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- The harlequin bug and its control.
- Describes the characteristics of the harlequin bug, the damage it can cause, and methods for its control.
- Greenhouse tomatoes.
- Describes the benefits of growing tomatoes in greenhouses for improved quality and marketability. Discusses requirements and methods for successfully growing greenhouse tomatoes.
- Fire-protective construction on the farm.
- Describes the damage that can occur to property and people as a result of fire; and discusses various farm construction projects that prevent a fire or offer protection should a fire occur.
- Cleaning milking machines.
- Provides instructions for cleaning mechanical milking machines in order to prevent bacterial contamination.
- Apple scab.
- Discusses apple scab, its economic impact, distribution, susceptibility of various apples to the disease, and preventive measures.
- Blackberry growing.
- Describes blackberry varieties and methods of blackberry culture.
- Broomcorn growing and handling.
- A guide to growing and selling broomcorn, a sorghum plant used for the making of brooms and whisk brooms.
- Chrysanthemums for the home.
- Discusses chrysanthemum-growing in terms of soil and air requirements, annual division and replanting, types of blooms, and insect enemies.
- Collection and preservation of insects for use in the study of agriculture.
- Describes methods for collecting, killing, and preserving insects and larvae for displays to be used in the school classroom or by amateur collectors. Also includes instructions for raising live insects in breeding cages.
- Effective Haying Equipment and Practices for Northern Great Plains and Inter-Mountain Regions.
- Describes best practices and equipment for handling hay in a cost-effective manner.
- Farm budgeting.
- Provides instructions and explains the purpose of creating a farm budget.
- The green-bug or spring grain-aphis : how to prevent its periodical outbreaks.
- Describes the characteristics of the green-bug, the damage it causes to crops, and methods of control.
- Greenhouse construction and heating.
- Describes how to build and properly heat greenhouses for growing flowers and vegetables year-round.
- Growing Root Crops for Livestock.
- Describes varieties of root crops to grow for livestock feed, and provides methods for efficient cultivation and production.
- Growing sweet corn for the cannery.
- A guide to planting and growing sweet corn for commercial canning. Includes descriptions of sweet corn varieties and provides suggestions for the practical use of factory wastes.
- The horse bots and their control.
- Provides advice on horse bot control for use by horse breeders and farmers.
- Marketing hay by modern methods.
- Provides a description of marketing methods, trade rules, and suggestions for selling and shipping hay. Includes sample forms.
- Marketing poultry.
- Describes the process of marketing poultry, specifically regarding marketing methods, market channels, market grades, fattening poultry, killing poultry, and transportation.
- Marketing the cowpea seed crop.
- Describes ways to maximize the value of the cowpea crop, how to best market it, and how to analyze price trends.
- The stock-poisoning death camas.
- Describes the varieties of the poisonous death camas plant, how to identify them, and and how they may affect livestock.
- Vegetable seeds for the home and market garden.
- A guide to successful seed-saving for small-scale vegetable gardens.
- Olive Growing in the Southwestern United States.
- Describes different varieties of olive trees, and methods for successfully growing olives in the southwestern United States.
- Karakul sheep.
- Describes the characteristics of karakul sheep and their importance as a source of wool.
- 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.
- Strip cropping for soil conservation.
- Describes the strip cropping method of crop production, for the purpose of erosion 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.
- The Velvetbean.
- A guide to velvet-bean culture, including a discussion of its uses as food for livestock and humans.
- Preventing damage by Lyctus powder-post beetles.
- Describes the characteristics of Lyctus powder-post beetles, the damage they cause, and methods of control.
- Wheat smuts and their control.
- Describes the characteristics of three types of wheat smut in the United States and methods of control.
- Breeds of dogs.
- Provides information to assist the reader in selecting dogs for breeding for various purposes. Includes only the "best known" breeds.
- Canaries : their care and management.
- A guide to the care and breeding of canaries.
- 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.
- 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.
- Farm dairy houses.
- Describes the importance of a milk house on the farm. Provides construction guidelines, illustrations, and floor plans.
- Growing and planting coniferous trees on the farm.
- Describes the proper methods for planting coniferous trees for use as windbreaks or for lumber.
- Hay stackers and their use.
- Describes various types of hay stackers and how to construct them.
- Important sugar-beet byproducts and their utilization.
- Describes various uses of all the parts of sugar beets and their byproducts.
- Slash Pine.
- Describes the characteristics of slash pine and the benefits of using it for turpentine gum.
- Sorgo for sirup production : culture, harvesting, and handling.
- Describes the conditions necessary to produce sorgo and manufacture sorgo syrup.
- 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.
- Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and legumes.
- Describes the importance of nitrogen-fixing bacteria on crops of legumes.
- The border method of irrigation.
- Describes how to irrigate using the border method, and how to prepare the ditches for irrigation.
- Fabrics and designs for children's clothes.
- Provides a variety of children's clothing designs and suggestions for fabrics to use. Includes photographs, line drawings, and design and construction tips.
- Diseases of upland game birds.
- Describes the characteristics of various diseases that affect game birds such as quails and prairie chickens.
- Local bird refuges.
- Provides suggestions for attracting birds and providing local bird refuges on farm lands and public spaces.
- Permanent fruit and vegetable gardens.
- Provides instructions for planning a permanent garden that yields both annual and perennial vegetables, as well as small fruits; lists the best plants to use.
- Diseases of fur animals.
- Describes the various types of disease which fur animals may contract, and provides suggestions for preventing or controlling these diseases.
- Soil and water conservation in the Pacific Northwest.
- Describes types of erosion and methods for preventing the erosion of soil by water and wind.
- Rammed Earth Walls for Buildings.
- Describes how to construct a building that uses rammed earth for walls.
- Trapping and transplanting live beavers.
- Describes procedures for trapping and relocating beavers. Relocation is recommended in overpopulated areas or in areas where beavers interfere with farm irrigation.