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Sectional Map indicating main Automobile Roads between Canada and United States (Middle West Sheet).

Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns and cities; bodies of water, including the Great Lakes; and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date: 1926
Creator: Canada. National Development Bureau.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rand McNally popular map of West Virginia.

Map shows early twentieth century West Virginia counties, cities and towns, and railroads. Inset: "Northern portion of West Virginia." Scale [1:1,426,000].
Date: [1926..1927]
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Burlington Route (C.B. & Q. R. R.) and Western Connections.

Map shows railroads, cities and towns along railroad routes, state boundaries, and national parks for the northwestern United States. Includes text notes in panel below map. Inset: [continuation of map from Shattuc, Ohio to Paducah, Kentucky]. Scale not given.
Date: 1922
Creator: Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Chicago & North Western Line.

Map shows railroads, some highways, state boundaries, cities and towns along railroad routes, and national parks. Includes table of mileage statistics, "in interline tickets." Inset: "Chicago Union Pacific & North Western Line." Scale not given.
Date: 1923
Creator: Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alsike Clover (open access)

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
Beekeeping in the Clover Region (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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
Wheat Scab and Its Control (open access)

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
An Investigation of Powdered Coal as Fuel for Power-Plant Boilers: Tests at Oneida Street Power Station, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (open access)

An Investigation of Powdered Coal as Fuel for Power-Plant Boilers: Tests at Oneida Street Power Station, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

From Introduction: "This bulletin presents the results of 36 tests made on a 468-horse-power Edge Moor boiler fired with pulverized coal at the Oneida Street Station of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co., Milwaukee, Wis."
Date: 1923
Creator: Kreisinger, Henry; Blizard, John; Augustine, C. E. & Cross, B. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tests of a Large Boiler Fired with Powdered Coal at the Lakeside Station, Milwaukee (open access)

Tests of a Large Boiler Fired with Powdered Coal at the Lakeside Station, Milwaukee

From Introduction: "This report gives the results of 26 tests of a four-pass Edgemoor boiler fired with powdered coal at the Lakeside station of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.
Date: 1925
Creator: Kreisinger, Henry; Blizard, John; Augustine, C. E. & Cross, B. J.
Object Type: Report
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
[Letter from R. Osthoff to F. G. Cassens, April 2, 1928] (open access)

[Letter from R. Osthoff to F. G. Cassens, April 2, 1928]

Letter from R. Osthoff to F. G. Cassens, asking for Cassens' reasons for protesting against the election of F. Forster.
Date: April 2, 1928
Creator: Osthoff, R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History