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- American foulbrood of honey bees : how to control it.
- Discusses American foul brood, a disease caused by a spore that infects bee larvae. Describes how to diagnose and control the disease. Lists the types of bees resistant to the disease.
- Applied physics for airplane mechanics.
- Describes basic principles of physics for use in the training of airplane mechanics.
- Army ground forces light aviation.
- "This manual is a guide for the military personnel of Army Ground Forces units who are concerned with organic light aviation. It describes the training, tactical employment, administration, maintenance, and supply of Army Ground Forces light aviation" (p. 1). The index begins on page 171.
- Barley diseases and their control.
- Describes the value of barley, diseases that threaten the crop, and methods of control.
- The beet leafhopper and its control on beets grown for seed in Arizona and New Mexico.
- Describes the threat of the beet leafhopper, and methods to control the pest in order to protect beets grown for seed.
- Better seed corn.
- Describes how to grow and store quality seed corn.
- Chemical decontamination company.
- Describes the organization, training, and operations of the Chemical Decontamination Company.
- Conserving soil and moisture in orchards and vineyards.
- Describes methods of conservation farming for fruit orchards and vineyards.
- Contour-furrow irrigation.
- Describes how farmers can use contour-furrow irrigation as a means of preventing soil erosion and maintaining even watering of crops.
- Diseases of raspberries and blackberries.
- Describes the characteristics of diseases that infect raspberries and blackberries as well as their respective treatments.
- Diseases of sheep and goats.
- Describes the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for infectious and noninfectious diseases of sheep and goats.
- Diseases of stone fruits on the market.
- Describes damages that occur to stone fruits during marketing, including bruising and diseases.
- Drying Ear Corn With Heated Air.
- Provides a comparison of drying corn with heated air versus unheated air, the equipment and construction necessary to dry ear corn with heated air, and the benefits of drying corn with this method.
- Drying Ear Corn With Unheated Air.
- Provides a comparison of drying corn with heated air versus unheated air, the equipment and construction necessary to dry ear corn with unheated air, and the benefits of drying corn with this method.
- Drying Shelled Corn and Small Grain With Heated Air.
- Describes how to dry grain and corn with heated air, the equipment needed, and how to construct drying bins.
- Drying Shelled Corn and Small Grain with Unheated Air
- This USDA leaflet provide guidance to farmers on the techniques for drying corn and small grains. Instructions are provided for mechanical means for drying, costs, ideal moisture content for the grain, and formulas for determining dried grain weights.
- Dust Storms Come From the Poorer Lands.
- Describes the different classifications of land and the effect soil erosion has on the quality of land and its future for crop production. Contains the results of an extensive study.
- Eliminating Bats From Buildings.
- Describes the habits of bats and possible places they choose to live, including houses. Provides various methods for repelling them. Argues against killing bats except as a last resort.
- Erosion on Roads and Adjacent Lands.
- Discusses the need to protect highway ditches in order to prevent soil erosion damage to public roads and farmlands.
- Farm buildings from home-grown timber in the South.
- Discusses the use of timber from farm-owned woodlands for lumber manufacture. Suggests the use of home-grown timber to solve the problem of poor rural housing by using it and other native materials to improve farm buildings, and as a means to create cash income. Describes successful community programs in various southern states including Texas.
- The Farm Woods: A Savings Bank Paying Interest.
- Describes best practices for cutting, using, and selling farm timber to ensure continuous growth and larger farm income.
- For higher production : soil and water conservation.
- Describes how to conserve water and soil on a farm or ranch in order to maintain higher production of crops and livestock.
- Game laws for the season 1930-31 : a summary of federal, state, and provincial statutes.
- Describes laws and regulations for hunting and fishing in North America.
- The harlequin bug and its control.
- Describes the characteristics of the harlequin bug, the damage it can cause, and methods for its control.
- Harvesting grain sorghums.
- Describes methods and equipment used for harvesting, threshing, and storing grain sorghums in the Great Plains of the United States.
- Heat treating and inspection of metals
- This report discusses these topics: I. Principles of heat treating -- II. Heat-treating equipment -- III. General heat treatment of steel -- IV. Specific heat treatments for aircraft steels -- V. General heat treatment of aluminum alloys -- VII. Hardness testing -- VIII. Magnaflux inspection.
