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Uses of Sorghum Grain (open access)

Uses of Sorghum Grain

This report discusses the uses of sorghum grain for human food and animal feed, including information about nutrition, digestibility, and storage and preparation. Sorghum is grown primarily in the southern Great Plains of the United States.
Date: 1915
Creator: Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958 & Rothgeb, Benton E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Eradication of Ferns from Pasture Lands in the Eastern United States (open access)

Eradication of Ferns from Pasture Lands in the Eastern United States

"There are nearly 7,500 recognized species of ferns in the world, of which number over 200 are known to be native to the United States. A few species have become weed pests in this country, and it is to a discussion of the control of these weedy ferns that this bulletin is devoted. The parts of the United States in which ferns are bad weeds are, principally, (1) the hill country of the Northeastern States and the higher portions of the Appalachian Mountain region as far south as Georgia, and (2) the Pacific coast country west of the Cascade Mountains.... This publication deals only with fern eradication in the Eastern States." -- p. 1-2
Date: 1915
Creator: Cox, H. R. (Herbert Randolph)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Culture of Rice in California (open access)

The Culture of Rice in California

This report discusses rice cultivation in California and makes recommendations for its improvement. All aspects of rice cultivation are discussed, but the topics of irrigation and weed control receive special attention.
Date: 1915
Creator: Chambliss, Charles E. & Adams, E. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Plan for a Small Dairy House (open access)

A Plan for a Small Dairy House

"Recent developments in dairying have caused a large demand for a dairy house which will fulfill sanitary requirements and at the same time to be practical and inexpensive. For those who are striving to improve the quality of their products such a building is an absolute necessity.... An up-to-date sanitary dairy house is provided with all the facilities for cooling milk in the most economical and expeditious manner." -- title page
Date: 1915
Creator: Kelly, Ernest & Parks, Karl E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Field Pea as a Forage Crop (open access)

The Field Pea as a Forage Crop

"This bulletin treats of the field pea as a forage crop, whether grown for hay or for grain for stock, and does not include the cowpea, which, as above stated, is really a bean." -- p. 2
Date: 1915
Creator: Vinall, H. N. (Harry Nelson), 1880-1937
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grasshoppers and Their Control on Sugar Beets and Truck Crops (open access)

Grasshoppers and Their Control on Sugar Beets and Truck Crops

This report discusses grasshoppers, which destroy sugar beets and truck crops, and methods for controlling grasshoppers in the light of recent outbreaks in the mid-western United States, particularly in Kansas. The reproductive practices of grasshoppers and their preferred climatic conditions are given special attention.
Date: 1915
Creator: Milliken, F. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bur Clover (open access)

Bur Clover

This report discusses the cultivation of bur clover, which is an annual legume that serves as a winter cover crop and as pasturage. The best practices for and uses of bur clover are discussed in detail.
Date: 1915
Creator: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926 & McKee, Roland
System: The UNT Digital Library
Outdoor Wintering of Bees (open access)

Outdoor Wintering of Bees

"For the past three winters the authors have made a study of the activity of bees during the winter and of the effects of various environmental factors on the colony. This bulletin does not include the results of this work, but gives the methods of outside wintering which have proved best in commercial apiaries." -- p. 2
Date: 1915
Creator: Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Handling and Shipping Citrus Fruits in the Gulf States (open access)

Handling and Shipping Citrus Fruits in the Gulf States

This report discusses the best methods for harvesting, handling, packaging, and shipping the citrus fruits that are grown along the Gulf Coast of the United States. Citrus fruits must be handled carefully by fruit-pickers in the field and then carefully washed, packed, and stored in order to avoid decay during shipping.
Date: 1915
Creator: Ramsey, H. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Duck Raising (open access)

Duck Raising

This report discusses the best practices for raising ducks, including breed selection, incubation, and methods of feeding.
Date: 1915
Creator: Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trenching Machinery Used for the Construction of Trenches for Tile Drains (open access)

Trenching Machinery Used for the Construction of Trenches for Tile Drains

"This bulletin describes the types of trenching machines, and discusses the limiting conditions of work and the cost of trenching.... It will be of service to those whose lands need tile drainage. It does not deal with the drainage of irrigated lands, where the requirements for good trenching machines are often unusual and the cost of work much greater." -- title page
Date: 1915
Creator: Yarnell, D. L. (David Leroy)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cultivation of Peppermint and Spearmint (open access)

The Cultivation of Peppermint and Spearmint

This report discusses the cultivation of peppermint and spearmint in the United States, especially in the northeastern and mid-western United States. Climate and soil conditions, fertilizers, diseases and pests, and the costs of cultivation are discussed.
Date: 1915
Creator: Van Fleet, Walter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Irrigation Practice in Rice Growing (open access)

