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- Improved Sanitation in Milk Production.
- Provides instructions for sanitary milk production. Discusses the importance of sanitary methods to protect milk during transportation from the farm to the city, thus improving the milk supply for growing urban populations.
- Woods Burning in the South.
- Discusses the problem of uncontrolled and illegal woods burning in the Southern United States and its economic effects. Describes methods of fire prevention.
- Eggs at Any Meal.
- Discusses the nutritional value and versatility of the egg; provides recipes and suggests ways to use eggs in a variety dishes and sauces.
- Housecleaning made easier.
- Describes ways to make housecleaning simple, practical, and efficient; provides instructions for cleaning different types of objects.
- Gullies: How to Control and Reclaim Them.
- Outlines the importance of gullies and their function as a method of irrigation; details methods of controlling and maintaining gullies. Also outlines the potential negative effects that poorly maintained gullies can have on highways and grazing lands.
- Important cultivated grasses.
- An illustrated guide to several varieties of grasses.
- The avocado : its insect enemies and how to combat them.
- Describes insect pests of the avocado in Florida, and methods for their control.
- Cleaning milking machines.
- Provides instructions for cleaning mechanical milking machines in order to prevent bacterial contamination.
- The Velvetbean.
- A guide to velvet-bean culture, including a discussion of its uses as food for livestock and humans.
- Homing pigeons : their care and training.
- Provides advice for raising homing pigeons, including suggestions for selecting pigeons for racing purposes.
- Marketing poultry.
- Describes the process of marketing poultry, specifically regarding marketing methods, market channels, market grades, fattening poultry, killing poultry, and transportation.
- Community cotton production.
- Recommends and describes the "one-variety community method" of cotton production, in which a community limits itself to growing a single variety of cotton in order to produce a uniform product.
- Greenhouse tomatoes.
- Describes the benefits of growing tomatoes in greenhouses for improved quality and marketability. Discusses requirements and methods for successfully growing greenhouse tomatoes.
- Self-feeding versus hand-feeding sows and litters.
- Details the benefits of self-feeding and hand-feeding sows and litters; describes how self-feeding can cut down on labor and feed expenses.
- Spray irrigation in the eastern states.
- A guide to planning and construction of spray irrigation systems for home gardens or fields up to 5 acres in size.
- Planning and recording family expenditures.
- Describes methods and forms for recording family income and expenditures. Includes sample forms.
- Making cellars dry.
- Describes various methods of keeping cellars and basements dry, as well as methods for improving ruined or old cellars and basements.
- Transplanting trees and shrubs.
- Describes the most effective ways of transplanting trees and shrubs from one environment to another, including information regarding: root protection; correct planting methods; suitable soil; and how to properly prepare plants for transplanting.
- Hay stackers and their use.
- Describes various types of hay stackers and how to construct them.
- The gipsy moth and the brown-tail moth.
- Describes methods of controlling the gypsy and browntail moths, as well as government efforts to prevent widespread defoliation.
- The Great Basin wireworm in the Pacific Northwest.
- Discusses the damage caused by the wireworm pest, its life history, natural enemies, and methods of its control through chemical or non-chemical means.
- Husker-shredders in corn-borer control.
- Describes the operation of the husker-shredder and makes suggestions as to its operations and care with special reference to corn-borer control.
- Guides for buying sheets, blankets, and bath towels.
- A consumer guide to purchasing household textiles, with suggestions based on experimental studies.
- Sewage and sewerage of farm homes.
- Describes methods for disposing of waste on the farm, including constructing a septic tank.
- Rhubarb Production.
- Describes the history of rhubarb, and the steps for planting and cultivating rhubarb in the United States.
- Bean Bacterial Wilt.
- Describes the signs that beans are infected with bacterial wilt, the history of the disease, where it most often occurs, and the steps that can be taken to control it.
- Psocids, Annoying House Pests.
- Describes the characteristics of psocids, their habits, and steps that can be taken to control psocids in the home.
- Liquefied Gas for the Household.
- Describes the benefits of using liquefied gas as a means of power in the home, how it is measured and distributed, and its comparative costs.
- Saving livestock from starvation on southwestern ranges.
- Describes methods for preventing livestock starvation due to drought or overstocking on ranges in the southwestern United States.
- Painting on the farm.
- Describes the steps for preparing and painting different areas on the farm, along with the types of paint and equipment necessary to do the job.
- Growing and planting coniferous trees on the farm.
- Describes the proper methods for planting coniferous trees for use as windbreaks or for lumber.
- Convenient kitchens.
- Provides plans for designing and organizing a kitchen to make it more convenient and efficient.
- Control of insect pests in stored grain.
- Discusses the causes of insect infestation in grain crops and acquaints the farmer or grain dealer with the characteristics of several fumigants so that he can choose the best one for particular conditions.
- Longleaf pine primer.
- A guide to growing longleaf pine trees as a timber crop.
- Sugar-beet growing under irrigation in the Utah-Idaho area.
- A guide to growing sugar beets. Provides suggestions for field selection, including irrigated fields. Discusses planting, cultivation, and harvesting, as well as uses for beet by-products.
- Preparing apples for market in barrels and baskets.
- A guide to preparing apples for market, including harvesting, grading, packing, storage, and transport.
- The harlequin bug and its control.
- Describes the characteristics of the harlequin bug, the damage it can cause, and methods for its control.
- 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.
- Important sugar-beet byproducts and their utilization.
- Describes various uses of all the parts of sugar beets and their byproducts.
- The use of bluegrass sod in the control of soil erosion.
- Describes how to obtain bluegrass and use it to control gullies and soil erosion. Includes plans for constructing a sod cutter.
- Game management on the farm.
- Describes ways that a farmer can support game on his land to make the best use of otherwise wasted land. Provides an overview of practical game management practices.
- Trapping and transplanting live beavers.
- Describes procedures for trapping and relocating beavers. Relocation is recommended in overpopulated areas or in areas where beavers interfere with farm irrigation.
- Diseases of upland game birds.
- Describes the characteristics of various diseases that affect game birds such as quails and prairie chickens.
- Blackberry growing.
- Describes blackberry varieties and methods of blackberry culture.
- Apple scab.
- Discusses apple scab, its economic impact, distribution, susceptibility of various apples to the disease, and preventive measures.
- Standard breeds and varieties of chickens. II, Continental European, Oriental, and Miscellaneous classes.
- Provides brief descriptions and photographs of several breeds and varieties of chickens in the Continental European, Oriental, Game, Ornamental, and Miscellaneous classes.
- Preparation of eastern grapes for market.
- Describes the harvesting, packing, and handling of eastern grapes for the market. Discusses the leading production sections, the commercial varieties, inspection, packaging, and loading.
- Dairy farming for beginners.
- Presents the factors to consider when deciding whether to start a dairy farm. Discusses markets, feed, capital, buildings, herd selection, record-keeping, and labor requirements.
- Containers used in shipping fruits and vegetables.
- Describes five types of containers used for shipping fruits and vegetables, and indications for their use. Discusses the benefits of standardized shipping containers.
- Farmhouse plans.
- This bulletin presents 40 house plans including: 1-story growing houses; 1-story houses originally built with two or more separate bedrooms; houses of 1-1/2 or 2 stories; and very small houses.