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Farmers' bulletin (United States. Dept. of Agriculture)
4
United States Bureau of Mines Reports
2
Coast and Geodetic Survey Reports
1
Health and Safety Laboratory Reports
1
Mineral technology (United States. Bureau of Mines)
1
Soldier Shows "Blueprint Special"
1
Strontium Program Quarterly Summary Report
1
Technical paper (United States. Bureau of Mines)
1
United States Earthquakes
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Strontium Program Quarterly Summary Report: November 1958 - January 1959
From Abstract: "This report is one of a sequence of quarterly reports, each designed to up-date its predecessor beginning with HASL-42, "Environmental Contamination from Weapon Tests." Herein are reported data which have accrued since HASL-51. In particular, the levels of strontium 90 in fallout, milk, tap water, vegetation, and foods are given, based on data available from November 1, 1958 to January 30, 1959."
Date:
February 24, 1959
Creator:
Hardy, Edward P., Jr. & Klein, Stanley
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mining and Preparing Domestic Graphite for Crucible Use
From Prefactory Statement: "In this bulletin are presented the results obtained in the first two phases of the work outlined above. The bulletin is in two parts. The first part describes the methods of mining and milling used, suggests a standard method of sampling finished graphite, and describes a rapid and convenient method of analysis developed at the Pittsburgh station of the Bureau of Mines, to which has been assigned the analytical and microscopic work. The second part describes experiments on the concentration and milling of graphite, which were made at the Salt Lake City, Utah, station."
Date:
1920
Creator:
Dub, George D. & Moses, Frederick G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Improvement in Insect-Destroyers.
Patent for a device to destroy "winged insects which are destructive to the cotton plants and other vegetation" (lines 19-21) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 6, 1870
Creator:
Byrne, Thomas; Strunk, Diedrich & Schott, J. J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric motor.
Patent for improved electric motor used in motor vehicles "which may be associated directly with the driving-wheel of a motor-vehicle" (lines 40-41), bypassing the need for other power-transmitting mechanisms. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1897
Creator:
Perret, Frank A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin Operated Electrical Weighing Scale.
Patent for a new and improved coin-operated electric weighing-scale. This design consists in "the combination of the chute-section adapted to receive a coin or similar metallic piece, and having insulated electrical conductors, a weighing machine having its indicator disconnected from the main portion of the weighing mechanism, a stop on said main portion to limit the movement of the indicator when released, a latch for securing said indicator at the zero-point, and electrical connections between said chute-section and latch" (lines 114-123).
Date:
June 21, 1887
Creator:
Smith, William R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Holding Mechanism for Cotton-Baling Machines.
Patent for a core-holding mechanism for cotton-baling machines that provides "new and improved means for engaging and disengaging the core, so that it is guided vertically, and the bale is susceptible of being conveniently and rapidly removed from the machine and a core introduced for the formation of another bale" (lines 19-24).
Date:
November 27, 1894
Creator:
Smith, Hamilton E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Baling Machine.
Patent for an effective cotton-baling machine that improves on how cotton is compressed and fed into the rotary, that stretches the cotton to its thinnest, that improves on how the core is carried, that raises and lowers the compressor roller, that improves on the rack-and pinion mechanism, that improves on how the ends of the cotton roll are pressed, and that quickly and easily finishes each bale.
Date:
November 27, 1894
Creator:
Smith, Hamilton E. & Dare, Benjamin A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clip for Type-Writers.
Patent for a clip for type-writers for Remington or similar type-writers that holds post-cards, envelopes, and similar short items in place. The invention prevents "the blurring or bad impression which is apt to be made, more particularly in machines having type bars with two types each, when the paper is not held firmly to the roller or platen" (lines 12-16).
Date:
February 19, 1895
Creator:
Gibson, Allen J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Envelope or Bag Machine
Patent for a machine "for making envelopes, paper bags, and the like wherein the blank which is to form the envelope or bag is automatically fed into the machine at its receiving end by a suitable feeder and is folded and gummed on its way through the machine, being finally delivered in a marketable condition at the delivery end of the machine" (lines 10-17).
Date:
June 24, 1890
Creator:
Clarke, George R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan and Motoro Therefor.
Patent for a motor-propelled fan that can attach to any support, especially beds steads and other furniture. The motor is simple and can be easily manipulated.
Date:
May 9, 1893
Creator:
Sneckner, George A. & Roth, Charles E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seeding-Machine
Patent for improvements to the hoe of the seeding machine "and attendant parts, and particularly to the means for guiding and adjusting the hoe and for guiding and adjusting the following-wheel" (lines 17-19).
Date:
November 8, 1892
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, George W. & Ralston, James B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Discharge Mechanism for Harvesters
Patent for the binder-deck of harvesters "and it consists, broadly, of a flexible deck having its lateral edges fixed and its middle portion hinged at one edge and free at the other, and means for automatically lowering the latter when the bundle of grain is to be discharged in order that the discharge may be facilitated" (lines 11-17).
Date:
October 25, 1892
Creator:
Stroud, Wiley N. & Corey, Rufus H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States Earthquakes, 1931
Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1931. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date:
1932
Creator:
Neumann, Frank
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer
This report discusses the roundheaded apple-tree borer, an insect in the eastern and midwestern United States that, in its larval stage, destroys the bark and wood of apple trees. Several methods of control are discussed, including worming, paints and washes, and sprays.Apple-tree borers.
Date:
1915
Creator:
Brooks, Fred E.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Culture of Winter Wheat in the Eastern United States
Report discussing best practices for growing winter wheat in the eastern United States. Topics discussed include soils adapted to wheat cultivation, fertilizers, seed selection and preparation, and crop rotation.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Culture of Winter Wheat in the Eastern United States
Revised edition. Report discussing best practices for growing winter wheat in the eastern United States. Topics discussed include soils adapted to wheat cultivation, fertilizers, seed selection and preparation, and crop rotation.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sixty-Day and Kherson Oats
Report discussing the results of experiments undertaken to determine the viability of early oats in different regions of the United States since early oats typically thrive only in the Corn Belt and Great Plains regions.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Warburton, C. W. (Clyde William), 1879-1950
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gypsum Products: Their Preparation and Uses
Technical report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the different uses of gypsum. The sources and uses of gypsum are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date:
July 1917
Creator:
Stone, Ralph W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bedstead
Patent for a bedstead. Illustration included.
Date:
October 31, 1905
Creator:
Davis, Augustus H.; Hummel, George F. & Gray, J. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CORE HOLDING AND DROPPING DEVICE FOR COTTON PRESSES.
Patent for Core Holding and Dropping Device For Cotton Presses.
Date:
February 4, 1897
Creator:
Griffin, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adhesive and Method of Making the Same
Patent for starch used for paper that can act as an adhesive coating. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1913
Creator:
Dunham, Andrew A. & Dunham, Henry V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition Fuel
Patent for "a new and useful improvement in composition fuel, the object being to produce fuel in compact form which will burn quickly, rapidly generating an intense heat, and leaving but a small quantity of a residue or ash" (lines 10-15).
Date:
January 15, 1901
Creator:
Patterson, Warren A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Controlled Vending-Machine
Patent for a pencil vending machine that is coin-operated, with illustrations.
Date:
September 5, 1911
Creator:
Mathes, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel.
Patent for a wheel hub, which has anti friction parts inside of it.
Date:
August 23, 1910
Creator:
Neighbour, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History