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Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 14

Description: Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Influence of Salt and Similar Substances on Soil Moisture, Extra-Early Potatoes, Rotting of Cranberries, Chestnuts, Low-Grade Paris Green, Crude Petroleum as an Insecticide, Skim Milk in Bread Making, Best Number of Hens in One Pen, Next Box for Egg Records, and Profitable and Unprofitable Cows.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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Sheeps, Hogs, and Horses in the Pacific Northwest

Description: This bulletin gives a broad overview of the livestock industry in the Pacific Northwest with respect to sheep and hogs; there is also a brief discussion of the horse industry. I. Sheep Husbandry. II. Hog Raising. III. The Horse Industry.
Date: 1900
Creator: French, Hiram T. (Hiram Taylor), b. 1861; Nelson, S. B. (Sofus Bertelsen), 1867-1931 & Withcombe, James
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Scab in Sheep

Description: "In this publication will be found a description of common scab of sheep, descriptions of several kinds of dipping plants suitable for use on small and on large farms, directions for preparing certain homemade dips, and directions for dipping. Remedies for scab are also given which have been tried and found most officious by this Bureau." -- p. 3
Date: 1903
Creator: Stiles, Charles Wardell, 1867-1941 & Salmon, D. E.
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Rape as a Forage Crop

Description: Report discussing the cultivation of the rape plant as a forage crop, including its varieties, soil requirements and preparation, and harvesting. Also describes various uses of rape as a forage crop, weed destroyer, and cover crop.
Date: 1903
Creator: Hitchcock, A. S. (Albert Spear), 1865-1935
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Principles of Horse Feeding

Description: "The bulletin discusses the general principles of feeding, with especial reference to horses, and summarizes the results of recent experimental work, particularly that of American experiment stations." -- p. 2. Discussion includes principles of nutrition, the nutritional value of different foods, methods of feeding, and rationing and feeding standards.
Date: 1903
Creator: Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932
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A Primer of Forestry

Description: This report discusses forests and treats the topic in four parts. The first part describes the life of an individual tree, and the second describes individual trees as parts of a forest. The third and fourth parts discuss forests as communities of trees and methods for preventing destruction of forests.
Date: 1903
Creator: Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946
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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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Milk Fever: Its Simple and Successful Treatment

Description: "Milk fever is a very common, and until recently a frequently fatal, disease affecting cows in all the large dairy districts of this and other countries. As it usually attacks the best milking members of the herd and at a time when the milk flow is the heaviest, the malady is one which has caused very severe losses to our dairy industry. It is therefore of the greatest economic importance that every milk producer acquaint himself with the present extremely successful methods of treating this di… more
Date: 1904
Creator: Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875
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The Cotton Bollworm: Some Observations and Results of Field Experiments in 1904

Description: Report discussing the cotton bollworm, which is very destructive to the cotton plant, especially in the Southwestern states in the Cotton Belt of the United States. Contains reports on fieldwork conducted at two stations in Texas and a discussion of effective and ineffective methods of control.
Date: 1905
Creator: Quaintance, A. L. (Altus Lacy), 1870-1958 & Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
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Forest Planting and Farm Management

Description: Report promoting and explaining the role of forest planting in farm management. Planning preparations and model prairie farm are proposed. A farm in Ohio is used as an example of successful forest planting techniques in managing a farm. In addition, types of trees and planting methods are recommended.
Date: 1905
Creator: Clothier, George L. (George Lemon)
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Okra: Its Culture and Uses

Description: Report discussing best practices for the cultivation of okra and its potential uses in cooking, especially in soups and salads. Discussion includes soil preparation, varieties, and common insect enemies of okra.
Date: 1905
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
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The Guinea Fowl and Its Use as Food

Description: "In the United States there is a growing market for guinea fowl as table birds, and therefore it has seemed desirable to summarize the available data regarding them. At some of the American experiment stations studies have been made of the composition of the flesh and eggs of this class of poultry, but so far as can be learned no tests have been made of their food requirements, the comparative value of different rations, or the best systems of care and management. Standard poultry books and fil… more
Date: 1905
Creator: Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932
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The Corrosion of Fence Wire

Description: "The investigation of which this bulletin is in part a record has been carried on with a twofold purpose in view. The first object is to furnish information to the farmer which will enable him to exercise an intelligent judgment as to the difficulties involved in the manufacture of wire fencing which shall be low in price and at the same time resistant to rust and corrosion. The second object has been to determine, with the cooperation of progressive manufacturers and metallurgists, the causes … more
Date: 1905
Creator: Cushman, Allerton S. (Allerton Seward), 1867-1930
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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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Saccharine Sorghums for Forage

Description: Report discussing the use of saccharine sorghum for forage, including classification of different varieties of sorghum, climate and soil conditions for growing, and methods of cultivations. Sorghum may be used for soiling (or green feeding), pastures, hay, fodder, and silage among other possibilities.
Date: 1906
Creator: Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958
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