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Apple-orchard renovation.
Describes various methods for maximizing the quality and output of apple orchards.
Soybeans: Culture and Varieties.
Describes soybean varieties and how to grow them.
Hog-lot equipment.
Provides descriptions and instructions for building many types of equipment used for raising hogs. Includes fencing, feeding equipment, shelters, pest treatment equipment, breeding crates, and transportation equipment.
Milk for the family.
Provides advice for selecting, storing, and using milk products. Explains the nutritive value of milk.
Summer crops for green manure and soil improvement.
Examines varieties of summer crops that improve soil and green manure; describes different methods of green-manuring.
The what and how of hybrid corn.
Describes the process of creating hybrid corn on the farm; provides reasons for the hybridization of corn.
Alfalfa varieties in the United States.
Describes the different types of alfalfa grown in the United States.
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.
Diseases of sheep and goats.
Describes the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for infectious and noninfectious diseases of sheep and goats.
Emmer and Spelt.
Describes the history, characteristics, production methods, and uses of emmer and spelt.
Why potatoes run out.
Describes the types of diseases attacking potatoes, how to identify them, and how to treat the plants and seed potatoes in order to prevent the spread of disease.
Care and management of farm work horses.
Describes how to successfully manage and care for work horses on the farm to maximize serviceability and profitability.
Rural planning : the village.
Describes various types of planned villages and provides examples of features in such communities.
Steam sterilization of soil for tobacco and other crops.
Describes the process of sterilizing the soil with steam to facilitate the cultivation of tobacco and other plants.
Winter legumes for green manure in the Cotton Belt.
Describes varieties of the winter legumes used for "green manure" in the southern United States; provides suggestions for considerations to make when using winter legumes on farmland.
Sweetclover in Corn Belt farming.
Describes the recommended practices for cultivating sweet clover, and suggestions for its use on the farm. Includes outlines of cropping systems used in the Corn Belt.
Good pastures.
A guide to improving pastures for the purpose of increasing production during wartime.
The peach borer: how to prevent or lessen its ravages.
Describes the life cycle of the peach borer and suggests methods for reducing damage caused by it.
How to grow rice in the Sacramento Valley.
Discusses the importance of rice as a crop. Explains in detail the methods for producing rice in the climate of the Sacramento Valley of California.
Tobacco cutworms and their control.
Describes the life cycle of the cutworm, the damage it causes to tobacco crops, and methods for control.
Handling rough rice to produce high grades.
Describes the best methods for producing and handling rough rice, which yields higher grades and profits.
Lettuce growing in greenhouses.
Describes different types of greenhouses for lettuce-growing; provides instructions for growing lettuce in greenhouses.
Diseases of raspberries and blackberries.
Describes the characteristics of diseases that infect raspberries and blackberries as well as their respective treatments.
Diseases of cabbage and related plants.
Describes the characteristics of various parasitic and non-parasitic diseases of the cabbage and similar plants.
Storage of small grains and shelled corn on the farm.
Explains how to build storage facilities on the farm for small grains and shelled corn.
Logging farm forest crops in the Northeast.
A step-by-step guide to logging the forests of the northeastern United States. Includes information about the tools and equipment used, including axes, saws, and tractors, as well as the use of horses.
Mixing fertilizers on the farm.
Describes how to plan and mix fertilizers for use on the farm.
Judging condition and utilization of short-grass ranges on the central Great Plains.
Provides advice for determining the quality of grasses on range land in an effort to improve grazing and the quality of livestock.
Grow disease-resistant oats.
Describes different types of oats that are resistant to disease, and additional steps to take to prevent disease.
Sugar-beet culture in the intermountain area with curly top resistant varieties.
Describes types of sugar beets, procedures for growing them, and possible threats to them.
Rose diseases : their causes and control.
Describes diseases of both the stems and leaves of rose plants and methods for controlling them.
Turkey on the table, the year round.
Provides methods for preparing turkey.
Lettuce growing.
A guide to lettuce growing, including soil preparation, planting, cultivation, control of insect pests; also discusses the lettuce market.
Growing cucumbers for pickling.
Discusses growing cucumbers for the purpose of pickling, and identifies threats from insects and disease.
The Angora goat.
Describes the characteristics, benefits, and uses of the Angora goat. Discusses methods of managing goats on the range.
Pork on the farm : killing, curing, and canning.
Describes methods for slaughtering, curing, and canning pork for later use.
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.
Frost and the prevention of frost damage.
Describes how frost forms and what can be done to protect farm equipment and plants during a frost.
Pastures to hold and enrich the soil.
Discusses methods for maintaining grazing pastures, enriching the soil, and preventing the erosion of soil.
School lunches in country and city.
Discusses the importance of the development and implementation of school lunch programs in both rural and urban schools.
Care of damaged shade trees.
Discusses the important role shade trees play in camouflaging property. Explains the ways in which shade trees can become damaged and provides advice for repairing them in the event of damage.
Diseases of strawberries.
Describes the multitude of diseases that afflict strawberries, and methods of controlling them.
The use of logs and poles in farm construction.
Explains methods for choosing logs and using them in the construction of buildings on the farm.
Peanut growing.
Describes the steps farmers should take when growing peanuts, including preparing the soil, planting, cultivating, and harvesting.
Dressing and packing turkeys for market.
Describes methods for processing a turkey to be sold at market.
Mule production.
Describes the benefits of work mules, methods for breeding them, and characteristics of high-quality mules.
Determining the age of farm animals by their teeth.
A guide to determining the approximate age of livestock by observing the apparent development and wear of their teeth.
Reducing losses from tree diseases in eastern forests and farm woodlands.
Describes diseases and other problems affecting trees in farm woodlands of the eastern United States. Provides suggested methods of disease control.
Storage of ear corn on the farm.
Describes how to build corn cribs to dry and store ear corn on the farm.
Control of flue-cured tobacco root diseases by crop rotation.
Describes farming methods that prevent root diseases in flue-cured tobacco.
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