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- Home Tanning of Leather and Small Fur Skins.
- Describes the process for tanning hides and skins for leather and fur.
- Measuring and marketing farm timber.
- Describes in detail methods for preparing and marketing farm timber. Discusses grades and specifications for wood products.
- Marketing Eggs.
- Describes the benefits of the egg market, the process for producing quality eggs, and the steps for grading, packaging, transporting, and selling eggs.
- Sudan grass.
- Describes the varieties, characteristics, and uses of Sudan grass. Includes instructions for control of diseases and pests.
- Beef Cattle for Breeding Purposes.
- Describes how to select and manage beef cattle that will be used for breeding.
- Preparation of fresh tomatoes for market.
- A guide to preparing and packing tomatoes for market, either on the farm or at central packinghouses.
- Apple scald and its control.
- Describes apple scald, the damage and losses it causes, and methods for control.
- The Guinea Fowl.
- Describes the types of guinea fowl and their characteristics .
- Diseases of Swine.
- Describes the characteristics of a variety of diseases of swine, and methods for their prevention and treatment.
- Judging sheep.
- Describes systematic processes for inspecting and judging sheep.
- Soybeans for Feed, Food, and Industrial Products.
- Describes the versatility of the soybean as a crop, including its use for pasturage, animal feed, hay and straw, soil improvement, industrial purposes, as oil, as fertilizer or insecticide, as a honey crop, and for human food products. Includes instructions for growing and processing soybeans. Also includes instructions for preparing soy milk and soy curd (tofu).
- Soybean Production for Hay and Beans.
- Describes the production of soybean plants for both soybean-hay and soy beans themselves. Discusses storage and marketing practices.
- Beef on the farm : slaughtering, cutting, curing.
- Describes the methods for slaughtering fresh beef on the farm; provides instructions outlining procedures for cutting and curing beef.
- Soybeans: Culture and Varieties.
- Describes soybean varieties and how to grow them.
- Establishing Cranberry Fields.
- Describes the requirements for growing cranberries and provides instructions for establishing cranberry fields.
- Farm Bulk Storage for Small Grains.
- Describes the types of structures used for storing bulk grains on the farm.
- Apple Growing East of the Mississippi River.
- Describes the various factors that should be taken into consideration when developing and maintaining apple orchards, including: types of soil, climate conditions, the selecting and handling of young trees, the use of fertilizers, methods of pruning and spraying, and methods of repelling pests.
- Bean Growing in Northern Idaho, Eastern Washington, and Eastern Oregon.
- Describes best practices for profitable bean-growing in the northwestern United States.
- Breaking and Training Colts.
- Describes methods training horses for farm use. Includes training or control methods for driving, riding, shoeing, and throwing.
- Emmer and Spelt.
- Describes the history, characteristics, production methods, and uses of emmer and spelt.
- Farm Manufacture of Unfermented Apple Juice.
- A guide to making cider. Intended for fruit growers wishing to produce a sanitary product of good quality.
- Fire Safeguards for the Farm.
- Describes how to remove fire threats from the farm, and how to prepare to fight a fire should one break out on the farm.
- Poison Ivy and Poison Sumac and Their Eradication.
- Describes the characteristics of poison ivy and poison sumac, the damage they cause, and methods of control and eradication; also provides remedies for ivy poisoning.
- Chrysanthemums for the home.
- Discusses chrysanthemum-growing in terms of soil and air requirements, annual division and replanting, types of blooms, and insect enemies.
- Effective Haying Equipment and Practices for Northern Great Plains and Inter-Mountain Regions.
- Describes best practices and equipment for handling hay in a cost-effective manner.
- Growing Root Crops for Livestock.
- Describes varieties of root crops to grow for livestock feed, and provides methods for efficient cultivation and production.
- The stock-poisoning death camas.
- Describes the varieties of the poisonous death camas plant, how to identify them, and and how they may affect livestock.
- Olive Growing in the Southwestern United States.
- Describes different varieties of olive trees, and methods for successfully growing olives in the southwestern United States.
- The Velvetbean.
- A guide to velvet-bean culture, including a discussion of its uses as food for livestock and humans.
- Slash Pine.
- Describes the characteristics of slash pine and the benefits of using it for turpentine gum.
- Permanent fruit and vegetable gardens.
- Provides instructions for planning a permanent garden that yields both annual and perennial vegetables, as well as small fruits; lists the best plants to use.
- Rammed Earth Walls for Buildings.
- Describes how to construct a building that uses rammed earth for walls.
- The Windbreak as a Farm Asset.
- Describes the benefits of the windbreak as a means to protect farm properties in the Plains region of the United States. Describes the effect of windbreaks on crop yields.
- The Dasheen: A Southern Root Crop for Home Use and Market.
- Describes the characteristics of the dasheen or taro; also provides marketing methods and dasheen recipes.
- Dehorning, Castrating, Branding, and Marking Beef Cattle.
- Describes procedures and equipment used for dehorning, castrating, branding, and marking beef cattle. Explains the use of these procedures as means for loss prevention in the beef industry.
- Growing Rye in the Western Half of the United States.
- Describes the different types of rye grown in the western United States, and methods for planting and harvesting it.
- 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.
- Mouse Control in Field and Orchard.
- Describes the threat that mice pose to fields and orchards, and provides methods for their control.
- The Southern Pine Beetle: A Serious Enemy of Pines in the South.
- Describes the characteristics of the southern pine beetle, the damage it causes to pine trees in the southern United States, and methods of control.
- Rat Control.
- Discusses the damage that rats can cause, and provides methods for effective exclusion and destruction of the pest.
- Insects Injurious to the Rice Crop.
- Describes several different pests which attack rice crops in the United States, including: stinkbugs, water weevils, borers, and several other minor pests; also describes the methods of controlling these pests.
- Cleaning Grain on Farms and in Country Elevators.
- Describes methods for separating weeds from grain in order to improve value and quality.
- Culture of citrus fruits in the Gulf States.
- Describes the history and varieties of citrus fruits, as well as how to plant, manage and harvest groves in the Gulf States.
- Bridge Grafting.
- Provides instructions for bridge-grafting to save fruit trees that have been damaged by rodents or disease.
- The common cabbage worm and its control.
- Describes the characteristics and life history of the common cabbage worm, the damage it can cause, and methods of control.
- Small Concrete Construction on the Farm.
- Describes how to plan and build small concrete structures on the farm.
- Dairy-barn construction.
- Discusses the many factors that must be taken into account when planning to construct a dairy barn.
- Northwestern apple packing houses.
- Provides details of construction, arrangement, equipment, and operation of boxed apple packing houses in the Northwest.
- Fattening Steers in the Corn Belt.
- Describes feeder cattle and the varieties of feed used to fatten steers in the Corn Belt.