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Experiment Station Record, Volume 17, 1905-1906 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 17, 1905-1906

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Porto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 1207.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report of the Office of Experiment Stations, June 30, 1905 (open access)

Annual Report of the Office of Experiment Stations, June 30, 1905

Volume provides a summary of the progress of each agricultural experiment station. Also includes statistics, discussions of foreign investigations, and selected studies. Name index starts on page 751.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Survey of the Waco Area, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of the Waco Area, Texas

Text describes the Waco area lying in McLennan and Bosque Counties in Texas. Included are location and boundaries of the area, history of settlement and agricultural development, climate, physiography and geology, soils, agricultural methods, and agricultural conditions.
Date: 1906
Creator: Mangum, A. W. & Carr, Manley Earl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of the San Marcos Area, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of the San Marcos Area, Texas

Soil survey covering parts of Hays, Caldwell, Bastrop, and Guadalupe Counties, Texas. Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, soils, and irrigation of the San Marcos area.
Date: 1906
Creator: Mangum, A. W. & Lyman, W. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Lee County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Lee County, Texas

Text describes agricultural development, climate, physiography and geology, soils, agricultural methods, and agricultural conditions of Lee County, Texas.
Date: 1906
Creator: Burgess, James L. & Lyman, W. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Houston County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Houston County, Texas

Text describes the history, climate, physiography and geology, soils, and agricultural conditions of Houston County, Texas.
Date: 1906
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas) & Kocher, A. E. (Arthur E.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 21. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 21.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 937.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Care of milk on the farm. (open access)

Care of milk on the farm.

Discusses the problem of bacterial contamination of milk. Describes best practices for sanitary production and handling of milk on the farm.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pineapple Growing. (open access)

Pineapple Growing.

A guide to pineapple farming, including planting, gathering, disease control, shipping, and selling.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some essentials in beef production. (open access)

Some essentials in beef production.

A guide to the selection of beef cattle for breeding and fattening.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commercial fertilizers : composition and use. (open access)

Commercial fertilizers : composition and use.

Describes different types of commercial fertilizers, their agricultural benefits, and indications for their use.
Date: March 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sugar as food. (open access)

Sugar as food.

Discusses the sources of sugar, its uses, and its chemical composition.
Date: December 21, 1906
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Three insect enemies of shade trees. (open access)

Three insect enemies of shade trees.

Describes some major pests of shade trees, the damage they cause, and methods of control. Discusses efforts to control shade-tree insects in cities and towns.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Facts about milk. (open access)

Facts about milk.

Describes methods for the sanitary production and transport of milk.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Irrigation in fruit growing. (open access)

Irrigation in fruit growing.

Discusses various methods and options for irrigation of orchards.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beans, peas, and other legumes as food. (open access)

Beans, peas, and other legumes as food.

Describes several varieties of beans, peas, and other legumes. Discusses the composition and digestibility of legumes such as beans, peas, lentils, and peanuts. Discusses several different ways to prepare them for use in foods or other products.
Date: November 15, 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The principal insects affecting the tobacco plant. (open access)

The principal insects affecting the tobacco plant.

Describes various insect pests affecting tobacco crops. Also warns of possible future risks from foreign insects.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The farmer's interest in good seed. (open access)

The farmer's interest in good seed.

Discusses the importantance of high quality seeds when farming, and how to secure good seed. Presents the results of tests of seven different types of seeds.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Turkeys : standard varieties and management. (open access)

Turkeys : standard varieties and management.

A guide to raising and selling domestic turkeys.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Horseshoeing. (open access)

Horseshoeing.

Describes the anatomy and characteristics of a horse's foot and hoof. Discusses proper shoeing methods, with the intention of helping horse owners avoid the consequences of improper shoeing.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Importation of Game Birds and Eggs for Propagation. (open access)

Importation of Game Birds and Eggs for Propagation.

Provides information and statistics regarding various species of game birds and eggs brought into the United States since the passing of the Lacey Act (1900) and the Egg Act (1902).
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marketing Live Stock. (open access)

Marketing Live Stock.

A guide to buying and selling practices in livestock markets, domestic and foreign. Includes an overview of stock transport methods.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Barnyard Manure. (open access)

Barnyard Manure.

Describes the benefits of more economical management of organic farm resources, namely barnyard manure. Discusses the management and application of methods for using fertilizers on the farm.
Date: May 10, 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library