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How Live Stock Is Handled in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky
"The object of this bulletin is to show how livestock is handled and fits into the farm organization in the bluegrass region of Kentucky. The average successful farm of any long-established type will have various kinds of livestock distributed in about the proportion that owners or operators in general believe will pay best. Thus, a gradual process of selection is going on constantly in all agricultural regions, and it should be to the farmer's interest to know the best practice in his community and to have explained the economic advantages that have been secured by such practice. In this bulletin an effort has been made to bring out the fundamental practices that make for success with livestock in central Kentucky as determined by the practices of the more successful livestock farmers of that region." -- p. 3
Date:
1917
Creator:
Arnold, J. H. (Jacob Hiram), 1864-1921
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Construction and Use of Farm Weirs
"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.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bermuda Grass
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 crops alternate well with it. The best Bermuda-grass pastures of the South will usually carry two head of cattle per acre for eight months of the year. On poor soils the carrying capacity is not more than one cow per acre. On rich bottom land Bermuda grass grows tall enough to cut for hay. Under exceptional circumstances three or more cuttings may be secured in a season, giving total yields of from 6 to 10 tons of hay per acre. It will grow well on soils so alkaline that most other field crops, as well as fruits, will fail. The feeding value of Bermuda-grass hay compares closely wit that of timothy hay. Bermuda grass frequently is used to bind …
Date:
1917
Creator:
Tracy, S. M. (Samuel Mills), 1847-1920
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Organization, Financing, and Administration of Drainage Districts
"This bulletin is prepared to aid landowners, district officials, and others interested in forming drainage districts for the purpose of reclaiming swamp and overflowed lands. It presents methods of organizing the interested property owners and principles which should be considered in the administration and financing of drainage districts. It is particularly applicable to drainage districts in the humid regions of the United States. Because the laws in no two states are exactly alike, the subject necessarily must be treated in a general way." -- p. 3
Date:
1917
Creator:
Yohe, H. S.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Minor Articles of Farm Equipment
"Few farmers realize the extent of their investment in small items of equipment or the time and inconvenience involved in buying them singly or in small lots. In planning the farm equipment due consideration should be given to the necessary outlay for these minor tools. If possible they should be purchased all on one order. This will save time and, usually, money. Also, it will entail a total expenditure sufficiently large to impress the farmer with the importance of giving systematic care to his small tools. It is shown in this bulletin that for a general farm of 160 acres in the Middle Western States, the necessary minor tools, ranging from a husking peg to a grindstone, will cost from $100 up to the neighborhood of $200." -- p. 2. The bulletin is primarily a list of tools, recommended quantities, and average prices.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Humphrey, H. N. & Yerkes, A. P.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How to Select Foods: [Part] 2. Cereal Foods
"The present bulletin deals with foods rich in starch and particularly with the cereals and foods made from them. These are mild-flavored, comparatively inexpensive foods which yield energy to the body. They also yield varying amounts of tissue-building and body-regulating substances. If they are combined with well-chosen materials from the other foods groups, they can be used safely as the main part of the ration. With wise planning such a diet can be made adequate, attractive, and at the same time economical." -- p. 2
Date:
1917
Creator:
Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927 & Atwater, Helen W.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Tobacco Budworm and Its Control in the Southern Tobacco Districts
This report discusses the tobacco budworm, a destructive insect prominent in the southern United States, and measures for its control, including poisons. Topics discussed include the insect's life cycle, diet, and enemies.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Morgan, A. C. & McDonough, F. L.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sweet Clover: Utilization
This report discusses the different uses of sweet clover as a crop for hay, silage, pasturage, soiling, feed, and soil improvement.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Coe, H. S.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Live-Stock Classifications at County Fairs
"The chief value of livestock exhibitions or shows, whether under the auspices of community, county, state, or larger organizations, lies in their educational features. Livestock shows and fairs have been an important factor in the improvement of farm animals, since it is the show ring which designates the types and standards that breeders of animals strive to produce. These standards generally are based on market and economic demands.... While the chief value of exhibitions is educational, the livestock exhibits at county fairs are often so poorly classified that frequently the educational value is largely lost. It is the purpose of this bulletin to discuss in a general way some of the factors which, if properly handled, will help to increase the value of the county livestock exhibit." -- p. 3. Among the factors discussed are selection of judges, arrangement of exhibits, and rules and classifications.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Ray, S. H.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sugar-Beet Sirup
"This bulletin tells how to grow sugar beets in the garden and describes a simple process of making from them a palatable and nutritious table syrup with a pleasant flavor.... All sugar beets, if properly handled, will produce syrup. The beets are cut into thin slices and soaked in hot water to extract the sugar. The liquid is then boilded down to the thickness desired. Detailed directions are given in the following pages." -- p. 2
Date:
1917
Creator:
Townsend, C. O. & Gore, H. C. (Herbert Charles), 1877-1957
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How to Select Foods: [Part] 3. Foods Rich in Protein
"This bulletin deals with food materials which are rich in protein and tells why the body needs this nutrient and how much is supplied by different foods. Since the protein foods include many of the more expensive foods in common use, and since an adequate supply of protein is essential to the growth and upkeep of the body, it is especially important for the housekeeper to know how much her family needs and to be able to choose the materials which, in her particular circumstances, will best provide the proper kind and amount." -- p. 2
Date:
1917
Creator:
Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927 & Atwater, Helen W.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pit Silos
