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Canning Vegetables in the Home
Report discussing the proper way to can and preserve vegetables, with an emphasis on sterilization techniques.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Breazeale, J. F. (James Frank), 1874-1950
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Care of Food in the Home
Report discussing the proper methods of handling and preserving food. Topics discussed include mold, flies, dust, pet hair and dander, cold storage techniques, and disinfectants. Includes an index.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Abel, Mary Hinman, 1850-1938
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Potato Culture on Irrigated Farms of the West
"In the mountain valleys of Colorado are found conditions of altitude, soil, and moisture naturally favorable to the growth of the potato, with an almost entire absence of harmful freezes and bacterial enemies." -- p. 5. This bulletin explains how potatoes can be cultivated to thrive in the western United States.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Grubb, E. H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Preservative Treatment of Farm Timbers
Report discussing methods for preserving timber. Methods discussed include peeling and seasoning, charring, painting, dipping, cold-bath treatments, and impregnation with creosote.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Willis, C. Paul
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Irrigation of Sugar Beets
"A practical manual, giving methods pursued throughout the irrigated beet-growing sections and thereby furnishing information to new settlers in irrigated districts, as well as suggestions to beet growers as to the practices in States other than their own, should be of value in introducing the growing of beets and improving the methods of handling this important crop. As the matter now stands, each community where this industry has found favor is proceeding along lines suggested by local conditions which are more or less peculiar, and this bulletin is designed to be a compilation of the practices throughout the West, to which are added the results of experiments conducted by this Office in irrigation of sugar beets during the past four years." -- p. 9
Date:
1910
Creator:
Roeding, F. W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How to Destroy English Sparrows
"Introduced into the United States many years ago from Europe, this sparrow has multiplied and extended its range until now it is numerous and firmly established over most of the country. The bad qualities of the bird far outweigh its good ones, and, although its extermination is impracticable, a reduction of its numbers is feasible and important. The present bulletin aims to describe the best methods of destruction." -- p. 2
Date:
1910
Creator:
Dearborn, Ned, 1865-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 55
Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Poultry Manure, Early Onions in the Southwest, Oleander Poisoning of Live Stock, Fermented Cottonseed Meal for Hogs, Wintering Farm Work Horses, Alfalfa Meal as a Feeding Stuff, Mangels for Milch Cows, Records of Dairy Herds, Skim-Milk Buttermilk, Whipped Cream, Farm Butter Making, Camembert Cheese Making, Cement and Concrete Fence Posts.
Date:
1910
Creator:
United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Clubs
Report discussing the recent growth in agricultural clubs for school-age boys and girls, their aims and work, and recommendations for beginning such clubs in other communities.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Howe, Frank William, 1865-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 56
Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Incompatibles in Fertilizer Mixtures, Principles of Dry Farming, Methods of Seeding Oats, Rolling v. Harrowing Winter Wheat, Destruction of Eelworms in Soil Pruning, Bean Anthracnose or Pod Spot, Animal Feeds for Farm Stock, Feeding the Pig, Jelly and Jelly Making.
