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Sugar and Its Value as Food

Description: Report discussing the nutritional properties of sugar (the food), including its chemical composition, types of sugar, metabolic purposes, and practical uses.
Date: 1913
Creator: Abel, Mary Hinman, 1850-1938
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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How to Manage a Corn Crop in Kentucky and West Virginia

Description: Report discussing best practices for growing corn in Kentucky and West Virginia, including land preparation, fertilizers, seed selection, planting and harvesting practices. Further sources of information regarding corn growing are provided at the end of the report.
Date: 1913
Creator: Arnold, J. H. (Jacob Hiram), 1864-1921
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Kafir as a Grain Crop

Description: Report discussing kafir corn and its varieties, proper cultivation, and uses for both food and feed.
Date: 1913
Creator: Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958 & Rothgeb, Benton E.
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Canning Tomatoes at Home and in Club Work

Description: "The purpose of this bulletin is to present practical methods of using canning outfits at home and out of doors in the canning clubs organized at school centers. It does not discuss the commercial or factory methods of canning, but is intended primarily to enable the girls on the farms to save many vegetables which now go to waste. It will be of great value in the demonstration club work." -- p. 2. Topics discussed include methods of canning, recipes for canned tomatoes, and canning terminology. more
Date: 1913
Creator: Breazeale, J. F. (James Frank), 1874-1950 & Benson, O. H. (Oscar Herman), 1875-1951
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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The Potato-Tuber Moth

Description: Report discussing damage to potatoes caused by the potato-tuber moth and methods for controlling it. Methods discussed include crop destruction, crop rotation, and fumigation.
Date: 1913
Creator: Chittenden, F. H. (Frank Hurlbut), 1858-1929
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Controlling Canada Thistles

Description: "This paper deals with the methods of eradication used for the Canada thistle in the United States, states how it is distributed, and how it may be prevented. It also includes a description of the plant so that it may be recognized. It should also be of considerable assistance to any farmer troubled with Canada thistles." -- p. 2
Date: 1913
Creator: Cox, H. R. (Herbert Randolph)
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An Example of Intensive Farming in the Cotton Belt

Description: "This paper is descriptive of the improvement of an area of poor land by growing ordinary field crops under a system of farm management which aims at the incorporation of liberal amounts of organic matter in the soil as the chief factor in maintaining fertility and increased crop yields -- a practice which can not be too frequently brought to the attention of farmers. This system has produced greater returns to the farmer who practices it than any other system in use in his locality and will se… more
Date: 1913
Creator: Crosby, M. A.
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Common White Grubs

Description: "The present publication is merely intended to give a brief summary of the life history and habits of [common white grubs], as now understood, together with the best known means of controlling them." -- p. 2.
Date: 1913
Creator: Davis, John J. (John June), 1885-1965
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Tobacco Curing

Description: "There are three essentially different ways of carrying out the curing [of tobacco]. These are (1) air curing, in which little or no artificial heat is applied; (2) flue curing, in which the tobacco is entirely cured by artificial heat and in such way as to prevent smoke from coming in contact with the leaf; and (3) fire curing, in which the tobacco is largely cured by artificial heat applied by means of open fires made on the floor of the barn, thus allowing smoke to come in contact with the l… more
Date: 1913
Creator: Garner, W. W. (Wightman Wells), b. 1875
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cotton Anthracnose and How to Control It

Description: "Cotton anthracnose, quite commonly called boll-rot, is a serious enemy to the cotton crop, largely because of the fact that methods of control are not generally known. This bulletin describes the disease and sets forth the most effective means of reducing the damage from it." -- p. title page
Date: 1913
Creator: Gilbert, William W. (William Williams), b. 1880
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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How to Grow an Acre of Corn

Description: Report discussing the necessary cultivation process and techniques for growing an acre of corn, including selection of variety, seed selection, land preparation, and thinning practices. The purpose of the bulletin is to provide an overview of best practices for corn cultivation with the aim of doubling the average acre yield of corn in the United States.
Date: 1913
Creator: Hartley, C. P. (Charles Pinckney), 1870-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Popcorn for the Home

Description: Report discussing the cultivation of corn for use as popcorn and methods of preparing popcorn. Recipes for chocolate popcorn, sugar popcorn, and popcorn balls are included.
Date: 1913
Creator: Hartley, C. P. (Charles Pinckney), 1870- & Willier, J. G. (John G.), 1871-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Yellow Fever Mosquito

Description: Report discussing the species of mosquito which commonly carries the disease yellow fever. Topics include the mosquito's life cycle, breeding habits, geographic distribution, and connection to yellow fever.
Date: 1913
Creator: Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Farm Butter Making

Description: "Cleanliness and attention to details are the two prerequisites to the manufacture of good butter. The main defects in farm butter show these two prerequisites to be very frequently neglected. These defects are: (1) bad flavors, (2) lack of uniformity in color and salt, and (3) unsuitable packages and no uniformity in the style of the packages" -- p. 5. This report explores these defects in further detail and provides practical solutions to address these problems so as to produce butter of sign… more
Date: 1913
Creator: Keithley, J. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Mutton and Its Value in the Diet

Description: Report discussing the nutritional value and preparation of mutton, including methods for cooking and measuring mutton. Includes recipes.
Date: 1913
Creator: Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932 & Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Use of Corn, Kafir, and Cowpeas in the Home

Description: "This bulletin summarizes the results of some tests of the nutritive value of [of Indian corn, Kafir corn, and cowpeas] and ways of preparing them for the table." -- title page. Includes recipes.
Date: 1913
Creator: Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932 & Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Raising Guinea Pigs

Description: Report discussing the possible uses of guinea pigs as domestic pets, food sources, and subjects for scientific experimentation. Management of guinea pigs includes stock selection, housing, feed, breeding, and disease.
Date: 1913
Creator: Lantz, David E. (David Ernest)
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stock Poisoning Due to Scarcity of Food

Description: "It is generally recognized that the heaviest losses of livestock from poisonous plants occur in seasons when feed is short, but the intimate relation between such losses and the food supply does not seem to be appreciated at its full value. If it were understood and acted upon intelligently there would be much less complaint of harm done by poisonous plants." -- p. 2
Date: 1913
Creator: Marsh, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Larkspur, or "Poison Weed"

Description: Report discussing the distribution of larkspur in the western United States, the varieties of larkspur, and its toxic effects if ingested. Discussion concentrates on the plant's toxicity and danger for cattle, as well as possible remedies.
Date: 1913
Creator: Marsh, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight); Clawson, A. B. & Marsh, Hadleigh, b. 1888
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Potato Tuber Diseases

Description: Report discussing diseases which commonly afflict the potato tuber, including skin diseases, stem disease, and tuber rot.
Date: 1913
Creator: Orton, W. A. (William Allen), 1877-1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Propagation of Citrus Trees in the Gulf States

Description: Report giving "a brief description of the methods of propagating citrus trees and of the most important nursery practices. It includes also a discussion of the choice of suitable stocks for different regions." -- p. 3
Date: 1913
Creator: Rolfs, P. H. (Peter Henry), 1865-1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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