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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: 1901
Creator: Marlatt, C. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sweet Potatoes (open access)

Sweet Potatoes

Report discussing the cultivation of sweet potatoes, their importance as an export product, and instructions for storage and cooking.
Date: 1901
Creator: Nesbit, D. M. (David Montgomery)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 18 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 18

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Value of Stable Manure, Alfalfa as a Fertilizer, Liming Acid Soils, Celery Culture, the Greenhouse in Summer, Frost-Resisting Strawberries, Fumigator for Fruit Trees, Foundation in Comb Building, Ridding Houses of Flies, Slop for Pigs, Profitable Crops for Pigs, Barley for Horses, Water in Butter, and Losses in the Silo.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 19 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 19

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Maintenance of Soil Fertility, Thomas Slag, Rotation of Crops, Gardening Under Glass, Winter Irrigation of Orchards, Improvement of American Grapes, Condimental and Medicinal Cattle and Poultry Foods, Feeding Rice Meal to Pigs, Dressing and Packing Poultry, the Curing of Cheese, and an Improved Cow Stall.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 20 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 20

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Muck or Peat, Culture of Potatoes, the Farmer's Vegetable Garden, Shrikinage of Farm Products, Muskmelons, Soils for Strawberries, Fertilizers for Strawberries, Plum Culture, Onion Culture, Digestibility of Milk, Shelter for Dairy Cows, and Feed Mills and Windmills.
Date: 1902
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clearing New Land (open access)

Clearing New Land

Report discussing methods of clearing forested land for the establishment of pastures and farms. Methods discussed include the use of dynamite, machinery, horses and chain, and oxen. Special attention is given to selecting a method based on the root system of the trees.
Date: 1902
Creator: Williams, Franklin, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scabies in Cattle (open access)

Scabies in Cattle

Report discussing the most effective treatments for scabies, also known as mange (or more colloquially, as "cattle itch" or "Texas itch"), in cattle.
Date: 1902
Creator: Hickman, Richard W. (Richard West), 1852-1926
System: The UNT Digital Library
Orchard Enemies in the Pacific Northwest (open access)

Orchard Enemies in the Pacific Northwest

Report discussing the increasing prevalence of injurious insects and diseases in the orchards of the Pacific Northwest and effective methods for controlling them. Discussion includes both bacterial and fungal diseases.
Date: 1902
Creator: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Home Fruit Garden: Preparation and Care (open access)

The Home Fruit Garden: Preparation and Care

Report instructing how to plan, design, and care for a small fruit garden. There is no discussion of specific fruits but rather an explanation of different general methods for adapting plants to the particular conditions found in small gardens.
Date: 1902
Creator: Corbett, L. C. (Lee Cleveland), 1867-1940
System: The UNT Digital Library
The home vineyard : with special reference to northern conditions (open access)

The home vineyard : with special reference to northern conditions

Describes how to cultivate a small vineyard. Discussion includes techniques for supporting and training vines, pruning, and soil drainage.
Date: 1902
Creator: Ragan, W. H. (William Henry), 1836-1909
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Propagation of Plants (open access)

The Propagation of Plants

Report discussing brief and practical suggestions for propagating plants from both seeds and cuttings. Layering, grafting, and budding are also discussed.
Date: 1902
Creator: Corbett, L. C. (Lee Cleveland), 1867-1940
System: The UNT Digital Library
Games Laws for 1902: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Shipment, Sale, and Licenses (open access)

Games Laws for 1902: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Shipment, Sale, and Licenses

Report presenting information on the game laws effective for 1902 in the United States and Canada, with special emphasis on federal laws and provisions governing interstate commerce. The report is not a comprehensive overview of state game laws.
Date: 1902
Creator: Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955 & Olds, H. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Practical Suggestions for Fruit Growers (open access)

Practical Suggestions for Fruit Growers

Report discussing practical principles for fruit growing which farmers can apply to their orchards to increase production. Topics discussed include location of orchards, pruning, and spraying.
Date: 1902
Creator: Gould, H. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 21 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 21

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Value of Barnyard Manue, Nitrate of Sode for Market-Garden Crops, Cooking Meat, Sugar-Beet Products, Feeding Horses, Plants Poisonous to Horses, Fattening Beef Catte, Profit from Dairy Cows, Shearing as Affecting Gains Made by Lambs, Soft Pork and Bacon, Purifying Milk, Cheese Prints, Draft of Farm Wagons, and the Disk Plow.
Date: 1903
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods of Controlling the Boll Weevil (open access)

Methods of Controlling the Boll Weevil

Report discussing techniques by which to combat the boll weevil, including ineffective methods. Importantly, reports that suggest Egyptian cotton is immune to the effects of the boll weevil are only rumors.
Date: 1903
Creator: Hunter, W. D. (Walter David), 1875-1925
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cassava (open access)

Cassava

Report discussing the potential for cassava cultivation in the Gulf Coast States of the United States. Topics discussed include soil requirements, fertilizers, common diseases, harvesting, crop yields, and marketing.
Date: 1903
Creator: Hunter, W. D. (Walter David), 1875-1925
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pearl Millet (open access)

Pearl Millet

Report discussing the recently renewed interest in pearl millet as a green fodder crop. Techniques for cultivation are discussed as well as the plant's disadvantages.
Date: 1903
Creator: Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 22 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 22

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Pure Water for Cows; When to Cut Forage Crops; Lippia, or Fog Fruit; Pithiness in Celery; Irrigation of Strawberries; Farmers' Fruit Garden; Management of Orchards; Tropical and Subtropical Fruits; China Asters; Preserving Sweet Potatoes; Food Value of Beans; Tankage for Pigs; and Remedies for Fleas.
Date: 1903
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Control of the Codling Moth (open access)

The Control of the Codling Moth

Report discussing the codling moth, its toll on the apple crop in the United States, and methods for combating it.
Date: 1903
Creator: Simpson, C. B. (Charles Baird), 1877-1907
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scale Insects and Mites on Citrus Trees (open access)

Scale Insects and Mites on Citrus Trees

Report discussing scale insects, also known as bark-lice, which are regarded as the most significant insects enemies of citrus trees. Treatments are discussed as well as the different types of scale insects, which can be classified as either armored or unarmored.
Date: 1903
Creator: Marlatt, C. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Game Laws for 1903: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Shipment, Sale, and Licenses (open access)

Game Laws for 1903: 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 1902, with special emphasis on federal laws and provisions governing interstate commerce. The report is not a comprehensive overview of state game laws.
Date: 1903
Creator: Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955; Oldys, Henry & Williams, R. W. (Robert White), 1877-1940
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 23 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 23

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Losses in Manure, Macaroni Wheats, Sterilizing Greenhouse Soils, Tomatoes Under Glass, Protection of Peach Buds, Dandelions in Lawns, Apple Pomace for Cows, Rations for Laying Hens, Early Molting of Hens, Evaporation from Incubator Eggs, the Keeping Quality of Butter, Curing Cheese in Cold Storage.
Date: 1904
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 24 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 24

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Cost of Eggs in Winter, the Chicken Mite, Soiling Crops, Profitable and Unprofitable Cows, Methods of Milking, Coating Cheese with Paraffin, the Octagonal Silo, Ventilation of Stables, Disposal of Diseased Carcasses.
Date: 1904
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 25 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 25

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Watermelons in the North, Watermelon Culture in Georgia, Muskmelon Culture in the North, Rockyford Muskmelons, Cold Storage of Fruits, Selection of Seed Corn, Bread and Toast, Cooking Meat, Bitter Milk.
Date: 1904
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library