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Advice to Forest Planters in the Plains Regions

Description: "Advice about tree planting to provide a windbreak and a supply of firewood, fence posts, and wood for repairs should be especially valuable to the settler in the Plains region. This bulletin gives advice that will enable him to select the species of trees that will bring the most profitable returns without overburdening him with care. Following the description of each species of tree adapted to the region, the points to be avoided in connection with its planting are summarized in a few concise… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Smith, Seward Dwight, 1880-
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Anthrax or Charbon

Description: "Anthrax or charbon, is an acute infectious disease affecting animals and occasionally man. Cattle and sheep are most susceptible, and none of the domestic animals are exempt.... The most effective method of dealing with anthrax is by prevention. The preventive measures recommended are (1) protecting individual animals by vaccination and (2) burning or deeply burying the carcasses of animals that have died of the disease, so as to avoid infecting the ground. Full information and directions are … more
Date: 1917
Creator: Washburn, Henry J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Aphids Injurious to Orchard Fruits, Currant, Gooseberry and Grape

Description: "The present bulletin treats of the aphids injurious to fruit and foliage of apple, quince, pear, plum, cherry, peach, currant, gooseberry, and grape. Thirty-two species of aphids in all are discussed. The more important forms affecting a given fruit are considered first, and then follows a brief account of species known to infest the plant locally or occasionally, and which growers should be able to distinguish from the more destructive species. In their life history, aphids are peculiar in ma… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Quaintance, A. L. (Altus Lacy), 1870-1958 & Baker, A. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Asparagus

Description: This report discusses the cultivation of asparagus, including fertilizers, harvesting practices, canning, varieties, diseases, and insect enemies.
Date: 1917
Creator: Thompson, H. C.
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The Asparagus Beetles and Their Control

Description: "Asparagus growers in large sections of the United States now have to protect their crop against the attacks of the adults and young of two species of beetles introduced originally from Europe. These insects feed on the young and tender asparagus shoots and render them worthless for the market. Later broods devour the foliage and frequently kill the plants. This bulletin gives brief descriptions of the various stages of these pests, tells how they live and work, and gives suggestions for contro… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Chittenden, F. H. (Frank Hurlbut), 1858-1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bermuda Grass

Description: Bermuda grass is the most important perennial grass in the Southern States. It was introduced into the United States at least as early as 1806. Besides the common Bermuda grass, there are several varieties, the most important of which are the Giant, characterized by a very large growth, and St. Lucie grass, similar to ordinary Bermuda grass, but lacking underground rootstocks. Bermuda grass grows well mixed with lespedeza for a summer crop. Bur clover, black medic, and hairy vetch as winter cro… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Tracy, S. M. (Samuel Mills), 1847-1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Boll-Weevil Problem, with Special Reference to Means of Reducing Damage

Description: "This bulletin contains a general account of the boll-weevil problem. It deals with the history of the insect in the United States, the damage it has done in different regions, and the reasons for local variations in damage, the indications for the future, the habits of the weevil in so far as they are connected with control measures, and the means of reducing the injury it causes by methods which have been tested in many experimental fields and by large numbers of practical planters." -- p. 2
Date: 1917
Creator: Hunter, W. D. (Walter David), 1875-1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Bollworm or Corn Earworm

Description: "Cotton bollworm, corn earworm, tomato fruitworm, and false budworm of tobacco are common names applied to one and the same insect when it is found attacking these various crops. In fact the insect is a very general feeder, attacking many wild plants as well as garden vegetables, alfalfa, cowpeas, and the crops indicated above. The bollworm, or corn earworm as it is most widely known, occurs as a pest in practically all parts of the United States." -- p. 3. This bulletin discusses the life cycl… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Bread and Bread Making in the Home

Description: "This bulletin attempts to describe in simple terms the general principles on which bread making is based and suggests an easy standard method for making yeast-raised wheat bread in the ordinary household. It also indicates how this standard recipe may be modified to make different types of yeast-raised bread, and gives a few other recipes for breads made from other cereals than wheat or raised by other means than yeast." -- p. 2
Date: 1917
Creator: Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927 & Wessling, Hannah L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Breeds of Swine

Description: This report gives an overview of different breeds of swine, focusing on the distinction between lard hogs and bacon hogs.
Date: 1917
Creator: Ashbrook, F. G. (Frank Getz), 1892-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Capons and Caponizing

