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Ponds for Wildlife

Description: "The first purpose of this bulletin is to show how farmers and ranchers may protect their ponds from sedimentation, soil erosion, and water loss through the use of vegetation suitable as food and shelter for wildlife; the second is to give some information on the management of wildlife in farm ponds. Unless otherwise stated, the information contained in this bulletin pertains to the water area, or pond proper, and the pond area, or the land immediately adjacent to the pond and ordinarily contai… more
Date: 1941
Creator: Allan, Philip Farley, 1909- & Davis, Cecil N.
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The Turnip Aphid in the Southern States and Methods for Its Control

Description: "The turnip aphid is one of the most destructive and widely distributed pests of turnip, mustard, radish, and related crops in the United States. It causes heavy losses to growers of these crops every year, especially in the Southern States. Dust mixtures containing derris, cube, or nicotine, and sprays containing derris or cube, will control the turnip aphid when applied properly. The first application of insecticides should be made when the plants are very small, and additional applications s… more
Date: 1941
Creator: Allen, Norman, 1900- & Harrison, P. K. (Perry Kips), b. 1891
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Farm horseshoeing.

Description: Describes the need for shoeing horses, and the steps that should be taken to successfully shoe horses on the farm.
Date: 1940
Creator: Asmus, Henry, 1873-1939. & Williams, J. O. (John Oscar), 1885-
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Celery growing.

Description: A guide to commercial celery-growing, with brief instructions for growing celery in home gardens. Includes descriptions of celery diseases and insect pests.
Date: 1940
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
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The City Home Garden

Description: Revised edition. "Fresh vegetables for an average family may be grown upon a large back yard or city lot.... Thousands of acres of idle land that may be used for gardens are still available within the boundaries of our large cities. Some of the problems that confront the city gardener are more difficult than those connected with the farm garden, and it is the object of this bulletin to discuss these problems from a practical standpoint." -- p. 2. Soil preparation, tools, seeding, watering, dise… more
Date: 1942
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
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Lettuce growing.

Description: A guide to lettuce growing, including soil preparation, planting, cultivation, control of insect pests; also discusses the lettuce market.
Date: October 1940
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
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Peanut growing.

Description: Describes the steps farmers should take when growing peanuts, including preparing the soil, planting, cultivating, and harvesting.
Date: 1940
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870 & Beattie, James H. (James Herbert), b. 1882
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Feeding Horses

Description: Revised edition. "This bulletin explains the computation of rations for horses, suggests certain feed combinations which approximately meet the needs of horses under differing conditions, and reviews such factors of feeding as tend to make the horse more efficient." -- p. ii
Date: 1941
Creator: Bell, George A. (George Arthur), b. 1879 & Williams, J. O.
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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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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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Stubble-Mulch Farming for Soil Defense

Description: "Stubble-mulch farming, spectacular in its recent spread across the West, has sound scientific support. In one form or another, it has been demonstrating its advantages on experimental plots and in isolated field trials for many years. It is a practice that furthers the highest crop and livestock production compatible with the principle of soil security. It is a simple but effective method that will help us to avoid in the present emergency the disastrous aftermaths of the plow-up program of th… more
Date: 1942
Creator: Carter, L. S. (Logan Sampson), 1906- & McDole, G. R.
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