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Control of potato insects.

Description: Discusses various insect pests of the Irish potato and how to recognize them. Provides instructions for preparing and applying insecticides.
Date: July 1952
Creator: Dudley, J. E.; Landis, B. J. (Birely J.), 1904- & Shands, Wayland Arthur, 1905-
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Diseases of Swine.

Description: Describes the characteristics of a variety of diseases of swine, and methods for their prevention and treatment.
Date: July 1952
Creator: Stein, C. D. (Clarence Dinsmore), b. 1889; Manthei, C. A. (Chester Alfred), 1909-; Shuman, R. D. & Torrey, J. P.
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Dresses and aprons for work in the home.

Description: Describes a series of dresses and aprons designed by the U.S. Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics, most of which were made available as commercial sewing patterns from Advance Pattern Company. Discusses the importance of functional features when selecting patterns or ready-made dresses and aprons.
Date: 1952
Creator: Scott, Clarice L. (Clarice Louisba), b. 1899
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Drying Ear Corn With Heated Air.

Description: 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.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Division of Farm Buildings and Rural Housing.
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Drying Ear Corn With Unheated Air.

Description: 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.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Division of Farm Buildings and Rural Housing.
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Drying Shelled Corn and Small Grain with Unheated Air

Description: 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.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
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How's your storage?

Description: A leaflet describing the Farm-Storage Facility Loan Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).
Date: August 1952
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Production and Marketing Administration.
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