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Business records for poultry keepers.

Description: Describes business methods to help poultry keepers with their production and marketing issues, discusses record-keeping methods, and includes suggestions to improve efficiency of a farmer's poultry business.
Date: 1940
Creator: Johnson, E. R. (Ernest Reuben), 1892- & Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
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Cattle-Fever Ticks and Methods of Eradication

Description: Revised edition. This bulletin discusses the cattle-fever tick and methods for controlling it. Possible methods include dipping, pasture rotation, and arsenical dips. The life history of the tick is also discussed and instructions for constructing a concrete vat are given.
Date: 1940
Creator: Ellenberger, W. P. & Chapin, Robert M.
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Celery growing.

Description: A guide to commercial celery-growing, with brief instructions for growing celery in home gardens. Includes descriptions of celery diseases and insect pests.
Date: 1940
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
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Corn culture.

Description: A general guide to growing corn crops in the United States, including selection, land preparation, planting, culture, and insect and disease control.
Date: 1940
Creator: Richey, Frederick D. (Frederick David), b. 1884
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Diseases and Insects of Garden Vegetables.

Description: 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.
Date: 1940
Creator: Gilbert, William W. (William Williams), b. 1880; Popenoe, C. H. (Charles Holcomb), 1884-1933 & Caffrey, D. J.
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Fall-sown oat production.

Description: A guide to planting and harvesting fall-sown oats in the southern United States. Includes descriptions of oat varieties.
Date: 1940
Creator: Stanton, T. R. (Thomas Ray), b. 1885 & Coffman, Franklin A. (Franklin Arthur), 1892-
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Farm horseshoeing.

Description: Describes the need for shoeing horses, and the steps that should be taken to successfully shoe horses on the farm.
Date: 1940
Creator: Asmus, Henry, 1873-1939. & Williams, J. O. (John Oscar), 1885-
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Farm plumbing.

Description: Provides information regarding plumbing materials, pipes, fixtures, installation procedures, and installation costs.
Date: 1940
Creator: Warren, George M. (George Milton)
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Feeding dairy cows.

Description: Describes many types of dairy-cow feeds, their nutritive value, and their functions. Includes instructions for feed preparation and feeding recommendations for various situations.
Date: November 1940
Creator: Woodward, T. E. (Thompson Elwyn) & Nystrom, Amer Benjamin, 1885-
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