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Vetch Growing in the South Atlantic States (open access)

Vetch Growing in the South Atlantic States

Report discussing cultivation practices for vetch and its uses in agriculture, including seed production, hay production, and crop rotation.
Date: 1913
Creator: Smith, A. G. (Alfred Glaze), 1881-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Important Poultry Diseases (open access)

Important Poultry Diseases

Report discussing diseases common in poultry and methods for disease prevention. Includes a discussion of infectious diseases in young chicks.
Date: 1913
Creator: Salmon, D. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Larkspur, or "Poison Weed" (open access)

Larkspur, or "Poison Weed"

Report discussing the distribution of larkspur in the western United States, the varieties of larkspur, and its toxic effects if ingested. Discussion concentrates on the plant's toxicity and danger for cattle, as well as possible remedies.
Date: 1913
Creator: Marsh, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight); Clawson, A. B. & Marsh, Hadleigh, b. 1888
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Seed Potatoes and How to Produce Them (open access)

Good Seed Potatoes and How to Produce Them

Report discussing seed selection practices for potatoes and the development of high-grade seed potatoes.
Date: 1913
Creator: Stuart, William, 1865-1951
System: The UNT Digital Library
Durum Wheat (open access)

Durum Wheat

"[Durum] wheat is one of the valuable plant introductions made by the Department of Agriculture. Its productiveness and resistance to drought and disease have made it a popular wheat in the semiarid plains, while its value for making flour and macaroni has finally overcome the early opposition of the milling trade and the prejudice of buyers." -- p. 2. Topics discussed include varieties of durum wheat, crop yields, and uses.
Date: 1913
Creator: Salmon, Cecil & Clark, J. Allen (Jacob Allen), b. 1888
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sugar and Its Value as Food (open access)

Sugar and Its Value as Food

Report discussing the nutritional properties of sugar (the food), including its chemical composition, types of sugar, metabolic purposes, and practical uses.
Date: 1913
Creator: Abel, Mary Hinman, 1850-1938
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stock Poisoning Due to Scarcity of Food (open access)

Stock Poisoning Due to Scarcity of Food

"It is generally recognized that the heaviest losses of livestock from poisonous plants occur in seasons when feed is short, but the intimate relation between such losses and the food supply does not seem to be appreciated at its full value. If it were understood and acted upon intelligently there would be much less complaint of harm done by poisonous plants." -- p. 2
Date: 1913
Creator: Marsh, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight)
System: The UNT Digital Library
How to Grow an Acre of Corn (open access)

How to Grow an Acre of Corn

Report discussing the necessary cultivation process and techniques for growing an acre of corn, including selection of variety, seed selection, land preparation, and thinning practices. The purpose of the bulletin is to provide an overview of best practices for corn cultivation with the aim of doubling the average acre yield of corn in the United States.
Date: 1913
Creator: Hartley, C. P. (Charles Pinckney), 1870-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sites, Soils, and Varieties for Citrus Groves in the Gulf States (open access)

Sites, Soils, and Varieties for Citrus Groves in the Gulf States

"The following pages contain brief and concise directions for the choice of the proper sites, soils, and varieties for citrus orchards in the Gulf States." -- p. 7
Date: 1913
Creator: Rolfs, P. H. (Peter Henry), 1865-1944
System: The UNT Digital Library
Propagation of Citrus Trees in the Gulf States (open access)

Propagation of Citrus Trees in the Gulf States

Report giving "a brief description of the methods of propagating citrus trees and of the most important nursery practices. It includes also a discussion of the choice of suitable stocks for different regions." -- p. 3
Date: 1913
Creator: Rolfs, P. H. (Peter Henry), 1865-1944
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Butter Making (open access)

Farm Butter Making

"Cleanliness and attention to details are the two prerequisites to the manufacture of good butter. The main defects in farm butter show these two prerequisites to be very frequently neglected. These defects are: (1) bad flavors, (2) lack of uniformity in color and salt, and (3) unsuitable packages and no uniformity in the style of the packages" -- p. 5. This report explores these defects in further detail and provides practical solutions to address these problems so as to produce butter of significantly higher quality.
Date: 1913
Creator: Keithley, J. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Culture, Fertilization, and Frost Protection of Citrus Groves in the Gulf States (open access)

