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Corn Meal as a Food and Ways of Using It
"The purpose of this bulletin is not to recommend Indian corn to the exclusion of other foods of its group, the cereals, which include wheat, rice, rye, and others, but to speak of its value as a food and its distinguishing qualities which call for special methods of cooking, and to show how it may be used to secure variety in one of the principal lines of food materials which make up the usual dietary." -- p. 2. Includes recipes.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932 & Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sugar-Beet Growing Under Irrigation
Report discussing the necessary conditions and best practices for growing sugar beets in irrigated areas.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Townsend, C. O. (Charles Orrin), 1863-1937
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sugar-Beet Growing Under Humid Conditions
Report discussing best practices for the cultivation of sugar beets in humid climates.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Townsend, C. O. (Charles Orrin), 1863-1937
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas or Tick Fever
Report discussing the spread and prevention of Texas fever (or tick fever) by ticks on cattle. Topics discussed include methods for distinguishing between harmless ticks and cattle ticks which spread the disease, the life cycle of the cattle tick, the course of disease after infection occurs, immunization practices, and other methods for prevention.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tobacco Culture
"The methods for the production of the various types [of tobacco] briefly outlined in the present bulletin, though possibly susceptible of improvement in some of the details are the best that can be recommended in view of the present knowledge and experience of investigators and the more successful growers." -- title page.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Garner, W. W. (Wightman Wells), b. 1875
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A System of Farm Cost Accounting
"This bulletin simply aims to give a description of a system of farm cost accounting which has been tried for three years in the State of New York with 53 farmers under widely differing conditions and has proved fairly successful. It is a method so simple that a farmer can keep it without assistance." -- p. 2
Date:
1914
Creator:
Ladd, C. E. (Carl Edwin), 1888-1943
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Angora Goat
Report discussing the importance and various uses for the angora goat and ways of building and managing a flock. There are special discussions of the value of mohair, care of fleeces, and shearing practices.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Heller, L. L. (Lewis Lincoln), 1887-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Poultry House Construction
"This article explains the essential principles of poultry-house construction, showing pictures of houses and fixtures which have given satisfaction in various sections of the country, with their plans and specifications; and contains hints on construction which will assist the poultryman in planning and erecting his buildings." -- title page
Date:
1914
Creator:
Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Breeds of Sheep for the Farm
Report discussing the different breeds of sheep raised by farmers and their suitability for either wool or mutton.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Marshall, F. R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Growing Egyptian Cotton in the Salt River Valley, Arizona
"The object of this paper is to describe methods of preparing the land and irrigating and cultivating the crop which have proved successful in the Salt River Valley." -- title page
Date:
1914
Creator:
Hudson, E. W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Making and Feeding of Silage
Report discussing the use of silos for storing feed for livestock, with special attention to silage for dairy cattle, beef cattle, horses, and sheep. Topics discussed include crops for silage, preparing crops for storage, and storage practices.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Woodward, T. E. (Thompson Elwyn); Rommel, George M. (George McCullough); Ward, W. F. & Shaw, E. L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beef Production in the South
Report giving an overview of methods for raising cattle in the southern United States. There are special discussions of cattle feed, methods for fattening cattle, and the different breeds of cattle adapted to the region.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Ward, W. F. (William Francis) & Gray, Dan T. (Daniel Thomas), 1878-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Common Mole of the Eastern United States
Report discussing the common mole of the eastern United States, its living and breeding habits, diet, and methods for exterminating it.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Scheffer, Theodore H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Natural and Artificial Incubation of Hens' Eggs
Report discussing both natural and artificial methods for hatching poultry eggs, including a discussion of types of incubators
Date:
1914
Creator:
Lamon, Harry M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Collection and Preservation of Plant Material for Use in the Study of Agriculture
"The purpose of this bulletin is to suggest methods of collecting, preparing, mounting, and preserving plant specimens of various sorts which can be used by teachers of agriculture. To instructors in agriculture who have had special training along these lines, doubtless many of the suggestions here given will seem superfluous; but there are many teachers who are called upon to teach agriculture who have not had such training, and who will doubtless welcome specific information as to how to prepare the materials needed for illustration and demonstration purposes in the classroom." -- title page
Date:
1914
Creator:
Derr, H. B. (Harry Benjamin), b. 1867 & Lane, C. H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic Value of North American Skunks
Report discussing skunks as a commercially valuable source of fur. Topics include types of skunks, diet, trapping methods, and practices for raising skunks.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Lantz, David E. (David Ernest)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economical Cattle Feeding in the Corn Belt
Report discussing a recent shift in cattle raising practices so that cattle are now fed primarily on farms. Reasons for this shift and methods for cattle feeding on farms are discussed.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Cotton, J. S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Homemade Silos
"Since about the year 1880 silos have increased rapidly in number in the United States, until now they are extensively used, especially in those regions devoted to the dairy industry. So useful have silos become that many farmers consider them indispensable. The demand for literature on silos has likewise increased. This bulletin has been prepared for the purpose of partly meeting this demand by furnishing such information as will enable the farmer to construct his own silo at a reasonable cost." -- title page
Date:
1914
Creator:
Rabild, Helmer; Risser, A. K. (Alvin K.) & Parks, K. E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Stock-Watering Places on Western Grazing Lands
"The suggestions given in this bulletin for improving the water supply on grazing areas in the West are the result of the experience of the Forest Service in adding to or developing the water supply upon grazing areas on the National Forests, where the aim is to open up all new and heretofore practically unused range, to utilize more completely the forage on ranges now in use, and to insure a better control of the ranges themselves." -- p. 2
Date:
1914
Creator:
Barnes, Will C. (Will Croft), 1858-1936
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How to Use Farm Credit
Report discussing the use of credit by farmers and the proper and improper management of credit.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Carver, Thomas Nixon, 1865-1961
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Shipping Eggs by Parcel Post
Report discussing the proper way to package eggs for shipment through the postal service.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Flohr, Lewis B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arsenate of Lead as an Insecticide Against the Tobacco Hornworms in the Dark-Tobacco District
Report discussing the use of lead arsenate (diplumbie) as a safe and effective insecticide for tobacco farms in the southern United States. Includes instructions for applying the insecticide.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Morgan, A. C. (Alfred Cleveland), 1876-1931 & Parman, D. C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Road Drag and How It Is Used
"An attempt will be made in this paper to describe the best methods of constructing and using road drags and to supply information concerning the conditions for which such drags are adapted. Since, under favorable conditions, road drags may be effectively used in maintaining roads constructed of earth, top soil, sand clay, or gravel, a brief discussion of the essential features of each of these types of construction will also be given in order that the purposes of the drag may be more fully understood." -- title page
Date:
1914
Creator:
United States. Office of Public Roads.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pasture and Grain Crops for Hogs in the Pacific Northwest
"This bulletin deals specifically with crops and systems of cropping that may be used in economical pork production in the Pacific Northwest. Scattered here and there throughout the Northwest are men who are successfully producing pork. They have been visited, and their methods, crops, and feeding systems have been studied. This bulletin makes the practices of these successful men available to all." -- title page
Date:
1914
Creator:
Hunter, Byron, b. 1869
System:
The UNT Digital Library