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- Timothy Seed Production.
- A guide to the production and marketing of timothy seed throughout the United States.
- Christmas trees as a cash crop for the farm.
- Provides steps for planting, cultivating, and marketing Christmas trees.
- Federal crop insurance on corn: (dollar coverage insurance)
- A leaflet describing federal crop insurance available to corn producers and how to apply for it.
- It's good business to protect your bean investment.
- Describes the risks that bean farmers may be taking, the costs of updating farming techniques, and the value of insuring the crops.
- It's good business to protect your corn investment.
- Describes the risks that farmers take, and the benefits of having insurance to protect an investment in the corn crop.
- It's good business to protect your crop investment.
- Describes the risk that farmers take, and the benefits of having insurance to protect an investment in crops.
- It's good business to protect your tobacco investment.
- Describes the risks that tobacco farmers may be taking, the costs of updating farming techniques, and the value of insuring the crops.
- It's good business to protect your wheat investment.
- Describes the risk that farmers take, and the benefits of having insurance to protect an investment in the wheat crop.
- Opportunity knocks!
- A brochure discussing the benefits of Multiple Crop Insurance.
- Wheat crop insurance : (commodity coverage)
- Describes federal insurance for farmers that offers commodity coverage of wheat crops.
- Wheat crop insurance : (monetary coverage)
- Describes a federal insurance program that provides monetary coverage against farm risks.
- Whoa! : times have changed.
- Describes modern practices of farming and the increasing need to have insurance to protect investments.
- Dust Storms Come From the Poorer Lands.
- Describes the different classifications of land and the effect soil erosion has on the quality of land and its future for crop production. Contains the results of an extensive study.
- Control of Brown-Rot of Prunes and Cherries in the Pacific Northwest.
- Describes brown-rot and its occurrence in prune and cherry orchards in the Pacific Northwest, the damage it causes, and methods of control.
- Marketing the Early-Potato Crop.
- A guide to selling in the early-potato market, with an emphasis on proper shipping methods to prevent loss.
- Controlling the Japanese beetle.
- Describes the characteristics of the Japanese beetle, the damage it causes to plants, and methods of control.
- Protection of Turf From Damage by Japanese Beetle Grubs.
- Describes the characteristics of the Japanese beetle, the damage it causes, and methods of control.
- Relative effectiveness of acid lead arsenate and other materials as stomach poisons for the larvae of the Japanese beetle.
- Provides the results of experiments conducted from 1929 to 1936 to test the efficacy of acid lead arsenate and other insecticides for control of Japanese beetles.
- The chinch bug and how to fight it.
- Describes the damages caused by the chinch bug to grain and grass crops, and several methods for its control.
- Marketing farm produce by parcel post.
- Describes methods and considerations for shipping farm produce by parcel post.
- Saving livestock from starvation on southwestern ranges.
- Describes methods for preventing livestock starvation due to drought or overstocking on ranges in the southwestern United States.
- Orchard irrigation.
- Provides instructions for effective orchard irrigation; discusses three methods of orchard irrigation: the furrow method, the basin method, and the sprinkling method.
- The border method of irrigation.
- Describes how to irrigate using the border method, and how to prepare the ditches for irrigation.
- Irrigation practices in growing alfalfa.
- Describes different methods for irrigating alfalfa, depending on the type of soil, the climate, farm size, and other factors.
- Prevent Tanbark Deterioration.
- Presents methods for obtaining, curing, and marketing tanbark for use in leather tanning. Discusses ways to prevent loss of tannin from deterioration of the bark.
- Reducing damage to trees from construction work.
- Describes the damage often inflicted upon trees during construction projects, and explains how to plan projects accordingly to avoid these problems.
- Irrigating corn.
- Describes the benefits of irrigating corn to enable corn farming in arid and semiarid regions, and to increase yields in humid regions.
- Cranberry harvesting and handling.
- Recommends methods of harvesting, handling, storing, and packing cranberries in preparation for market. Discusses the function of cooperative cranberry organizations in relation to sales and prices.
- Mulching to Establish Vegetation on Eroded Areas of the Southeast.
- Describes how using mulch can prevent erosion and enable new plant growth on eroded farm field borders in the southeastern United States.
- Machinery for dusting cotton.
- Describes the types of machinery which can be used for dusting cotton plants with chemicals to prevent boll weevil damage.
- Diseases of poultry.
- Describes symptoms, treatments, and prevention methods for numerous diseases and parasites afflicting poultry.
- Some Destructive Potato Diseases: What They Are and How to Prevent Them.
- Describes methods of identification and control of three fungous diseases affecting the Irish potato: blight (downy mildew), Macrosporium disease, and potato scab.
- Spraying for fruit diseases.
- Describes fungous diseases of grapes, apples, pears, quince, cherries, and plums. Includes recipes for fungicides and descriptions of spraying equipment used for treatment.
- Hose pump for applying fertilizer solutions.
- Describes methods for fertilizing crops with liquid fertilizer; provides calculations and tables for fertilizer measurements.
- Hose pump for applying nitrogen solutions.
- Describes methods for fertilizing crops with liquid fertilizer; provides calculations and tables for fertilizer measurements.
- Investigations of the parasites of Popillia japonica and related scarabaeidae in the Far East from 1929 to 1933, inclusive.
- Describes the results of scientific research of parasites of the Japanese beetle at various stages of the beetle life cycle. The studies were carried out from 1929 to 1933 in Japan, Chosen (Korea), India, and Taiwan.
- Porcupine Control in the Western States.
- Describes the characteristics of porcupines in the western United States, the damage they cause, and methods of control.
- The soil that went to town.
- Describes the problem of soil erosion and methods for its prevention, in an elementary story format.
- Taming runaway waters
- Describes the damage caused and the economic impact of floods and fast-moving water. Discusses the role of soil and water management programs in flood control.
- Preventing Gin Damage to Cotton.
- Describes methods for checking ginning equipment to prevent damage to cotton.
- Drying Seed Cotton.
- Describes various methods of cotton-drying and the effectiveness of each.
- Cotton From Boll to Bale.
- Describes the steps for harvesting, drying, handling, baling, and storing cotton.
- Making American cheese on the farm.
- Discusses the nutritional value of homemade cheese. Describes the conditions favorable to cheesemaking. Provides instructions for making cheese on the farm for home consumption.
- More Turpentine, Less Scar, Better Pine.
- Describes methods for increasing yields and profits from pine trees with less damage to the tree.
- Diseases and Insects of Garden Vegetables.
- Describes a wide variety of insect pests and diseases of vegetables, their characteristics, and the steps farmers can take to prevent, control, and treat these threats.
- Important Pecan Insects and Their Control.
- Describes the characteristics of varieties of pecan insects, the damage they cause, and methods of control.
- French-Indian interaction at an 18th century frontier post : the Roseborough Lake Site, Bowie County, Texas.
- A report on archaeological excavations at the Roseborough Lake Site, conducted with the help of Field School students at North Texas State University in 1976. The research explored the life of the villages in the vicinity of the site at the time of early European contact.
- Rethinking the Role of Nuclear Weapons.
- Discusses the changing role of nuclear weapons in the post-Cold-War era in the United States.
- Diseases and parasites of minks.
- A reference manual of mink diseases for the mink rancher. Does not encourage diagnosis or treatment without the advice of a veterinarian.
- Apple Growing East of the Mississippi River.
- Describes the various factors that should be taken into consideration when developing and maintaining apple orchards, including: types of soil, climate conditions, the selecting and handling of young trees, the use of fertilizers, methods of pruning and spraying, and methods of repelling pests.