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A Rounded-Corner Hutch for Rabbits.

Description: Provides a layout and instructions for building a rounded-corner hutch for rabbits.
Date: October 1954
Creator: Templeton, George S. (George Streator), 1887-
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Farm fences.

Description: Describes the varieties, the cost, and the construction of fences and fence posts.
Date: April 1954
Creator: Molander, Edward G.
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Breeds of chickens for meat and egg production.

Description: Describes the characteristics of the different breeds of chicken that are used for the production of meat and eggs.
Date: May 1954
Creator: United States. Agricultural Research Service. Animal Husbandry Research Division.
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How to grow longleaf pine.

Description: Describes the characteristics of the longleaf pine and the methods for successfully growing the trees.
Date: January 1954
Creator: Muntz, H. H.
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Managing winter sheep range for greater profit.

Description: Describes how to manage winter sheep in the western United States in order to increase production and profits.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Hutchings, Selar S. (Selar Stephen), 1904-
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Ornamental and game breeds of chickens.

Description: Describes unique and rare breeds of chickens that are often noted for their distinct characteristics.
Date: March 1954
Creator: United States. Agricultural Research Service. Animal Husbandry Research Division.
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Growing alfalfa.

Description: Describes methods for successfully growing alfalfa, including insect and disease control.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Graumann, Hugo O. (Hugo Oswalt), 1913- & Hanson, C. H.
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Apple scald and its control.

Description: Describes apple scald, the damage and losses it causes, and methods for control.
Date: March 1954
Creator: Haller, M. H. (Mark Hughlin), 1897-
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Insects and diseases of the pecan and their control.

Description: Describes the characteristics of insects that are damaging to the pecan tree, and methods for their control.
Date: April 1954
Creator: Osburn, Max R. (Max Raymond), 1901-; Phillips, A. M.; Pierce, W. C. (William Clinton), 1906-1965. & Cole, J. R. (John Rufus), 1900-
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Potato production in the northeastern and north central states.

Description: A guide to growing and selling potatoes in the northeastern and north central United States.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Houghland, G. V. C. (Geoffrey Van Clief), 1897-1980; Akeley, Robert V.; Dykstra, T. P. & Shands, Wayland Arthur, 1905-
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Irrigating corn.

Description: Describes the benefits of irrigating corn to enable corn farming in arid and semiarid regions, and to increase yields in humid regions.
Date: 1954
Creator: Francis, C. L. (Chester J.) 1904- & Turelle, J. W.
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Growing peanuts.

Description: A guide to growing, harvesting, and selling peanuts. Includes descriptions of peanut varieties.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Beattie, James H. (James Herbert), b. 1882; Poos, F. W. & Higgins, Bascombe Britt, 1887-1968.
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Sagebrush burning : good and bad.

Description: Describes best practices for burning sagebrush and the grazing management to be used after burning to improve the production of forage on rangelands.
Date: 1954
Creator: Pechanec, Joseph F. (Joseph Frank), 1910-; Blaisdell, James Pershing, 1918- & Stewart, George, b. 1888
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American foulbrood of honey bees : how to control it.

Description: Discusses American foul brood, a disease caused by a spore that infects bee larvae. Describes how to diagnose and control the disease. Lists the types of bees resistant to the disease.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Michael, A. S. (Albert Sylvester), 1910-
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Plowing with moldboard plows.

Description: Describes various types of plows, including horse plows and tractor plows, and plow attachments. Explains plow adjustments and clean plowing practices.
Date: October 1954
Creator: Reed, I. F. (Irvin Fay), 1903-
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Controlling Sagebrush on Range Lands.

Description: Discusses various methods of controlling sagebrush; also describes regrassing and details benefits of doing so.
Date: October 1954
Creator: Pechanec, Joseph F. (Joseph Frank), 1910-; Stewart, George, b. 1888; Plummer, A. Perry, 1911-; Robertson, Joseph H. & Hull, A. C.
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Cereal smuts and their control.

Description: Describes the most important and most common cereal smuts in the United States; also describes how to recognize and control diseases caused by smuts.
Date: July 1954
Creator: Leukel, R. W. & Tapke, V. F.
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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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Shortleaf pine.

Description: Describes methods of soil building and intensive soil cultivation that lessen the need for clearing new land for crop production. Discusses ways to use timber as a source for farm income.
Date: 1954
Creator: Mattoon, Wilbur R. (Wilbur Reed), 1875-1941
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Corrugation Irrigation.

Description: Describes the corrugation irrigation process and explains how to implement this layout to irrigate close-growing crops.
Date: December 1954
Creator: Stanley, William R.
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Farmhouse: Split-Level Expansible.

Description: Summarizes a design and floor plan for a split-level farmhouse. Includes illustrations and photographs of the exterior and interior of the house.
Date: June 1954
Creator: United States. Agricultural Research Service.
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