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Garden irises.

Description: Describes different types of irises, and methods for growing them successfully in a home garden.
Date: January 1926
Creator: Morrison, B. Y. (Benjamin Yoe), 1891-1966
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Selection of lumber for farm and home building.

Description: A guide to selecting lumber for construction projects. Includes an overview of the classification of woods according to their properties, the various lumber grades and sizes, and the types of lumber products available in the retail market.
Date: January 1958
Creator: Sweet, Carroll Van Rennsaeleer, 1892- & Johnson, R. P. A. (Robert Pilson Albert), 1888-
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Tick fever.

Description: Discusses issues concerning tick fever and the eradication of the cattle tick that causes it. Describes the differences between disease-carrying ticks and harmless ticks.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875
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Bur-clover cultivation and utilization.

Description: Describes the different methods of cultivating bur-clover for use as a fertilizer and for other purposes, including use as a cover and green-manure crop or for use in pastures. Also describes the varieties of bur-clover and the insects that prey upon them.
Date: January 1949
Creator: McKee, Roland
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Poultry keeping in backyards.

Description: Provides advice for keeping a small backyard poultry flock under a variety of conditions. Includes suggestions for choosing suitable breeds, housing, feeding, and sanitary requirements.
Date: January 1954
Creator: United States. Agricultural Research Service. Animal and Poultry Husbandry Research Branch.
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Peach growing east of the Rocky Mountains.

Description: Describes in detail methods for planting and maintaining peach trees, as well as insect and disease enemies of peaches.
Date: January 1951
Creator: Havis, Leon.; Haller, M. H. (Mark Hughlin), 1897-; Dunegan, John C. (John Clymer), 1898-; Cochran, L. C. (Lloyd Curtis), 1906- & Porter, B. A. (Bennet Allen), 1892-
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