Production of Clean Milk (open access)

Production of Clean Milk

Report discussing how to produce clean milk free of disease-producing bacteria and identify sources of contamination.
Date: 1914
Creator: United States. Bureau of Animal Industry. Dairy Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arsenical Cattle Dips: Methods of Preparation and Directions for Use (open access)

Arsenical Cattle Dips: Methods of Preparation and Directions for Use

"This bulletin is intended to be a handbook for the user of arsenical cattle dips. It aims to include in brief but ample form general information, formulas, tables, and practical hints gearing on the preparation and management of arsenical dipping solutions." -- title page
Date: 1914
Creator: Chapin, Robert M. (Robert Macfarlane), 1877-1940
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sudan Grass as a Forage Crop (open access)

Sudan Grass as a Forage Crop

Report discussing Sudan grass and its potential for use as hay in the southern United States, if inefficient planting practices are abandoned. Best planting practices are discussed.
Date: 1914
Creator: Vinall, H. N. (Harry Nelson), 1880-1937
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Farm Kitchen as a Workshop (open access)

The Farm Kitchen as a Workshop

Report discussing the proper construction and arrangement of the kitchen as a part of the home. Kitchens should function on the farm much like a workshop.
Date: 1914
Creator: Barrows, Anna
System: The UNT Digital Library
Removal of Garlic Flavor From Milk and Cream (open access)

Removal of Garlic Flavor From Milk and Cream

"It is a well-known fact that when cows eat wild onion or garlic within four hours before milking there is imparted to their milk a very disagreeable flavor and odor. This flavor is not only unpleasant but it lowers the commercial value of the milk. Any method, therefore, which will remove this flavor and odor should be of interest to dairymen." -- title page
Date: 1914
Creator: Ayers, S. Henry (Samuel Henry)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bird Houses and How to Build Them (open access)

Bird Houses and How to Build Them

"A few years ago only four species were commonly regarded as house birds -- the house wren, the bluebird, the tree swallow, and the martin. Since the movement to protect birds and make neighbors of them began, however, their natures and needs have become better understood, and it is now known that many other species will avail themselves of houses constructed for them by their human friends. The practice of erecting bird houses in this country, while now nation-wide, is not so common and uniformly distributed as it should be, and more extended provisions of this nature can not fail to result in a largely increased number of house birds." -- p. 2
Date: 1914
Creator: Dearborn, Ned, 1865-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wild Onion: Methods of Eradication (open access)

Wild Onion: Methods of Eradication

Report discussing methods for eradicating wild onion bulbs from wheat fields. Small onion bulbs look very similar to wheat grains and the two cannot be easily separated. Wheat grain contaminated by onion bulbs has a distinct odor and flavor. Also, cows who feed on wild onions produce tainted milk. Plowing and planting practices can help eradicate the wild onion from farm lands.
Date: 1914
Creator: Cox, H. R. (Herbert Randolph)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Goldenseal Under Cultivation (open access)

Goldenseal Under Cultivation

"Goldenseal, known botanically as Hydrastis canadensis, is a perennial, with a short, yellow rootstock prominently marked with seal-like depressions caused by the falling away of the annual stems" -- title page. The report discusses techniques for cultivating goldenseal, common enemies of the plant, and the plant's commercial viability.
Date: 1914
Creator: Van Fleet, Walter, 1857-1922
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Corn-Belt Farming System Which Saves Harvest Labor by Hogging Down Crops (open access)

A Corn-Belt Farming System Which Saves Harvest Labor by Hogging Down Crops

"The system of farming herein outlined provides productive labor for practically the entire year and at the same time so distributes this labor as to make it possible for one man, practically without hired help, to handle a large acreage, making a net income considerably greater than is at present commonly obtained on farms of similar size in the corn-belt States." -- title page
Date: 1914
Creator: Drake, J. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Winter-Wheat Varieties for the Eastern United States (open access)

Winter-Wheat Varieties for the Eastern United States

Report discussing the varieties and geographical distribution of winter wheat crops in the eastern United States, especially soft red and soft white winter wheats.
Date: 1914
Creator: Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882
System: The UNT Digital Library
School Lessons on Corn (open access)

School Lessons on Corn

"With the rapid spread of the work of boys' clubs the need of the study of corn in the schools has come to be better appreciated. The purpose of this bulletin is to furnish lessons for developing the real educational value of this study." -- title page
Date: 1914
Creator: Lane, C. H. (Charles Homer), 1877-1944
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leaf-Spot, a Disease of the Sugar Beet (open access)

Leaf-Spot, a Disease of the Sugar Beet

"Leaf-spot may be controlled on a commercial scale and in a practical and inexpensive manner by a carefully planned and thoroughly executed system of crop rotations or by deep fall plowing. The best results are obtained by containing these two methods. A proper and uniform supply of soil moisture, spraying, and the proper disposition of beet tops and stable manure are important aids in the control of leaf-spot. Leaf-spot seriously injures the feeding value of beet tops." -- p. 18
Date: 1914
Creator: Townsend, C. O. (Charles Orrin), 1863-1937
System: The UNT Digital Library
Breeds of Draft Horses (open access)

Breeds of Draft Horses

"The purpose of this publication is to present to the reader in a concise manner the most important features regarding the breeds of draft horses in this country." -- title page
Date: 1914
Creator: Bell, George A. (George Arthur), b. 1879
System: The UNT Digital Library