseases or leaf diseases), and 2) storage rots. Root and stem diseases include stem-rot, black-rot, foot-rot, scurf, and root-rot; and leaf disease, leaf-blight, white-rust, and leaf-spot. There are many methods of control for field diseases which are discussed. Control of the five storage rots described hinges on careful storage-house management.
Date: 1944
Creator: Harter, L. L. (Leonard Lee)
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Onion Diseases and Their Control

Description: Revised edition. Report discussing diseases which affect onions in both the field and in storage, and methods for their control. Diseases discussed include smut, downy mildew, leaf mold, fusarium rot, pink root, root knot, neck rot, bacterial soft rot, black mold, smudge, rust, white rot, dodder, damping-off, purple blotch, yellow dwarf, aster yellows, eelworm rot, and aspergillus rot.
Date: 1944
Creator: Walker, J. C. (John Charles), 1893-
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Onion Diseases and Their Control

Description: Revised edition. Report discussing diseases which affect onions in both the field and in storage, and methods for their control. Diseases discussed include smut, downy mildew, leaf mold, fusarium rot, pink root, root knot, neck rot, bacterial soft rot, black mold, smudge, rust, white rot, dodder, damping-off, purple blotch, yellow dwarf, aster yellows, eelworm rot, diplodia rot, blue mold rot, and aspergillus rot.
Date: 1947
Creator: Walker, J. C. (John Charles), 1893-
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Shipping Fever of Cattle: Hemorrhagic Septicemia

Description: Revised edition. Report discussing hemorrhagic septicemia, an infectious disease which affects farm animals and has a very high mortality rate. Discussion includes a description of causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures, prevention methods, and potential treatments.
Date: 1944
Creator: Stein, C. D. (Clarence Dinsmore), b. 1889
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Strawberry Culture: South Atlantic and Gulf Coast Regions

Description: Revised edition. Report discussing best practices for the cultivation of strawberries in the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. Topics discussed include varieties, soil preparation, mulch and fertilizers, irrigation, harvesting, and diseases and insect enemies.
Date: 1948
Creator: Darrow, George M. (George McMillan), 1889-
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Strawberry Culture: Eastern United States

Description: Revised edition. "This bulletin discusses commercial methods [for strawberry growing] in the eastern United States, the territory including approximately one tier of States west of the Mississippi -- that part of the country where farm crops are usually grown without irrigation -- but not including the South Atlantic and Gulf coast region. Revised edition. The successful cultural methods followed in the different strawberry districts are described. These commercial methods are not all applicabl… more
Date: 1944
Creator: Darrow, George M. (George McMillan), 1889-
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Judging Beef Cattle

Description: Revised edition. Report discussing how buyers of beef cattle can determine the value of cattle offered in public sales. Topics discussed include parts of the carcass and classification systems used in judging cattle. Includes a suggested scorecard.
Date: 1941
Creator: Black, W. H. (William Henry), 1888-1949
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The Fowl Tick and How Premises May Be Freed from It

Description: Revised edition. Report discussing the fowl tick, which commonly affects chickens but also other poultry. Topics discussed include fowl tick distribution, effects of tick attacks or infections, life cycle, and methods of combating the tick.
Date: 1941
Creator: Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
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Using 2,4-D safely.

Description: Describes the chemical broadleaf herbicide 2,4-D, and methods of applying it to prevent damage to farm crops, animals, and humans.
Date: November 1948
Creator: Evans, L. S. (Lewis Saxton), 1913-
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Disease-resistant and hardy oats for the South.

Description: Describes winter-hardy and disease-resistant oat varieties, and best practices for growing them.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Stanton, T. R. (Thomas Ray), b. 1885 & Coffman, Franklin A. (Franklin Arthur), 1892-
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Methods and Equipment for Home Laundering.

Description: Guide to planning a laundry center at home. Describes various types of equipment and machinery available for washing, drying, and ironing. Describes the products used for laundering and the recommended laundering methods for specific fabric types.
Date: February 1940
Creator: O'Brien, Ruth, b. 1892 & Holbrook, Helen S. (Helen Shepard), b. 1882
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Production of Maple Sirup and Sugar.

Description: Pamphlet describing the process of growing maple trees, obtaining syrup from them, and how to market the syrup.
Date: 1940
Creator: Bryan, A. Hugh (Albert Hugh), 1874-1920; Hubbard, William F. (William Fairchild), 1876-1905 & Sherwood, Sidney F. (Sidney Forsythe), 1886-
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