Culture, Fertilization, and Frost Protection of Citrus Groves in the Gulf States

Report discussing best practices for cultivating citrus groves, including land preparation, pruning, fertilizers, and frost protection.
Date: 1913
Creator: Rolfs, P. H. (Peter Henry), 1865-1944
System: The UNT Digital Library
Common White Grubs (open access)

Common White Grubs

"The present publication is merely intended to give a brief summary of the life history and habits of [common white grubs], as now understood, together with the best known means of controlling them." -- p. 2.
Date: 1913
Creator: Davis, John J. (John June), 1885-1965
System: The UNT Digital Library
Potato Tuber Diseases (open access)

Potato Tuber Diseases

Report discussing diseases which commonly afflict the potato tuber, including skin diseases, stem disease, and tuber rot.
Date: 1913
Creator: Orton, W. A. (William Allen), 1877-1930
System: The UNT Digital Library
Controlling Canada Thistles (open access)

Controlling Canada Thistles

"This paper deals with the methods of eradication used for the Canada thistle in the United States, states how it is distributed, and how it may be prevented. It also includes a description of the plant so that it may be recognized. It should also be of considerable assistance to any farmer troubled with Canada thistles." -- p. 2
Date: 1913
Creator: Cox, H. R. (Herbert Randolph)
System: The UNT Digital Library
How to Manage a Corn Crop in Kentucky and West Virginia (open access)

How to Manage a Corn Crop in Kentucky and West Virginia

Report discussing best practices for growing corn in Kentucky and West Virginia, including land preparation, fertilizers, seed selection, planting and harvesting practices. Further sources of information regarding corn growing are provided at the end of the report.
Date: 1913
Creator: Arnold, J. H. (Jacob Hiram), 1864-1921
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Yellow Fever Mosquito (open access)

The Yellow Fever Mosquito

Report discussing the species of mosquito which commonly carries the disease yellow fever. Topics include the mosquito's life cycle, breeding habits, geographic distribution, and connection to yellow fever.
Date: 1913
Creator: Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950
System: The UNT Digital Library
Storing and Marketing Sweet Potatoes (open access)

Storing and Marketing Sweet Potatoes

Report discussing best practices for storing and marketing sweet potatoes, including construction of storage houses, varieties of sweet potatoes, and harvesting and marketing suggestions.
Date: 1913
Creator: Thompson, H. C. (Homer Columbus), b. 1885
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crimson Clover: Growing the Crop (open access)

Crimson Clover: Growing the Crop

Report discussing techniques for cultivating crimson clover, including methods of seeding.
Date: 1913
Creator: Westgate, J. M. (John Minton), 1878-1937
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cultivation of American Ginseng (open access)

The Cultivation of American Ginseng

Report discussing practices for cultivating ginseng in the United States, including instructions for starting a farm, planting, and selecting from the several varieties.
Date: 1913
Creator: Van Fleet, Walter, 1857-1922
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kafir as a Grain Crop (open access)

Kafir as a Grain Crop

Report discussing kafir corn and its varieties, proper cultivation, and uses for both food and feed.
Date: 1913
Creator: Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958 & Rothgeb, Benton E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Popcorn for the Home (open access)

Popcorn for the Home

Report discussing the cultivation of corn for use as popcorn and methods of preparing popcorn. Recipes for chocolate popcorn, sugar popcorn, and popcorn balls are included.
Date: 1913
Creator: Hartley, C. P. (Charles Pinckney), 1870- & Willier, J. G. (John G.), 1871-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Popcorn for the Market (open access)

Popcorn for the Market

Report discussing popcorn, its varieties, production, popping quality, cultivation, and market supply.
Date: 1913
Creator: Willier, J. G. (John G.), 1871- & Hartley, C. P. (Charles Pinckney), 1870-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cotton Anthracnose and How to Control It (open access)

Cotton Anthracnose and How to Control It

"Cotton anthracnose, quite commonly called boll-rot, is a serious enemy to the cotton crop, largely because of the fact that methods of control are not generally known. This bulletin describes the disease and sets forth the most effective means of reducing the damage from it." -- p. title page
Date: 1913
Creator: Gilbert, William W. (William Williams), b. 1880
System: The UNT Digital Library