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Power for the Farm from Small Streams (open access)

Power for the Farm from Small Streams

"The purpose of this bulletin is to acquaint farmers with the possibilities of developing the power of small streams by converting it into electrical energy and the uses to which such power can be put; to give information which will enable them to avoid unnecessary expenditures; to explain how to determine the power a stream will supply; and to indicate the sources from which to secure additional information in regard to the approximate cost of installing a plant suited to the power available. The details of design, installation, and operation of electrical equipment are not within the scope of this bulletin." -- p. ii
Date: 1925
Creator: Daniels, A. M.; Seitz, C. E. & Glenn, J. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unfermented Grape Juice: How to Make It in the Home (open access)

Unfermented Grape Juice: How to Make It in the Home

This bulletin is a manual for preparing unfermented grape juice in the home. Two techniques are discussed, the cold-press method and the hot-press method.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dearing, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Growing Beef on the Farm (open access)

Growing Beef on the Farm

Revised edition. "This publication is intended to give in a general way the practices which successful breeders and feeders of beef cattle have found most profitable and which experiments have proved to be most reliable." -- p. 1. Practices discussed include herd management, rationing, feeding equipment, and the use of hogs.
Date: 1925
Creator: Farley, Frank W. (Frank Webster), b. 1888
System: The UNT Digital Library
Growing Fruit for Home Use (open access)

Growing Fruit for Home Use

Revised edition. "This bulletin aims to furnish, in concise form, information that will be of practical help to the beginner in fruit growing. It deals with the widely grown temperate-climate fruits, such as the apple, pear, peach, and plum. Lists of desirable varieties of these fruits are given for the different parts of the country. Because of the number of fruits considered and the territory covered, cultural directions are necessarily brief, but they cover the most important general points." -- p. 2
Date: 1925
Creator: Gould, H. P. & Darrow, George M. (George McMillan), 1889-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Kessler City Plan For Dallas: A Review of the Plan and Progress on its Accomplishment (open access)

The Kessler City Plan For Dallas: A Review of the Plan and Progress on its Accomplishment

This pamphlet contains the reprints of twenty-three articles from The Dallas Morning News regarding the Kessler Plan for the city of Dallas, Texas and the progress that had been made over the fifteen years since its inception. The articles in order are: Article 1--Origin of the Plan; Article 2--Early Efforts at Civic Development; Article 3--Kessler Plan for All of the City; Article 4--The Trinity River Levee Plan; Article 5--Belt Line Railway Proposal; Article 6--Pacific Avenue Track Removal; Article 7--Street Widening and Extension; Article 8--The Supplemental Plan of 1920; Article 9--The Central Avenue Boulevard; Article 10--Lamar Street Trafficway; Article 11--St. Paul Street Improvements; Article 12--The Cadiz-Williams Proposal; Article 13--Downtown Street Extensions; Article 14--Oak Cliff Trafficways; Article 15 -- Beauty to Follow Utility; Article 16--Cooperation in Suburban Development; Article 17--Park and Parkway Plans; Article 18--Large vs. Small Parks; Article 19--Playgrounds Considered; Article 20--Inner and Outer Boulevards; Article 21--The Mill Creek Parkway; Article 22--Outer Parkway and White Rock Plans; Article 23--Financing the Plan.
Date: 1925
Creator: Head, Louis P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breeds of Sheep for the Farm (open access)

Breeds of Sheep for the Farm

Revised edition. Report discussing the different breeds of sheep raised by farmers and their suitability for either wool or mutton.
Date: 1925
Creator: Marshall, F. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Recital Program: Department of Expression, 1925] (open access)

[Recital Program: Department of Expression, 1925]

Program for a performance of Sun-Up for the McMurry College Department of Expression Graduation recital held May 25, 1925, at 8:15 p.m., in the college chapel.
Date: May 1925
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Munson Nurseries Catalog: 1925-1926 (open access)

Munson Nurseries Catalog: 1925-1926

Annual catalog documenting the stock sold by Munson Nurseries including ornamental shrubs and bushes, fruit and nut trees, berries and grapes, various other plants, and related supplies.
Date: 1925
Creator: Munson Nurseries
System: The Portal to Texas History
NEA Yearbook, 1925 (open access)

