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- Irrigating corn in humid regions.
- Describes the most effective methods of and times for irrigating corn crops in humid regions of the United States.
- Managing farm fields, wetlands, and waters for wild ducks in the South.
- Provides instructions for establishing ponds and marshes in order to attract wild ducks to farmlands. Discusses the recreational benefits of watching and hunting ducks.
- Growing the transplant onion crop.
- Discusses onion-growing by the transplant method. Provides suggestions for soils, transplanting, irrigation, weed control, insect and disease control, harvesting, and storage.
- Ginning cotton.
- Describes the importance of the ginning process, and the means for ginning the highest quality cotton.
- Growing fruits and nuts in the southern Great Plains.
- Explains how to plant and cultivate fruit and nut trees in the southern Great Plains of the United States.
- Livestock for small farms.
- Describes various types of livestock that a small farm owner may want to raise.
- Diseases and parasites of minks.
- A reference manual of mink diseases for the mink rancher. Does not encourage diagnosis or treatment without the advice of a veterinarian.
- High-grade timothy and clover hay : methods of producing, baling, and loading for market.
- Discusses the conditions necessary to produce high-quality hay. Includes suggestions for preparing hay for market.
- Liming soils for better farming.
- Describes different types of liming materials and provides instructions for liming soils.
- Potato growing in the western states.
- Describes the best ways to grow and produce potatoes in the Western United States, and ways to combat insects and diseases.
- Using 2,4-D safely.
- Describes the chemical broadleaf herbicide 2,4-D, and methods of applying it to prevent damage to farm crops, animals, and humans.
- Lupines : new legumes for the South.
- A guide to growing the lupine plant for use as a winter cover crop.
- Diseases of strawberries.
- Describes the multitude of diseases that afflict strawberries, and methods of controlling them.
- Feeding dairy cows.
- Describes many types of dairy-cow feeds, their nutritive value, and their functions. Includes instructions for feed preparation and feeding recommendations for various situations.
- Summer crops for green manure and soil improvement.
- Examines varieties of summer crops that improve soil and green manure; describes different methods of green-manuring.
- Arbor day, its purpose and observance.
- Discusses Arbor Day as a holiday that recognizes the importance of United States forests and discusses a citizen's duty to preserve them and foster new growth of trees.
- Farm water power.
- Describes the design and management of the hydroelectric water plant.
- Utilization of flue-heated tobacco barns for sweetpotato storage.
- Provides instructions for converting a tobacco barn into a storage area for sweet potatoes. Includes information on harvesting, curing, and cost considerations.
- Game laws for the season 1929-30 : a summary of federal, state and provincial statutes.
- Describes the laws and regulations regarding hunting and fishing in North America.
- Preparing Johnson hay for market in the Black Prairie belt of Alabama and Mississippi.
- Presents the case for raising the demand for Johnson Hay for the market and stresses the need for raising and maintaining a higher level of quality in order to achieve this end. Includes examples of hay making practices.
- Systems of livestock farming in the Black Prairie Belt of Alabama and Mississippi.
- Describes farming systems in which dairy, beef, and sheep production are combined with the production of cotton and Johnson grass hay.
- Anthracnose as a cause of red-clover failure in the southern part of the Clover Belt.
- Describes the characteristics of anthracnose, the damage it causes to red clover in the southern part of the Clover Belt, and methods of control; also discusses the development of strains of red clover resistant to anthracnose.
- Tomatoes for canning and manufacturing.
- Describes the steps necessary for successfully producing tomatoes for canning.
- Beef Production in the Cotton Belt.
- Contains information on methods of producing beef in the cotton-growing states.
- Dahlias for the Home.
- Discusses the appeal of dahlias; describes the different varieties and how to grow them successfully at home.
- Laws Relating to Fur Animals for the Season 1923-24.
- Discusses regulations for the trapping of fur animals during the 1923-1924 season.
- The hard red spring wheats.
- Describes the characteristics and varieties of hard red wheats that are sown in the spring in the north-central United States.
- Drying crude drugs.
- Explains the fundamental principles of drying crude vegetable drugs. Provides drawings and instructions for constructing two types of driers.
- Meadows for the northern states.
- Describes the different varieties of clover, hay grasses, and regular grasses that are found in and best suited to meadow lands in the northeastern and midwestern United States; also explains methods of seeding and fertilizing.
- Beans, peas, and other legumes as food.
- Describes several varieties of beans, peas, and other legumes. Discusses the composition and digestibility of legumes such as beans, peas, lentils, and peanuts. Discusses several different ways to prepare them for use in foods or other products.