Resource Type

Homes for birds (open access)

Homes for birds

Describes various types of birdhouses, where to place them, how to maintain them, and how to protect them against enemies of birds.
Date: 1936
Creator: Kalmbach, E. R. (Edwin Richard), 1884- & McAtee, W. L. (Waldo Lee), 1883-1962
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production of Maple Sirup and Sugar. (open access)

Production of Maple Sirup and Sugar.

Pamphlet describing the process of growing maple trees, obtaining syrup from them, and how to market the syrup.
Date: 1940
Creator: Bryan, A. Hugh (Albert Hugh), 1874-1920; Hubbard, William F. (William Fairchild), 1876-1905 & Sherwood, Sidney F. (Sidney Forsythe), 1886-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good proportions in the diet. (open access)

Good proportions in the diet.

Provides advice for planning meals and buying the appropriate amount of food for a family that does active, but not hard muscular work.
Date: 1923
Creator: Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Control of the Alfalfa Weevil. (open access)

The Control of the Alfalfa Weevil.

Pamphlet describing the characteristics of the alfalfa weevil, the damage it causes, and methods of control.
Date: June 1927
Creator: Reeves, Geo. I. (George I.), b. 1879
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ladino white clover for the northeastern states. (open access)

Ladino white clover for the northeastern states.

Describes the importance of Ladino white clover on the farm, and how to successfully grow it in the northeastern United States.
Date: 1942
Creator: Hollowell, E. A. (Eugene Amos)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Disease-resistant and hardy oats for the South. (open access)

Disease-resistant and hardy oats for the South.

Describes winter-hardy and disease-resistant oat varieties, and best practices for growing them.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Stanton, T. R. (Thomas Ray), b. 1885 & Coffman, Franklin A. (Franklin Arthur), 1892-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using 2,4-D safely. (open access)

Using 2,4-D safely.

Describes the chemical broadleaf herbicide 2,4-D, and methods of applying it to prevent damage to farm crops, animals, and humans.
Date: November 1948
Creator: Evans, L. S. (Lewis Saxton), 1913-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Russian Thistle and Other Troublesome Weeds in the Wheat Region of Minnesota and North and South Dakota. (open access)

The Russian Thistle and Other Troublesome Weeds in the Wheat Region of Minnesota and North and South Dakota.

Report discussing the Russian thistle in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; its growth habits; and methods for destroying it. A brief appendix of notable weeds in the region follows.
Date: 1893
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leguminous Plants for Green Manuring and for Feeding. (open access)

Leguminous Plants for Green Manuring and for Feeding.

Report discussing the use of legumes for green manuring to enhance the fertility of farm soil and for feeding livestock.
Date: 1894
Creator: Allen, E. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peach Yellows and Peach Rosette (open access)

Peach Yellows and Peach Rosette

Report discussing the diseases afflicting the peach known as peach yellows and peach rosette, including distribution of the diseases and preventive measures. A brief appendix discusses laws passed in Connecticut and Pennsylvania which are intended to prevent the spread of the diseases.
Date: 1894
Creator: Smith, Erwin F. (Erwin Frink), 1854-1927
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forage Plants for the South (open access)

Forage Plants for the South

Report discussing the findings of an experimental study of over 500 native and foreign species of grasses and other forage plants in the southern United States. The report is limited to a discussion of species that were established to hold agricultural value for hay and pastures.
Date: 1894
Creator: Smith, Erwin F. (Erwin Frink), 1854-1927
System: The UNT Digital Library
Important Insecticides: Directions for Their Preparation and Use (open access)

Important Insecticides: Directions for Their Preparation and Use

Report discussing important insecticides for farm and garden use. Special focus is given to biting and sucking insects, subterranean insects, and insects affecting grains and stored products.
Date: 1894
Creator: Marlatt, C. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grape Districts and Varieties in the United States (open access)

Grape Districts and Varieties in the United States

"Three types of grapes are grown in the United States. In the order of economic importance they are vinifera, the American euvitis, and the muscadine. This bulletin sets forth in a general way the main geographic regions where these are found and makes recommendations as to the specific districts where each kind can be grown to advantage. A map of the United States showing the outlines of these 13 districts is included. A large number of varieties of grapes are described, and the importance of selecting the right ones for planting under various climatic and soil conditions is emphasized." -- p. ii
Date: 1932
Creator: Husmann, George C. (George Charles Frederick), 1861-1939
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rabbit Production (open access)

Rabbit Production

"This bulletin sets forth the essential principles of rabbit raising and tells how to apply them in practice." -- p. ii. Topics discussed include necessary equipment, different breeds, feeding practices, and breeding practices, and preparing rabbits for market.
Date: 1934
Creator: Ashbrook, F. G. 1892- & Kellogg, Charles E.; 1890-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planning a Subsistence Homestead (open access)

Planning a Subsistence Homestead

"Growing food for family-living purposes in connection with enough outside work to provide the family with the cash for necessary farm and family expenses is a combination that many families now want to develop.... This kind of farming has often been called subsistence farming and a farm of this kind a subsistence homestead. This part-time farming has certain problems of its own that are somewhat different from the usual farming problems. The family has to think of the quantity and variety of products it needs rather than of what the markets demand. Those who are inexperienced often overestimate the savings made possible by this way of living, and they often underestimate the costs in the way of the labor and cash necessary in such part-time farming.... This bulletin deals chiefly with the economic problems that will be met by those people who are planning to combine part-time farming and wage earning." -- p. 1-2
Date: 1934
Creator: Wilcox, Walter W. (Walter William), 1904-1999
System: The UNT Digital Library
Subsistence Farm Gardens (open access)

