Conserving Corn From Weevils in the Gulf Coast States (open access)

Conserving Corn From Weevils in the Gulf Coast States

Revised edition. This report discusses the destructive impact of weevils on the corn crop in the southern United States and controls measures which farmers may find effective in reducing their losses to this pest. Among the insects discussed are the Angoumois grain moth and the rice or "black" weevil.
Date: 1931
Creator: Back, E. A. (Ernest Adna), 1886-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sweet Potato Certification Program and List of Authorized Growers of Certified Sweet Potato Plants (open access)

Sweet Potato Certification Program and List of Authorized Growers of Certified Sweet Potato Plants

Bulletin describing the program to protect the sweet potato industry of Texas. Includes pest control laws, quarantine procedures, and more.
Date: May 1931
Creator: Del Curto, J. M., 1897- & Crozier, E. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Removing Spray Residue From Apples and Pears (open access)

Removing Spray Residue From Apples and Pears

This bulletin gives instructions for removing spray residue from apples and pears. "Control of the codling moth has become essential in the production of marketable apples and pears in practically all deciduous-fruit districts of the United States, and through spraying with lead-aresenate has been for many years the accepted control method. Apples and pears sprayed with lead arsenate bear at harvest time an arsenical residue, and this residue must be removed in the interest of public health." -- p. 1
Date: 1931
Creator: Diehl, H. C.; Lutz, J. M. (Jacob Martin), 1908-1968 & Ryall, A. Lloyd (Albert Lloyd), 1904-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plum and Prune Growing in the Pacific States (open access)

Plum and Prune Growing in the Pacific States

Report discussing the cultivation of plums and prunes in California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Discussions includes geographic distribution, different varieties, propagation, fertilizers, harvesting, and common diseases and insect enemies.
Date: 1931
Creator: Kinman, C. F. (Charles Franklin), b. 1880
System: The UNT Digital Library
List of State Registered Plant Breeders and State Certified Seed Growers Licensed to Produce State Registered and State Certified Planting Seed for the Year 1931. (open access)

List of State Registered Plant Breeders and State Certified Seed Growers Licensed to Produce State Registered and State Certified Planting Seed for the Year 1931.

Agriculture bulletin that list plant breeders and seed growers that are registered by the state. This bulletin also includes a license to produce state registered and certified planting seeds for the year 1931.
Date: September 1931
Creator: Texas. State Seed and Plant Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home Gardening in the South (open access)

Home Gardening in the South

Revised edition. "A well-kept vegetable is a source not only of profit to the gardener but of pleasure to the entire family. For many vegetables which deteriorate rapidly in quality after being gathered, the only practicable means of securing the best is to grow them at home. This is especially true of garden peas, sweet corn, string beans, green Lima beans, and asparagus. The land utilized for, the farm garden, if well cared for, yields much larger returns than any area of similar size planted to the usual farm crops. A half-acre garden should produce as much in money value as 2 or 3 acres in general farm crops. In most sections of the South, though vegetables can be grown in nearly every month of the year, the garden is neglected; in fact, no feature of southern agriculture is more neglected than the production of vegetables for home use. In the following pages specific instructions are given for making a garden and caring for it throughout the season." -- p. 2
Date: 1931
Creator: Thompson, H. C. (Homer Columbus), b. 1885
System: The UNT Digital Library