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Measuring and marketing farm timber.
Describes in detail methods for preparing and marketing farm timber. Discusses grades and specifications for wood products.
Don't give fire a place to start!
Describes steps to take for spring cleaning to prevent fires and accidents in the home.
Production of Turnips and Rutabagas.
Describes varieties of turnips and rutabagas and effective methods of production and marketing.
Tobacco diseases and their control.
Describes different types of diseases that threaten tobacco crops, and methods for their control.
Feeding cattle for beef.
Describes methods for successful feeding and fattening of beef cattle for the market.
Selection of lumber for farm and home building.
A guide to selecting lumber for construction projects. Includes an overview of the classification of woods according to their properties, the various lumber grades and sizes, and the types of lumber products available in the retail market.
Sesame production.
Discusses sesame varieties and methods of culture. Provides recommendations for crop planning, equipment, harvesting, pest and disease control, and marketing.
The sorghum midge : with suggestions for control.
Describes the characteristics of the sorghum midge, the damage it causes to crops of the southern United States, and methods of control.
Storage of sweetpotatoes.
Desribes the requirements for proper storage of sweet potatoes. Includes instructions for building a storage house or converting an existing building for use as a storage house.
Barberry eradication in stem rust control: wheat, oats, barley, rye.
Discusses the spread of stem rust in wheat, oats, barley, and rye due to the presence of certain species of barberry bushes; discusses eradication of these barberry bushes to control stem rust.
Indicators of Southwestern range conditions.
A guide to evaluating range conditions. Discusses range indicators and range deterioration.
Marketing Eggs.
Describes the benefits of the egg market, the process for producing quality eggs, and the steps for grading, packaging, transporting, and selling eggs.
Growing the transplant onion crop.
Discusses onion-growing by the transplant method. Provides suggestions for soils, transplanting, irrigation, weed control, insect and disease control, harvesting, and storage.
Know Your Watersheds.
Describes the necessity of water in everyday life, the water cycle, and provides suggestions for the management of watersheds.
Managing the small forest
A guide to the basic principles of forest management, for use by small forest owners.
Snap beans for marketing, canning, and freezing.
Discusses the importance of snap beans as a crop, its adaptability and varieties, its planting and care, as well as its disease and insect enemies and how to control them.
Tung production.
Discusses planting, cultivating, and harvesting tung trees for oil production. Describes insect enemies and diseases.
Pear growing in the Pacific Coast states.
Describes pear varieties of the Pacific Coast states, and how to grow them.
Grasshoppers : a new look at an ancient enemy.
Describes the damage grasshoppers cause to crops, how to identify different species, how they develop, and where and how they live. With this information as a background, the final section describes how to control them.
Nematode disease of wheat and rye.
This document describes the nematode disease of wheat and rye, including: symptoms, cause, geographic distribution, and methods of control of the disease.
Sudan grass.
Describes the varieties, characteristics, and uses of Sudan grass. Includes instructions for control of diseases and pests.
Beef Cattle for Breeding Purposes.
Describes how to select and manage beef cattle that will be used for breeding.
Cleanup week : don't give fire a place to start.
Describes steps to take for spring cleaning to prevent fires and accidents in the home.
Culture of sorgo.
Discusses sorgo culture and syrup manufacturing. Provides information on characteristics and varieties, diseases, and insects affecting stored sorgo.
Pea diseases and their control.
Describes pea diseases, how they spread, and how to control them.
Price programs.
Provides detailed descriptions of several price support programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A large appendix includes information about federal agencies which administer price programs.
Producing and harvesting grass seed in the Great Plains.
Discusses best practices for selecting, growing, and harvesting grass seed in the Great Plains states: Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, north Dakota, and South Dakota.
Pruning hardy fruit plants.
Provides instructions for pruning several types of fruit trees, grapevines, and small fruit plants.
U.S. Grades for Beef.
A consumer guide to U.S. federal meat grades. Includes examples of the stamps used to mark meat, a chart of beef cuts, and a suggested cooking guide for meat cuts and grades.
Ginning cotton.
Describes the importance of the ginning process, and the means for ginning the highest quality cotton.
The Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory.
Examines the research facilities at the Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory and provides information regarding its location, the organization, and the types of research and service provided.
Leather Bookbindings: How to Preserve Them.
Describes types of leather bindings for books and methods for preserving them.
Potato growing in the South.
Provides detailed information on potato farming in 13 different southern states including cultivation and soil conservation practices, and identifying and controlling diseases and insects.
Buckwheat culture.
Describes methods of growing buckwheat, and ways to use the crop.
Know Your Butter Grades.
Describes the U.S. federal grades given to determine product quality, and how these grades are used for butter.
The clover leaf weevil and its control.
Describes the life cycle of the clover-leaf weevil, the damage it causes, and methods of control.
Growing loblolly pine in the South Atlantic states.
Describes the loblolly pine tree, its growth habits, and uses. Provides advice on growing loblolly pine as a crop.
Growing slash pine.
A guide to establishing and managing slash pine stands. Discusses various uses of slash pine products and pine stands.
Hose pump for applying nitrogen solutions.
Describes methods for fertilizing crops with liquid fertilizer; provides calculations and tables for fertilizer measurements.
Preparation of cabbage for market.
Describes varieties of cabbage and methods for market preparation.
The culture and use of sorghums for forage.
Discusses the importance and value of sorghums as compared to other forage crops. Describes sorghum varieties, methods of planting, cultivation, harvesting, and disease and insect control.
Seven Ways to Greater Egg Profit.
Describes seven best practices for managing chicken flocks and for collecting and storing eggs in order to produce Grade A eggs. The recommended practices are based on a study conducted in major egg-producing states in the midwestern United States.
Growing fruits and nuts in the southern Great Plains.
Explains how to plant and cultivate fruit and nut trees in the southern Great Plains of the United States.
Seeding summer ranges in eastern Oregon and Washington
Describes the benefits and methods of range seeding, and provides a guide to seeding for various range types.
Barley diseases and their control.
Describes the value of barley, diseases that threaten the crop, and methods of control.
Sphagnum moss for plant propagation.
Describes all uses of sphagnum moss in plant propagation.
The European corn borer and its control.
Describes the European corn borer, the regions in which it is found, its seasonal activities, and how to destroy and control borer populations; also lists several insects which are often mistaken for the European corn borer.
Grass crops in conservation farming.
Describes the success of grassland improvement methods as demonstrated by experiment stations, agricultural technicians, farmers, and ranchers.
Farm methods of cooling milk.
Discusses methods for safely cooling and storing milk or cream on the dairy farm.
Harvesting with combines.
Describes the function of combines, general maintenance, and use for harvesting various crops.
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