Aircraft woodwork. (open access)

Aircraft woodwork.

Discusses woodworking in aircraft manufacturing in general, and in detail the characteristics of wood, the glue and hardware necessary, hand tools and machines, as well as repair of the aircraft.
Date: December 22, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hibernation of the corn earworm in the central and northeastern parts of the United States (open access)

Hibernation of the corn earworm in the central and northeastern parts of the United States

Describes a scientific investigation into the hibernation patterns of the born earworm and emergence as moths in the central and northeastern United States.
Date: December 1942
Creator: Blanchard, R. A.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army medical supply depot. (open access)

Army medical supply depot.

A guide for army medical supply depot personnel. Discusses establishment, operation, organization, employment, and training standards.
Date: November 6, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Materials for protective concealment (open access)

Materials for protective concealment

Discusses protective concealment (camouflage) as it matters to the soldier. Covers materials and uses as well as other equipment to be employed.
Date: October 7, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scab of wheat and barley and its control. (open access)

Scab of wheat and barley and its control.

Discusses the nature, cause, and history of the scab disease, weather conditions favorable to it, and three control measures.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Dickson, James G. (James Geere), b. 1891
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Livens projector MI. (open access)

Livens projector MI.

"This manual is intended for the using services. It gives all necessary information about the construction, function, and identification of all standard materiel pertaining to the Livens projector MI assembly, with directions for shipping and storage."
Date: August 21, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ordnance maintenance : compass M2 (open access)

Ordnance maintenance : compass M2

Provides instructions for the inspection, assembly, disassembly, maintenance, and repair of the compass M2, the standard compass of the Field Artillery.
Date: August 14, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Further studies on the removal of spray residues from eastern-grown apples. (open access)

Further studies on the removal of spray residues from eastern-grown apples.

Describes the variety of residues found on apples, the amount of residue, and different ways to wash the apples and remove residue.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Haller, M. H. (Mark Hughlin), 1897-; Cassil, C. C. (Carroll Clayton), 1911-; Gould, Edwin & Schrader, Albert Lee, 1896-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insect pests of stored rice and their control. (open access)

Insect pests of stored rice and their control.

Describes the threat of insects when storing rice, and the necessary steps to control insect infestation.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Balzer, August I. (August Irwin), 1900-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using crop residues for soil defense. (open access)

Using crop residues for soil defense.

Describes how leaving crop residue in a field can help prevent soil erosion due to rainfall; and describes the equipment that can be used in this practice.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Duley, F. L. & Russel, J. C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cotton Ginning for Pure-Seed Preservation. (open access)

Cotton Ginning for Pure-Seed Preservation.

Describes the steps and equipment necessary for cotton ginning and for the prevention of seed mixing.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Bennett, Charles A. (Charles Abel), b. 1889 & Gerdes, Francis L. (Francis Leo), 1907-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Equipment and methods for harvesting farm woodland products. (open access)

Equipment and methods for harvesting farm woodland products.

Describes the necessary steps for logging farm woodlands and transporting and preparing the wood to be sold.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Telford, C. J. (Clarence John), b. 1887
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Life history, habits, and control of the beanstalk weevil (Sternechus paludatus) in the Estancia Valley, New Mexico. (open access)

Life history, habits, and control of the beanstalk weevil (Sternechus paludatus) in the Estancia Valley, New Mexico.

Describes the life cycle of the beanstalk weevil, its habits, and the damage it causes to plants in the Estancia Valley of New Mexico.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Shaw, J. G. (John Gilbert), 1908- & Douglass, J. R. (James Robert)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ordnance maintenance : Browning machine gun, caliber .50, all types (open access)

Ordnance maintenance : Browning machine gun, caliber .50, all types

Contains detailed instructions for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of six types of caliber .50 Browning machine guns.
Date: June 12, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft hardware and materials. (open access)

Aircraft hardware and materials.

Describes the types of "materials and hardware used in aircraft construction and repair."
Date: June 11, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ordnance maintenance : azimuth instrument M1918 and M1918A2 (open access)

Ordnance maintenance : azimuth instrument M1918 and M1918A2

Discusses the azimuth instruments M1918 and M1918A2 in terms of their purposes, operations, maintenance, assembly, disassembly, and repair.
Date: June 11, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maintenance policies, publications, and forms. (open access)

Maintenance policies, publications, and forms.

Designed to familiarize Army Air Forces personnel with publications, forms, and policies, in order to ensure efficient aircraft maintenance and standardized practices.
Date: June 8, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Work clothes for women. (open access)

Work clothes for women.

Discusses design, fabric, and function of work clothes for women during wartime. Features designs by the Bureau of Home Economics which were released to the public through retail outlets as commercial patterns or as ready-to-wear garments. Includes line drawings and photographs, and features convertible clothing designs.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Scott, Clarice L. (Clarice Louisba), b. 1899
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ordnance maintenance : plotting boards for field artillery (open access)

Ordnance maintenance : plotting boards for field artillery

Contains instructions for inspection, assembly, disassembly, maintenance, and repair of plotting boards for field artillery.
Date: May 21, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft radio shop practice. (open access)

Aircraft radio shop practice.

Discusses maintenance and repair of the component parts of aircraft radio equipment, and the correct use of tools.
Date: May 1, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Care of damaged shade trees. (open access)

Care of damaged shade trees.

Discusses the important role shade trees play in camouflaging property. Explains the ways in which shade trees can become damaged and provides advice for repairing them in the event of damage.
Date: May 1942
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strains of field corn resistant to the survival of the European corn borer. (open access)

Strains of field corn resistant to the survival of the European corn borer.

Describes a series of scientific tests conducted over ten years to identify the strains of corn that were resistant to the threat of European corn borers, and provides the results of these tests.
Date: May 1942
Creator: Patch, L. H.; Holbert, J. R. & Everly, R. T.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sugar-beet culture in the intermountain area with curly top resistant varieties. (open access)

Sugar-beet culture in the intermountain area with curly top resistant varieties.

Describes types of sugar beets, procedures for growing them, and possible threats to them.
Date: May 1942
Creator: Tolman, Bion. & Murphy, Albert.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Winter legumes for green manure in the Cotton Belt. (open access)

Winter legumes for green manure in the Cotton Belt.

Describes varieties of the winter legumes used for "green manure" in the southern United States; provides suggestions for considerations to make when using winter legumes on farmland.
Date: May 1942
Creator: McKee, Roland. & McNair, A. D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library