Control of the Onion Thrips (open access)

Control of the Onion Thrips

Revised edition. "The onion thrips, a minute, prolific insect almost invisible to the unaided eye, is the most serious menace to the onion-growing industry throughout the whole United States.... The thrips preys upon cabbage, cauliflower, and similar plants, cucumber, melons, and other vine crops, and most other garden and truck crops, though it is more injurious to some than to others. It is injurious to roses and some other ornamentals and to greenhouse plants. It also breeds upon a large variety of weeds. Clean farming and proper crop rotation help to control the pest. Spraying with nicotine sulphate solutions has proved the most effective treatment. This bulletin gives directions for this work, with illustrations showing the outfits most effective under differing conditions." -- p. 2
Date: 1920
Creator: Chittenden, F. H. (Frank Hurlbut), 1858-1929
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Eelworm Disease of Wheat and Its Control (open access)

The Eelworm Disease of Wheat and Its Control

Revised edition. "The eelworm disease of wheat, long known in Europe, has been found during the past year causing considerable damage in Virginia and in isolated localities in West Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, and California. Every effort should be made to control the trouble in these infested regions, to prevent its further spread, and to find other localities where the disease may exist. The disease may be recognized on young and old plants and in the thrashed wheat by the descriptions given in this bulletin. The trouble may be controlled by use of clean seed, by crop rotation, and by sanitation. If clean seed cannot be procured from uninfested localities, diseased seed can be made safe for planting by the salt-brine treatment here described." -- p. 2
Date: 1920
Creator: Byars, Luther P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The City Home Garden (open access)

The City Home Garden

Revised edition. "Fresh vegetables for an average family may be grown upon a large back yard or city lot.... Thousands of acres of idle land that may be used for gardens are still available within the boundaries of our large cities. Some of the problems that confront the city gardener are more difficult than those connected with the farm garden, and it is the object of this bulletin to discuss these problems from a practical standpoint." -- p. 2. Soil preparation, tools, seeding, watering, diseases and pests, and space issues are all discussed and brief descriptions of several vegetables are given.
Date: 1920
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planning the Farmstead (open access)

Planning the Farmstead

"The object of this bulletin is to set forth general principles involved in planning the arrangement of the buildings of the farmstead in their relation to one another.... The main considerations influencing the determination of the farmstead site are its location with respect to the rest of the farm and to public utilities, the elevation and drainage of the proposed site, the available water supply, the nature of the soil, the relation to the points of the compass, and the prevailing breezes and protection from heat and cold." -- p. 2
Date: 1920
Creator: Betts, M. C. (Morris Cotgrave), 1875-1936 & Humphries, W. R. (Walter Raymond), 1896-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Castrating and Docking Lambs (open access)

Castrating and Docking Lambs

Report discussing the advantages of castrating and docking lambs to promote health and growth. Procedures for castration and docking are discussed in detail.
Date: 1920
Creator: Bedell, G. H. (George Harold), 1890- & Baker, E. W. (Elbert Watkins), 1879-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grain Sorghums: How to Grow Them (open access)

Grain Sorghums: How to Grow Them

Report discussing the conditions and best practices necessary for growing grain sorghum, especially with respect to the different varieties and increased crop yields.
Date: 1920
Creator: Rothgeb, Benton E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cooperative Marketing (open access)

Cooperative Marketing

Report giving suggestions for organizing cooperative marketing associations among farmers. Topics discussed include membership contracts, sales pools, organizational structures, financing, bylaws, management, and assignment of duties.
Date: 1920
Creator: Jesness, Oscar B. (Oscar Bernard), b. 1889
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dourine of Horses (open access)

Dourine of Horses

Report discussing the occurrence of the equine disease dourine (or covering sickness) in horses, including transmission of the disease, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Date: 1920
Creator: Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875 & Schoening, Harry W. (Harry William), b. 1886
System: The UNT Digital Library
Milo, a Valuable Grain Crop (open access)

Milo, a Valuable Grain Crop

Report discussing the grain milo and the potential for increased crop yields in the United States, especially in the Southwest. Topics discussed include varieties of milo, methods for increasing crop yield, soil requirements, harvesting, and storage.
Date: 1920
Creator: Rothgeb, Benton E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cowpeas: Culture and Varieties (open access)

Cowpeas: Culture and Varieties

Report discussing the cowpea, a leguminous crop often grown in the Southern United States. Topics discussed include its several varieties, fertilizers, methods of sowing, and diseases.
Date: 1920
Creator: Morse, W. J. (William Joseph), b. 1884
System: The UNT Digital Library
Parasites and Parasitic Diseases of Sheep (open access)

Parasites and Parasitic Diseases of Sheep

Sheep are more vulnerable to parasites than other kinds of livestock. This report discusses the many parasitic diseases that affect sheep either externally or internally as well as preventive measures which can be taken. Parasites discussed include lice, the sheep tick, scab mite, arthropods, tapeworms, bladderworms, flukes, and roundworms.
Date: 1920
Creator: Hall, Maurice C. (Maurice Crowther), 1881-1938
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alsike Clover (open access)

Alsike Clover

Report discussing the distribution and cultivation of the leguminous crop alsike clover, which grows primarily in the northeastern United States. Topics discussed include soil requirements, seeding, uses, and insect enemies and diseases.
Date: 1920
Creator: Pieters, A. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cowpeas: Utilization (open access)