Irrigation Practice in Rice Growing

This report discusses the practice of growing rice in irrigated fields in the southern United States and details the irrigation process, including the building of canals, wells, pumps, and levees.
Date: 1915
Creator: Haskell, C. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control of the Citrus Thrips in California and Arizona (open access)

Control of the Citrus Thrips in California and Arizona

"The citrus thrips, a minute orange-yellow insect, has in the past few years caused extensive damage to citrus fruits in the San Joaquin Valley of California and also occasioned considerable injury in southern California and Arizona orange groves. The nature and extent of the injury caused by this insect and its life history and habits were carefully studied, and extensive experiments for its control were conducted by the writer during the period from 1910 to 1912. It is the purpose of the present paper to give briefly the practical control measures resulting from these studies." -- title page
Date: 1915
Creator: Horton, J. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer (open access)

The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer

This report discusses the roundheaded apple-tree borer, an insect in the eastern and midwestern United States that, in its larval stage, destroys the bark and wood of apple trees. Several methods of control are discussed, including worming, paints and washes, and sprays.Apple-tree borers.
Date: 1915
Creator: Brooks, Fred E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hard Clover Seed and Its Treatment in Hulling (open access)

Hard Clover Seed and Its Treatment in Hulling

"The seeds of many species of the clover family are frequently incapable of readily taking up the water necessary for their germination. The reason for this incapacity is that the seed coats of such seeds are completely waterproof -- at least for a time. Seeds having such impervious seeds are known as hard-coated or simply as hard seeds." -- title page. This report discusses hard clover seed and effective and ineffective methods for hulling the seed, including by machine.
Date: 1915
Creator: Harrington, George T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Growing Hay in the South for Market (open access)

Growing Hay in the South for Market

This report discusses the challenges of growing hay in the southern United States and practices farmers can use to successfully grow their own hay crops there. Details specific crops for hay production.
Date: 1915
Creator: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926; McClure, H. B. (Harry B.) & Carrier, Lyman
System: The UNT Digital Library
Growing Hard Spring Wheat (open access)

Growing Hard Spring Wheat

"This bulletin discusses the topographic, soil, and climatic features of the northern Great Plains, with special reference to the production of hard spring wheat in that area. Cultural methods for growing the crop are given." -- title
Date: 1915
Creator: Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958 & Clark, J. Allen (Jacob Allen), b. 1888
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Flies (open access)

House Flies

This report discusses the common housefly with regard to its life cycle, role as a carrier of diseases, and natural enemies as well as effective control measures against it.
Date: 1915
Creator: Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950 & Hutchison, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Silverfish: An Injurious Household Insect (open access)

The Silverfish: An Injurious Household Insect

This report discusses the silverfish, a pesky insect that destroys books, papers, cards, labels, starched clothing and linens, and even some stored foods. Methods for control are discussed.
Date: 1915
Creator: Marlatt, C. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Simple Trap Nest for Poultry (open access)

A Simple Trap Nest for Poultry

"A trap nest is a laying nest so arranged that after a hen enters it she is confined until released by the attendant.... It is very simple and may be built at a small cost. The use of trap nests is essential in breeding poultry for both egg production and exhibition, where pedigree records are used in selecting either the males or females, and has a place in mass selection for increasing the egg production.... This bulletin gives full directions for making a trap nest." -- title page
Date: 1915
Creator: Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fleas as Pests to Man and Animals, With Suggestions for Their Control. (open access)

Fleas as Pests to Man and Animals, With Suggestions for Their Control.

"Fleas are of importance to main in two ways: First, as disease carriers and, second, as parasites or annoyers of man and animals.... In many instances they have been known to render houses uninhabitable for a time, and certain species cause considerable loss among poultry as well as annoyance to other animals." -- title page. This bulletin discusses the life cycle of the flea, its habits, its role as a carrier of bubonic plague, and the injuries it causes to domestic animals. Methods of destroying and controlling the flea are also discussed.
Date: 1915
Creator: Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
System: The UNT Digital Library
Squab Raising (open access)

Squab Raising

"Pigeon raising is conducted successfully as a special business, also as a side issue on a small scale in towns and cities and on general farms. The demand for squabs, especially in large cities, is gradually increasing. Squabs are often used to replace the supply of dressed game which is decreasing in this country.... This bulletin discusses the general management of pigeons for the production of squabs and also contains a summary of data secured from pigeon breeders throughout the United States." -- title page
Date: 1915
Creator: Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
System: The UNT Digital Library
Games Laws for 1915: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Export, Sale, Limits, and Licenses (open access)

Games Laws for 1915: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Export, Sale, Limits, and Licenses

Report presenting information on the game laws effective in the United States and Canada for 1915, with special emphasis on federal laws and provisions governing interstate commerce. The report is not a comprehensive overview of state game laws.
Date: 1915
Creator: Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955; Earnshaw, Frank L. & Bancroft, W. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library