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Building Up a Run-Down Cotton Plantation

Description: "This paper is an account of the progress made in three years in changing a run-down cotton plantation into a profitable stock and hay farm. The results obtained from the use of cowpeas and other leguminous crops in restoring the fertility of the land have exceeded the expectations of those in charge of the work." -- p. 5
Date: 1908
Creator: Brodie, D. A. (David Arthur), b. 1868
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Changing Name of Part of V Street to California Street, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on the District of Columbia detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 4308 to change the name of V Street to California Street. It includes correspondence from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
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Chevy Chase, MD., To Connect its Water System with that of District of Columbia, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on the District of Columbia detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 4107 to authorize the town of Chevy Chase, Maryland to connect its water system with the water system of the District of Columbia.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
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Communication of Second Homestead Entries in Certain Cases, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 552 to provide for the communication of second homestead entries. It includes correspondence of the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of the General Land Office on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
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Completion of Park Surrounding Filtration Plant in District of Columbia, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6309 to provide for the complietion of a park surrounding the filteration plant in the District of Columbia. It includes a report of the Secretary of War, in addition to the U.S. Army Chief of Engineers on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
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Condemned Brass Cannon and Cannon Balls for Confederate Monument Association, Franklin, Tenn., Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Military Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed House resolution 13077 to authorize the Secretary of War to furnish four condemned brass cannon and cannon balls to the Confederate Monument Association in Franklin, Tennessee
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Conferring Jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to Adjudicate the Rights of Persons who Formerly Held Town Lots in the City of Sulphur, in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6471 to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to adjudicate the rights of persons who formerly held town lots in the City of Sulphur. It includes a letter from the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
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The Conservation of Natural Resources

Description: This bulletin about the conservation of natural resources was originally an address delivered by the forester Gifford Pinchot to the National Geographic Society, in Washington D. C. on January 31, 1908. The address advocates for greater efforts at conservation by providing a broad overview of the state of America's natural resources with regard to forests, minerals, oil, natural gas, and soil. The failure to plan responsibly and regulate industry has led to the monopolistic practices which curr… more
Date: 1908
Creator: Pinchot, Gifford
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Court of Claims to Ascertain Amount of Civilization Fund Belonging to Osages and Diverted for Benefit of Other Indians, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate resolution 67 to authorize the Court of Claims to ascertain the amount of the "civilization fund" belonging to the Osages and diverted for the benefit of other Indians. It includes a recommendation of the Department of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Cowpeas

Description: "The cowpea is the most valuable legume for the Southern States and its use would be much more extensive were it not for the relatively high price of the seed, most of which is still picked by hand. Particular attention is therefore given to the matter of harvesting seed by machinery now in very successful use in several communities. These methods are so far perfected that the cowpea seed crop should receive much greater attention in favorable localities." -- p. 5. This bulletin also discusses … more
Date: 1908
Creator: Nielsen, H. T. (Harold T.)
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Cropping Systems for New England Dairy Farms

Description: "This paper gives the results of three years' study of the cropping systems on a number of the most successful dairy farms in New England. This study point[s] out the elements which go to make a satisfactory cropping system in that section and to make definite recommendations concerning crops to plant and the relative acreage of these crops on dairy farms." -- p. 3
Date: 1908
Creator: Dodge, L. G.
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Dam Across James River in Stone County, MO., Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed House resolution 17707 to construct a dam across the James River in Stone County, Missouri. It includes a copy of the House report on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
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Declaration of Governors for Conservation of Natural Resources

Description: "The Declaration of Governors contained in this bulletin was adopted by the conference of governors of the States and Territories called by the President to consider the conservation of our natural resources, and which met at the White house May 13, 14, and 15, 1908.... Papers which discussed the present state of our various natural resources were read by experts and specialists in each respective line, and these were followed by an open discussion among the governors of the points brought out.… more
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
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Deer Farming in the United States

Description: "As a result of the growing scarcity of game animals in this country, the supply of venison is wholly inadequate to the demand, and the time seems opportune for developing the industry of deer farming, which may be made profitable alike to the State and the individuals engaged therein. The raising of venison for market is as legitimate a business as the growing of beef and mutton, and State laws, when prohibitory, as many of them are, should be so modified as to encourage the industry. Furtherm… more
Date: 1908
Creator: Lantz, David E. (David Ernest)
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Deficiency Appropriation Bill, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Appropriations detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the the proposed House Resolution 21946 making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
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Demonstration Work in Cooperation with Southern Farmers

Description: Report discussing the efforts of the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work, which consists of "(1) the demonstration of improved methods of agriculture in the weevil-infected districts [...] and (2) the extension of the same principles to other Southern States beyond the range of weevil infestation." (p. 6) Congress created the organization in 1904 to assist with relief efforts.
Date: 1908
Creator: Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911
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Deposit of Model of Any Vessel of War, Bearing Name of a State, in Capitol Building of Said State, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 142 to provide for the deposit of a model of any vessel of war of the United States Navy bearing the name of a State of the United States in the capitol building of said State. It includes a report of the Navy department in support of the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Naval Affairs
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