NEA Yearbook, 1925

Small booklet with the portraits and names of employees of the Newspaper Enterprise Association in 1925, as well as a brief history and description of the association. On the front, there is a colored art print of a train engine going past a lake, with a mountain in the background, above which a small propeller plane flies.
Date: 1925
Creator: Newspaper Enterprise Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Commencement Events for North Texas State Teachers College, May 1925] (open access)

[Commencement Events for North Texas State Teachers College, May 1925]

A list of commencement events for the 1925, North Texas State Teachers College. It is printed in black ink on card stock paper. It states: "North Texas State Teachers College. Commencement Event, 1925. Tuesday, May 19, 8:15 P.M. - Joint Recital, Women's Glee Club, College Orchestra. Wednesday, May 20, 8:15 P.M. - Recital, Miss Ruby Carlton Walker, Reading Department assisted by Mr. Homer E. Richey, Violin Department. Friday, May 22, 8:15 P.M. - Pageant, College, Miss Coralee Garrison, Director. Saturday, May 23, 8:00 A.M. - Mary Arden Breakfast at the Lodge, 3:30 P.M. -Reception, Current Literature Club at the Home of Miss Morley, 8:15 P.M. Senior and Alumni Banquet. Sunday, May 24, 11:00 A.M. - Baccalaureate Service, 8:15 P.M. - Inauguration of President Marquis. Monday, May 25, 10:00 A.M. - Commencement. Band Concerts on Campus Thursday, Friday and Saturday 6:30 P.M."
Date: May 1925
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Note Card for North Texas State Teachers College, 1925] (open access)

[Commencement Note Card for North Texas State Teachers College, 1925]

A cardstock piece of paper. Printed on the piece is the text, "North Texas State Teachers College. Denton, TX. R.L. Marquis, President."
Date: 1925
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, August 20, 1925] (open access)

[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, August 20, 1925]

Commencement program for the 1925, North Texas State Teachers College twenty-fourth annual commencement. The program is printed on card stock paper and black ink, with information such as the date, time and place. The program contains a list of graduates and the order of service.
Date: August 1925
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, May 24, 1925] (open access)

[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, May 24, 1925]

Commencement program for the 1925, North Texas Teachers College Baccalaureate Service. The pamphlet is printed in black ink and contains the order of service for the ceremony. The cover reads "The North Texas Teachers College. The Baccalaureate Service. 1925. Sunday Morning May the 24th at seven o'clock. The Auditorium."
Date: May 1925
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, May 25, 1925] (open access)

[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, May 25, 1925]

Commencement program for the 1925, North Texas State Teachers College Twenty-fourth Annual Commencement. The program is printed on card stock paper in black ink and contains the list of graduates with the order of the service. The cover states "North Texas State Teachers College. Twenty-fourth Annual Commencement. Nineteen hundred and twenty-five. Monday morning. May the twenty-fifth, at ten o'clock. The Auditorium."
Date: May 1925
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Invitation for the Inauguration of Robert Lincoln Marquis, May 24, 1925] (open access)

[Invitation for the Inauguration of Robert Lincoln Marquis, May 24, 1925]

Invitation for the inauguration of Robert Lincoln Marquis as President of the North Texas State Teachers College. The invitation is printed on card stock paper in black ink and states "The Regents and the Faculty of the North Texas State Teachers College have the honor to invite you to be present or to be represented at the inauguration of Robert Lincoln Marquis as President of the North Texas State Teachers College Sunday evening, May the twenty fourth nineteen hundred and twenty-five eight o'clock. It is requested that a reply is sent to Dean W.J. McConnell Teachers College Station Denton, Texas."
Date: May 1925
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strawberry, Blackberry and Dewberry Culture in East Texas (open access)

Strawberry, Blackberry and Dewberry Culture in East Texas

Bulletin discussing the profitable commercial cultivation of berries in east and northeast Texas (areas with moist, sandy-clay loam soils), including various practices to improve planting and production of the best berries, as well as possible concerns such as insects and diseases that affect the plants.
Date: November 1925
Creator: Scholl, Gus J. & Stephens, J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Preparation of Barreled Apples for Market (open access)

