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Frost and the prevention of frost damage. (open access)

Frost and the prevention of frost damage.

Describes how frost forms and what can be done to protect farm equipment and plants during a frost.
Date: December 1940
Creator: Young, Floyd D. (Floyd Dillon), 1890-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Horn Fly and Its Control. (open access)

The Horn Fly and Its Control.

Describes the life cycle and of the horn fly, the damage it causes to livestock, and steps for controlling it.
Date: December 1940
Creator: Bruce, W. G. (Wesley Gordon), b. 1892
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mulching to Establish Vegetation on Eroded Areas of the Southeast. (open access)

Mulching to Establish Vegetation on Eroded Areas of the Southeast.

Describes how using mulch can prevent erosion and enable new plant growth on eroded farm field borders in the southeastern United States.
Date: December 1940
Creator: Franklin, Sydney
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lathes (open access)

Lathes

A guide to the operation and maintenance of lathes for general shop work.
Date: November 29, 1940
Creator: United States. Army. Air Corps.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Railway shop battalion. (open access)

Railway shop battalion.

"This manual explains the organization and operation of railway shop battalion for employment on a standard military railway. Its purpose is to assist railway shop battalion officers in the training and operation of their units, and to guide command and staff officers charged with the employment of railway shop battalions."
Date: November 29, 1940
Creator: United States. War Department. Office of the Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grinding machines (open access)

Grinding machines

This report provides the definition of grinding and discusses different processes, types, and operations of grinding.
Date: November 26, 1940
Creator: United States. Army. Air Corps.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feeding dairy cows. (open access)

Feeding dairy cows.

Describes many types of dairy-cow feeds, their nutritive value, and their functions. Includes instructions for feed preparation and feeding recommendations for various situations.
Date: November 1940
Creator: Woodward, T. E. (Thompson Elwyn) & Nystrom, Amer Benjamin, 1885-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summer crops for green manure and soil improvement. (open access)

Summer crops for green manure and soil improvement.

Examines varieties of summer crops that improve soil and green manure; describes different methods of green-manuring.
Date: November 1940
Creator: McKee, Roland
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Three species of the genus Lygus and their relation to alfalfa seed production in southern Arizona and California. (open access)

Three species of the genus Lygus and their relation to alfalfa seed production in southern Arizona and California.

Describes the characteristics of a variety of Lygus and its habits which lead to damaged alfalfa seed in southern Arizona and California.
Date: November 1940
Creator: Stitt, Loyd L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on physiology in aviation medicine. (open access)

Notes on physiology in aviation medicine.

Discusses the physical effects of flight, and the mechanics and chemistry of respiration.
Date: October 21, 1940
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Blueberries. (open access)

Blueberries.

Discusses aspects of blueberry production in the United States from planting through harvesting and marketing, and examines different types of blueberries.
Date: October 1940
Creator: Darrow, George M. (George McMillan), 1889-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Bulk Storage for Small Grains. (open access)

Farm Bulk Storage for Small Grains.

Describes the types of structures used for storing bulk grains on the farm.
Date: October 1940
Creator: Kelley, M. A. R. (Manley Alexander Raymond), 1888-1943 & Boerner, E. G. (Emil George), b. 1878
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Handling rough rice to produce high grades. (open access)

Handling rough rice to produce high grades.

Describes the best methods for producing and handling rough rice, which yields higher grades and profits.
Date: October 1940
Creator: Smith, W. D. (William Daniel), 1893-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
How to grow rice in the Sacramento Valley. (open access)

How to grow rice in the Sacramento Valley.

Discusses the importance of rice as a crop. Explains in detail the methods for producing rice in the climate of the Sacramento Valley of California.
Date: October 1940
Creator: Jones, Jenkin W. (Jenkin William), 1888-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigations of the parasites of Popillia japonica and related scarabaeidae in the Far East from 1929 to 1933, inclusive. (open access)

Investigations of the parasites of Popillia japonica and related scarabaeidae in the Far East from 1929 to 1933, inclusive.

Describes the results of scientific research of parasites of the Japanese beetle at various stages of the beetle life cycle. The studies were carried out from 1929 to 1933 in Japan, Chosen (Korea), India, and Taiwan.
Date: October 1940
Creator: Gardner, T. R. (Theodore Roosevelt), b. 1899 & Parker, L. B. (Lawrence Bemis), 1901-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lettuce growing. (open access)

Lettuce growing.

A guide to lettuce growing, including soil preparation, planting, cultivation, control of insect pests; also discusses the lettuce market.
Date: October 1940
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Packing apples in boxes. (open access)

Packing apples in boxes.

Discusses the practicality of packing apples in boxes for shipment, the construction of packing houses, and methods of wrapping. Includes diagrams of apple packs.
Date: October 1940
Creator: Pailthorp, Raymond R., 1889- & Kinsey, Frank S. (Frank Stewart), 1881-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Poisoning of Livestock by Plants That Produce Hydrocyanic Acid. (open access)

Poisoning of Livestock by Plants That Produce Hydrocyanic Acid.

Describes how the presence of hydrocyanic acid in plants can poison livestock, how to prevent poisoning, and how to treat animals which have been poisoned.
Date: September 1940
Creator: Couch, James F. (James Fitton), b. 1888 & Briese, R. R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The use of logs and poles in farm construction. (open access)

The use of logs and poles in farm construction.

Explains methods for choosing logs and using them in the construction of buildings on the farm.
Date: September 1940
Creator: Miller, T. A. H. (Thomas Arrington Huntington), 1885-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dressing and packing turkeys for market. (open access)

Dressing and packing turkeys for market.

Describes methods for processing a turkey to be sold at market.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Heitz, Thomas William, 1892-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Oriental Persimmon. (open access)

The Oriental Persimmon.

Describes the characteristics and varieties of oriental persimmon trees, and the steps for planting, cultivating, and maintaining their successful growth.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Gould, H. P.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ordnance maintenance : 3-inch antiaircraft gun matériel, M2A2, M2A1, M1A2, M1A1, T1A2, and T1A1 (open access)

Ordnance maintenance : 3-inch antiaircraft gun matériel, M2A2, M2A1, M1A2, M1A1, T1A2, and T1A1

Provides instructions for inspection, disassembly and assembly, and maintenance and repair of 3-inch antiaircraft gun matériel, including the use of special repair tools.
Date: July 25, 1940
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Apple Growing East of the Mississippi River. (open access)

Apple Growing East of the Mississippi River.

Describes the various factors that should be taken into consideration when developing and maintaining apple orchards, including: types of soil, climate conditions, the selecting and handling of young trees, the use of fertilizers, methods of pruning and spraying, and methods of repelling pests.
Date: July 1940
Creator: Gould, H. P.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preparing Wool for Market. (open access)

Preparing Wool for Market.

Provides instructions for shearing a sheep and preparing the wool for market.
Date: July 1940
Creator: Buck, Warner M. (Warner Mays), 1892-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library