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The New Revelation (open access)

The New Revelation

Pamphlet written by T. V. Munson describing the reasons that he gave up the Christian doctrine after studying both theology and science, outlining his beliefs about the interaction of nature/science and faith, and including a poem titled "The New Revelation" with interpretation.
Date: 1906
Creator: Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
System: The Portal to Texas History
Length of Life of Vines of Various Species and Varieties of Grapes; Profitableness; And by What Diseases Seriously Affected. (open access)

Length of Life of Vines of Various Species and Varieties of Grapes; Profitableness; And by What Diseases Seriously Affected.

Bulletin written by T. V. Munson describing his personal experiences planting a number of grape varieties at his vineyard in Denison, Texas, including a description of the environment, images of the varieties, and his findings about different specific varieties.
Date: June 1906
Creator: Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
System: The Portal to Texas History
Citrus Fruit Growing in the Gulf States (open access)

Citrus Fruit Growing in the Gulf States

Report discussing best practices for cultivating a citrus orchard. Discussion includes possible grove sites, varieties of citrus trees, fertilizers, methods of cold protection, and nursery cultivation.
Date: 1906
Creator: Rolfs, P. H. (Peter Henry), 1865-1944
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fungicides and Their Use in Preventing Diseases of Fruits (open access)

Fungicides and Their Use in Preventing Diseases of Fruits

"The object of this bulletin is to give the principal formulas for fungicides, together with a brief description of their method of preparation, and a summary of the principal diseases of fruits for which satisfactory remedies have been found. Most, though not all, of these remedies consist of spraying." -- p. 5
Date: 1906
Creator: Waite, Merton Benway, 1865-1945
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renovation of Worn-Out Soils (open access)

Renovation of Worn-Out Soils

Report discussing methods for improving soil fertility with humus, stable manure, and green manures.
Date: 1906
Creator: Spillman, W. J. (William Jasper)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Saccharine Sorghums for Forage (open access)

Saccharine Sorghums for Forage

Report discussing the use of saccharine sorghum for forage, including classification of different varieties of sorghum, climate and soil conditions for growing, and methods of cultivations. Sorghum may be used for soiling (or green feeding), pastures, hay, fodder, and silage among other possibilities.
Date: 1906
Creator: Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cereal Breakfast Foods (open access)

Cereal Breakfast Foods

Report discussing the preparation, nutritional value, and digestibility of grains commonly used as breakfast cereals.
Date: 1906
Creator: Woods, Charles D. & Snyder, Harry, 1867-1927
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Home Vegetable Garden (open access)

The Home Vegetable Garden

"By means of the home garden the production of the vegetable supply for the family is directly under control, and in many cases is the only way whereby clean, fresh produce may be secured. The home vegetable garden is worthy of increased attention, and a greater number and variety of crops should be included in the garden. Suggestions are herein given as to the location of the garden, the soil and its preparation, fertilizers, seeds, and plants, with brief cultural methods for a number of the more important crops." -- p. 5-6
Date: 1906
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Fertility (open access)

Soil Fertility

Report of an address given before the Rich Neck Farmers' Club, of Queen Anne's County, Maryland about methods ordinary farmers can use to improve the soil fertility of their lands.
Date: 1906
Creator: Whitney, Milton, 1860-1927
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas or Tick Fever and Its Prevention (open access)

Texas or Tick Fever and Its Prevention

Report discussing the disease tick fever (also known as Texas fever) and its destructive effects on cattle. Topics discussed include the life cycle of the tick which transmits the disease, symptoms of the disease, and methods of treatment and prevention.
Date: 1906
Creator: Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875
System: The UNT Digital Library
Practical Information for Beginners in Irrigation (open access)

Practical Information for Beginners in Irrigation

Report describing the basic essentials of irrigation, including construction of ditches, land preparation, irrigation practices for different crops, including alfalfa, grain, potatoes, fruit trees, and smaller fruits and vegetables.
Date: 1906
Creator: Fortier, Samuel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Games Laws for 1906: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Shipment, Sale, and Licenses (open access)

Games Laws for 1906: 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 1906, with special emphasis on federal laws and provisions governing interstate commerce. The report is not a comprehensive overview of state game laws.
Date: 1906
Creator: Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955 & Williams, R. W. (Robert White), 1877-1940
System: The UNT Digital Library
Management of Soils to Conserve MOisture, With Special Reference to Semiarid Conditions (open access)

Management of Soils to Conserve MOisture, With Special Reference to Semiarid Conditions