Cowpeas: Utilization

Report discussing common uses of the cowpea and methods of cultivation which improve crop yields for these purposes. The cowpea may be used for seed, straw, hay, pasture, or soil improvement.
Date: 1920
Creator: Morse, W. J. (William Joseph), b. 1884
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aspen Borer and How to Control It (open access)

Aspen Borer and How to Control It

"This bulletin gives methods of controlling the aspen borer or reducing its damage to a minimum. It is based on extensive studies made in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado, but the data in general apply to all regions of the United States where the poplars are native. The introduced Lombardy poplar is very seldom injured, but the commercial cottonwood of the Mississippi Valley seems to be the only native species of poplar which is at all immune to the attack of this insect." -- p. 2
Date: 1920
Creator: George Hofer, 1863-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Angoumois Grain Moth (open access)

Angoumois Grain Moth

Report discussing the Angoumois grain moth, a pest now common in the United States which is destructive to corn, wheat, and other grains. Topics include the moth's life cycle, infestations, and methods of controlling it, including prompt thrashing and fumigation.
Date: 1920
Creator: Back, E. A. (Ernest Adna), 1886-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diseases of Apples in Storage (open access)

Diseases of Apples in Storage

This bulletin is a catalog of diseases that commonly affect apples being kept in storage. There is also a brief introductory paragraph about methods of disease control. Diseases discussed include scab, blotch, bitter rot, Northwestern anthracnose, and scald.
Date: 1920
Creator: Brooks, Charles; Cooley, J. S. & Fisher, D. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proso, or Hog Millet (open access)

Proso, or Hog Millet

Report discussing proso (or hog millet), which is an early-maturing millet used as grain both for human food and livestock feed. Topics include varieties of proso, soil and climate requirements, methods of sowing, harvesting, thrashing, and diseases which commonly affect it.
Date: 1920
Creator: Martin, John H. (John Holmes), 1893-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dry Farming in Western South Dakota (open access)

Dry Farming in Western South Dakota

"The United States Department of Agriculture, since 1908 at the Belle Fourche Field Station, near Newell, and since 1912 at the Ardmore Field Station, has been conducting thorough investigations of methods of crop production in South Dakota. The results of these investigations show that the high fluctuation of yields, due to fluctuating rainfall, can not be sufficiently overcome by cultural methods to change the problem materially. These results and the experience of farmers who have succeeded indicate that the most favorable conditions for grain production are found when combined with or subordinated to stock production. The system and methods recommended are 1) keeping live stock to the capacity of summer pasture and winter feed, 2) the growth of cultivated annual crops (corn and sorghum) for winter feed, and 3) the growth of small grains following the corn without plowing. This system may be modified as local or individual conditions warrant the growth of alfalfa for hay or seed, or the growth of a larger acreage of wheat or other grains." -- p. 2
Date: 1920
Creator: Mathews, O. R. (Oscar Roland), b. 1890
System: The UNT Digital Library
Essentials of Animal Breeding (open access)

Essentials of Animal Breeding

"This bulletin is written in simple language for the man who breeds farm animals, who wants to learn the rudiments of the science of breeding, and how to apply them in practice. It sets forth some of the known facts regarding the operation of the forces of heredity." -- p. 2. Topics include gestation periods, incubation for birds, fertility, Mendel's law of prepotency, selection, inbreeding, purity and pedigree, and livestock improvement techniques.
Date: 1920
Creator: Rommel, George M. (George McCullough)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control of the Root, Stalk, and Ear Rot Diseases of Corn (open access)

Control of the Root, Stalk, and Ear Rot Diseases of Corn

Report discussing the effect of rot diseases on the stalks and roots of corn grown in the United States, particularly the dent varieties grown in the corn belt. Describes both the symptoms of the various rot diseases and control measures.
Date: 1920
Creator: Holbert, J. R. & Hoffer, G. N. (George Nissley), 1887-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feeding Cottonseed Products to Livestock (open access)

Feeding Cottonseed Products to Livestock

Report discussing practices and giving guidelines for feeding cottonseed products to livestock. The composition and grades of cottonseed products are discussed, as well as their possibly poisonous effects on young calves and pigs, in addition to the suitability of cottonseed products for different classes of livestock.
Date: 1920
Creator: Sheets, E. W. & Thompson, E. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Harlequin Cabbage Bug and Its Control (open access)

Harlequin Cabbage Bug and Its Control

Report discussing the harlequin cabbage bug, which destroys cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, turnip, and radish crops. Discussion includes the insect's distribution, life cycle, and methods of controlling it.
Date: 1920
Creator: Chittenden, F. H. (Frank Hurlbut), 1858-1929
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: 1920
Creator: Woodward, T. E. (Thompson Elwyn); Rommel, George M. (George McCullough); Sheets, E. W.; McNulty, J. B. & Marshall, F. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hog Lice and Hog Mange: Methods of Control and Eradication. (open access)

Hog Lice and Hog Mange: Methods of Control and Eradication.

Report discussing lice and mange, two external parasites which commonly affect hogs. Infected hogs may experience irritation, arrested growth, lack of vitality, and have an increased risk of death. Both diseases are discussed in details along with potential remedies. Treatments include hand applications, spraying, hog oilers, medicated hog wallows, and dipping.
Date: 1920
Creator: Imes, Marion
System: The UNT Digital Library