Resource Type

Bridge Grafting. (open access)

Bridge Grafting.

Provides instructions for bridge-grafting to save fruit trees that have been damaged by rodents or disease.
Date: May 1927
Creator: Yerkes, Guy E. (Guy Eston), 1880-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Breaking and Training Colts. (open access)

Breaking and Training Colts.

Describes methods training horses for farm use. Includes training or control methods for driving, riding, shoeing, and throwing.
Date: 1940
Creator: Stamburgh, V. G. (Vivian Guy), 1885-; Williams, J. O. (John Oscar), 1885- & Krantz, Earl B. (Earl Beach), 1893-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fumigation of Citrus Trees for Control of Insect Pests. (open access)

Fumigation of Citrus Trees for Control of Insect Pests.

Describes methods for fumigating citrus trees in order to control scale insects and other pests.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Woglum, R. S. (Russell Sage)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Velvetbean. (open access)

The Velvetbean.

A guide to velvet-bean culture, including a discussion of its uses as food for livestock and humans.
Date: May 1938
Creator: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926 & Morse, W. J. (William Joseph), b. 1884
System: The UNT Digital Library
Important Pecan Insects and Their Control. (open access)

Important Pecan Insects and Their Control.

Describes the characteristics of varieties of pecan insects, the damage they cause, and methods of control.
Date: January 1924
Creator: Gill, John B. (John Boyd), 1888-
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planting and care of street trees. (open access)

Planting and care of street trees.

Describes the importance of shade trees within city limits, including: how to plan the layout of street trees; the various types of trees best suited for city growth; and how to properly maintain city-grown trees.
Date: August 1921
Creator: Mulford, Furman Lloyd, b. 1869
System: The UNT Digital Library
Northwestern apple packing houses. (open access)

Northwestern apple packing houses.

Provides details of construction, arrangement, equipment, and operation of boxed apple packing houses in the Northwest.
Date: 1926
Creator: Pailthorp, Raymond R., 1889- & Samson, H. W. (Harold Willis), 1888-1927
System: The UNT Digital Library
Standard containers for fruits and vegetables. (open access)

Standard containers for fruits and vegetables.

Discusses the necessity for the standardization and regulation of containers for marketing fruits and vegetables.
Date: April 1921
Creator: Downing, F. P. & Samson, H. W. (Harold Willis), 1888-1927
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renting dairy farms. (open access)

Renting dairy farms.

Describes customary agreements and practices for renting dairy farms in various situations.
Date: July 1922
Creator: Turner, Howard A. (Howard Archibald), b. 1881
System: The UNT Digital Library
Important cultivated grasses. (open access)

Important cultivated grasses.

An illustrated guide to several varieties of grasses.
Date: July 1934
Creator: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gullies: How to Control and Reclaim Them. (open access)

Gullies: How to Control and Reclaim Them.

Outlines the importance of gullies and their function as a method of irrigation; details methods of controlling and maintaining gullies. Also outlines the potential negative effects that poorly maintained gullies can have on highways and grazing lands.
Date: January 1935
Creator: Ramser, C. E. (Charles Ernest), b. 1885
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soybeans for Feed, Food, and Industrial Products. (open access)

Soybeans for Feed, Food, and Industrial Products.

Describes the versatility of the soybean as a crop, including its use for pasturage, animal feed, hay and straw, soil improvement, industrial purposes, as oil, as fertilizer or insecticide, as a honey crop, and for human food products. Includes instructions for growing and processing soybeans. Also includes instructions for preparing soy milk and soy curd (tofu).
Date: February 1952
Creator: Morse, W. J. (William Joseph), b. 1884 & Cartter, J. L. (Jackson Leaphart), 1902-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beef Production in the Cotton Belt. (open access)

Beef Production in the Cotton Belt.

Contains information on methods of producing beef in the cotton-growing states.
Date: November 1923
Creator: Semple, Arthur T. (Arthur Truman), 1895-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insects Injurious to the Rice Crop. (open access)

Insects Injurious to the Rice Crop.

Describes several different pests which attack rice crops in the United States, including: stinkbugs, water weevils, borers, and several other minor pests; also describes the methods of controlling these pests.
Date: December 1927
Creator: Ingram, J. W. (Jesse Wilburn), b. 1900
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meadows for the northern states. (open access)

Meadows for the northern states.

Describes the different varieties of clover, hay grasses, and regular grasses that are found in and best suited to meadow lands in the northeastern and midwestern United States; also explains methods of seeding and fertilizing.
Date: November 1920
Creator: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926 & Carrier, Lyman
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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rice as food. (open access)

Rice as food.

Describes the international importance of rice; provides various dishes, recipes, tips, and cooking methods, all revolving around rice as a main foodstuff.
Date: May 1921
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of Home Economics.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Poison Ivy and Poison Sumac and Their Eradication. (open access)

Poison Ivy and Poison Sumac and Their Eradication.

Describes the characteristics of poison ivy and poison sumac, the damage they cause, and methods of control and eradication; also provides remedies for ivy poisoning.
Date: 1940
Creator: Grant, C. V. (Charles Vincent), b. 1880; Coville, Frederick V. (Frederick Vernon), 1867-1937; Hansen, A. A.; Sievers, A. F. (Arthur Frederick), b. 1885 & Talbot, M. W. (Murrell Williams), b. 1889
System: The UNT Digital Library
The common cabbage worm and its control. (open access)

The common cabbage worm and its control.

Describes the characteristics and life history of the common cabbage worm, the damage it can cause, and methods of control.
Date: May 1926
Creator: Chittenden, F. H. (Frank Hurlbut), 1858-1929
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marketing Eggs. (open access)

Marketing Eggs.

Describes the benefits of the egg market, the process for producing quality eggs, and the steps for grading, packaging, transporting, and selling eggs.
Date: December 1957
Creator: Kilpatrick, Lester, 1903-; Pond, T. H. (Thomas Henry), 1899-; Kennett, H. C. & Larkin, R. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fire Safeguards for the Farm. (open access)

Fire Safeguards for the Farm.

Describes how to remove fire threats from the farm, and how to prepare to fight a fire should one break out on the farm.
Date: 1940
Creator: Valgren, V. N. (Victor Nelson), b. 1876; Roethe, Harry E. (Harry Edward), 1891-1989; Betts, M. C. (Morris Cotgrave), 1875-1936; Ashby, Wallace, b. 1890; Rowe, William H. (William Hobson), b. 1896 & Mattoon, Wilbur R. (Wilbur Reed), 1875-1941
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beef Cattle for Breeding Purposes. (open access)

Beef Cattle for Breeding Purposes.

Describes how to select and manage beef cattle that will be used for breeding.
Date: February 1957
Creator: Clark, R. T. (Richard Turnbull), 1902-1965 & Baker, A. L. (Alfred Leroy), 1898-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Windbreak as a Farm Asset. (open access)

The Windbreak as a Farm Asset.

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.
System: The UNT Digital Library