287 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

Bread and the Principles of Bread Making (open access)

Bread and the Principles of Bread Making

Report discussing the different factors and principles behind bread making, including types of grain, yeast, dough, baking methods, chemical composition, and its nutritional values.
Date: 1900
Creator: Atwater, Helen W.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 14 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 14

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Influence of Salt and Similar Substances on Soil Moisture, Extra-Early Potatoes, Rotting of Cranberries, Chestnuts, Low-Grade Paris Green, Crude Petroleum as an Insecticide, Skim Milk in Bread Making, Best Number of Hens in One Pen, Next Box for Egg Records, and Profitable and Unprofitable Cows.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 15 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 15

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Storing Apples Without Ice, Cold Storage on the Farm, Mechanical Cold Storage for Fruit, Keeping Qualities of Apples, Improvement of Blueberries, Transplanting Muskmelons, Banana Flour, Fresh and Canned Tomatoes, Purslane, Mutton Sheep, Effect of Cotton-Seed Meal on the Quality of Butter, Grain Feed of Milch Cows, and Protection Against Texas Fever.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 16 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 16

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Liming Grass Lands, Early Plowing for Wheat, Grafting Grape Cuttings, Olives, Nuts as Food, Coffee Substitutes, the Working of a Pure-Food Law, Feeding Moldy Corn, Selling Eggs by Weight, Flavor of Eggs, Unfermented Grape Juice.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farmers' Reading Courses (open access)

Farmers' Reading Courses

Report discussing the main features of the farmers' reading courses that have become popular in several states through agricultural colleges and experiment stations. The reading courses are designed to provide farmers with a systematic approach to their work through the study of a scientifically sound and accessible textbook curriculum.
Date: 1900
Creator: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hop Culture in California (open access)

Hop Culture in California

Report discussing the potential of California for developing a hops industry and successful practices for hops cultivation.
Date: 1900
Creator: Flint, Daniel
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Saltbushes. (open access)

Saltbushes.

Discusses varieties of foreign and native salt-bushes, how they are grown, and their value as drought-resistant plants for livestock forage.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sheeps, Hogs, and Horses in the Pacific Northwest (open access)

Sheeps, Hogs, and Horses in the Pacific Northwest

This bulletin gives a broad overview of the livestock industry in the Pacific Northwest with respect to sheep and hogs; there is also a brief discussion of the horse industry. I. Sheep Husbandry. II. Hog Raising. III. The Horse Industry.
Date: 1900
Creator: French, Hiram T. (Hiram Taylor), b. 1861; Nelson, S. B. (Sofus Bertelsen), 1867-1931 & Withcombe, James
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Angora Goat. (open access)

The Angora Goat.

A guide to the care and housing of Angora goat herds. Includes a description of the goat and its uses.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Eggs and Their Uses as Food. (open access)

Eggs and Their Uses as Food.

A summary of the research and data available at the turn of the 20th century, regarding the production of eggs, their composition, and their use as food.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emmer : a grain for the semiarid regions. (open access)

Emmer : a grain for the semiarid regions.

Discusses the value of emmer wheat, a weather-resistant grain crop, for the semi-arid regions of the United States.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 17 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 17

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Distilled Drinking Water, Soil Inoculation, Treatment of Sandy Soils, Lime as a Fertilizer, Fertilizers for Market-Garden Crops, Pecan Culture, Weed Destruction, Maple Syrup and Sugar, Value of Cotton Seed, Alfalfa Silage, Forage Crops for Pigs, Grazing Steers, and Type of the Dairy Cow.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 18 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 18

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Value of Stable Manure, Alfalfa as a Fertilizer, Liming Acid Soils, Celery Culture, the Greenhouse in Summer, Frost-Resisting Strawberries, Fumigator for Fruit Trees, Foundation in Comb Building, Ridding Houses of Flies, Slop for Pigs, Profitable Crops for Pigs, Barley for Horses, Water in Butter, and Losses in the Silo.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 19 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 19

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Maintenance of Soil Fertility, Thomas Slag, Rotation of Crops, Gardening Under Glass, Winter Irrigation of Orchards, Improvement of American Grapes, Condimental and Medicinal Cattle and Poultry Foods, Feeding Rice Meal to Pigs, Dressing and Packing Poultry, the Curing of Cheese, and an Improved Cow Stall.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Household Tests for the Detection of Oleomargarine and Renovated Butter. (open access)

Household Tests for the Detection of Oleomargarine and Renovated Butter.

A consumer guide explaining the differences between "genuine" butter, margarine, and renovated butter. Provides instructions for tests which can be conducted at home to distinguish the three types of products.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Important Insecticides: Directions for Their Preparation and Use (open access)

Important Insecticides: Directions for Their Preparation and Use

Report discussing important insecticides for farm and garden use. Special focus is given to biting and sucking insects, subterranean insects, and insects affecting grains and stored products.
Date: 1901
Creator: Marlatt, C. L.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The manufacture of sorghum sirup. (open access)

The manufacture of sorghum sirup.

A guide to simple methods of sorghum syrup production, for farmers with limited facilities.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mexican Cotton-Boll Weevil. (open access)

The Mexican Cotton-Boll Weevil.

Describes the life cycle of the cotton boll weevil, the damage it causes, and methods for its control.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Poultry Raising on the Farm. (open access)

Poultry Raising on the Farm.

A guide for the poultry breeder. Discusses bird varieties, care and housing, feeding, and the advantages of farm poultry raising.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Practical suggestions for farm buildings. (open access)

Practical suggestions for farm buildings.

Contains simple instructions for building modest but comfortable farm houses that can be expanded.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Principal Insect Enemies of Growing Wheat. (open access)

The Principal Insect Enemies of Growing Wheat.

Describes several insect pests affecting wheat crops, and how to control them.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Protection of Food Products From Injurious Temperatures. (open access)

Protection of Food Products From Injurious Temperatures.

A guide to the safe transportation and storage of perishable food items. Describes measures to protect against both intense cold and intense heat.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Red clover seed: information for purchasers. (open access)

Red clover seed: information for purchasers.

A guide to buying quality clover seed.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sweet Potatoes (open access)

Sweet Potatoes

Report discussing the cultivation of sweet potatoes, their importance as an export product, and instructions for storage and cooking.
Date: 1901
Creator: Nesbit, D. M. (David Montgomery)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library