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Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, with a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah. With Maps. (open access)

Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, with a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah. With Maps.

A report on the lands of the Arid Region of the United States, including their agricultural and grazing potential as well as a statement of the rainfall of the western portion of the United States.
Date: 1879
Creator: Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The What and Why of Agricultural Experiment Stations. (open access)

The What and Why of Agricultural Experiment Stations.

A summary of the purpose, origins, and work of the agricultural experiment stations in the United States.
Date: 1889
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meadows and Pastures: Formation and Cultivation in the Middle Eastern States. (open access)

Meadows and Pastures: Formation and Cultivation in the Middle Eastern States.

A guide to the cultivation and selection of varieties of hay, pasture grasses, and clover. Describes the use grass as a soil builder and provides methods of soil improvement.
Date: 1899
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tree planting on rural school grounds. (open access)

Tree planting on rural school grounds.

Discusses the importance of planning for successful Arbor-Day tree plantings on rural school grounds and churchyards. Includes suggested study topics for teachers to use in school lessons.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planting and care of street trees. (open access)

Planting and care of street trees.

Describes the importance of shade trees within city limits, including: how to plan the layout of street trees; the various types of trees best suited for city growth; and how to properly maintain city-grown trees.
Date: August 1921
Creator: Mulford, Furman Lloyd, b. 1869
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rural Planning: The Social Aspects of Recreation Places. (open access)

Rural Planning: The Social Aspects of Recreation Places.

Describes the trend toward establishing planned recreation areas in rural communities, and the economic and social benefits they provide to farmers.
Date: 1924
Creator: Nason, W. C. (Wayne Crocker), b. 1874
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planting the roadside. (open access)

Planting the roadside.

Describes the benefits of planting trees and shrubs on the roadside, and the proper procedures for doing so.
Date: June 1926
Creator: Mulford, Furman Lloyd, b. 1869
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mosquito remedies and preventives. (open access)

Mosquito remedies and preventives.

Describes measures, substances, and materials, both offensive and defensive, that have been found most effective against mosquitoes.
Date: June 1932
Creator: Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950 & Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Game management on the farm. (open access)

Game management on the farm.

Describes ways that a farmer can support game on his land to make the best use of otherwise wasted land. Provides an overview of practical game management practices.
Date: October 1936
Creator: Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962.; Sheldon, H. P. & Gabrielson, Ira Noel, 1889-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arbor day, its purpose and observance. (open access)

Arbor day, its purpose and observance.

Discusses Arbor Day as a holiday that recognizes the importance of United States forests and discusses a citizen's duty to preserve them and foster new growth of trees.
Date: November 1936
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil and water conservation in the Pacific Northwest. (open access)

Soil and water conservation in the Pacific Northwest.

Describes types of erosion and methods for preventing the erosion of soil by water and wind.
Date: July 1937
Creator: Rowalt, E. M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and legumes. (open access)

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and legumes.

Describes the importance of nitrogen-fixing bacteria on crops of legumes.
Date: December 1937
Creator: Leonard, Lewis T. (Lewis Thompson), 1885-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legumes in Soil Conservation Practices. (open access)

Legumes in Soil Conservation Practices.

Describes measures for preventing soil erosion through the planting of legumes.
Date: 1938
Creator: Pieters, A. J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil-Depleting, Soil-Conserving, and Soil-Building Crops. (open access)

Soil-Depleting, Soil-Conserving, and Soil-Building Crops.

Discusses soil conservation in a clear and concise manner. Discusses soil building, soil conserving, and soil depleting crops as well as the minerals to be found in soil.
Date: September 1938
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dual-Purpose Pines. (open access)

Dual-Purpose Pines.

Describes dual-purpose pines, which yield both naval stores and wood; provides suggestions for managing dual-purpose pines.
Date: January 1939
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Division of State and Private Forestry.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rural planning : the village. (open access)

Rural planning : the village.

Describes various types of planned villages and provides examples of features in such communities.
Date: 1940
Creator: Nason, W. C. (Wayne Crocker), b. 1874
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shrubs for Wildlife on Farms in the Southeast. (open access)

Shrubs for Wildlife on Farms in the Southeast.

Describes the use of shrubs on farms to protect useful or beneficial wildlife and to prevent soil erosion.
Date: 1940
Creator: Davison, Verne E. (Verne Elbert), 1904-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Work of the United States Forest Service. (open access)

Work of the United States Forest Service.

Discusses forest depletion and provides a history of forest conservation efforts by the United States government. Describes the work of the the Civilian Conservation Corps and other emergency projects, and discusses forest and range research.
Date: April 1940
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intensive Projects Under the Cooperative Farm Forestry Act. (open access)

Intensive Projects Under the Cooperative Farm Forestry Act.

Describes the Farm Forestry Program and how it can be used to help farmers begin farm-woodland management projects.
Date: 1941
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service. Forestry Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
New landmarks of soil conservation. (open access)

New landmarks of soil conservation.

Discusses various methods for protecting and conserving soil.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
What are we aiming at? : a forest conservation program. (open access)

What are we aiming at? : a forest conservation program.

Describes the need for a postwar program to increase timber production. Discusses the need for regulated conservation practices, incentives for responsible private forest management, and an increase in public forest land area.
Date: July 1945
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
It could happen again. (open access)

It could happen again.

Describes the importance of soil conservation practices and their effect on wheat production.
Date: June 1948
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. Production and Marketing Administration.
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Remaining Land: We Can Use It and Save It. (open access)

Our Remaining Land: We Can Use It and Save It.

Discusses the condition of the remaining productive land in the United States and the risk of losing it to soil erosion. Describes conservation efforts including the use of land standards in conservation planning.
Date: June 1949
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library