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A Profitable Tenant Dairy Farm

Description: Report explaining how to successfully operate a tenant dairy farm by example of a 120-acre farm in southern Michigan. The farm discussed was owned by Mr. J. N. Neal and managed by Mr. Charles J. Angevine.Topics under consideration include operations contracts, cropping systems, buildings, employees, manure, equipment, and finances.
Date: 1907
Creator: Carrier, Lyman
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Example of Model Farming

Description: Report explaining how to successfully manage a farm by example of a small 15-acre farm in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. The farm discussed was owned by Rev. J. D. Detrich, and topics under consideration include soil improvement, systematic management, employees, animal feed, manure, and hay.
Date: 1906
Creator: Spillman, W. J. (William Jasper)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Cream Separator on Western Farms

Description: Report discussing the use of the cream separator on farms in Kansas and Nebraska, which have substantial dairy industries but are not typically considered dairy-producing states. Advantages of the cream separator, its care and management, milk and cream production on the farm, and delivery of cream to markets are discussed.
Date: 1904
Creator: Webster, Ed. H. (Edwin Harrison), 1871-1928 & Gray, C. E. (Charles Earl), 1881-1944
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dairying in the South.

Description: A guide to dairy farming for new farmers in the South, for the purpose of improving the quality of their products.
Date: 1905
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dairy farming for beginners.

Description: Presents the factors to consider when deciding whether to start a dairy farm. Discusses markets, feed, capital, buildings, herd selection, record-keeping, and labor requirements.
Date: 1936
Creator: Shepherd, J. B. (Joseph Benjamin), 1892
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Improved Sanitation in Milk Production.

Description: Provides instructions for sanitary milk production. Discusses the importance of sanitary methods to protect milk during transportation from the farm to the city, thus improving the milk supply for growing urban populations.
Date: 1935
Creator: Posson, R. J. (Rutherford Jay), 1890-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Clean milk production.

Description: An overview of methods and equipment recommended for producing milk that is free of foreign matter or bacteria.
Date: 1959
Creator: Grant, F. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Legume hays for milk production.

Description: Argues the case for using legume hays on the farm. Describes the advantages of legume hays for profitability and increased nutrients per acre.
Date: October 1928
Creator: Dawson, J. R. (James Robert), b. 1894
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Feeding dairy cows.

Description: Describes many types of dairy-cow feeds, their nutritive value, and their functions. Includes instructions for feed preparation and feeding recommendations for various situations.
Date: November 1940
Creator: Woodward, T. E. (Thompson Elwyn) & Nystrom, Amer Benjamin, 1885-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Successful Poultry and Dairy Farm

Description: "The present article is the story of a professional man whose longing for the freedom of country life led him at the age age of 36 to abandon the city for the farm.... the farm referred to is that of Mr. H. L. Blanchard, of Jefferson County, Washington. It lies on the west side of Puget Sound, at the base of the Olympic Mountains. The products of the farm are butter, eggs, poultry, and a small quantity of fresh pork." -- p. 6
Date: 1909
Creator: Spillman, W. J. (William Jasper)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Care and management of dairy bulls.

Description: Describes the special care and handling required for managing dairy bulls. Provides recommendations for housing, exercise, service, buying and selling, handling, and treatment of feet and horns.
Date: 1954
Creator: Parker, J. B. (Joseph Bachelor), 1893- & Underwood, P. C. (Paul Clifford), 1902-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Care of milk on the farm.

Description: Discusses the problem of bacterial contamination of milk. Describes best practices for sanitary production and handling of milk on the farm.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Farm dairy houses.

Description: Describes the importance of a milk house on the farm. Provides construction guidelines, illustrations, and floor plans.
Date: 1938
Creator: Kelly, Ernest, 1883-; Parks, K. E. (Karl Eaton) & Hotis, Ralph P., 1890-1935.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cleaning milking machines.

Description: Provides instructions for cleaning mechanical milking machines in order to prevent bacterial contamination.
Date: February 1939
Creator: Burgwald, L. H. (Louis Henry), 1892- & Grant, Fred M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Principles of dairy-barn ventilation.

Description: Explains the importance of ventilation and temperature regulation for dairy barns. Describes various types of barn ventilation systems and how they are constructed.
Date: 1931
Creator: Kelley, M. A. R. (Manley Alexander Raymond), 1888-1943
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Facts about milk.

Description: Describes methods for the sanitary production and transport of milk.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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