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Rural planning : the village.
Describes various types of planned villages and provides examples of features in such communities.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Nason, W. C. (Wayne Crocker), b. 1874
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Saving Soil with Sod in the Ohio Valley Region
Clearing of forests, overgrazing, and soil erosion have greatly depleted the soil of the Ohio Valley in the United States. Farmers should implement agricultural practices that encourage the growth of sod, which has the potential to restore the soil. "The use of grass in increasing the productivity of farm land, in conserving soil on pasture and cropland, and in protecting smaller eroded or erodible areas is discussed in this bulletin." -- p. i
Date:
1939
Creator:
Welton, Kenneth
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sweet Clover on Corn Belt Farms
"Sweet clover is now grown successfully on many farms in the corn belt, both in rotation and as a catch crop to be plowed under. It has proved excellent for hay and pasture, and is unequaled by any other legume for soil improvement. Sweet clover may be used to good advantage for silage, and on some farms, with proper management, it is a profitable seed crop. Mixed with bluegrass, it makes a pasture of nearly double the carrying capacity of bluegrass alone. The object of this bulletin is to present details of management and of the more important farm practices followed on some of the successful corn-belt farms on which sweet clover is grown as one of the principal crops of the rotation. Cropping systems are outlined for farms of different types, and special attention is called to the three essentials of success in growing the crop -- lime, inoculation, and scarified seed." -- p. 2
Date:
1919
Creator:
Drake, J. A. & Rundles, J. C.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Wheat Jointworm and Its Control
Revised edition. "The wheat jointworm is a very small grub which lives in stems of wheat, sucking the juices of the plant and causing a swelling in the stem. The egg from which it hatches is laid in the stem by an insect resembling a small black ant with wings. This insect attacks no other kind of plant. The injury which it does to wheat is very distinct from that caused by the Hessian fly, yet the depredations of these two insects are often confused by farmers. This paper is intended, therefore, to give a brief outline of the life history and the nature of the injury to the plant by the jointworm so that any farmer may readily recognize its work and be able to apply the measures of control herein recommended." -- p. 3-4
Date:
1918
Creator:
Phillips, W. J. (William Jeter), 1879-1972
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Wheat Jointworm and Its Control
Revised edition. "The wheat jointworm is a very small grub which lives in stems of wheat, feeding on the juices of the plant and causing a slight swelling or distortion of the stem above the joint. The egg from which it hatches is laid in the stem by an insect resembling a small black ant with wings. This insect attacks wheat only. The injury which it causes to wheat is very distinct from that caused by the Hessian fly, yet the effects caused by these two insects are often confused by farmers." -- p. 1-2. This bulletin gives a brief outline of the life cycle and the nature of the injury to the plant by the jointworm so that any farmer may readily recognize its work and be able to apply the measures of control herein recommended.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Phillips, W. J. (William Jeter), 1879-1972 & Poos, F. W.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Management of Muck-Land Farms in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan
This report discusses the management of muckland farms under cultivation in northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Among the crops most successfully grown in this region are celery, onions, cabbage, peppermint, and corn.
Date:
1916
Creator:
Smalley, H. R.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Cultivation of Peppermint and Spearmint
This report discusses the cultivation of peppermint and spearmint in the United States, especially in the northeastern and mid-western United States. Climate and soil conditions, fertilizers, diseases and pests, and the costs of cultivation are discussed.
Date:
1915
Creator:
Van Fleet, Walter
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer
This report discusses the roundheaded apple-tree borer, an insect in the eastern and midwestern United States that, in its larval stage, destroys the bark and wood of apple trees. Several methods of control are discussed, including worming, paints and washes, and sprays.Apple-tree borers.
