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Magnolia Oil Field, Columbia County, Arkansas: Part 1. Petroleum-Engineering Study; Part 2. Derivation and Application of Material-Balance Equations

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on studies conducted at the Magnolia oil fields in Columbia County, Arkansas. History, geology, and methods are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Carpenter, Charles B.; Schroeder, H. J. & Cook, Alton B.
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Investigation of Arkansas Bauxite

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over exploratory work conducted on the bauxite deposits of Arkansas. Descriptions of geophysical characteristics and core drilling results are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: March 1948
Creator: Malamphy, M. C.; Dale, G. K.; Romslo, T. M.; Reed, A. H., Jr.; Ollar, A. & Tracey, J. I., Jr.
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Quicksilver Deposits Near the Little Missouri River, Pike County, Arkansas

Description: From introduction: In this study the Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines, United States Department of the Interior, cooperated. The author prepared detailed geologic maps showing the surface topography, geology, and workings of 11 mines, and the underground workings and geology of 7 of these; the Bureau of Mines engineers directed diamond-drilling and.bulldozer-trenching. The locations of the detailed maps are shown on plate 23, an index map overprinted on a segment of the map made by Ree… more
Date: 1942
Creator: Gallagher, David
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Muscadine Grapes

Description: Revised edition. "Muscadine grapes, which are native to the southeastern part of the United States, thrive in most soils of that region. They can be grown successfully in the Southeastern States, where American bunch grapes do not thrive. furthermore, they are suitable for home gardens as well as for commercial use. In fact they are perhaps the most satisfactory of all fruits for the home garden in this region. They cannot be grown, hoever, where temperatures as low as 0 °F occur habitually and… more
Date: 1947
Creator: Dearing, Charles
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Cattle-Fever Ticks and Methods of Eradication

Description: Revised edition. This bulletin discusses the cattle-fever tick and methods for controlling it. Possible methods include dipping, pasture rotation, and arsenical dips. The life history of the tick is also discussed and instructions for constructing a concrete vat are given.
Date: 1940
Creator: Ellenberger, W. P. & Chapin, Robert M.
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Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1941

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the annual report over the research and technology of coal during 1941. As stated in the foreword, "these investigations increase our fund of exact knowledge on the properties and composition of American coals and lead to better methods in mining, preparing, storing, and utilizing coal" (p. 4). This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.
Date: November 1941
Creator: Fieldner, Arno Carl & Schmidt, L. D.
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