How to Build a Farm Pond. (open access)

How to Build a Farm Pond.

Describes the steps necessary to build a pond on farmland, including surveying land, testing the soil, building a spillway, and maintaining the pond.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Atkinson, Walter S., 1905-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using Tall Fescue in Soil Conservation. (open access)

Using Tall Fescue in Soil Conservation.

Describes the characteristics of tall fescue and how it can contribute to soil conservation.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Bailey, R. Y. (Richmond Young), b. 1893 & Scott, L. B. (Leo Blynn), b. 1888
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm poultry raising. (open access)

Farm poultry raising.

Describes how to efficiently and successfully produce profitable poultry on the farm.
Date: 1949
Creator: Bird, H. R. (Herbert Roderick), 1912- & Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
System: The UNT Digital Library
Turkey on the table, the year round. (open access)

Turkey on the table, the year round.

Provides methods for preparing turkey.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Clark, Roberta.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Streambank Plantings for Erosion Control in the Northeast. (open access)

Streambank Plantings for Erosion Control in the Northeast.

Describes the process of planting along streambanks as a method of erosion prevention.
Date: December 1949
Creator: Edminster, Frank C. (Frank Custer), 1903-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dust Storms Come From the Poorer Lands. (open access)

Dust Storms Come From the Poorer Lands.

Describes the different classifications of land and the effect soil erosion has on the quality of land and its future for crop production. Contains the results of an extensive study.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Finnell, H. H. (Henry Howard), b. 1894
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reducing damage to trees from construction work. (open access)

Reducing damage to trees from construction work.

Describes the damage often inflicted upon trees during construction projects, and explains how to plan projects accordingly to avoid these problems.
Date: 1949
Creator: Fowler, Marvin E. (Marvin Edward), 1904-; Gravatt, G. F. & Thompson, A. Robert.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taming runaway waters (open access)

Taming runaway waters

Describes the damage caused and the economic impact of floods and fast-moving water. Discusses the role of soil and water management programs in flood control.
Date: November 1949
Creator: Gee, C. W. (Chester Wilson), 1904-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drying Seed Cotton. (open access)

Drying Seed Cotton.

Describes various methods of cotton-drying and the effectiveness of each.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Gerdes, Francis L. (Francis Leo), 1907-; Bennett, Charles A. (Charles Abel), b. 1889 & Martin, William J. (William Jules), 1910-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bur-clover cultivation and utilization. (open access)

Bur-clover cultivation and utilization.

Describes the different methods of cultivating bur-clover for use as a fertilizer and for other purposes, including use as a cover and green-manure crop or for use in pastures. Also describes the varieties of bur-clover and the insects that prey upon them.
Date: January 1949
Creator: McKee, Roland
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adobe or sun-dried brick for farm buildings. (open access)

Adobe or sun-dried brick for farm buildings.

Describes an efficient method of making and using adobe in the form of sun-dried bricks; describes how adobe bricks can be used in different parts of a building, such as: the roof, the boundary walls, the foundation, etc.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Miller, T. A. H. (Thomas Arrington Huntington), 1885- & Molander, Edward G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tick fever. (open access)

Tick fever.

Discusses issues concerning tick fever and the eradication of the cattle tick that causes it. Describes the differences between disease-carrying ticks and harmless ticks.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soybeans: Culture and Varieties. (open access)

Soybeans: Culture and Varieties.

Describes soybean varieties and how to grow them.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Morse, W. J. (William Joseph), b. 1884; Cartter, J. L. (Jackson Leaphart), 1902- & Williams, L. F. (Leonard Freeman), 1909-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use the land and save the soil. (open access)

Use the land and save the soil.

This bulletin briefly answers the questions: "What is soil and water conservation?" and "How does the Soil Conservation Service help farmers and landowners?"
Date: September 1949
Creator: Musser, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dresses Designed for Little Girls. (open access)

Dresses Designed for Little Girls.

Provides suggestions for the design, construction, and evaluation of dresses made for girls aged 2 to 6. Includes advice about design features, fabric selection, and quality of workmanship.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Scott, Clarice L. (Clarice Louisba), b. 1899
System: The UNT Digital Library
Storage of ear corn on the farm. (open access)

Storage of ear corn on the farm.

Describes how to build corn cribs to dry and store ear corn on the farm.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Shedd, C. K. (Claude Kedzie), 1884-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Storage of small grains and shelled corn on the farm. (open access)

Storage of small grains and shelled corn on the farm.

Explains how to build storage facilities on the farm for small grains and shelled corn.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Shedd, C. K. (Claude Kedzie), 1884-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Logging farm forest crops in the Northeast. (open access)

Logging farm forest crops in the Northeast.

A step-by-step guide to logging the forests of the northeastern United States. Includes information about the tools and equipment used, including axes, saws, and tractors, as well as the use of horses.
Date: July 1949
Creator: Simmons, Fred C. (Fred Charles), 1905-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grow disease-resistant oats. (open access)

Grow disease-resistant oats.

Describes different types of oats that are resistant to disease, and additional steps to take to prevent disease.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Stanton, T. R. (Thomas Ray), b. 1885 & Coffman, Franklin A. (Franklin Arthur), 1892-
System: The UNT Digital Library
How to Use Whole and Nonfat Dry Milk. (open access)

How to Use Whole and Nonfat Dry Milk.

Discusses the nutritional benefits of milk for adults and children. Pages 6-31 contain recipes using whole and nonfat dry milk.
Date: October 1949
Creator: Swickard, Mary T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lettuce growing in greenhouses. (open access)

Lettuce growing in greenhouses.

Describes different types of greenhouses for lettuce-growing; provides instructions for growing lettuce in greenhouses.
Date: May 1949
Creator: Thompson, Ross C. (Ross Calvin), 1896-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tomorrow's food. (open access)

Tomorrow's food.

Describes the Agricultural Conservation Program and its role in safeguarding the food supply through soil conservation assistance.
Date: July 1949
Creator: United States. Agricultural Conservation Programs Branch.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Truly yours: the dress that fits. (open access)

Truly yours: the dress that fits.

This document is a brochure describing a film about garment selection and alteration, with instructions on how to buy or borrow the film (at the time that it was issued).
Date: December 1949
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
8 steps in grading soybeans : under revised standards, effective September 1, 1949. (open access)

8 steps in grading soybeans : under revised standards, effective September 1, 1949.

An explanation of the process used by U.S. federal grain inspectors to grade soybeans. Factors include odor, weevil or garlic infestation, moisture, weight per bushel, foreign material, mixed colors, splits, and damage.
Date: June 1949
Creator: United States. Extension Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library