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Weeds; and How to Kill Them. (open access)

Weeds; and How to Kill Them.

Describes methods of eradicating weeds in general, as well as ten specific weeds that require special attention.
Date: 1908
Creator: Dewey, Lyster H. (Lyster Hoxie), 1865-1944.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meats: Composition and Cooking. (open access)

Meats: Composition and Cooking.

Discusses the composition of different types of meat, their texture and flavor, the cuts, and how to prepare them. Includes detailed composition and calorie charts.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Silos and silage. (open access)

Silos and silage.

Discusses the construction and costs of silos as well as the selection, costs, and usage of silage crops.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sheep Feeding. (open access)

Sheep Feeding.

Discusses in brief the feeding of breeding ewes, lambs, and rams for the market.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Soy Bean as a Forage Crop. (open access)

The Soy Bean as a Forage Crop.

Describes soybean varieties, how to grow and harvest them, and their uses.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sorghum sirup manufacture. (open access)

Sorghum sirup manufacture.

Describes the results of experiments conducted with the intention of increasing the production and the quality of sorghum syrup.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Winter Forage Crops for the South. (open access)

Winter Forage Crops for the South.

Discusses various forage crops grown for use in the South during winter months.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cranberry Culture. (open access)

Cranberry Culture.

Describes cranberry varieties and provides advice for growing and selling them.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The peach twig-borer: an important enemy of stone fruits. (open access)

The peach twig-borer: an important enemy of stone fruits.

Describes the European twig-borer, its life cycle, and methods for its control.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Raising sheep for mutton. (open access)

Raising sheep for mutton.

A guide to raising sheep for mutton, including a discussion of meat cutting and production costs.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drainage of farm lands. (open access)

Drainage of farm lands.

Discusses soil texture, natural and artificial soil drainage, and implementation of drainage practices.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Flowering Plants. (open access)

Annual Flowering Plants.

A guide to growing and using numerous types of annual flowering plants. Includes recommendations for planting school gardens, and the use of hotbeds or cold frames.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 44 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 44

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Distributing manure and Fertilizers, Winterkilling of Peach Buds, Color of Apples, Ringing Herbaceous Plants, Potato Scab, Gas Injury to Trees, the Tuna or Prickly Pear, Cooking Cereal Foods, Silage Making Horse-Feeding Tests, Supplements to Corn for Hogs, Tankage for Hogs Following Cattle, and Hoppers for Poultry Feeding.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 45 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 45

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: the Farm Home, Lining of Ditches and Reservoirs, Cement Pipe for Irrigation and Other Purposes, Pollination of Forced Tomatoes, Increasing the Productiveness of Corn, Shrinkage of Corn in Cribs, Grain for Cows at Pasture, Starters for Ripening Cream, Water Pans for Poultry, and Catching Hook for Poultry.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Demonstration Work in Cooperation with Southern Farmers (open access)

Demonstration Work in Cooperation with Southern Farmers

Report discussing the efforts of the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work, which consists of "(1) the demonstration of improved methods of agriculture in the weevil-infected districts [...] and (2) the extension of the same principles to other Southern States beyond the range of weevil infestation." (p. 6) Congress created the organization in 1904 to assist with relief efforts.
Date: 1908
Creator: Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 46 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 46

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Fish Fertilizer, Reclamation of Salt Marshes, Bermuda Hay, Protein Content of Forage Crops, Quality in Wheat, Potato Spraying, Anesthetics in Forcing Plants, Fattening Cattle for Market, Cottonseed Meal and Corn Silage for Cows, Carbonated Milk, and Preservation of Fence Posts.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of the Split-Log Drag on Earth Roads (open access)

The Use of the Split-Log Drag on Earth Roads

Report discussing how to construct and use a split-log drag for the purpose of maintaining dirt roads.
Date: 1908
Creator: King, D. Ward
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Milo as a Dry-Land Grain Crop (open access)

Milo as a Dry-Land Grain Crop

Report explaining how farmers can successfully cultivate milo ( a variety of sorghum) in the semiarid plains of the southwestern United States.
Date: 1908
Creator: Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958 & Leidigh, A. H. (Arthur Henry), b. 1880
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clover Farming on the Sandy Jack-Pine Lands of the North (open access)

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
Small Farms in the Corn Belt (open access)

Small Farms in the Corn Belt

Report discussing the successes of three farms in Nebraska to explain to young men how they can begin profitable small farms in the Corn Belt.
Date: 1908
Creator: Warren, Joseph Allen
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 47 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 47

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Low-Grade v. High-Grade Fertilizers; Improvement of Sandy Soils; Dry Farming; Seed Selection; Evergreens: Uses and Culture; Nut Growing in Maryland; "Hogging Off" Corn; Mineral Matter in Feeding Stuff; Preparation of Miscible Oils; an Automatic Cheese Press; and Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 48 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 48

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Plant Breeding on the Farm, Sorghum for Silage, Dry Rot of Corn, Starch from Sweet Potatoes, Profits from Tomato Growing, the Keeping of Apples, Weed Seeds in Manure, Weed Seeds in Feeding Stuffs, Forage Crops for Pigs, Market Classes and Grades of Horses and Mules, Profitable and Unprofitable Cows, Blackhead in Turkeys, Extraction of Beeswax, and an Improved Hog Cot.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Games Laws for 1908: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Shipment, Sale, Limits, and Licenses (open access)

Games Laws for 1908: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Shipment, Sale, Limits, and Licenses

Report presenting information on the game laws effective in the United States and Canada for 1908, with special emphasis on federal laws and provisions governing interstate commerce. The report is not a comprehensive overview of state game laws.
Date: 1908
Creator: Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955 & Oldys, Henry
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library