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Inoculation of Legumes (open access)

Inoculation of Legumes

Report discussing "the method of distributing bacteriologically pure cultures in a nitrogen-free nutrient solution in hermetically sealed tubes. Laboratory tests show that cultures of this kind may be readily handled and shipped and that they possess advantages over cultures dried on cotton." -- p. 3
Date: 1905
Creator: Kellerman, Karl F. (Karl Frederic), 1879-1934 & Robinson, T. Ralph
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lessons from the Grain-Rust Epidemic of 1904 (open access)

Lessons from the Grain-Rust Epidemic of 1904

Report discussing the consequences of the leaf rust (also known as grain-rust) epidemic of 1904 in the American Midwest and lessons for future crops. Topics discussed include seed selection and rust resistant varieties.
Date: 1905
Creator: Carleton, Mark Alfred, 1866-1925
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Miscellaneous Cotton Insects in Texas (open access)

Miscellaneous Cotton Insects in Texas

Report discussing the various types of insects injurious to the cotton plant in Texas and classifying them according to whether they affect young plants, leaves, stalks, or squares and bolls.
Date: 1905
Creator: Dwight Sanderson, 1878-1944
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Okra: Its Culture and Uses (open access)

Okra: Its Culture and Uses

Report discussing best practices for the cultivation of okra and its potential uses in cooking, especially in soups and salads. Discussion includes soil preparation, varieties, and common insect enemies of okra.
Date: 1905
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Protection of Good Seed Corn (open access)

The Protection of Good Seed Corn

Report discussing the production of corn used for seed. Discussion includes selection techniques for he most desirable traits in corn and also methods of breeding corn.
Date: 1905
Creator: Hartley, C. P. & Webber, Herbert John, 1865-1946
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Raspberries (open access)

Raspberries

Report discussing the cultivation of both red raspberries and black raspberries, as well as their preparation by curing and drying.
Date: 1905
Creator: Corbett, L. C. (Lee Cleveland), 1867-1940
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relation of Coyotes to Stock Raising in the West (open access)

The Relation of Coyotes to Stock Raising in the West

Report discussing the food and habits of coyotes and their economic impact on sheep herds, especially in the western United States. Recommendations for eliminating coyotes and protecting herds are made. Coyote-proof fencing is affordable and seems to effectively protect flocks of sheep.
Date: 1905
Creator: Lantz, David E. (David Ernest)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The School Garden (open access)

The School Garden

Report discussing the benefits of maintaining a school garden and the types of content which teachers might present to students for study. The discussion of lesson content includes suitable suggestions for lesson content for both rural and city students.
Date: 1905
Creator: Corbett, L. C. (Lee Cleveland), 1867-1940
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Squab Raising. (open access)

Squab Raising.

Discusses squab raising in detail, including the varieties of pigeons, methods of breeding, feeding, management, housing, disease control, killing, dressing, and selling.
Date: 1905
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tomatoes. (open access)

Tomatoes.

Report discussing the cultivation of tomatoes in the both the northern and southern United States and also its growth and preparation by canneries.
Date: 1905
Creator: Corbett, L. C. (Lee Cleveland), 1867-1940
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library