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USDA Farmers' Bulletins
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Concordia University Texas Records
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Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection
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[Photograph 2012.201.B0240.0413]
Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "E. L. Cord, President, Auburn Automobile Co., Auburn, Indiana."
Date:
March 5, 1929
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Results of Assays of the New Albany Oil-Shale
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on a survey of the New Albany oil-shale deposits in Indiana. The experimental procedures for surveying and sampling these shale deposits are presented in detail. This report includes tables, and graphs.
Date:
June 1923
Creator:
Reeves, John R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New York Central Railroad.
Map shows railroad routes for northeastern United States; state boundaries, cities, and towns along the railroad routes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1922
Creator:
Rand McNally and Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pennsylvania Railroad System, the route of the Broadway Limited.
Map shows major railroad lines across the midwestern and northeastern states; state boundaries, cities and towns along railroad routes. Includes text notes in panels above and below map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1923
Creator:
Allen, Lane & Scott
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
American Legion
Photograph of American Legion Annual Conference Dept. Adjutants, Indianapolis, In Dec. 11, 1923. Photo by That Man Gravelle.
Date:
December 11, 1923
Creator:
That Man Gravelle
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, October 20, 1922]
Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox discussing lumber and taxes.
Date:
October 20, 1922
Creator:
Thomas, Marion A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James W. Hunt to Roger A. Burgess]
A two-page photocopy of a letter from James W. Hunt to Professor Roger A. Burgess of Childress, Texas, dated July 22, 1927. The letter provides some information Hunt felt necessary to the completion of a thesis by Burgess, and concerns historical information regarding the plains of Texas and the Estacado.
Date:
July 22, 1927
Creator:
Hunt, James W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alsike Clover
Report discussing the distribution and cultivation of the leguminous crop alsike clover, which grows primarily in the northeastern United States. Topics discussed include soil requirements, seeding, uses, and insect enemies and diseases.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Pieters, A. J.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Soft Red Winter Wheats
"At least 66 distinct varieties of soft red winter wheat, known by nearly 400 different names, are grown commercially in the United States, and additional varieties are grown experimentally. These varieties differ widely in yield, adaptation, milling and baking value, and other characteristics. The most widely grown varieties in the United States in order of importance are Fultz, Fulcaster, Mediterranean, Poole, Red May, Red Wave, and Harvest Queen. The area of each of these varieties in 1919 varied from about 4,800,000 acres to about 1,000,000 acres." -- p. 2
Date:
1922
Creator:
Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882 & Martin, John H. (John Holmes), 1893-
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Rosette Disease of Wheat and Its Control
Report discussing the newly-discovered rosette disease of wheat, the cause of which is still unknown. Discussion includes the disease's geographic distribution, affected crops, symptoms, and methods of control.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Johnson, Aaron G. (Aaron Guy), 1880-; McKinney, Harold H.; Webb, Robert W. (Robert William), b. 1895 & Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Successful Farming on Eighty-Acre Farms in Central Indiana
"This bulletin is primarily a story of the organization and management of successful 80-acre farms in central Indiana and adjacent areas which are following the type of farming that prevails in that part of the country.... Some of the leading principles of good farm organization and management on 80-acre farms are illustrated by the facts brought out regarding what the successful farmers on 80-acre farms have accomplished, not in a single year but over a series of years. The bulletin sets before the 80-acre farmers who are following the prevailing type of farming standards which some farmers have reached and which are believed to be within the reach of a great many other 80-acre farmers in central Indiana and adjacent areas." -- p. ii
Date:
1924
Creator:
Hawthorne, H. W. (Harvey W.), b. 1875 & Robertson, Lynn (Lynn Shelby), 1890-
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Influence of the Tractor on Use of Horses
This bulletin promotes the use of tractors on farms in the Corn Belt of the United States in order to increase agricultural productivity. It discusses the possible uses of tractors and the displacement of horses on farms.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Reynoldson, L. A. (Le Roy August), b. 1886
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beekeeping in the Clover Region
"Beekeeping methods suitable for the clover region are well developed but many beekeepers of this region are failing to obtain the full available honey crop because of deficiencies in their practice. A system of management is here given which will result in a full crop from these sources. The variation in the value of the clovers to the beekeeper is also discussed and the methods to be followed in bringing the clover region back to its former prominence in honey production are outlined." -- p. 2
Date:
1922
Creator:
Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beekeeping in the Buckwheat Region
"The production of the full honey crop from buckwheat requires a plan of apiary management quite different from that of most other beekeeping regions. A system of management is here given which will result in a full honey crop and at the same time control European foulbrood, which is so prevalent in the buckwheat region. Methods are also given which may be used in case the clovers are valuable as sources of nectar." -- p. 2
Date:
1922
Creator:
Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beef Production in the Corn Belt
This bulletin discusses beef production in the Corn Belt of the United States with special regard to feed preparation, cattle selection, and methods for fattening cattle.
