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USDA Farmers' Bulletins
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Technical Report Archive and Image Library
3
Abilene Library Consortium
1
John Sharpe Collection
1
Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection
1
Harris and Eliza Kempner
1
Rescuing Texas History, 2013
1
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
1
Southwestern Historical Quarterly
1
Texas History Collection
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[Obituary of Martha M. Allen]
Obituary for Martha M. Allen, formerly Martha Scott. Included in the obituary is a brief overview of her life, surviving family members, and funeral arrangements.
Date:
January 1921
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Blanche S. to Mr. and Mrs. Jack M., September 4, 1926]
Postcard from Blanche S. to Mr. and Mrs. Jack M., giving her best wishes and saying she'll be homes in a few days. The front of the postcard features a photograph of Ye Kendall Inn, in Boerne, a long, two-story plantation style house with porches on both stories and a screened-in sun room on the far left side. The gravel driveway that runs parallel to the house is lined with trees, and has two automobiles parked on it. The name of the house is printed at the bottom of the postcard.
Date:
September 4, 1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Annie Sharpe Beside a Tomb]
Photograph of Annie Sharpe standing beside the tomb of her great uncle, Bishop William McKendree, in Sumner County, Tennessee. She is wearing a cloche hat, jacket, and skirt. The tomb sits on a low pedestal and has barely visible writing along its side.
Date:
1927~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kempner Scrapbook 1924-1929]
Scrapbook documenting the Kempner family and businesses, including newspaper clippings, invitations, letterhead, telegrams and correspondence, images, and other ephemera.
Date:
1924~/1929~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Pine Beetle: A Menace to the Pine Timber of the Southern States
Report discussing the destructive effects of the Southern pine beetle on pine forests in the southern United States. To prevent spread of the disease, infested trees should be located between November and March and destroyed. Methods for locating infested trees and destroying them are explained in detail.
Date:
1921
Creator:
Hopkins, A. D. (Andrew Delmar), 1857-1948
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Mexican Bean Beetle in the East
Report discussing the Mexican bean beetle, which is the most serious insect enemy of beans in parts of the United States. Although it has long been present in the southwestern United States, it has recently spread to the Southeast and destroyed much of the bean crop there. This bulletin describes the beetle's life cycle and different control measures, including spraying and dusting with insecticides.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Howard, Neale F.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 31, July 1927 - April, 1928
The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 385.
Date:
1928
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Handling and Loading Southern New Potatoes
Revised edition. This bulletin discusses methods for handling, loading, and transporting southern new potatoes in the United States. It explains the importance of grading potatoes, removing bruised and diseased potatoes from the crop before transport, and loading cars properly. Potatoes may be loaded into cars in barrels, sacks, and crates, but hampers should not be used.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Grimes, A. M.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cattle-Fever Ticks and Methods of Eradication
This bulletin discusses the cattle-fever tick and methods for controlling it. Possible methods include dipping, pasture rotation, and arsenical dips. The life history of the tick is also discussed.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Ellenberger, W. P. & Chapin, Robert M.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cattle-Fever Ticks and Methods of Eradication
This bulletin discusses the cattle-fever tick and methods for controlling it. Possible methods include dipping, pasture rotation, and arsenical dips. The life history of the tick is also discussed.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Ellenberger, W. P. & Chapin, Robert M.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beekeeping in the Tulip-Tree Region
"Many thousand colonies of bees occur in the region where the tulip-tree is abundant but the honey crop from tulip-tree flowers inconsiderable. Too few beekeepers in this region have modern equipment, it is true, but the greatest loss comes from the fact that they do not care for their bees so as to have them ready to gather the abundant nectar from this early-blooming tree. In this bulletin a methods is given for the management of the apiary so that the full honey crop from this source may be obtained." -- p. 2
Date:
1922
Creator:
Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wheat Scab and Its Control
This bulletin discusses wheat scab, a fungal disease of wheat, rye, barley, and oats that is caused by a parasite. It describes the appearance of afflicted crops as well as the parasite's life cycle and proposes a variety of control measures.
Date:
1921
Creator:
Johnson, Aaron G. & Dickson, James G. (James Geere), b. 1891
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Diseases of Watermelons
This bulletin discusses diseases which commonly afflict watermelons, including wilt, root-knot, gummy stem blight, ground-rot, anthracnose, stem-end rot, and diseases which primarily develop during transport to markets. Disease control measures are also discussed.
Date:
1922
Creator:
Orton, W. A. (William Allen), 1877-1930 & Meier, F. C.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bauxite: Float-and-Sink Fractionations and Flotation Experiments
From Introduction: "This report presents the results of an investigation of the physical properties and characteristics of bauxite, with special reference to the possibility of applying commercial methods of concentration to low-grade bauxite."
Date:
1929
Creator:
Gandrud, B. W. & De Vaney, Fred D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Washing Investigations: Methods and Tests
From Introduction: "The investigations described in this bulletin are confined to a study of the washing characteristics of bituminous coals. The washing characteristics of coals from many of the most important coal-producing fields of the Eastern and Central States were examined."
Date:
1929
Creator:
Yancey, H. F. & Fraser, Thomas
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Review of State Mine Inspector's Reports as They Relate to Accidents from Falls of Roof
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines over state mine inspection reports from 19 U.S. states. The information in the reports includes details of accidents, locations that specific accidents occurred, and proposed remedies for prevention of future accidents. This report includes tables.
Date:
April 1929
Creator:
Paul, James Washington
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee
Topographic map of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and portions of Tennessee and Florida. The map includes towns, counties, railroads, highways, canals, state capitals, bodies of water, and other geographic features, with relief shown in hachures. The map also includes three inset maps in the lower-right corner, showing the towns of Charleston, Charlotte and Atlanta in greater detail. Scale [ca. 1:1,995,840] (31.5 miles to the inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
Bumstead, Albert H. & Grosvenor, Gilbert
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock for Automobiles
Patent for a new inexpensive, secure, and convenient to use lock for automobiles to be secured against theft, or use, while the lock is attached.
Date:
May 3, 1921
Creator:
Godbey, Walter H., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History