Resource Type

Homes for birds (open access)

Homes for birds

Describes various types of birdhouses, where to place them, how to maintain them, and how to protect them against enemies of birds.
Date: 1936
Creator: Kalmbach, E. R. (Edwin Richard), 1884- & McAtee, W. L. (Waldo Lee), 1883-1962
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good proportions in the diet. (open access)

Good proportions in the diet.

Provides advice for planning meals and buying the appropriate amount of food for a family that does active, but not hard muscular work.
Date: 1923
Creator: Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927
System: The UNT Digital Library
Back-yard poultry keeping. (open access)

Back-yard poultry keeping.

Describes the advantages of keeping poultry at home; provides instructions for building, maintaining, and operating a poultry house.
Date: 1924
Creator: Slocum, Rob R. (Rob Roy), 1883-1944 & Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ladino white clover for the northeastern states. (open access)

Ladino white clover for the northeastern states.

Describes the importance of Ladino white clover on the farm, and how to successfully grow it in the northeastern United States.
Date: 1942
Creator: Hollowell, E. A. (Eugene Amos)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Control of the Alfalfa Weevil. (open access)

The Control of the Alfalfa Weevil.

Pamphlet describing the characteristics of the alfalfa weevil, the damage it causes, and methods of control.
Date: June 1927
Creator: Reeves, Geo. I. (George I.), b. 1879
System: The UNT Digital Library
Disease-resistant and hardy oats for the South. (open access)

Disease-resistant and hardy oats for the South.

Describes winter-hardy and disease-resistant oat varieties, and best practices for growing them.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Stanton, T. R. (Thomas Ray), b. 1885 & Coffman, Franklin A. (Franklin Arthur), 1892-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods and Equipment for Home Laundering. (open access)

Methods and Equipment for Home Laundering.

Guide to planning a laundry center at home. Describes various types of equipment and machinery available for washing, drying, and ironing. Describes the products used for laundering and the recommended laundering methods for specific fabric types.
Date: February 1940
Creator: O'Brien, Ruth, b. 1892 & Holbrook, Helen S. (Helen Shepard), b. 1882
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using 2,4-D safely. (open access)

Using 2,4-D safely.

Describes the chemical broadleaf herbicide 2,4-D, and methods of applying it to prevent damage to farm crops, animals, and humans.
Date: November 1948
Creator: Evans, L. S. (Lewis Saxton), 1913-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production of Maple Sirup and Sugar. (open access)

Production of Maple Sirup and Sugar.

Pamphlet describing the process of growing maple trees, obtaining syrup from them, and how to market the syrup.
Date: 1940
Creator: Bryan, A. Hugh (Albert Hugh), 1874-1920; Hubbard, William F. (William Fairchild), 1876-1905 & Sherwood, Sidney F. (Sidney Forsythe), 1886-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Principal Insect Enemies of the Grape. (open access)

The Principal Insect Enemies of the Grape.

Discusses nine different insect enemies of the grape, and methods for control.
Date: 1898
Creator: Marlatt, C. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rural Planning: The Social Aspects of Recreation Places. (open access)

Rural Planning: The Social Aspects of Recreation Places.

Describes the trend toward establishing planned recreation areas in rural communities, and the economic and social benefits they provide to farmers.
Date: 1924
Creator: Nason, W. C. (Wayne Crocker), b. 1874
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tobacco soils. (open access)

Tobacco soils.

Discusses tobacco growing in terms of soil, climate, and distribution.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library