Date:
1921
Creator:
Black, W. H. (William Henry), 1888-1949
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beekeeping in the Tulip-Tree Region
"Many thousand colonies of bees occur in the region where the tulip-tree is abundant but the honey crop from tulip-tree flowers inconsiderable. Too few beekeepers in this region have modern equipment, it is true, but the greatest loss comes from the fact that they do not care for their bees so as to have them ready to gather the abundant nectar from this early-blooming tree. In this bulletin a methods is given for the management of the apiary so that the full honey crop from this source may be obtained." -- p. 2
Date:
1922
Creator:
Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wheat Scab and Its Control
This bulletin discusses wheat scab, a fungal disease of wheat, rye, barley, and oats that is caused by a parasite. It describes the appearance of afflicted crops as well as the parasite's life cycle and proposes a variety of control measures.
Date:
1921
Creator:
Johnson, Aaron G. & Dickson, James G. (James Geere), b. 1891
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Take-All of Wheat and Its Control
This bulletin discusses take-all, a fungal disease of wheat, and methods for controlling it. It also describes the distribution, symptoms, and causes of take-all.
Date:
1921
Creator:
Humphrey, H. B. (Harry Baker), 1873-1955; Johnson, Aaron G. & McKinney, Harold H.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Hard Red Winter Wheats
This bulletin discusses the classes and varieties of hard red winter wheats and the areas in which they are successfully grown. Among the varieties discussed are Turkey, Kharkof, Kanred, Blackhull, Minturki, and Baeska.
Date:
1922
Creator:
Clark, J. Allen (Jacob Allen), b. 1888 & Martin, John H. (John Holmes), 1893-
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Washing Investigations: Methods and Tests
From Introduction: "The investigations described in this bulletin are confined to a study of the washing characteristics of bituminous coals. The washing characteristics of coals from many of the most important coal-producing fields of the Eastern and Central States were examined."
Date:
1929
Creator:
Yancey, H. F. & Fraser, Thomas
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Theodore W. Eckhart to R. Osthoff, August 11, 1926]
Letter from Theodore W. Eckhart to R. Osthoff, requesting submission of materials to support the budget figures previously submitted.
Date:
August 11, 1926
Creator:
Eckhart, Theodore W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Theodore W. Eckhart to William Hagen, October 19, 1926]
Letter from Theodore W. Eckhart to William Hagen, responding to questions about building vouchers.
Date:
October 19, 1926
Creator:
Eckhart, Theodore W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. F. Kretzmann to R. Osthoff, July 3, 1926]
Letter from M. F. Kretzmann to R. Osthoff, speaking of a recent Synod ruling regarding soliciting money from churches and societies.
Date:
July 3, 1926
Creator:
Kretzmann, M. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. F. Kretzmann to the Reverend R. Osthoff, August 10, 1927]
Letter from M. F. Kretzmann to the Concordia College Board of Control, care of Reverend R. Osthoff, regarding borrowing money.
Date:
August 10, 1927
Creator:
Kretzmann, M. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History