The What and Why of Agricultural Experiment Stations. (open access)

The What and Why of Agricultural Experiment Stations.

A summary of the purpose, origins, and work of the agricultural experiment stations in the United States.
Date: 1889
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seed Potatoes and How to Produce Them. (open access)

Seed Potatoes and How to Produce Them.

Describes methods for producing high quality seed potatoes in the United States.
Date: May 1923
Creator: Stuart, William, 1865-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Feeding of Farm Animals. (open access)

The Feeding of Farm Animals.

Describes the basic principles of livestock feeding, based on results of agricultural experiments as well as the practices of successful feeders.
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Varieties of winter wheat adapted to the eastern United States. (open access)

Varieties of winter wheat adapted to the eastern United States.

Describes varieties of winter wheat and where they grow in the eastern United States.
Date: April 1921
Creator: Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marketing the Early-Potato Crop. (open access)

Marketing the Early-Potato Crop.

A guide to selling in the early-potato market, with an emphasis on proper shipping methods to prevent loss.
Date: May 1923
Creator: Fiske, George B. (George Burnap), 1868- & Froehlich, Paul
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thirty poisonous plants of the United States. (open access)

Thirty poisonous plants of the United States.

Discusses thirty different poisonous plants, where they are found, and the poisoning symptoms associated with them.
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing Cranberry Fields. (open access)

Managing Cranberry Fields.

Describes the management of established cranberry fields, including insect and disease control and seasonal maintenance.
Date: 1924
Creator: Darrow, George M. (George McMillan), 1889-; Franklin, Henry J. (Henry James), 1883-1958 & Malde, O. G. (Ole Gustav), 1880-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Importation of Game Birds and Eggs for Propagation. (open access)

Importation of Game Birds and Eggs for Propagation.

Provides information and statistics regarding various species of game birds and eggs brought into the United States since the passing of the Lacey Act (1900) and the Egg Act (1902).
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tomato growing. (open access)

Tomato growing.

Discusses tomato growing in detail, including cultivation, pest control, and greenhouse growing. Includes a guide to growing tomatoes for canneries.
Date: 1898
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Establishing Cranberry Fields. (open access)

Establishing Cranberry Fields.

Describes the requirements for growing cranberries and provides instructions for establishing cranberry fields.
Date: 1941
Creator: Darrow, George M. (George McMillan), 1889-; Franklin, Henry J. (Henry James), 1883-1958 & Malde, O. G. (Ole Gustav), 1880-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soybeans: Culture and Varieties. (open access)

Soybeans: Culture and Varieties.

Describes soybean varieties and how to grow them.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Morse, W. J. (William Joseph), b. 1884; Cartter, J. L. (Jackson Leaphart), 1902- & Williams, L. F. (Leonard Freeman), 1909-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Barnyard Manure. (open access)

Barnyard Manure.

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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preparation of fresh tomatoes for market. (open access)

Preparation of fresh tomatoes for market.

A guide to preparing and packing tomatoes for market, either on the farm or at central packinghouses.
Date: 1955
Creator: Spangler, Raymond L. (Raymond Leslie), 1896- & Ide, Laurence E. (Laurence Edward), 1909-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Utilization of alfalfa. (open access)

Utilization of alfalfa.

Describes various uses for alfalfa, with instructions for each.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Oakley, R. A. (Russell Arthur) & Westover, H. L. (Harvey Leroy)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Winter Forage Crops for the South. (open access)

Winter Forage Crops for the South.

Discusses various forage crops grown for use in the South during winter months.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The culture of tobacco. (open access)

The culture of tobacco.

A guide to tobacco farming, including sowing, planting, fertilizing, cutting, seed saving, and insect pest control.
Date: 1902
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Weeds Used in Medicine. (open access)

Weeds Used in Medicine.

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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hog raising in the South. (open access)

Hog raising in the South.

A guide to the care, feeding, and breeding of hogs.
Date: 1899
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Angora Goat. (open access)

The Angora Goat.

A guide to the care and housing of Angora goat herds. Includes a description of the goat and its uses.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on frost. (open access)

Notes on frost.

Discusses the seasons of frost and how frost is formed, protection from frosts in various circumstances, and general observations.
Date: December 14, 1910
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Breeds of dairy cattle. (open access)

Breeds of dairy cattle.

Discusses the origins, history, and characteristics of various cattle breeds.
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Fertility (open access)

Soil Fertility

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
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Apple Growing East of the Mississippi River. (open access)

Apple Growing East of the Mississippi River.

Describes the various factors that should be taken into consideration when developing and maintaining apple orchards, including: types of soil, climate conditions, the selecting and handling of young trees, the use of fertilizers, methods of pruning and spraying, and methods of repelling pests.
Date: July 1940
Creator: Gould, H. P.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pineapple Growing. (open access)

Pineapple Growing.

A guide to pineapple farming, including planting, gathering, disease control, shipping, and selling.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library