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Border Irrigation.

Description: Provides instructions for implementing a border irrigation system for watering crops.
Date: May 1951
Creator: Core, Edwin J.
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Control of Lice and Sheep Ticks on Sheep and Goats.

Description: Describes the damage that lice and ticks can cause to sheep and goat wool. Provides instructions for preparing insecticide dips, sprays, and dusts.
Date: June 1951
Creator: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Division of Insects Affecting Man and Animals.
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Control of the Garden Webworm in Alfalfa.

Description: Describes the characteristics of the garden webworm, the damage it causes to alfalfa crops, and methods of control.
Date: July 1951
Creator: Poos, F. W.
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Cutting for profit in Southern pine woodlands.

Description: A guide to managing farm woodlands as a source of income, with a focus on loblolly and shortleaf pine and hardwoods.
Date: July 1951
Creator: Bond, W. E. (Walter Edwin), 1891-
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Drying forage by forced ventilation.

Description: Discusses different systems of forced-air ventilation as a means of harvesting and drying forage crops.
Date: August 1951
Creator: Davis, Roy B. (Roy Benjamin), 1919-; Schoenleber, Leonard G. & Campbell, Lowell Eugene, 1920-
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Expansible Farmhouses.

Description: Leaflet showing a floor plan, an illustration, and examples of drawings to be used in constructing an expansible farmhouse. Complete plans were distributed through agricultural extension services.
Date: April 1951
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering.
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Father-son farm-operating agreements.

Description: Discusses the questions and concerns relating to farm maintenance and productivity as a farmer grows old. Provides information for fathers and sons who want to operate farms together for their mutual benefit.
Date: March 1951
Creator: Tharp, Max M. (Max Messick), 1906- & Ellis, Harold H., 1920-
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Food values in common portions.

Description: Provides composition tables for a variety of foods, and a table of daily dietary allowances for adults and children.
Date: April 1951
Creator: United States. Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics.
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Grass Seed Production on Irrigated Land.

Description: Provides recommendations for producing grass seed as a cash crop, using conservation-farming methods.
Date: May 1951
Creator: Omar, Harry F. & Stark, Russell Hunter
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How to choose and use oranges.

Description: A brief guide to selecting and serving oranges and orange juice.
Date: July 1951
Creator: United States. Extension Service.
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How to fight the chinch bug.

Description: Describes the life cycle of the chinch bug, the damage it causes, and methods of control.
Date: 1951
Creator: Packard, C. M. (Clyde Monroe); Luginbill, Philip. & Benton, Curtis, 1889-
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Lettuce varieties and culture.

Description: Describes the different varieties of lettuce and the steps necessary for producing a quality lettuce crop.
Date: 1951
Creator: Thompson, Ross C. (Ross Calvin), 1896-
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Liming soils for better farming.

Description: Describes different types of liming materials and provides instructions for liming soils.
Date: November 1951
Creator: Whittaker, Colin W. (Colin Winterbourne), 1896-1972; Anderson, M. S. & Reitemeier, R. F.
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Muskmelons.

Description: A guide to muskmelon culture, including pest and disease control. Includes suggestions for packing and marketing muskmelons.
Date: March 1951
Creator: Beattie, James H. (James Herbert), b. 1882 & Doolittle, S. P. (Sears Polydore), 1890-1961
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Participation of Negro children in school lunch programs.

Description: Describes the School Lunch Program signed into law by President Truman in 1946 and its role in African-American schools. Provides guidance for parents and teachers wishing to start a local school lunch program. Includes reports from and photographs of successful school lunch programs throughout the southern United States.
Date: June 1951
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. Production and Marketing Administration.
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Peach growing east of the Rocky Mountains.

Description: Describes in detail methods for planting and maintaining peach trees, as well as insect and disease enemies of peaches.
Date: January 1951
Creator: Havis, Leon.; Haller, M. H. (Mark Hughlin), 1897-; Dunegan, John C. (John Clymer), 1898-; Cochran, L. C. (Lloyd Curtis), 1906- & Porter, B. A. (Bennet Allen), 1892-
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Potato growing in the western states.

Description: Describes the best ways to grow and produce potatoes in the Western United States, and ways to combat insects and diseases.
Date: November 1951
Creator: Edmundson, W. C. (Wilbur Clifford), 1888-; Schaal, L. A. (Lawrence Arthur), 1900- & Landis, B. J. (Birely J.), 1904-
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Preparing peaches for market.

Description: Describes methods for harvesting, packing, and shipping peaches to be sold at market.
Date: May 1951
Creator: Morrison, W. W. (Wendell Wallace), 1897-
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The Redheaded Pine Sawfly.

Description: Describes the characteristics of red-headed pine sawflies, the damage they cause to varieties of pine trees, and methods of control.
Date: February 1951
Creator: Schaffner, J. V. (John Valentine), b. 1888
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Russian Wild-Rye.

Description: Describes the characteristics of Russian wild-rye, its development in the United States, and its production.
Date: October 1951
Creator: Rogler, George A. (George Albert), 1913-
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Sericea in conservation farming.

Description: Describes the use of sericea as a means of ground cover and as a way to prevent soil erosion.
Date: September 1951
Creator: Bailey, R. Y. (Richmond Young), b. 1893
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