- Home utilization of muscadine grapes.
- Describes the necessary equipment and procedures for making muscadine grape products at home on the farm.
- How to Build a Farm Pond.
- Describes the steps necessary to build a pond on farmland, including surveying land, testing the soil, building a spillway, and maintaining the pond.
- Inspections and preventive maintenance services for buildings and structures, grounds, roads and pavements, railroads
- "This Technical Manual provides information to help the post engineer formulate and carry out a preventative maintenance program for buildings, structures, roads, runways, railroads, grounds, pest control, and related phases of real property maintenance."
- Irrigated pastures for forage production and soil conservation.
- Discusses the importance of increasing farm productivity to meet needs created by World War II. Provides suggestions for the establishment and management of pastures, including irrigation, fertilization, and the use of grasses and legumes.
- Know Your Watersheds.
- Describes the necessity of water in everyday life, the water cycle, and provides suggestions for the management of watersheds.
- Kudzu: A Forage Crop for the Southeast.
- Describes the characteristics of the kudzu vine, the best areas for its growth, and the benefits of using it in the southeastern United States.
- Laws relating to fur animals for the season 1925-26.
- Describes the federal laws and regulations regarding fur animals and the fur trade in North America.
- Life history and control of the tomato pinworm.
- Describes the history and life cycle of the tomato pinworm, the types and extent of damage that it causes, and steps that farmers can take to control it.
- Managing the small forest
- A guide to the basic principles of forest management, for use by small forest owners.
- Methods and costs of husking corn in the field.
- Describes the benefits of using a mechanical corn husker in farm fields. Also discusses the costs and limitations of mechanical husking vs. hand husking.
- Nicotine dust for control of truck-crop insects.
- Describes the damages that insects can cause to farm crops, and how nicotine dust can control the insects.
- Physiological aspects of flying.
- "The purpose of this manual is to endeavor to explain in everyday terms the various physical and physiological problems that arise during flying, and to give in detail the latest knowledge of proved solutions to these problems." (--Page 2.)
- The Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory.
- Examines the research facilities at the Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory and provides information regarding its location, the organization, and the types of research and service provided.
- Poisoning of Livestock by Plants That Produce Hydrocyanic Acid.
- Describes how the presence of hydrocyanic acid in plants can poison livestock, how to prevent poisoning, and how to treat animals which have been poisoned.
- Potato production in the northeastern and north central states.
- A guide to growing and selling potatoes in the northeastern and north central United States.
- The production of cucumbers in greenhouses.
- Lists the best ways to grow cucumbers in a greenhouse environment, and discusses insect and disease enemies of the cucumber.
- Rice culture in California.
- Describes the proper methods for planting and cultivating a rice crop in California.
- Sericea in conservation farming.
- Describes the use of sericea as a means of ground cover and as a way to prevent soil erosion.
- Service of the piece, twin 40-MM gun motor carriage M19.
- Describes platoon organization, duties, drills, and operation of the equipment required to serve the twin 40-mm gun motor carriage M19.
- Sinusoidal machine.
- "These instructions are published for the information and guidance of all personnel charged with the operation and maintenance of the McIntosh Electric Corporation Model No. 5018 of Sinusoidal Machine, Portable, for Galvanic, Faradic and Rapid Sinusoidal Currents, 110-Volt, 60-Cycle, Medical Department item No. 7132005 ... in the field. They contain information on the operation and maintenance of the equipment ...."
- Snap beans for marketing, canning, and freezing.
- Discusses the importance of snap beans as a crop, its adaptability and varieties, its planting and care, as well as its disease and insect enemies and how to control them.
- Soil-Depleting, Soil-Conserving, and Soil-Building Crops.
- Discusses soil conservation in a clear and concise manner. Discusses soil building, soil conserving, and soil depleting crops as well as the minerals to be found in soil.
- Soybean Production for Hay and Beans.
- Describes the production of soybean plants for both soybean-hay and soy beans themselves. Discusses storage and marketing practices.
- Standard baskets for fruits and vegetables.
- Discusses the value of using standard baskets for the packaging and shipment of fresh fruits and vegetables.