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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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Meadow Fescue: Its Culture and Uses

Description: "There is at present a great lack in the agricultural literature of this country of concise descriptions of the methods followed in the growing and handling of the different cultivated grasses, especially for seed production. This bulletin not only treats of the value of meadow fescue in meadows and permanent pastures, but also discusses in detail the production of seed and problems in connection with seed growing." -- p. 2
Date: 1909
Creator: Vinall, H. N. (Harry Nelson), 1880-1937
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Fungicides and Their Use in Preventing Diseases of Fruits

Description: "The object of this bulletin is to give the principal formulas for fungicides, together with a brief description of their method of preparation, and a summary of the principal diseases of fruits for which satisfactory remedies have been found. Most, though not all, of these remedies consist of spraying." -- p. 5
Date: 1906
Creator: Waite, Merton Benway, 1865-1945
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The Nonsaccharine Sorghums

Description: Report discussing nonsaccharine varieties of sorghum, which are grown primarily as forage plants or for their grain. Topics discussed include cultivation techniques ,harvesting, and best uses for a sorghum crop.
Date: 1907
Creator: Warburton, C. W. (Clyde William), 1879-1950
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The Advantage of Planting Heavy Cotton Seed

Description: Report discussing the importance of using heavy cotton seed and separating it for planting. Experiments have established that heavier seeds more reliably produce better plants. Methods of separating and testing the seeds are discussed, including the equipment necessary for seed separation.
Date: 1907
Creator: Webber, Herbert John, 1865-1946 & Boykin, E. B.
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The Cream Separator on Western Farms

Description: Report discussing the use of the cream separator on farms in Kansas and Nebraska, which have substantial dairy industries but are not typically considered dairy-producing states. Advantages of the cream separator, its care and management, milk and cream production on the farm, and delivery of cream to markets are discussed.
Date: 1904
Creator: Webster, Ed. H. (Edwin Harrison), 1871-1928 & Gray, C. E. (Charles Earl), 1881-1944
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Roselle: Its Culture and Uses

Description: Report discussing and promoting the cultivation of the roselle plant -- a species of hibiscus -- in the United States. Topics discussed include varieties of roselle, helpful fertilizers, harvesting practices, uses, and common diseases and insect enemies.
Date: 1907
Creator: Wester, P. J. (Peter Johnson), 1877-1931
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Soil Fertility

Description: Report of an address given before the Rich Neck Farmers' Club, of Queen Anne's County, Maryland about methods ordinary farmers can use to improve the soil fertility of their lands.
Date: 1906
Creator: Whitney, Milton, 1860-1927
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Industrial Alcohol: Sources and Manufacture

Description: This bulletin "is devoted to the description of the sources from which industrial alcohol may be made and the methods of [its] manufacture." -- p. 2. Topics discussed include legislation concerning denatured alcohol, agricultural sources of industrial alcohol, the yield and composition of alcohol-producing crops, alcohol by-products, and the manufacturing process for alcohol.
Date: 1906
Creator: Wiley, H. W.
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Industrial Alcohol: Sources and Manufacture

Description: Revised edition. This bulletin "is devoted to the description of the sources from which industrial alcohol may be made and the methods of [its] manufacture." -- p. 2. Topics discussed include legislation concerning denatured alcohol, agricultural sources of industrial alcohol, the yield and composition of alcohol-producing crops, alcohol by-products, and the manufacturing process for alcohol.
Date: 1907
Creator: Wiley, H. W.
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Industrial Alcohol: Uses and Statistics

Description: "It is important that the farmer should have a general idea of the uses to which industrial alcohol (usually denatured) may be devoted. While this information is not necessary for the production of the raw materials, it is nevertheless valuable in indicating the particular lines of industrial development which may be promoted by free alcohol in the arts as related to the welfare of agriculture. The technical uses of alcohol are extremely numerous, and no attempt will be made to give them all, b… more
Date: 1906
Creator: Wiley, H. W.
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Clearing New Land

Description: Report discussing methods of clearing forested land for the establishment of pastures and farms. Methods discussed include the use of dynamite, machinery, horses and chain, and oxen. Special attention is given to selecting a method based on the root system of the trees.
Date: 1902
Creator: Williams, Franklin, Jr.
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Incubatio nand Incubators

Description: Report discussing the important practice of artificially incubating eggs in poultry raising. Topics discussed include the biological effects of incubation upon eggs, the mechanics of the incubator, and operational instructions.
Date: 1905
Creator: Wood, Richard (Richard H.)
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Food Value of Corn and Corn Products

Description: Report discussing "the digestibility of different sorts of corn bread and other corn-meal dishes, the digestibility of hominy, corn breakfast foods and green corn, the relative nutritive value of corn meal ground in different ways, and the culinary qualities and methods of manipulating old-fashioned and modern corn meal." -- p. 2
Date: 1907
Creator: Woods, Charles D.
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