Description: Revised edition. "The making, feeding, and marketing of capons, with details concerning methods and results, are presented in this bulletin [so] that caponizing may become a regular practice of the poultry raiser where conditions are favorable." -- p. 2
Date: 1917
Creator: Slocum, Rob R. (Rob Roy), 1883-1944
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Carbon Disulphid as an Insecticide

Description: "This bulletin gives the necessary facts regarding the nature of carbon disulphide and the general principles involved in the safe, economic, and effective use of this valuable insecticide." -- p. 2
Date: 1917
Creator: Hinds, W. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Citrus-Fruit Improvement: How to Secure and Use Tree-Performance Records

Description: "Many California citrus growers have reported in recent years that they were securing lower yields of fruit per acre than in the earlier history of their industry. Complaint also has been made that an increasing proportion of the fruit of the leading commercial varieties of oranges and lemons was abnormal or 'off type' in size, form, color, smoothness of skin, or other important characteristics.... The results obtained in bud-selection experiments carried on during the past five years indicate … more
Date: 1917
Creator: Shamel, A. D. (Archibald Dixon)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comb Honey

Description: Report discussing best practices for producing comb honey, including techniques for producing it at minimal cost and preferred equipment. There is little discussion of general beekeeping practices since the bulletin is intended for experienced beekeepers.
Date: 1917
Creator: Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Commercial Evaporation and Drying of Fruits

Description: This bulletin gives methods and instructions for drying and evaporating fruits. Among the methods discussed are drying by kiln, artificial heat, and the sun. Details for market preparation are also provided. Apples, peaches, pears, cherries, prunes, apricots, and berries are fruits which may be dried.
Date: 1917
Creator: Beattie, James H. (James Herbert), b. 1882 & Gould, H. P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Common Mealybugs and Its Control in California

Description: "No one method for the control of the common mealybug can be recommended under all conditions. The remedy or remedies to be used will depend upon whether the trees are in house lots or orchards, whether few or many, and the infestation light or severe. In the case of severe infestation it will depend also upon the kind of fruit. This insect infests oranges of all varieties, grapefruit, lemons, and all other kinds of citrus fruit grown in California, causing deformity, weakening and dropping of … more
Date: 1917
Creator: Woglum, R. S. (Russell Sage) & Neuls, J. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Community Fair

Description: This bulletin describes how to organize a community fair in rural agricultural areas. The purpose of these fairs is to exhibit and recognize local achievement in any number of areas, but particularly in agricultural and domestic work. In addition to providing instructions for organizing and judging exhibitions, prizes, expenses, and the role of county fairs (in relation to community fairs) are discussed.
Date: 1917
Creator: Moran, J. Sterling (James Sterling), 1879-1960
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Construction and Use of Farm Weirs

Description: "The purpose of this bulletin is to give practical directions for the construction and use of the smaller sizes of weirs, such as are suited to the measurement of water on irrigated farms.... The weirs described in this bulletin are the rectangular, Cipolletti, and 90 degree triangular-notch types, with free fall, sharp crests, and complete contractions." -- p. 1-2
Date: 1917
Creator: Cone, Victor M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Contagious Abortion of Cattle

Description: "Contagious abortion in cattle is a germ disease which causes the death of unborn calves and occasions annual losses of millions of dollars.... A bull may spread the germ from a diseased cow to healthy animals. One aborting cow in a herd may infect the whole herd. Every cow that shows the disease should be isolated. The fetus and all discharges should be burned or buried and the stall disinfected thoroughly. The cow should be treated systematically with mild antiseptic douches, and she should n… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Eichhorn, A. (Adolph) & Potter, George M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Control of Diseases and Insect Enemies of the Home Vegetable Garden

Description: "This bulletin contains directions for the control of the most common insects and diseases of the home vegetable garden." -- p. 2. Includes discussion of fungicides, insecticides, mechanical methods of control, spraying methods, and well-known pests. Contains an extensive index of common garden vegetables and the insects and diseases which target them.
Date: 1917
Creator: Orton, W. A. (William Allen), 1877-1930c & Chittenden, F. H. (Frank Hurlbut), 1858-1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cotton Wilt and Root-Knot

Description: "Cotton wilt causes large preventable losses in the sandy soils of the cotton belt. Where root-knot also occurs, the injury is still greater. Wilt is caused by a soil-inhabiting fungus which plugs the water vessels in the stem of the plant. No treatment with fungicides, fertilizers, or any material applied to the soil or the plant will prevent it; but varieties of cotton which resist the disease have been developed by breeding and can be obtained through purchase from cooperators of the Departm… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Gilbert, William W. (William Williams), b. 1880
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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