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Okra: Its Culture and Uses

Description: Report discussing best practices for the cultivation of okra and its potential uses in cooking, especially in soups and salads. Discussion includes soil preparation, varieties, and common insect enemies of okra.
Date: 1905
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
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Forest Planting and Farm Management

Description: Report promoting and explaining the role of forest planting in farm management. Planning preparations and model prairie farm are proposed. A farm in Ohio is used as an example of successful forest planting techniques in managing a farm. In addition, types of trees and planting methods are recommended.
Date: 1905
Creator: Clothier, George L. (George Lemon)
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Raspberries

Description: Report discussing the cultivation of both red raspberries and black raspberries, as well as their preparation by curing and drying.
Date: 1905
Creator: Corbett, L. C. (Lee Cleveland), 1867-1940
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The School Garden

Description: Report discussing the benefits of maintaining a school garden and the types of content which teachers might present to students for study. The discussion of lesson content includes suitable suggestions for lesson content for both rural and city students.
Date: 1905
Creator: Corbett, L. C. (Lee Cleveland), 1867-1940
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Tomatoes.

Description: Report discussing the cultivation of tomatoes in the both the northern and southern United States and also its growth and preparation by canneries.
Date: 1905
Creator: Corbett, L. C. (Lee Cleveland), 1867-1940
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The Corrosion of Fence Wire

Description: "The investigation of which this bulletin is in part a record has been carried on with a twofold purpose in view. The first object is to furnish information to the farmer which will enable him to exercise an intelligent judgment as to the difficulties involved in the manufacture of wire fencing which shall be low in price and at the same time resistant to rust and corrosion. The second object has been to determine, with the cooperation of progressive manufacturers and metallurgists, the causes … more
Date: 1905
Creator: Cushman, Allerton S. (Allerton Seward), 1867-1930
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Alfalfa Growing

Description: Report discussing the cultivation of alfalfa and its potential as a crop for hay and pastures. Also includes a discussion of the various weeds, pests, and fungi which affect alfalfa.
Date: 1905
Creator: Hitchcock, A. S. (Albert Spear), 1865-1935
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Inoculation of Legumes

Description: Report discussing "the method of distributing bacteriologically pure cultures in a nitrogen-free nutrient solution in hermetically sealed tubes. Laboratory tests show that cultures of this kind may be readily handled and shipped and that they possess advantages over cultures dried on cotton." -- p. 3
Date: 1905
Creator: Kellerman, Karl F. (Karl Frederic), 1879-1934 & Robinson, T. Ralph
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The Guinea Fowl and Its Use as Food

Description: "In the United States there is a growing market for guinea fowl as table birds, and therefore it has seemed desirable to summarize the available data regarding them. At some of the American experiment stations studies have been made of the composition of the flesh and eggs of this class of poultry, but so far as can be learned no tests have been made of their food requirements, the comparative value of different rations, or the best systems of care and management. Standard poultry books and fil… more
Date: 1905
Creator: Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932
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The Relation of Coyotes to Stock Raising in the West

Description: Report discussing the food and habits of coyotes and their economic impact on sheep herds, especially in the western United States. Recommendations for eliminating coyotes and protecting herds are made. Coyote-proof fencing is affordable and seems to effectively protect flocks of sheep.
Date: 1905
Creator: Lantz, David E. (David Ernest)
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Beneficial Bacteria for Leguminous Crops

Description: Report discussing the cultivation of legumes in nitrogen-poor soils that are nonetheless abundant in bacteria which uniquely benefit legumes. Significant attention is given to the topic of introducing these bacteria into soils through artificial methods.
Date: 1905
Creator: Moore, George T. (George Thomas), 1871- & Robinson, Theodore R.
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The Cotton Bollworm: Some Observations and Results of Field Experiments in 1904

Description: Report discussing the cotton bollworm, which is very destructive to the cotton plant, especially in the Southwestern states in the Cotton Belt of the United States. Contains reports on fieldwork conducted at two stations in Texas and a discussion of effective and ineffective methods of control.
Date: 1905
Creator: Quaintance, A. L. (Altus Lacy), 1870-1958 & Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
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Essential Steps in Securing an Early Crop of Cotton

Description: Report detailing the steps necessary to ensure the early maturity of a cotton crop for harvest. In recent times, the boll weevil has begun to spread from Texas to the eastern United States, and the success of early cotton crops is necessary for mitigating the weevil's effects.
Date: 1905
Creator: Redding, R. J. (Robert Jordan), 1836-1914
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Bee keeping.

Description: Discusses beekeeping in detail. Precautions against stinging and swarming are provided, along with information on types of bees, how to obtain honey and wax, and the risks of loss due to diseases and pests.
Date: 1905
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
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Carbon Bisulphid as an Insecticide.

Description: A guide to the use of carbon disulfide ("bisulfid of carbon") as an insecticide against the cigarette beetle, as well as other insect pests and borers. The information is largely based on experiments conducted in 1901 by the Division of Entomology, at a large tobacco establishment in Washington, D.C.
Date: 1905
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
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