Game laws for the season 1929-30 : a summary of federal, state and provincial statutes. (open access)

Game laws for the season 1929-30 : a summary of federal, state and provincial statutes.

Describes the laws and regulations regarding hunting and fishing in North America.
Date: November 1929
Creator: Earnshaw, Frank L. & Grimes, Frank G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The operation and care of the combined harvester-thresher. (open access)

The operation and care of the combined harvester-thresher.

Describes the benefits of the combined harvester-thresher, proper methods for its use, and its maintenance.
Date: October 1929
Creator: Hurst, W. M. (Wilbur Magruder), 1898-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planting and care of shelter belts on the northern Great Plains. (open access)

Planting and care of shelter belts on the northern Great Plains.

Describes the importance of building shelter belts on farms in order to protect the home, orchard, or garden from wind and snow.
Date: August 1929
Creator: Wilson, Robert.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cigar-tobacco production in Pennsylvania. (open access)

Cigar-tobacco production in Pennsylvania.

Discusses the methods for tobacco farming in Pennsylvania. Includes cropping systems, cultural operations, and plant diseases.
Date: July 1929
Creator: Olson, Otto
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trembles. (open access)

Trembles.

Describes the trembles, a milk sickness which afflicts cows; includes information regarding causes, transmission to uninfected animals, remedies, and prevention.
Date: June 1929
Creator: Marsh, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Varieties of hard red winter wheat. (open access)

Varieties of hard red winter wheat.

Describes different types of hard red winter wheat and where it grows in the United States.
Date: June 1929
Creator: Clark, J. Allen (Jacob Allen), b. 1888 & Quisenberry, Karl S.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beautifying the Farmstead (open access)

Beautifying the Farmstead

Revised edition. Report giving practical ways for families to beautify farmsteads. Contains sections on design, locations of buildings, walkways, driveways, lawns, trees and other plants.
Date: 1929
Creator: Mulford, Furman Lloyd, b. 1869
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Breeds of Sheep for the Farm (open access)

Breeds of Sheep for the Farm

Revised edition. Report discussing the different breeds of sheep raised by farmers and their suitability for either wool or mutton.
Date: 1929
Creator: Marshall, F. R.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collection and Preservation of Plant Material for Use in the Study of Agriculture (open access)

Collection and Preservation of Plant Material for Use in the Study of Agriculture

Revised edition. "The purpose of this bulletin is to suggest methods of collecting, preparing, mounting, and preserving plant specimens of various sorts which can be used by teachers of agriculture. To instructors in agriculture who have had special training along these lines, doubtless many of the suggestions here given will seem superfluous; but there are many teachers who are called upon to teach agriculture who have not had such training, and who will doubtless welcome specific information as to how to prepare the materials needed for illustration and demonstration purposes in the classroom." -- title page
Date: 1929
Creator: Derr, H. B. (Harry Benjamin), b. 1867 & Lane, C. H.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feed-Lot and Ranch Equipment for Beef Cattle (open access)

Feed-Lot and Ranch Equipment for Beef Cattle

"Practical equipment which is more or less essential in the successful handling of beef cattle on the range and in the feed lot is discussed in this bulletin and illustrated by drawings and photographs. Details concerning silos, barns, and concrete work which have previously been presented in other publications are not included, but reference is made to the publication containing such details." -- p. ii. Includes discussion of sheds, windbreaks, feeders, troughs, tanks, silos, scales, corrals, and dipping vats.
Date: 1929
Creator: Black, W. H. 1888-1949 & Parr, V. V.; 1888-
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fur laws for the season 1929-30. (open access)

Fur laws for the season 1929-30.

Discusses the importance of conservation practices to preserve fur resources. Provides a summary of U.S. federal and state laws related to game animals, as well as related laws of Canada, the Dominion of Newfoundland, and Mexico.
Date: 1929
Creator: Earnshaw, Frank L. & Grimes, Frank G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hemorrhagic Septicemia: "Shipping Fever" of Cattle (open access)

Hemorrhagic Septicemia: "Shipping Fever" of Cattle

Revised edition. Report discussing hemorrhagic septicemia, an infectious disease which affects farm animals and has a very high mortality rate. Discussion includes a description of causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures, prevention methods, and potential treatments.
Date: 1929
Creator: Washburn, Henry J.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hog Lice and Hog Mange: Methods of Control and Eradication. (open access)

Hog Lice and Hog Mange: Methods of Control and Eradication.

