Why Some Wood Surfaces Hold Paint Longer Than Others. (open access)

Why Some Wood Surfaces Hold Paint Longer Than Others.

Describes the different factors to consider when selecting wood to be painted.
Date: September 1930
Creator: Browne, F. L. (Frederick Lincoln), 1895-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Erosion on Roads and Adjacent Lands. (open access)

Erosion on Roads and Adjacent Lands.

Discusses the need to protect highway ditches in order to prevent soil erosion damage to public roads and farmlands.
Date: September 1938
Creator: Davis, Arnold M., 1902-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Potato production in the northeastern and north central states. (open access)

Potato production in the northeastern and north central states.

A guide to growing and selling potatoes in the northeastern and north central United States.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Houghland, G. V. C. (Geoffrey Van Clief), 1897-1980; Akeley, Robert V.; Dykstra, T. P. & Shands, Wayland Arthur, 1905-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Storage of ear corn on the farm. (open access)

Storage of ear corn on the farm.

Describes how to build corn cribs to dry and store ear corn on the farm.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Shedd, C. K. (Claude Kedzie), 1884-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vegetable Gardeners' Handbook on Insects and Diseases. (open access)

Vegetable Gardeners' Handbook on Insects and Diseases.

Describes diseases and insect pests of the vegetable garden, and recommends remedies for controlling them. Includes formulas for preparing insecticides and fungicides.
Date: September 1951
Creator: White, W. H. (William Henry), 1892-1951 & Doolittle, S. P. (Sears Polydore), 1890-1961
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing the small forest (open access)

Managing the small forest

A guide to the basic principles of forest management, for use by small forest owners.
Date: September 1957
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Snap beans for marketing, canning, and freezing. (open access)

Snap beans for marketing, canning, and freezing.

Discusses the importance of snap beans as a crop, its adaptability and varieties, its planting and care, as well as its disease and insect enemies and how to control them.
Date: September 1957
Creator: Zaumeyer, W. J. (William John)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Service of the piece, twin 40-MM gun motor carriage M19. (open access)

Service of the piece, twin 40-MM gun motor carriage M19.

Describes platoon organization, duties, drills, and operation of the equipment required to serve the twin 40-mm gun motor carriage M19.
Date: September 1947
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods and costs of husking corn in the field. (open access)

Methods and costs of husking corn in the field.

Describes the benefits of using a mechanical corn husker in farm fields. Also discusses the costs and limitations of mechanical husking vs. hand husking.
Date: September 1933
Creator: Myers, Kenneth Hayes, 1898-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The harlequin bug and its control. (open access)

The harlequin bug and its control.

Describes the characteristics of the harlequin bug, the damage it can cause, and methods for its control.
Date: September 1939
Creator: White, W. H. (William Henry), 1892-1951 & Brannon, Loyd William, 1900-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nicotine dust for control of truck-crop insects. (open access)

Nicotine dust for control of truck-crop insects.

Describes the damages that insects can cause to farm crops, and how nicotine dust can control the insects.
Date: September 1922
Creator: Campbell, Roy Elliott
System: The UNT Digital Library
American foulbrood of honey bees : how to control it. (open access)

American foulbrood of honey bees : how to control it.

Discusses American foul brood, a disease caused by a spore that infects bee larvae. Describes how to diagnose and control the disease. Lists the types of bees resistant to the disease.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Michael, A. S. (Albert Sylvester), 1910-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conserving soil and moisture in orchards and vineyards. (open access)

Conserving soil and moisture in orchards and vineyards.

Describes methods of conservation farming for fruit orchards and vineyards.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Bregger, John T. (John Taylor), 1896- & Brown, Grover F., 1905-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm buildings from home-grown timber in the South. (open access)

Farm buildings from home-grown timber in the South.

Discusses the use of timber from farm-owned woodlands for lumber manufacture. Suggests the use of home-grown timber to solve the problem of poor rural housing by using it and other native materials to improve farm buildings, and as a means to create cash income. Describes successful community programs in various southern states including Texas.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Williams, W. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Irrigated pastures for forage production and soil conservation. (open access)

Irrigated pastures for forage production and soil conservation.

Discusses the importance of increasing farm productivity to meet needs created by World War II. Provides suggestions for the establishment and management of pastures, including irrigation, fertilization, and the use of grasses and legumes.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Hamilton, J. G. (James Guy), b. 1891.; Brown, Grover F., 1905-; Tower, Harold E. (Harold Everett), 1904- & Collins, Wilkie, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil-Depleting, Soil-Conserving, and Soil-Building Crops. (open access)

Soil-Depleting, Soil-Conserving, and Soil-Building Crops.

Discusses soil conservation in a clear and concise manner. Discusses soil building, soil conserving, and soil depleting crops as well as the minerals to be found in soil.
Date: September 1938
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Woods Burning in the South. (open access)

Woods Burning in the South.

Discusses the problem of uncontrolled and illegal woods burning in the Southern United States and its economic effects. Describes methods of fire prevention.
Date: September 1936
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use the land and save the soil. (open access)

Use the land and save the soil.

This bulletin briefly answers the questions: "What is soil and water conservation?" and "How does the Soil Conservation Service help farmers and landowners?"
Date: September 1949
Creator: Musser, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laws relating to fur animals for the season 1925-26. (open access)

Laws relating to fur animals for the season 1925-26.

Describes the federal laws and regulations regarding fur animals and the fur trade in North America.
Date: September 1925
Creator: Ashbrook, F. G. (Frank Getz), 1892- & Earnshaw, Frank L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diseases of stone fruits on the market. (open access)

Diseases of stone fruits on the market.

Describes damages that occur to stone fruits during marketing, including bruising and diseases.
Date: September 1924
Creator: Rose, Dean H. (Dean Humboldt), 1878-1963.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Whoa! : times have changed. (open access)

Whoa! : times have changed.

Describes modern practices of farming and the increasing need to have insurance to protect investments.
Date: September 1951
Creator: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
System: The UNT Digital Library
For higher production : soil and water conservation. (open access)

For higher production : soil and water conservation.

Describes how to conserve water and soil on a farm or ranch in order to maintain higher production of crops and livestock.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Life history and control of the tomato pinworm. (open access)

Life history and control of the tomato pinworm.

Describes the history and life cycle of the tomato pinworm, the types and extent of damage that it causes, and steps that farmers can take to control it.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Elmore, J. C. (John Clifford), 1896- & Howland, A. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teletypewriter switching and relay procedure. (open access)

Teletypewriter switching and relay procedure.

Describes Army procedures "for establishment, control, and termination of teletypewriter connections involving one more more manual switching centrals" as well as relaying sets of messages through reperforator centrals.
Date: September 19, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library