Date:
1915
Creator:
Brooks, Fred E.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Carpet Beetle or "Buffalo Moth"
Report discussing the carpet beetle (also known as the buffalo moth) and its geographic distribution, life cycle, habits, and methods for exterminating it.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Culture of Winter Wheat in the Eastern United States
Report discussing best practices for growing winter wheat in the eastern United States. Topics discussed include soils adapted to wheat cultivation, fertilizers, seed selection and preparation, and crop rotation.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Culture of Winter Wheat in the Eastern United States
Revised edition. Report discussing best practices for growing winter wheat in the eastern United States. Topics discussed include soils adapted to wheat cultivation, fertilizers, seed selection and preparation, and crop rotation.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rape as a Forage Crop
Report discussing the cultivation of the rape plant as a forage crop, including its varieties, soil requirements and preparation, and harvesting. Also describes various uses of rape as a forage crop, weed destroyer, and cover crop.
Date:
1903
Creator:
Hitchcock, A. S. (Albert Spear), 1865-1935
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sixty-Day and Kherson Oats
Report discussing the results of experiments undertaken to determine the viability of early oats in different regions of the United States since early oats typically thrive only in the Corn Belt and Great Plains regions.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Warburton, C. W. (Clyde William), 1879-1950
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clover Farming on the Sandy Jack-Pine Lands of the North
Report discussing techniques for treating soil in the Midwestern United States so that clover can be profitably grown in the region's sandy pine lands.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Smith, Clarence Beaman, 1870-1948
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Profitable Tenant Dairy Farm
Report explaining how to successfully operate a tenant dairy farm by example of a 120-acre farm in southern Michigan. The farm discussed was owned by Mr. J. N. Neal and managed by Mr. Charles J. Angevine.Topics under consideration include operations contracts, cropping systems, buildings, employees, manure, equipment, and finances.
Date:
1907
Creator:
Carrier, Lyman
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Farmers' Reading Courses
Report discussing the main features of the farmers' reading courses that have become popular in several states through agricultural colleges and experiment stations. The reading courses are designed to provide farmers with a systematic approach to their work through the study of a scientifically sound and accessible textbook curriculum.
Date:
1900
Creator:
Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Alsike Clover
Report discussing the distribution and cultivation of the leguminous crop alsike clover, which grows primarily in the northeastern United States. Topics discussed include soil requirements, seeding, uses, and insect enemies and diseases.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Pieters, A. J.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Adjusting Corn Belt Farming to Meet Corn-Borer Conditions
"The European corn borer is recognized as a dangerous enemy of the corn crop.... Its eradication is considered economically impossible but it is believed that the injury may be kept at a point so low that little commercial damage will occur during normal seasons. This can be done by using control measures and practices that have proved to be effective.... On some farms some changes in the crops grown and in their sequence will aid materially in controlling the borer and may prove profitable even when borers are not present. The control program for the individual farm should be given consideration at once in order to avoid sudden disturbance of the organization and operation of the farm when control measures do become inevitable. The necessity of concerted effort by all producers in an infested district becomes evident when the life habits of the borer are considered." -- p. ii
Date:
1932
Creator:
Myres, Kenneth Hayes, 1898-
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Common White Grubs
"The present publication is merely intended to give a brief summary of the life history and habits of [common white grubs], as now understood, together with the best known means of controlling them." -- p. 2.
Date:
1913
Creator:
Davis, John J. (John June), 1885-1965
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beekeeping in the Clover Region
"Beekeeping methods suitable for the clover region are well developed but many beekeepers of this region are failing to obtain the full available honey crop because of deficiencies in their practice. A system of management is here given which will result in a full crop from these sources. The variation in the value of the clovers to the beekeeper is also discussed and the methods to be followed in bringing the clover region back to its former prominence in honey production are outlined." -- p. 2
Date:
1922
Creator:
Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beekeeping in the Buckwheat Region
"The production of the full honey crop from buckwheat requires a plan of apiary management quite different from that of most other beekeeping regions. A system of management is here given which will result in a full honey crop and at the same time control European foulbrood, which is so prevalent in the buckwheat region. Methods are also given which may be used in case the clovers are valuable as sources of nectar." -- p. 2
Date:
1922
Creator:
Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beef Production in the Corn Belt
This bulletin discusses beef production in the Corn Belt of the United States with special regard to feed preparation, cattle selection, and methods for fattening cattle.
Date:
1921
Creator:
Black, W. H. (William Henry), 1888-1949
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library