Date:
1910
Creator:
United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bread and Break Making
"Perhaps no topic connected with the subject of human food is of more general interest than bread, and no crops are more important to the farmer than the bread-yielding cereals. This bulletin, which summarizes the most recent information on the use of cereals for bread making, is believed to be useful and timely." -- p. 2
Date:
1910
Creator:
Atwater, Helen W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pheasant Raising in the United States
"The propagation of pheasants is a comparatively new industry in the United States, but it has grown rapidly in the past few years, and by proper management may be made profitable. A steadily growing demand for pheasants insures a ready market for all that can be raised. The present bulletin, prepared in response to numerous inquiries for information on the subject, is designed to present a clear and concise account of the methods used by successful pheasant raisers. To add to its practical value, a chapter on the diseases to which pheasants are subject has been contributed. " -- p. 2
Date:
1910
Creator:
Oldys, Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economical Use of Meat in the Home
"The widespread interest in the most satisfactory and most economical ways of preparing meat for the table has led to the preparation of [this] summary of information on the cheaper cuts of meat and inexpensive meat dishes." -- p. 2
Date:
1910
Creator:
Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932 & Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Habit-Forming Agents: Their Indiscriminate Sale and Use a Menace to the Public Welfare
Report discussing the growth of drug addiction in the United States due chiefly to the consumption of drugs originally intended for medicinal purposes. Soothing syrups, soft drinks, medications for the nose and lungs, and remedies for headaches and epilepsy are the primary sources of habit-forming substances. In addition, medicines purporting to cure tobacco and drug addiction have, in many cases, also been found to contain addictive agents.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Kebler, Lyman F. (Lyman Frederic), b. 1863
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Muskrat
Report discussing the economic importance of the muskrat, which is highly valued for both its fur and meat. Topics include muskrat behavior and habitats, agricultural problems caused by muskrats, muskrat farming, and protective laws.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Lantz, David E. (David Ernest)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 57
Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: A Perfect Stand of Corn, Protection of Seed Corn, Clover-Seed Production, Home-Grown Feeds for Hogs, Fleshing Horses for Market, Fertility and Hatching of Eggs, Marketing of Eggs, and Cement Silos.
Date:
1910
Creator:
United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
School Lessons on Corn
Report discussing a possible curriculum for instructing students about growing corn. Topic for exercises include 1) selecting seed, 2) judging corn, 3) testing seed in school, 4) selecting corn for exhibition, 5) cultivation practices, and 6) simple corn breeding.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Crosby, Dick J. (Dick Jay), 1866-1926 & Howe, Frank William, 1865-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 58
Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Fertilizers for Pineapples, Wart Disease of the Potato, the Typhoid or House Fly, Rice and Its By-Products as Feeding Stuffs, the Forced Molting of fowls, a Portable Panel Fence, Pasteurization in the Butter Making, and Milling and Baking Tests with Durum Wheat.
Date:
1910
Creator:
United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rice Culture
Report discussing general properties of rice and practices in its cultivation. Topics include varieties of rice, production and importation of rice, rice lands, irrigation, sowing seed, flooding, fertilizing, harvesting, milling, and rice by-products. Special attention is given to the rice growing regions of Louisiana and Texas.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Game Laws for 1910
Report presenting information on the game laws effective in the United States and Canada for 1910, with special emphasis on federal laws and provisions governing interstate commerce. The report is not a comprehensive overview of state game laws. Also includes a summary of the more important legislation which failed, which is special interest to those concerned about game protection.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Oldys, Henry; Brewster, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1858-1918 & Earnshaw, Frank L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 49
Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Tillage v. Sod Mulch in Orchards, Ear Characters of Seed Corn, Seed Disinfection, Blackleg of the Irish Potato, Progress in Horse Breeding, and Sweet Potatoes.
Date:
1910
Creator:
United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oats: Distribution and Uses
Report discussing best practices for the production and distribution of oats and its by-products, including market prices in the United States and abroad, product quality and grades, and its nutritional value for farm animals.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Warburton, C. W. (Clyde William), 1879-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oats: Growing the Crop
"With the single exception of wheat, oats is the most important small-grain crop in this country. In general, however, our climatic conditions are not favorable to the production of this crop, while the methods of growing it do not produce the best results in yield or quality. This bulletin gives the best available information on the proper methods of growing and harvesting oats." -- p. 2
Date:
1910
Creator:
Warburton, C. W. (Clyde William), 1879-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 60
Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Commercial Bean Growing, Digestion Experiments with Range Forage Crops, Stallion Legislation, Substitutes for Oats for Horses, Tests for Casein in MIlk
Date:
1910
Creator:
United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Canning Peaches on the Farm
Report explaining how to successfully can peaches, including fundamental principles of canning, equipment necessary for canning, and marketing the canned peaches.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Gould, H. P. & Fletcher, W. F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library