"Pit silos are becoming common in many sections of the Great Plains region, especially in the Panhandle of Texas and in similar sections of the United States. The popularity of this type of silo is due chiefly to the remoteness of many farms in these sections from railroad points, which in many cases would make the cost of a masonry silo prohibitive, and to the fact that silos of wood often weaken rapidly under the peculiar climatic conditions prevailing in the Plains region and are destroyed by wind." -- p. 3. The report discusses factors to consider when deciding to build a pit silo and outlines plans for successfully constructing one.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Metcalfe, T. Pryse & Scott, George A.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Eradicating Tall Larkspur on Cattle Ranges in the National Forests
"Poisoning by tall larkspur causes heavy losses of cattle in the National Forests each year. During the last three years 5,500 head of cattle were lost annually. The most effective way to prevent this loss is to grub out the plants, a method of eradication which gives permanent results; other expedients are likely to be temporary.... Results of grubbing work in National Forest ranges, together with the methods of operation, the tools to use, the best time to do the work, and the best way to dispose of the grubbed plants, are given in the following pages." -- p. 2
Date:
1917
Creator:
Aldous, A. E. (Alfred Evan), 1886-1938
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Shallu, or "Egyptian Wheat": A Late-Maturing Variety of Sorghum
"Many varieties of sorghum have been introduced into the United States in the past 30 or 40 years. Some of these have proved valuable under dry-land conditions in the southern Great Plains.... Shallu is one of the introductions which are not adapted to dry-land conditions. It is a variety that requires a long favorable season to mature.... This bulletin is intended for farmers who are interested in the growing of grain-sorghum crops. It applies to the southern Great Plains under dry-land conditions. It records the results obtained from shallu when grown under such conditions in comparison with other varieties of grain sorghum in varietal tests in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and New Mexico." -- p. 4
Date:
1917
Creator:
Rothgeb, Benton E.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Farm Reservoirs
"This bulletin gives practical information to those who intend to build or are operating farm reservoirs. The chief features of such structures are discussed first, without regard to any particular kind, and, afterwards, the various kinds which are adapted to the storage of water on farms are described." -- p. 2
Date:
1917
Creator:
Fortier, Samuel
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Asparagus
This report discusses the cultivation of asparagus, including fertilizers, harvesting practices, canning, varieties, diseases, and insect enemies.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Thompson, H. C.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Marketing Eggs by Parcel Post
"Whether the marketing of eggs by parcel post should be attempted by any particular producer will depend on his present available markets, the possibility of securing a satisfactory customer or customers, and the care taken to follow tests and approved methods in preparing the eggs for shipment. Failures in attempting to ship eggs by parcel post have resulted because proper precautions as to package or container, packing, and labeling were not observed. This bulletin presents conclusions from investigations made by the Office of Markets and Rural Organization in cooperation with the Post Office Department and gives detailed information as to the use of the parcel post." -- p. 2
Date:
1917
Creator:
Flohr, Lewis B.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Red Spider on Cotton and How to Control It
This report discusses the red spider, an insect which destroys cotton plants, and measures for controlling it. Topics discussed include its breeding patterns, life cycle, and natural enemies.
Date:
1917
Creator:
McGregor, E. A.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trapping Moles and Utilizing Their Skins with Especial Reference to the Pacific Coast States
"Farmers' boys and others who may wish to trap moles will find in this bulletin information regarding the best kinds of traps, with directions where and how to set them, and how to prepare the skins. Moleskins may be sold to local furriers, or, if these skins are not handled by them, information regarding prices and methods of shipment may be obtained from furs houses that do business by mail.... The methods of trapping moles discussed in this bulletin are especially adapted to the Pacific Coast States, but with modifications will apply to all localities where moles are found." -- p. 2
Date:
1917
Creator:
Scheffer, Theodore H.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Methods of Controlling or Eradicating the Wild Oat in the Hard Spring-Wheat Area
"This bulletin explains the general precautions which should be taken under all circumstances. In addition it describes six special methods which have proved effective in controlling or eradicating the wild oat, indicating in each case the subdivision of the hard spring-wheat area in which the method will succeed. The bulletin applies particularly to North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota, and it recommendations may not suit the conditions of the Pacific Coast States." -- p. 2
Date:
1917
Creator:
Cates, H. R.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sweet Clover: Harvesting and Thrashing the Seed Crop
This bulletin describes methods for harvesting and thrashing a seed crop of sweet clover. Topics discussed include the problem of shattering and seed loss, necessary machinery and equipment, crop yields, straw production.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Coe, H. S.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Asparagus Beetles and Their Control
"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 controlling them. Of remedial measures the best for general use is shown to be spraying with arsenate of lead directions for the preparation and application of which are given on pages 10-11." -- p. 2
Date:
1917
Creator:
Chittenden, F. H. (Frank Hurlbut), 1858-1929
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Harvesting Hay with the Sweep-Rake: A Means by Which Eastern Hay-Growers May Save Labor
"The sweep-rake offers the possibility of reducing by the about 50 per cent the labor required in harvesting hay compared with the methods now commonly used in the East. This implement is used most extensively in the hay-growing sections of the West, but is entirely practicable under conditions prevailing in many eastern sections. It is comparatively inexpensive and costs little for repairs. It eliminates a great deal of irksome hand labor. With the sweep-rake a boy who can drive a team can do the same work as a man. Many eastern hay-growers are unacquainted with the value of this tool, and the purpose of this bulletin is to bring it to their attention and urge its consideration as a means of relieving the shortage of farm labor." -- p. 2
Date:
1917
Creator:
Yerkes, Arnold P. & McClure, H. B. (Harry B.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Soil survey of San Saba County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of San Saba County Texas.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Veatch, J. O. (Jethro Otto); Rogers, R. F.; Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter) & Lewis, H. G. (Henry Guy)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History