Diseases of strawberries. (open access)

Diseases of strawberries.

Describes the multitude of diseases that afflict strawberries, and methods of controlling them.
Date: November 1941
Creator: Demaree, J. B. (Juan Brewer), 1885-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diseases of raspberries and blackberries. (open access)

Diseases of raspberries and blackberries.

Describes the characteristics of diseases that infect raspberries and blackberries as well as their respective treatments.
Date: September 1941
Creator: Dodge, B. O. (Bernard Ogilvie), 1872-1960.; Wilcox, R. B. (Raymond Boorman), 1889-1949. & Demaree, J. B. (Juan Brewer), 1885-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Home canning of fruits, vegetables and meats. (open access)

Home canning of fruits, vegetables and meats.

Describes the equipment needed, and the necessary steps to successfully can meats, vegetables, and fruits.
Date: May 1941
Creator: Stanley, Louise, 1883-1954; Stienbarger, Mabel C. & Shank, Dorothy Esther, 1890-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The peach borer: how to prevent or lessen its ravages. (open access)

The peach borer: how to prevent or lessen its ravages.

Describes the life cycle of the peach borer and suggests methods for reducing damage caused by it.
Date: February 1941
Creator: Snapp, Oliver I.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sheep-killing dogs. (open access)

Sheep-killing dogs.

Describes the problems posed by sheep-killing dogs and their habits. Discusses control methods, including dog-proof fencing and law enforcement. Provides suggestions for uniform state dog laws, and a summary of existing state dog laws.
Date: February 1941
Creator: Simmons, V. L. (Victor Leonidas), 1901-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Angora goat. (open access)

The Angora goat.

Describes the characteristics, benefits, and uses of the Angora goat. Discusses methods of managing goats on the range.
Date: 1941
Creator: Williams, G. P. & Spencer, D. A. (Damon Alvin), 1887-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bacterial Wilt of Corn (open access)

Bacterial Wilt of Corn

This bulletin discusses bacterial wilt, which is a destructive disease of corn and is particularly destructive to sweet corn. It describes the causes and symptoms of the disease, methods of transmission, the effect of weather, and control measures.
Date: 1941
Creator: Elliott, Charlotte
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beef-cattle production in the range area. (open access)

Beef-cattle production in the range area.

Describes methods for successfully breeding and raising beef cattle in the range area of the western United States.
Date: 1941
Creator: Parr, V. V. (Virgil Verser), 1888- & McComas, E. W. (Earl W.)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brucellosis of Cattle (Bang's Disease, Infectious Abortion) (open access)

Brucellosis of Cattle (Bang's Disease, Infectious Abortion)

This bulletin discusses the infectious disease common in cattle called brucellosis (also known as Bang's disease), which causes abortion. The causes, symptoms, and diagnosis of the disease are discussed as well as various treatments, prevention and control measures, and attempts at eradication.
Date: 1941
Creator: Eichhorn, A. & Crawford, A. B.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clearing land of brush and stumps. (open access)

Clearing land of brush and stumps.

Discusses methods and equipment for removing and disposing of brush and tree stumps from farm land in preparation for plowing.
Date: 1941
Creator: Boyd, Geo. R. (George Ray), 1883-1952
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control of sugar-beet nematode by crop rotation. (open access)

Control of sugar-beet nematode by crop rotation.

Summarizes the results of several years of field investigations of the sugar-beet nematode. Describes its life cycle, host plants, causes of infestation, and methods of control.
Date: 1941
Creator: Thorne, Gerald, 1890-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dairy-herd-improvement associations, and stories the records tell. (open access)

Dairy-herd-improvement associations, and stories the records tell.

Describes the history and functions of farm dairy-herd-improvement associations; provides steps for starting a new dairy-herd-improvement association.
Date: 1941
Creator: McDowell, J. C. (John Chambers), 1867-1943
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determining the age of farm animals by their teeth. (open access)

Determining the age of farm animals by their teeth.

