Destroy the Common Barberry (open access)

Destroy the Common Barberry

Discusses the importance of eradicating the common barberry bush in order to prevent the spread of the disease black stem rust to wheat, oats, barley, rye, and wild grasses. Farmers are advised to dig up all common barberry bushes; however, Japanese barberry bushes are harmless and can remain, or farmers may even replace common barberry bushes with Japanese barberry bushes.
Date: August 1919
Creator: E. C. (Elvin Charles) Stakman, 1885-1979
Object Type: Pamphlet
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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Milk and its uses in the home. (open access)

Milk and its uses in the home.

A consumer guide to buying, storing, and using milk.
Date: August 1921
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. States Relations Service.
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marketing Main-Crop Potatoes. (open access)

Marketing Main-Crop Potatoes.

A guide to effective marketing and pricing practices for main-crop potatoes. Includes a detailed explanation of price-tracking methods which can be used to forecast the market season. Describes best practices for selling in various types of markets.
Date: August 1923
Creator: Sherman, Wells A. (Wells Alvord), 1868-1939; Fiske, George B. (George Burnap), 1868- & Miller, O. D. (Olnton Dickman), 1896-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Game laws for the season 1924-25 : a summary of federal, state, and provincial statutes. (open access)

Game laws for the season 1924-25 : a summary of federal, state, and provincial statutes.

A detailed review and summary of game laws for the 1924-25 season in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Date: August 1924
Creator: Lawyer, Geo. A. (George A.) & Earnshaw, Frank L.
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inoculation of legumes and nonlegumes with nitrogen-fixing and other bacteria. (open access)

Inoculation of legumes and nonlegumes with nitrogen-fixing and other bacteria.

Describes methods of artificial inoculation of legumes with beneficial bacteria for the purpose of improving root development.
Date: August 1926
Creator: Löhnis, Felix, 1874- & Leonard, Lewis T. (Lewis Thompson), 1885-
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stain removal from fabrics : home methods. (open access)

Stain removal from fabrics : home methods.

Describes methods for removing stains from fabrics at home. Contains a comprehensive stain index for reference.
Date: August 1926
Creator: United States. Bureau of Home Economics. Division of Textiles and Clothing.
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Infectious abortion of cattle. (open access)

Infectious abortion of cattle.

Describes the symptoms, possible causes, and prevention of an infectious abortion disease affecting cattle.
Date: August 1927
Creator: Buck, J. M. (John Mott), 1878-1938
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planting and care of shelter belts on the northern Great Plains. (open access)

Planting and care of shelter belts on the northern Great Plains.

Describes the importance of building shelter belts on farms in order to protect the home, orchard, or garden from wind and snow.
Date: August 1929
Creator: Wilson, Robert.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Earthworms as pests and otherwise. (open access)

Earthworms as pests and otherwise.

Describes attributes of the earthworm; describes how earthworms can be both useful and damaging.
Date: August 1935
Creator: Walton, William Randolph, 1873-1952
Object Type: Book
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-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Local bird refuges. (open access)

Local bird refuges.

Provides suggestions for attracting birds and providing local bird refuges on farm lands and public spaces.
Date: August 1937
Creator: McAtee, W. L. (Waldo Lee), 1883-1962
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Permanent fruit and vegetable gardens. (open access)

Permanent fruit and vegetable gardens.

Provides instructions for planning a permanent garden that yields both annual and perennial vegetables, as well as small fruits; lists the best plants to use.
Date: August 1937
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870 & Close, C. P. (Charles Phillip), 1868-1940
Object Type: Book
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-
Object Type: Book
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-
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grow disease-resistant oats. (open access)

Grow disease-resistant oats.

Describes different types of oats that are resistant to disease, and additional steps to take to prevent disease.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Stanton, T. R. (Thomas Ray), b. 1885 & Coffman, Franklin A. (Franklin Arthur), 1892-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mixing fertilizers on the farm. (open access)

Mixing fertilizers on the farm.

Describes how to plan and mix fertilizers for use on the farm.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Whittaker, Colin W. (Colin Winterbourne), 1896-1972
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library