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Soil Defense in the Northeast
This bulletin discusses methods of soil conservation in the northeastern United States that can prevent erosion. Soil conservation practices vary with the type of agriculture being used. In addition to general farming, conservation for dairying, orcharding, market gardening, and single-crop farming are discussed.
Date:
1938
Creator:
Rule, Glenn K. (Glenn Kenton), 1893-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Eradication of Ferns from Pasture Lands in the Eastern United States
"There are nearly 7,500 recognized species of ferns in the world, of which number over 200 are known to be native to the United States. A few species have become weed pests in this country, and it is to a discussion of the control of these weedy ferns that this bulletin is devoted. The parts of the United States in which ferns are bad weeds are, principally, (1) the hill country of the Northeastern States and the higher portions of the Appalachian Mountain region as far south as Georgia, and (2) the Pacific coast country west of the Cascade Mountains.... This publication deals only with fern eradication in the Eastern States." -- p. 1-2
Date:
1915
Creator:
Cox, H. R. (Herbert Randolph)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Gas Tractor in Eastern Farming
This bulletin discusses gas tractors with regard to their operation and maintenance in relation to farming practices in the eastern United States, particularly in New York. "Tractors using gasoline or kerosene are increasing in numbers on eastern farms. More than 250 New York State farmers furnished detailed reports of their experience with tractors during 1917 and the spring of 1918, and on these the information given in this bulletin is based." -- p. 2
Date:
1918
Creator:
Yerkes, Arnold P. & Church, L. M.
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
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.
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
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.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How to Attract Birds in Northeastern United States
"The means of increasing the number of birds about our homes are few and simple. They comprise adequate protection and the provision of suitable nesting places, food, and water.... This bulletin [recommends] practicable methods of attracting birds about homes [in the northeastern United States]. Especial attention will be given to the value of fruit-bearing shrubs and trees." -- title page. Protection for birds, winter feeding, water supplies, and nesting boxes and birdhouses are also discussed.
Date:
1914
Creator:
McAtee, W. L. (Waldo Lee), 1883-1962
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Agricultural Outlook: December 31, 1914
Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture discussing the status of agricultural production in the United States during 1914, including forecasts for crop yields and livestock reports. Contains an article and tables about wheat production in South America.
Date:
1914
Creator:
United States. Department of Agriculture.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Successful New York Farm
Report discussing a farm in Monroe County, New York, which became successful due to excellent and systematic farm management in spite of the lack of beneficial political and economic circumstances for farmers at the time. The farm under discussion grew wheat, clover, potatoes, fruit (in orchards) and livestock, and its methods for cultivating these crops are detailed.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Burritt, M. C. (Maurice Chase)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Control of the Chestnut Bark Disease
Report discussing the spread of the chestnut bark disease, including its causes, symptoms, modes of transmission, financial consequences, and the possible methods of controlling it.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Metcalf, Haven, 1875-1940 & Collins, J. Franklin (James Franklin), b. 1863
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
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
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
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Growing and Curing Hops
"In keeping with the great progress made in agriculture within recent years the methods employed in hop production have not remained unchanged. Nevertheless certain practical principles of great importance to successful hop growing merit a much wider consideration and use than they now enjoy. These will be discussed in the following pages in which is also presented a brief general outline of hop culture." -- p. 7. Hops culture is discussed with regard to climate and soil requirements, propagation, planting, trellises and training, picking, and curing.
Date:
1907
Creator:
Stockberger, W. W. (Warner Webster)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 32
Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Lime and Clover, Plant Food Requirements of Fruit Trees, Apple Growing in New York, Running Out of Seed Wheat, High-Protein Seed Wheat, Tobacco Seed Selection, Cover Crop for Tobacco Fields, Cereal Breakfast Foods, Damaged Wheat as Feed, Bedding for Cows, Amateur Poultry Raising, Care of Cream on the Farm, Paying the Patrons of Creameries, Gassy Fermentation of Swiss Cheese, Yeast as a Disinfectant.
Date:
1905
Creator:
United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 25
Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Watermelons in the North, Watermelon Culture in Georgia, Muskmelon Culture in the North, Rockyford Muskmelons, Cold Storage of Fruits, Selection of Seed Corn, Bread and Toast, Cooking Meat, Bitter Milk.
Date:
1904
Creator:
United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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
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.
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A System of Farm Cost Accounting
"This bulletin simply aims to give a description of a system of farm cost accounting which has been tried for three years in the State of New York with 53 farmers under widely differing conditions and has proved fairly successful. It is a method so simple that a farmer can keep it without assistance." -- p. 2
Date:
1914
Creator:
Ladd, C. E. (Carl Edwin), 1888-1943
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.)
System:
The UNT Digital Library