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Soil Fertility

Description: Report of an address given before the Rich Neck Farmers' Club, of Queen Anne's County, Maryland about methods ordinary farmers can use to improve the soil fertility of their lands.
Date: 1906
Creator: Whitney, Milton, 1860-1927
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Some Common Game, Aquatic, and Rapacious Birds in Relation to Man

Description: Revised edition. Report discussing the benefits of undomesticated birds to farmers. "In the following pages are discussed the food habits and relation to man of 19 species of game, aquatic, and rapacious birds, including 5 species of hawks and owls." -- p. 2
Date: 1924
Creator: McAtee, W. L. (Waldo Lee), 1883-1962 & Beal, F. E. L. (Foster Ellenborough Lascelles), 1840-1916
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Adjusting Corn Belt Farming to Meet Corn-Borer Conditions

Description: "The European corn borer is recognized as a dangerous enemy of the corn crop.... Its eradication is considered economically impossible but it is believed that the injury may be kept at a point so low that little commercial damage will occur during normal seasons. This can be done by using control measures and practices that have proved to be effective.... On some farms some changes in the crops grown and in their sequence will aid materially in controlling the borer and may prove profitable eve… more
Date: 1932
Creator: Myres, Kenneth Hayes, 1898-
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Diseases of Swine.

Description: Describes the characteristics of a variety of diseases of swine, and methods for their prevention and treatment.
Date: July 1952
Creator: Stein, C. D. (Clarence Dinsmore), b. 1889; Manthei, C. A. (Chester Alfred), 1909-; Shuman, R. D. & Torrey, J. P.
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Farm Bulk Storage for Small Grains.

Description: Describes the types of structures used for storing bulk grains on the farm.
Date: October 1940
Creator: Kelley, M. A. R. (Manley Alexander Raymond), 1888-1943 & Boerner, E. G. (Emil George), b. 1878
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Methods and Equipment for Home Laundering.

Description: Guide to planning a laundry center at home. Describes various types of equipment and machinery available for washing, drying, and ironing. Describes the products used for laundering and the recommended laundering methods for specific fabric types.
Date: February 1940
Creator: O'Brien, Ruth, b. 1892 & Holbrook, Helen S. (Helen Shepard), b. 1882
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The Windbreak as a Farm Asset.

Description: Describes the benefits of the windbreak as a means to protect farm properties in the Plains region of the United States. Describes the effect of windbreaks on crop yields.
Date: 1937
Creator: Bates, Carlos G.
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Forestry for farmers.

Description: A guide to planting and maintaining small timber tracts or wood lots on farmlands.
Date: 1898
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
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Annual Flowering Plants.

Description: A guide to growing and using numerous types of annual flowering plants. Includes recommendations for planting school gardens, and the use of hotbeds or cold frames.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
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Weeds Used in Medicine.

Description: Lists and describes plants that are useful in "crude medicine" (or botanical medicine) to help the reader identify and use them.
Date: 1910
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture.
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Barnyard Manure.

Description: Describes the benefits of more economical management of organic farm resources, namely barnyard manure. Discusses the management and application of methods for using fertilizers on the farm.
Date: May 10, 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
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Marketing Live Stock.

Description: A guide to buying and selling practices in livestock markets, domestic and foreign. Includes an overview of stock transport methods.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
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Horseshoeing.

Description: Describes the anatomy and characteristics of a horse's foot and hoof. Discusses proper shoeing methods, with the intention of helping horse owners avoid the consequences of improper shoeing.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
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Dehorning, Castrating, Branding, and Marking Beef Cattle.

Description: Describes procedures and equipment used for dehorning, castrating, branding, and marking beef cattle. Explains the use of these procedures as means for loss prevention in the beef industry.
Date: July 1936
Creator: Black, W. H. (William Henry), 1888-1949 & Parr, V. V. (Virgil Verser), 1888-
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