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Drying forage by forced ventilation. (open access)

Drying forage by forced ventilation.

Discusses different systems of forced-air ventilation as a means of harvesting and drying forage crops.
Date: August 1951
Creator: Davis, Roy B. (Roy Benjamin), 1919-; Schoenleber, Leonard G. & Campbell, Lowell Eugene, 1920-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Muskmelons. (open access)

Muskmelons.

A guide to muskmelon culture, including pest and disease control. Includes suggestions for packing and marketing muskmelons.
Date: March 1951
Creator: Beattie, James H. (James Herbert), b. 1882 & Doolittle, S. P. (Sears Polydore), 1890-1961
System: The UNT Digital Library
Potato growing in the western states. (open access)

Potato growing in the western states.

Describes the best ways to grow and produce potatoes in the Western United States, and ways to combat insects and diseases.
Date: November 1951
Creator: Edmundson, W. C. (Wilbur Clifford), 1888-; Schaal, L. A. (Lawrence Arthur), 1900- & Landis, B. J. (Birely J.), 1904-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peach growing east of the Rocky Mountains. (open access)

Peach growing east of the Rocky Mountains.

Describes in detail methods for planting and maintaining peach trees, as well as insect and disease enemies of peaches.
Date: January 1951
Creator: Havis, Leon.; Haller, M. H. (Mark Hughlin), 1897-; Dunegan, John C. (John Clymer), 1898-; Cochran, L. C. (Lloyd Curtis), 1906- & Porter, B. A. (Bennet Allen), 1892-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wheat production in the eastern United States. (open access)

Wheat production in the eastern United States.

Describes different types of winter and spring wheat, discusses methods and practices that contribute to success, and diseases and insects that threaten the wheat crop.
Date: September 1951
Creator: Bayles, B. B. (Burton Bernard), 1900- & Taylor, J. W. (John Walter), 1890-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preparing peaches for market. (open access)

Preparing peaches for market.

Describes methods for harvesting, packing, and shipping peaches to be sold at market.
Date: May 1951
Creator: Morrison, W. W. (Wendell Wallace), 1897-
System: The UNT Digital Library
How to choose and use oranges. (open access)

How to choose and use oranges.

A brief guide to selecting and serving oranges and orange juice.
Date: July 1951
Creator: United States. Extension Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vegetable Gardeners' Handbook on Insects and Diseases. (open access)

Vegetable Gardeners' Handbook on Insects and Diseases.

Describes diseases and insect pests of the vegetable garden, and recommends remedies for controlling them. Includes formulas for preparing insecticides and fungicides.
Date: September 1951
Creator: White, W. H. (William Henry), 1892-1951 & Doolittle, S. P. (Sears Polydore), 1890-1961
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cutting for profit in Southern pine woodlands. (open access)

Cutting for profit in Southern pine woodlands.

A guide to managing farm woodlands as a source of income, with a focus on loblolly and shortleaf pine and hardwoods.
Date: July 1951
Creator: Bond, W. E. (Walter Edwin), 1891-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lettuce varieties and culture. (open access)

Lettuce varieties and culture.

Describes the different varieties of lettuce and the steps necessary for producing a quality lettuce crop.
Date: 1951
Creator: Thompson, Ross C. (Ross Calvin), 1896-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1951 (open access)

Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1951

Directory for Abilene, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals, as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places, including a complete street and avenue guide and much information of a miscellaneous character; also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory." The general index begins on page iii and the index to advertisers begins on page v.
Date: 1951
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs Minutes: November 5, 1951 - April 6, 1953] (open access)

[Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs Minutes: November 5, 1951 - April 6, 1953]

Minutes of the Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from November 5, 1951 through April 6, 1953.
Date: 1951-11-05/1953-04-06
Creator: Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs
System: The Portal to Texas History
School of Music Program Book 1950-1951 (open access)

School of Music Program Book 1950-1951

Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1950-1951 school year at the North Texas State College School of Music.
Date: 1951
Creator: North Texas State College. School of Music.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food values in common portions. (open access)

Food values in common portions.

Provides composition tables for a variety of foods, and a table of daily dietary allowances for adults and children.
Date: April 1951
Creator: United States. Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liming soils for better farming. (open access)

Liming soils for better farming.

Describes different types of liming materials and provides instructions for liming soils.
Date: November 1951
Creator: Whittaker, Colin W. (Colin Winterbourne), 1896-1972; Anderson, M. S. & Reitemeier, R. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Father-son farm-operating agreements. (open access)

Father-son farm-operating agreements.

Discusses the questions and concerns relating to farm maintenance and productivity as a farmer grows old. Provides information for fathers and sons who want to operate farms together for their mutual benefit.
Date: March 1951
Creator: Tharp, Max M. (Max Messick), 1906- & Ellis, Harold H., 1920-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Winter oats for the South. (open access)

Winter oats for the South.

A guide to disease-resistant and winter-hardy oat varieties. Describes improved cultural methods for use in the South, to increase local production and become more self-sustaining.
Date: December 1951
Creator: Stanton, T. R. (Thomas Ray), b. 1885 & Coffman, Franklin A. (Franklin Arthur), 1892-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1950 (open access)

Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1950

Volume provides a summary of the progress of each agricultural experiment station. Also includes statistics, discussions of foreign investigations, and selected studies. Subject index starts on page 209.
Date: January 1951
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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
Whoa! : times have changed. (open access)

Whoa! : times have changed.

Describes modern practices of farming and the increasing need to have insurance to protect investments.
Date: September 1951
Creator: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procedures for control and eradication of brucellosis, recommended by the National Brucellosis Committee. (open access)

Procedures for control and eradication of brucellosis, recommended by the National Brucellosis Committee.

Describes how to work with community organizations, both at the local and state levels, in an effort to fight brucellosis in livestock. Provides examples of plans that have worked.
Date: June 1951
Creator: National Brucellosis Committee (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1951-1954] (open access)

[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1951-1954]

Ledger containing minutes of the city Board of Commissioners in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from May 4, 1951 to September 24, 1954. An index with names is also included in the front.
Date: 1951-05-04/1954-09-24
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 1952-1953 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1952-1953

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, weather, "resources, industries, commerce, history, government, population and all other subjects relating to the political, civic and economic development" of the time. A general index is on page 639.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Council Fire, Handbook of McMurry College, [1951] (open access)

Council Fire, Handbook of McMurry College, [1951]

The Council Fire is the student handbook of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas and includes information about the rules and regulations of the school as well as general information about student governance and campus life.
Date: 1951
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History