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Laying Out Fields for Tractor Plowing

Description: Revised edition. Report discussing "methods of laying out fields for tractor plowing, of which there are two classes: 1) the method in which fields are laid out so that when the field is plowed the plow bottoms are taken out of the ground at the ends of the field and 2) those methods in which fields are laid out so they can be plowed without lifting the bottoms out of the ground in crossing the ends. The advantages of both methods and their suitability for different farming purposes are discuss… more
Date: 1954
Creator: Reed, I. F. (Irvin Fay), 1903-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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
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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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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