A guide to determining the approximate age of livestock by observing the apparent development and wear of their teeth.
Date: 1941
Creator: Pope, George W. (George Whitfield), 1867-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feeding Horses (open access)

Feeding Horses

Revised edition. "This bulletin explains the computation of rations for horses, suggests certain feed combinations which approximately meet the needs of horses under differing conditions, and reviews such factors of feeding as tend to make the horse more efficient." -- p. ii
Date: 1941
Creator: Bell, George A. (George Arthur), b. 1879 & Williams, J. O.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foundations for Farm Buildings (open access)

Foundations for Farm Buildings

This bulletin discusses different ways of constructing the foundations of farm buildings. "The following general recommendations point out common errors and are intended to assist farmers to provide suitable foundations for ordinary farm structures except where unusual soil conditions are found. The foundation of a farm building may consist of (1) continuous walls, (2) a series of piers either built in place or precast, (3) a combination of walls and piers, (4) a concrete slab laid on the ground, (5) wood posts, or (6) wood sills. The essential features necessary for the successful use of the various types are discussed under the above headings; also the thickness of walls and dimensions of piers for medium-sized structures other than heavy storages are suggested. Requirements for cellar walls are given on pages 18-21. It is necessary that foundation footings be made wide enough to support the structure on the kind of soil to be built on. The characteristics and bearing power of various soils are given on p. 3. The general method of calculating the weight on footings is given on pages 38-44. It can be used where buildings are heavy or are of a different character from those described under Types …
Date: 1941
Creator: Miller, Thomas A. H. & Molander, Edward G.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Fowl Tick and How Premises May Be Freed from It (open access)

The Fowl Tick and How Premises May Be Freed from It

Revised edition. Report discussing the fowl tick, which commonly affects chickens but also other poultry. Topics discussed include fowl tick distribution, effects of tick attacks or infections, life cycle, and methods of combating the tick.
Date: 1941
Creator: Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Growing black locust trees. (open access)

Growing black locust trees.

Discusses the practice of growing black locust trees for profit in the timber industry as a method of erosion control and soil building. Provides suggestions for watering, weeding, insect and disease control, and marketing of seedlings.
Date: January 1941
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judging Beef Cattle (open access)

Judging Beef Cattle

Revised edition. Report discussing how buyers of beef cattle can determine the value of cattle offered in public sales. Topics discussed include parts of the carcass and classification systems used in judging cattle. Includes a suggested scorecard.
Date: 1941
Creator: Black, W. H. (William Henry), 1888-1949
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Making vinegar in the home and on the farm. (open access)

Making vinegar in the home and on the farm.

A guide to making vinegar at home. Includes a description of the materials used and the process, as well as the federal regulations governing the manufacture and sale of vinegar in 1936.
Date: 1941
Creator: LeFevre, Edwin, 1859-1929
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pocket-gopher control. (open access)

Pocket-gopher control.

Describes the characteristics of the pocket gopher, the damage it can cause to farm crops, and methods of control.
Date: 1941
Creator: Crouch, W. E. (Winney Elmer), 1891-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ponds for Wildlife (open access)

Ponds for Wildlife

"The first purpose of this bulletin is to show how farmers and ranchers may protect their ponds from sedimentation, soil erosion, and water loss through the use of vegetation suitable as food and shelter for wildlife; the second is to give some information on the management of wildlife in farm ponds. Unless otherwise stated, the information contained in this bulletin pertains to the water area, or pond proper, and the pond area, or the land immediately adjacent to the pond and ordinarily contained within a fence." -- p. ii
Date: 1941
Creator: Allan, Philip Farley, 1909- & Davis, Cecil N.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Practical hog houses. (open access)

Practical hog houses.

Details the methods of construction of farrowing houses; includes the two main types: the box-type house and the A-type house.
Date: 1941
Creator: Russell, E. Z. (Ellsworth Zouave), 1866- & Craft, W. A. (William Arthur), 1894-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reducing losses from tree diseases in eastern forests and farm woodlands. (open access)

Reducing losses from tree diseases in eastern forests and farm woodlands.

Describes diseases and other problems affecting trees in farm woodlands of the eastern United States. Provides suggested methods of disease control.
Date: 1941
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rose diseases : their causes and control. (open access)

Rose diseases : their causes and control.

Describes diseases of both the stems and leaves of rose plants and methods for controlling them.
Date: 1941
Creator: Waterman, Alma M. (Alma May), b. 1893. & Weiss, Freeman.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library