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Using crop residues for soil defense. (open access)

Using crop residues for soil defense.

Describes how leaving crop residue in a field can help prevent soil erosion due to rainfall; and describes the equipment that can be used in this practice.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Duley, F. L. & Russel, J. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The beef calf : its growth and development. (open access)

The beef calf : its growth and development.

Outlines the fundamental principles of cattle raising and breeding for beef production.
Date: August 1920
Creator: Sheets, E. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cleaning Grain on Farms and in Country Elevators. (open access)

Cleaning Grain on Farms and in Country Elevators.

Describes methods for separating weeds from grain in order to improve value and quality.
Date: August 1927
Creator: Black, R. H. (Robert Henry), b. 1892 & Boerner, E. G. (Emil George), b. 1878
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dressing and packing turkeys for market. (open access)

Dressing and packing turkeys for market.

Describes methods for processing a turkey to be sold at market.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Heitz, Thomas William, 1892-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commercial growing and harvesting of sweetpotatoes. (open access)

Commercial growing and harvesting of sweetpotatoes.

Describes different types of sweet potatoes, and the methods for transplanting, cultivating, and harvesting them. Argues the possibility of increasing the profitability of this crop.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Boswell, Victor R. (Victor Rickman), 1900-
System: The UNT Digital Library
How's your storage? (open access)

How's your storage?

A leaflet describing the Farm-Storage Facility Loan Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).
Date: August 1952
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Production and Marketing Administration.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cavalry reconnaissance squadron mechanized. (open access)

Cavalry reconnaissance squadron mechanized.

A training manual for the cavalry reconnaissance squadron, mechanized. Includes discussions of organization, combat, and logistics.
Date: August 28, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forward observation. (open access)

Forward observation.

"This manual provides instructions for training commissioned or enlisted personnel in the tactics and techniques of forward observation."
Date: August 10, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dog transportation. (open access)

Dog transportation.

A manual describing the use of sled dogs as a means of military transportation in Arctic regions.
Date: August 19, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pork in Preferred Ways. (open access)

Pork in Preferred Ways.

Describes various ways to prepare pork and includes recipes.
Date: August 1929
Creator: Alexander, Lucy M. (Lucy Maclay), 1888-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diseases of upland game birds. (open access)

Diseases of upland game birds.

Describes the characteristics of various diseases that affect game birds such as quails and prairie chickens.
Date: August 1937
Creator: Shillinger, Jacob Edward, 1890- & Morley, L. C. (Leland Curtis), 1908-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insect pests of stored rice and their control. (open access)

Insect pests of stored rice and their control.

Describes the threat of insects when storing rice, and the necessary steps to control insect infestation.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Balzer, August I. (August Irwin), 1900-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sewing machines: cleaning and adjusting. (open access)

Sewing machines: cleaning and adjusting.

A guide to cleaning and oiling an electric or treadle sewing machine. The guide also includes information on operating, adjusting, and troubleshooting the machine. The table of contents is located at the end of the guide, beginning on page 24.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Holbrook, Helen S. & Krewatch, Albert V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planting and care of street trees. (open access)

Planting and care of street trees.

Describes the importance of shade trees within city limits, including: how to plan the layout of street trees; the various types of trees best suited for city growth; and how to properly maintain city-grown trees.
Date: August 1921
Creator: Mulford, Furman Lloyd, b. 1869
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hard red spring and durum wheats : culture and varieties. (open access)

Hard red spring and durum wheats : culture and varieties.

Describes the location, importance, and varieties of durum and hard red spring wheat; also lists the different diseases, insects, and weeds that adversely affect wheat.
Date: August 1959
Creator: Ausemus, E. R. (Elmer Rex), 1895- & Heerman, R. M. (Rubin M.), 1921-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil-conserving tillage systems for corn. (open access)

Soil-conserving tillage systems for corn.

Describes tillage systems for crops such as corn that help to conserve soil and prevent excessive soil erosion.
Date: August 1958
Creator: United States. Agricultural Research Service. Soil and Water Conservation Research Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nut-tree propagation. (open access)

Nut-tree propagation.

A brief guide to nut-tree propagation, including budding and grafting and seed and stock selection. Intended for use by growers who must be able to distinguish seedlings from budded and grafted trees, or who wish to improve their own orchard trees.
Date: August 1926
Creator: Reed, C. A. (Clarence Arthur), 1880-1950
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adobe or sun-dried brick for farm buildings. (open access)

Adobe or sun-dried brick for farm buildings.

Describes an efficient method of making and using adobe in the form of sun-dried bricks; describes how adobe bricks can be used in different parts of a building, such as: the roof, the boundary walls, the foundation, etc.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Miller, T. A. H. (Thomas Arrington Huntington), 1885- & Molander, Edward G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Visual materials on soil and water conservation. (open access)

Visual materials on soil and water conservation.

An annotated list of films about soil and water conservation. Includes information about the films' suitability for use in elementary and secondary schools.
Date: August 1951
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prevent Tanbark Deterioration. (open access)

Prevent Tanbark Deterioration.

Presents methods for obtaining, curing, and marketing tanbark for use in leather tanning. Discusses ways to prevent loss of tannin from deterioration of the bark.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Fowler, Marvin E. (Marvin Edward), 1904-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Successful Farming on 160-Acre Farms in Central Indiana. (open access)

Successful Farming on 160-Acre Farms in Central Indiana.

A guide to starting and running a successful 160-acre farm in Indiana, including what crops to plant, what animals to raise, what labor is necessary, what buildings are needed, and the costs involved. Recommendations are based on data gathered from a record of seventeen 160-acre farms in Indiana during 1910-1919.
Date: August 1925
Creator: Robertson, Lynn S. (Lynn Shelby), b. 1890 & Hawthorne, H. W. (Harvey W.), b. 1875
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shortleaf pine primer. (open access)

Shortleaf pine primer.

A guide to growing shortleaf pine trees as a timber crop.
Date: August 1927
Creator: Mattoon, Wilbur R. (Wilbur Reed), 1875-1941
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elementary map and aerial photograph reading (open access)

Elementary map and aerial photograph reading

This manual covers elementary map reading, conventional signs and military symbols, distances and scales, directions adn azimuths, coordinates, relief, slopes, profiles and visibility, map reading in the field, and aerial photograph reading to an extent sufficient to permit soldiers adn platoon leaders to read aerial photographs and aerial mosaics.
Date: August 15, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Better feeding of livestock. (open access)

Better feeding of livestock.

Discusses best practices in livestock feeding. Provides instructions for preparing feeds for various types of livestock on the farm.
Date: August 1952
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library