Strawberry Culture: Western United States (open access)

Strawberry Culture: Western United States

Revised edition. "This bulletin applies to that part of the United States in which ordinary farm crops are grown largely under irrigation. It describes methods practiced in the more important commercial strawberry-growing districts in the irrigated regions of the West; it aims to aid those familiar only with local and perhaps unsatisfactory methods, as well as inexperienced prospective growers. The fundamental principles of the irrigation of strawberries are substantially the same as those which apply in the growing of other crops. Details of operation must necessarily be governed largely by the character of the crop grown. Since strawberries in the humid regions frequently suffer from drought, which causes heavy losses in the developing fruit, the information may prove suggestive to many growers in those localities who could install an irrigation system at small expense. Detailed information is also given as to soils and their preparation, different training systems, propagation, planting, culture, the leading varieties, harvesting, and shipping. Methods of using surplus strawberries for preserves and jams, for canning, and for flavoring for various purposes are given." -- p. 3
Date: 1928
Creator: Darrow, George M. (George McMillan), 1889-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Saving Man Labor in Sugar-Beet Fields (open access)

Saving Man Labor in Sugar-Beet Fields

Revised edition. "By using larger equipment many sugar-beet growers have greatly reduced their requirements for man labor and at the same time have been able to accomplish more work in a given time. This bulletin tells how man labor can be saved and production speeded up in the several American sugar-beet regions through the use of large machines and units of power." -- p. ii
Date: 1928
Creator: Moorhouse, L. A. & Summers, T. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sweet-Potato Diseases (open access)

Sweet-Potato Diseases

Revised edition. "Diseases of sweet potatoes are divisible into two classes, 1) field troubles, and 2) storage rots. Field troubles are divisible into root and stem diseases and leaf diseases. Root and stem diseases include stem-rot, black-rot, foot-rot, scurf, and root-rot; and leaf disease, leaf-blight, white-rust, and leaf-spot.... Control of the five storage rots described hinges on careful storage-house management. Sweet potatoes infected with field diseases should never be placed in storage, for heavy loss will follow. But this elimination of field diseases must be coupled with a well-regulated system of storage, the first requisite of which is a thoroughly disinfected house free from the numerous storage-rot germs." -- p. ii. There are many methods of control for field diseases which are also discussed.
Date: 1928
Creator: Harter, L. L. (Leonard Lee)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Onion Diseases and Their Control (open access)

Onion Diseases and Their Control

Revised edition. Report discussing diseases which affect onions in both the field and in storage, and methods for their control. Diseases discussed include smut, mildew (blight), leaf mold, fusarium rot, pink root, root knot, neck rot, soft rot, black mold, smudge (anthracnose, black spot), rust, white rot, dodder, and macrosporium rot.
Date: 1928
Creator: Walker, J. C. (John Charles), 1893-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Making and Feeding of Silage (open access)

The Making and Feeding of Silage

Revised edition. Report discussing the use of silos for storing feed for livestock, with special attention to silage for dairy cattle, beef cattle, horses, and sheep. Topics discussed include crops for silage, preparing crops for storage, and storage practices.
Date: 1928
Creator: Woodward, T. E. (Thompson Elwyn); Rommel, George M. (George McCullough); Sheets, E. W.; McNulty, J. B. & Marshall, F. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strawberry Culture: South Atlantic and Gulf Coast Regions (open access)

Strawberry Culture: South Atlantic and Gulf Coast Regions

Revised edition. Report discussing best practices for the cultivation of strawberries in the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. Topics discussed include varieties, soil preparation, mulch and fertilizers, irrigation, harvesting, and diseases and insect enemies.
Date: 1928
Creator: Darrow, George M. (George McMillan), 1889-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tuberculosis in Live Stock: Detection, Control, and Eradication. (open access)

Tuberculosis in Live Stock: Detection, Control, and Eradication.

Revised edition. Report discussing the incidence of tuberculosis in cattle and efforts necessary to detect, control, and eradicate it. Includes discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnostic methods, the tuberculin test, and best methods for eradication and prevention.
Date: 1928
Creator: Kiernan, John Andrew, 1873-1927 & Wight, Alexander E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prickly Pear as Stock Feed (open access)

Prickly Pear as Stock Feed

Revised edition. Report discussing the importance of the prickly pear cactus as an emergency food source for cattle during times of severe drought. Although the plant typically has inedible spines, spineless varieties do exist, and it is recommended that farmers cultivate prickly pear for use during droughts.
Date: 1928
Creator: Griffiths, David, 1867-1935
System: The UNT Digital Library