Report discussing methods for conserving water in soils of semiarid regions. Topics discussed include drainage, plowing practices, climate conditions in semiarid regions, irrigation, dry farming, and crops best suited to semiarid regions.
Date: 1906
Creator: Failyer, George H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Alcohol: Sources and Manufacture (open access)

Industrial Alcohol: Sources and Manufacture

This bulletin "is devoted to the description of the sources from which industrial alcohol may be made and the methods of [its] manufacture." -- p. 2. Topics discussed include legislation concerning denatured alcohol, agricultural sources of industrial alcohol, the yield and composition of alcohol-producing crops, alcohol by-products, and the manufacturing process for alcohol.
Date: 1906
Creator: Wiley, H. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Alcohol: Uses and Statistics (open access)

Industrial Alcohol: Uses and Statistics

"It is important that the farmer should have a general idea of the uses to which industrial alcohol (usually denatured) may be devoted. While this information is not necessary for the production of the raw materials, it is nevertheless valuable in indicating the particular lines of industrial development which may be promoted by free alcohol in the arts as related to the welfare of agriculture. The technical uses of alcohol are extremely numerous, and no attempt will be made to give them all, but only to mention those which are of the greatest importance." -- p. 5. Topics include the use of alcohol for heating and illumination in stoves and lamps, as fuel for motors, as a product in farm operations, and as a drink. Statistics on alcohol production in the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany are included at the end.
Date: 1906
Creator: Wiley, H. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Modern Conveniences for the Farm Home (open access)

Modern Conveniences for the Farm Home

Report describing and promoting indoor plumbing for homes as well as different options for sewage and waste disposal, including earth closets. Heating systems for the home are also discussed.
Date: 1906
Creator: Wilson, Elmina T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Successful Hog and Seed-Corn Farm (open access)

A Successful Hog and Seed-Corn Farm

Report describing a system of management on a successful hog and seed corn farm in Illinois. Topics discussed include shelters, watering devices, types of feed, farm labor, and expect financial results.
Date: 1906
Creator: Spillman, W. J. (William Jasper)
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Example of Model Farming (open access)

An Example of Model Farming

Report explaining how to successfully manage a farm by example of a small 15-acre farm in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. The farm discussed was owned by Rev. J. D. Detrich, and topics under consideration include soil improvement, systematic management, employees, animal feed, manure, and hay.
Date: 1906
Creator: Spillman, W. J. (William Jasper)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 33 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 33

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Handling Seed Corn; Adaptation of Seed Corn; Effect of Root Nodules on Composition of Crops; Fumigation of Nursery Stock; Cooking Quality of Potatoes; Food Value of Cottage Cheese Rice, Peas, and Bacon; Methods of Feeding Poultry; Extermination of Cattle Ticks; and Covered Yards for Cows.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Control of the Codling Moth and Apple Scab (open access)

The Control of the Codling Moth and Apple Scab

Report discussing "the two principal enemies of the apple [...] the chief insect enemy, the codling moth, and the principal fungous disease, the apple scab.... The remedial treatment for both of these is of such a nature that the applications can be combined at a lessening of nearly one-half the cost of time and labor. The bulletin includes a brief but plain statement of the nature of the codling moth and the means of controlling it, followed by a similar portion relating to apple scab, and concluding with the combined directions for spraying, and a spray calendar." -- p. 3
Date: 1906
Creator: Marlatt, C. L. & Orton, W. A. (William Allen), 1877-1930
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Prevention of Stinking Smut of Wheat and Loose Smut of Oats (open access)

The Prevention of Stinking Smut of Wheat and Loose Smut of Oats

Report discussing the parasitic wheat disease stinking smut (also known as common bunt) and proven methods for treatment and prevention.
Date: 1906
Creator: Swingle, Walter T. (Walter Tennyson), 1871-1952
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 34 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 34

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: American Sugar-Beet Seed, Stimulants for Seeds, Profits from Spraying Potatoes, Winter-Injured Fruit Trees, Durum Wheat, Fertility of Eggs, Indoor Versus Outdoor Feeding of Steers, Roughage for Steers, Cheap Dairy Rations, and Cottonseed Meal for Hogs.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maple Sugar and Syrup (open access)

Maple Sugar and Syrup

Report discussing the evolution of the maple syrup industry to its present state with special attention given to the modern manufacturing process of maple sugar and syrup.
Date: 1906
Creator: Hubbard, William F. (William Fairchild), 1876-1905
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Germination of Seed Corn (open access)

The Germination of Seed Corn

Report discussing "the importance of testing the vitality of individual ears of corn which are intended for seed, and [showing] how such tests may easily be made by every farmer in his own home." -- p. 2
Date: 1906
Creator: Duvel, J. W. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library