Subsistence Farm Gardens

"Fruits and vegetables will naturally form an important part of the diet of families undertaking subsistence farming as a means of supplementing their food supplies and occupying their spare time. The supply of fruits and vegetables in most cases will be produced by methods differing more or less from those employed in regular farm gardens. This bulletin has been prepared with the limitations clearly in mind, under which the average subsistence homesteader is working, and includes brief cultural directions for about 20 of the most important garden vegetables, 5 of the small fruits, and 5 of the standard or tree fruits. The information contained herein applies mainly to climatic and other conditions prevailing in the Northern and Eastern States; the bulletin is not intended for distribution in the Cotton States, the Great Plains area, or the Pacific coast region." -- p. 1
Date: 1935
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870; Robert, J. W.; Harter, L. L. (Leonard Lee); White, W. H. (William Henry), 1892-1951 & Van Dine, D. L. (Delos Lewis), 1878-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roof Coverings for Farm Buildings and Their Repair (open access)

Roof Coverings for Farm Buildings and Their Repair

"This bulletin describes the common types of roof coverings classified as rigid shingles, bituminous roofing, metal roofing, and canvas roofing. The essential steps to be taken in making repairs are described and information given regarding certain roofing details." -- p. ii
Date: 1935
Creator: Edgar, Alfred D. (Alfred Douglas), 1898- & Miller, T. A. H. (Thomas Arrington Huntington), 1885-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cover Crops for Soil Conservation (open access)

Cover Crops for Soil Conservation

"Cover crops are crops sown or planted in thick stands for the purpose of protecting and enriching the soil.... That the use of cover crops is a most efficient means for preventing soil erosion and increasing soil fertility is well known; yet this practice is not nearly so widely and extensively followed as it should be. The kinds of cover crops that should be used and the method of utilizing them to the best advantage varies in different regions, according to climatic conditions but almost everywhere cover cropping in some form can be profitably followed." -- p. 1. The bulletin considers cover crops as either legumes or non-legumes.
Date: 1936
Creator: Kell, Walter V., 1889- & McKee, Roland
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Defense in the Piedmont (open access)

Soil Defense in the Piedmont

"This bulletin deals with erosion of the soil and measures of defense which have proved successful in controlling erosion in that part of the Piedmont country lying in the five States of Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama. The region is the rolling foothill country of the Appalachian Range, and extends east and south to the fall line which separates the Piedmont from the broad, gently sloping Atlantic and Gulf Coastsal Plains." -- p. ii. Measures of soil defense considered include terracing, contour tillage, strip cropping, close-growing crops in the rotation, and contour furrowing in pastures.
Date: 1937
Creator: Rowalt, E. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internal Parasites of Swine (open access)

Internal Parasites of Swine

"This bulletin is written to answer inquiries, largely from swine owners who slaughter hogs on their farms and find evidence of infestation with parasites. From the descriptions and illustrations readers should be able to identify most of the common parasites" -- p. ii. Parasites discussed include protozoa, flukes, tapeworms, and roundworms. The effects of these parasites as well as control measures and treatments are discussed.
Date: 1937
Creator: Schwartz, Benjamin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bean Diseases and Their Control (open access)

Bean Diseases and Their Control

"Beans are subject to a number of diseases that cause injury and loss. The purpose of this bulletin is to describe these diseases briefly, so that they can be identified by the grower, and to give recommendations for preventing and checking them." -- p. ii. Diseases for garden, field, and Lima beans are discussed and include anthracnose, blight, mosaic (curly leaf), rust, root rots, mildew, and baldhead.
Date: 1932
Creator: Harter, L. L. (Leonard Lee) & Zaumeyer, W. J. (William John)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sea Island Cotton: Its Culture, Improvement, and Diseases (open access)

Sea Island Cotton: Its Culture, Improvement, and Diseases

Report explaining new cultivation techniques for growers of Sea Island cotton in Georgia and Florida. The deterioration of seed quality and poor farming practices for this unique cotton make the adoption of these techniques necessary.
Date: 1907
Creator: Orton, W. A. (William Allen), 1877-1930
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 42 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 42

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Extension of Rice Culture, Growing Seed Potatoes Under Mulch, Manure as a Summer Mulch in Forcing Houses, Renewal of Old Orchards, Injury by Bordeaux Mixture, Gluten Flours and Similar foods, Laxative Properties of Wheat Bran, Emmer as a Feeding Stuff, Roots for Farm Animals, Cabbage as Stock Feed, Pasturing Hogs, Cull Beans as a Feed for Hogs, and Healthy Poultry.
Date: 1907
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Games Laws for 1907: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Shipment, Sale, and Licenses (open access)

Games Laws for 1907: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Shipment, Sale, and Licenses

Report presenting information on the game laws effective in the United States and Canada for 1907, with special emphasis on federal laws and provisions governing interstate commerce. The report is not a comprehensive overview of state game laws.
Date: 1907
Creator: Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955; Oldys, Henry & Brewster, Charles E. (Chas. E.)
System: The UNT Digital Library