Preparation of Barreled Apples for Market

Revised edition. Report discussing best practices for preparing apples for market in barrels. Contains sections on harvesting, grading and packing, hauling, and shipment in cars. The growth of the apple industry in recent years requires better packing and shipping practices. "Well-chosen equipment, up-to-date methods, and careful supervision of crews must supplant the haphazard methods which prevail to some extent in all producing sections." -- p. 1
Date: 1925
Creator: Scott, W. M. (William Moore), b. 1873; Hetzel, H. C.; Samson, H. W. (Harold Willis), 1888-1927 & Stockton, M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Official Catalogue: Art Department State Fair of Texas: Twentieth Annual Loan Collection of American Paintings (open access)

Official Catalogue: Art Department State Fair of Texas: Twentieth Annual Loan Collection of American Paintings

Catalog from the "Twentieth Annual Loan Collection of American Paintings," October 10-25, 1925, held at the State Fair of Texas and organized by the Art Department. Includes: foreword, artists and artworks in the exhibition, some entries with brief artist biography
Date: 1925
Creator: State Fair of Texas Art Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
Making Neighbors of the people of Dallas and Kaufman counties and the towns of Terrell, Forney, Mesquite and Dallas by the opening of the Texas Interurban Railway (open access)

Making Neighbors of the people of Dallas and Kaufman counties and the towns of Terrell, Forney, Mesquite and Dallas by the opening of the Texas Interurban Railway

Booklet containing information about the history of the Texas Interurban Railway and historical sketches of several Texas cities on the route: Dallas, Mesquite, Forney, and Terrell.
Date: 1925
Creator: Texas Interurban Railway
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Making Neighbors of the People of the Dallas and Denton Counties and the Towns of Denton, Garza, Lewisville, Carrollton, Farmers Branch and Dallas] (open access)

[Making Neighbors of the People of the Dallas and Denton Counties and the Towns of Denton, Garza, Lewisville, Carrollton, Farmers Branch and Dallas]

This pamphlet book contains a brief history of the Dallas-Terrell line and then an explanation of the Dallas-Denton line of the Texas Interurban Railway. This is followed by a two-page spread consisting of a photograph and a brief sketch (each) for Dallas, Farmers Branch, Carrollton, Lewisville, Garza, and Denton. Letters of congratulations from Terrell, Forney, and Mesquite, Texas. A small map of the Texas Interurban Railway and the schedule and connections.
Date: 1925~
Creator: Texas Interurban Railway
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers Licensed to do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law with Rules and Regulations (open access)

List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers Licensed to do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law with Rules and Regulations

Agriculture bulletin that contains a list of the Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers licensed to do agricultural business in Texas. This bulletin also includes the Nursery inspection of the Texas Orchards and Laws with rules and regulations.
Date: 1925
Creator: Texas. Department of Agriculuture.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Judging Beef Cattle (open access)

Judging Beef Cattle

Revised edition. Report discussing how buyers of beef cattle can determine the value of cattle offered in public sales. Topics discussed include parts of the carcass and classification systems used in judging cattle. Includes a suggested scorecard.
Date: 1925
Creator: Thompson, E. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Onion Diseases and Their Control (open access)

Onion Diseases and Their Control

Revised edition. Report discussing diseases which affect onions in both the field and in storage, and methods for their control. Diseases discussed include smut, mildew (blight), leaf mold, fusarium rot, pink root, root knot, neck rot, soft rot, black mold, smudge (anthracnose, black spot), rust, white rot, dodder, and macrosporium rot.
Date: 1925
Creator: Walker, J. C. (John Charles), 1893-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Making and Feeding of Silage (open access)

The Making and Feeding of Silage

Revised edition. Report discussing the use of silos for storing feed for livestock, with special attention to silage for dairy cattle, beef cattle, horses, and sheep. Topics discussed include crops for silage, preparing crops for storage, and storage practices.
Date: 1925
Creator: Woodward, T. E. (Thompson Elwyn)c; Rommel, George M. (George McCullough); Sheets, E. W.; McNulty, J. B. & Marshall, F. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library