Revised edition. Report discussing lice and mange, two external parasites which commonly affect hogs. Infected hogs may experience irritation, arrested growth, lack of vitality, and have an increased risk of death. Both diseases are discussed in details along with potential remedies. Treatments include hand applications, spraying, hog oilers, medicated hog wallows, and dipping.
Date: 1929
Creator: Imes, Marion
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Loco-Weed Disease (open access)

The Loco-Weed Disease

Revised edition. "Loco weeds are poisonous plants that have caused heavy losses of horses, cattle, and sheep in some parts of the West and Southwest. Three plants are known definitely to be locoes, a few others are probably injurious, and some suspected ones are harmless. The loco plants, their distribution, characteristics, and effects upon animals eating them, are described in this bulletin. Illustrations of the plants and of poisoned animals accompany the descriptions." -- p. ii
Date: 1929
Creator: Marsh, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight); Clawson, A. B. & Eggleston, W. W. (Willard Webster), b. 1863
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Making American cheese on the farm. (open access)

Making American cheese on the farm.

Discusses the nutritional value of homemade cheese. Describes the conditions favorable to cheesemaking. Provides instructions for making cheese on the farm for home consumption.
Date: 1929
Creator: Gere, C. M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production of Late or Main Crop Potatoes. (open access)

Production of Late or Main Crop Potatoes.

Revised edition. Report discussing best practices for maximizing crop yields for late or main-crop potatoes. Topics discussed include soil requirements and preparation, fertilizers, varieties, spraying practices, harvesting, and storage.
Date: 1929
Creator: Stuart, William, 1865-1951
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tuberculosis in Live Stock: Detection, Control, and Eradication. (open access)

Tuberculosis in Live Stock: Detection, Control, and Eradication.

Revised edition. Report discussing the incidence of tuberculosis in cattle and efforts necessary to detect, control, and eradicate it. Includes discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnostic methods, the tuberculin test, and best methods for eradication and prevention.
Date: 1929
Creator: Kiernan, John Andrew, 1873-1927 & Wight, Alexander E.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European starling in the United States. (open access)

The European starling in the United States.

Describes the life cycle of the European starling, its beneficial and harmful qualities, and methods for its control.
Date: December 1928
Creator: Kalmbach, E. R. (Edwin Richard), 1884-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The husker-shredder on eastern Corn Belt farms. (open access)

The husker-shredder on eastern Corn Belt farms.

Describes the uses and benefits of the corn husker-shredder. Includes a discussion of the costs involved in renting or buying a shredder.
Date: December 1928
Creator: Collier, George W., 1897-; Humphries, W. R. (Walter Raymond), b. 1886 & McComas, E. W. (Earl W.)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preparing Johnson hay for market in the Black Prairie belt of Alabama and Mississippi. (open access)

Preparing Johnson hay for market in the Black Prairie belt of Alabama and Mississippi.

Presents the case for raising the demand for Johnson Hay for the market and stresses the need for raising and maintaining a higher level of quality in order to achieve this end. Includes examples of hay making practices.
Date: November 1928
Creator: Crosby, M. A.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legume hays for milk production. (open access)

Legume hays for milk production.

Argues the case for using legume hays on the farm. Describes the advantages of legume hays for profitability and increased nutrients per acre.
Date: October 1928
Creator: Dawson, J. R. (James Robert), b. 1894
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Harvesting grain sorghums. (open access)

Harvesting grain sorghums.

Describes methods and equipment used for harvesting, threshing, and storing grain sorghums in the Great Plains of the United States.
Date: September 1928
Creator: Martin, John H. (John Holmes), 1893-; Reynoldson, L. A. (Le Roy August), b. 1886; Rothgeb, Benton E. & Hurst, W. M. (Wilbur Magruder), 1898-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insects attacking the peach in the South and how to control them. (open access)

Insects attacking the peach in the South and how to control them.

Describes various species of insects that target peach crops in the southern United States, and methods of control.
Date: May 1928
Creator: Snapp, Oliver I.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Porto Rican mole cricket. (open access)

The Porto Rican mole cricket.

Describes the characteristics of the mole cricket, the damage it causes, and methods of control.
Date: April 1928
Creator: Thomas, W. A. (William Andrew), 1883-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library