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Hibernation of the corn earworm in southeastern Georgia.

Description: Discusses the results of a study of the hibernation of the corn earworm in Chatham County, Georgia from 1930 to 1933. The study was conducted in an effort to understand seasonal occurences of earworm infestation.
Date: October 1941
Creator: Barber, G. W. (George W.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Clearing land of brush and stumps.

Description: Discusses methods and equipment for removing and disposing of brush and tree stumps from farm land in preparation for plowing.
Date: 1941
Creator: Boyd, Geo. R. (George Ray), 1883-1952
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gas Treatment for the Control of Blue Mold Disease of Tobacco.

Description: Recommends the use paradichlorbenzene gas for treatment of blue mold disease of tobacco, and provides instructions for using it.
Date: January 1941
Creator: Clayton, Edward E.; Gaines, John G. (John Gordon), 1900-; Shaw, Kendall J.; Smith, Thomas Earle, 1910- & Graham, T. W. (Thomas William), 1905-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pricklypear Control on Short-Grass Range in the Central Great Plains.

Description: Describes the problems ranchers face when pricklypear grows in grazing areas in the central Great Plains and the steps that should be taken to control its growth.
Date: October 1941
Creator: Costello, David Francis, 1904-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pocket-gopher control.

Description: Describes the characteristics of the pocket gopher, the damage it can cause to farm crops, and methods of control.
Date: 1941
Creator: Crouch, W. E. (Winney Elmer), 1891-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tobacco cutworms and their control.

Description: Describes the life cycle of the cutworm, the damage it causes to tobacco crops, and methods for control.
Date: 1941
Creator: Crumb, S. E. (Samuel Ebb)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Establishing Cranberry Fields.

Description: Describes the requirements for growing cranberries and provides instructions for establishing cranberry fields.
Date: 1941
Creator: Darrow, George M. (George McMillan), 1889-; Franklin, Henry J. (Henry James), 1883-1958 & Malde, O. G. (Ole Gustav), 1880-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Diseases of strawberries.

Description: Describes the multitude of diseases that afflict strawberries, and methods of controlling them.
Date: November 1941
Creator: Demaree, J. B. (Juan Brewer), 1885-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Diseases of raspberries and blackberries.

Description: Describes the characteristics of diseases that infect raspberries and blackberries as well as their respective treatments.
Date: September 1941
Creator: Dodge, B. O. (Bernard Ogilvie), 1872-1960.; Wilcox, R. B. (Raymond Boorman), 1889-1949. & Demaree, J. B. (Juan Brewer), 1885-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cotton From Boll to Bale.

Description: Describes the steps for harvesting, drying, handling, baling, and storing cotton.
Date: October 1941
Creator: Gerdes, Francis L. (Francis Leo), 1907-; Martin, William J. (William Jules), 1910- & Bennett, Charles A. (Charles Abel), b. 1889
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The treatment of American foulbrood.

Description: Describes the threat that American foulbrood can cause to bee colonies, and the steps beekeepers can take to treat the disease.
Date: 1941
Creator: Hambleton, James I. (James Isaac), 1895-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Making vinegar in the home and on the farm.

Description: A guide to making vinegar at home. Includes a description of the materials used and the process, as well as the federal regulations governing the manufacture and sale of vinegar in 1936.
Date: 1941
Creator: LeFevre, Edwin, 1859-1929
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Culture of Orchids.

Description: Describes the different types of orchids, and the proper environment for growing orchids successfully.
Date: 1941
Creator: Lumsden, David, 1877-1945
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dairy-herd-improvement associations, and stories the records tell.

Description: Describes the history and functions of farm dairy-herd-improvement associations; provides steps for starting a new dairy-herd-improvement association.
Date: 1941
Creator: McDowell, J. C. (John Chambers), 1867-1943
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Soybean hay and seed production.

Description: Describes efficient methods for soybean hay and seed production enabled by newly improved farm equipment in the early 20th century.
Date: 1941
Creator: Morse, W. J. (William Joseph), b. 1884
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Beef-cattle production in the range area.

Description: Describes methods for successfully breeding and raising beef cattle in the range area of the western United States.
Date: 1941
Creator: Parr, V. V. (Virgil Verser), 1888- & McComas, E. W. (Earl W.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The yellow chapote, a native host of the Mexican fruitfly.

Description: Describes the yellow chapote tree that grows in southern Texas and Mexico, its uses and benefits, and the damage that the Mexican fruitfly causes to the tree.
Date: July 1941
Creator: Plummer, C. C.; McPhail, M. & Monk, J. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determining the age of farm animals by their teeth.

Description: A guide to determining the approximate age of livestock by observing the apparent development and wear of their teeth.
Date: 1941
Creator: Pope, George W. (George Whitfield), 1867-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Field studies of insecticides used to control cabbage caterpillars in the South.

Description: Describes the damage that cabbage caterpillars can cause to plants, and provides the results of scientific research on insecticides to control the caterpillars in the southern United States.
Date: November 1941
Creator: Reid, W. J. (William John), 1902-; Smith, Charles Egan, 1887-; Reed, L. B. (Lucius Brown), 1906- & Thomas, W. A. (William Andrew), 1883-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The what and how of hybrid corn.

Description: Describes the process of creating hybrid corn on the farm; provides reasons for the hybridization of corn.
Date: 1941
Creator: Richey, Frederick D. (Frederick David), b. 1884
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Practical hog houses.

Description: Details the methods of construction of farrowing houses; includes the two main types: the box-type house and the A-type house.
Date: 1941
Creator: Russell, E. Z. (Ellsworth Zouave), 1866- & Craft, W. A. (William Arthur), 1894-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Trichinosis: A Disease Caused by Eating Raw Pork.

Description: Describes the life cycle and treatment for trichnosis, a parasitic worm that humans ingest when eating pork that has not been properly cooked.
Date: February 1941
Creator: Schwartz, Benjamin, 1889-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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