Control of White Pine Blister Rust : A Cooperative Effort to Prevent Damage to the White-Pine Resources of the United States. (open access)

Control of White Pine Blister Rust : A Cooperative Effort to Prevent Damage to the White-Pine Resources of the United States.

Describes blister rust, the damage it causes to white pines of the United States, and methods for its control.
Date: 1950
Creator: United States. Division of Plant Disease Control.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Does Farm Timber Growing Pay in the South? (open access)

Does Farm Timber Growing Pay in the South?

Discusses the profitability of timber farming in the south. Provides suggestions for logging trees for their highest value.
Date: 1950
Creator: Williams, W. K. & Bryan, M. M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fur Farming Possibilities. (open access)

Fur Farming Possibilities.

Describes a variety of animals used for fur farming.
Date: January 1950
Creator: Kellogg, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1890-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Protection of Turf From Damage by Japanese Beetle Grubs. (open access)

Protection of Turf From Damage by Japanese Beetle Grubs.

Describes the characteristics of the Japanese beetle, the damage it causes, and methods of control.
Date: 1950
Creator: Fleming, Walter E. (Walter Ernest), 1899-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Windbreaks and Shelterbelts for the Plains States. (open access)

Windbreaks and Shelterbelts for the Plains States.

Describes the monetary and physical benefits to farms and orchards when windbreaks and shelterbelts are used.
Date: 1950
Creator: United States. Extension Service.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recipes for Evaporated Apple Rings. (open access)

Recipes for Evaporated Apple Rings.

Provides recipes using evaporated apple rings as the main ingredient. (Evaporated apples contain more moisture than traditional dried apples.)
Date: April 1950
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Mary E. & Murray, Hazel B.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preventing Black Rot Losses in Sweetpotatoes. (open access)

Preventing Black Rot Losses in Sweetpotatoes.

Describes how black rot can damage sweet potato crops, and the steps farmers can take to prevent and treat crops affected by it.
Date: June 1950
Creator: Cooley, J. S. (Jacquelin Smith), 1883- & Haskell, R. J. (Royal Joyslin), 1890-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Protect Your Garden Corn From Earworms. (open access)

Protect Your Garden Corn From Earworms.

Provides simple instructions for preventing earworms from spoiling garden corn.
Date: June 1950
Creator: United States. Extension Service.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prevent Tanbark Deterioration. (open access)

Prevent Tanbark Deterioration.

Presents methods for obtaining, curing, and marketing tanbark for use in leather tanning. Discusses ways to prevent loss of tannin from deterioration of the bark.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Fowler, Marvin E. (Marvin Edward), 1904-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Redheaded Pine Sawfly. (open access)

The Redheaded Pine Sawfly.

Describes the characteristics of red-headed pine sawflies, the damage they cause to varieties of pine trees, and methods of control.
Date: February 1951
Creator: Schaffner, J. V. (John Valentine), b. 1888
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russian-Olive for Wildlife and Good Land Use. (open access)

Russian-Olive for Wildlife and Good Land Use.

Describes the characteristics of the Russian-olive and the benefits of growing it.
Date: February 1951
Creator: Borell, Adrey E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expansible Farmhouses. (open access)

Expansible Farmhouses.

Leaflet showing a floor plan, an illustration, and examples of drawings to be used in constructing an expansible farmhouse. Complete plans were distributed through agricultural extension services.
Date: April 1951
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Border Irrigation. (open access)

Border Irrigation.

Provides instructions for implementing a border irrigation system for watering crops.
Date: May 1951
Creator: Core, Edwin J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grass Seed Production on Irrigated Land. (open access)

Grass Seed Production on Irrigated Land.

Provides recommendations for producing grass seed as a cash crop, using conservation-farming methods.
Date: May 1951
Creator: Omar, Harry F. & Stark, Russell Hunter
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control of Lice and Sheep Ticks on Sheep and Goats. (open access)

Control of Lice and Sheep Ticks on Sheep and Goats.

Describes the damage that lice and ticks can cause to sheep and goat wool. Provides instructions for preparing insecticide dips, sprays, and dusts.
Date: June 1951
Creator: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Division of Insects Affecting Man and Animals.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control of the Garden Webworm in Alfalfa. (open access)

Control of the Garden Webworm in Alfalfa.

Describes the characteristics of the garden webworm, the damage it causes to alfalfa crops, and methods of control.
Date: July 1951
Creator: Poos, F. W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russian Wild-Rye. (open access)

Russian Wild-Rye.

Describes the characteristics of Russian wild-rye, its development in the United States, and its production.
Date: October 1951
Creator: Rogler, George A. (George Albert), 1913-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
7 questions to ask when you buy or sell shelled corn by grade. (open access)

7 questions to ask when you buy or sell shelled corn by grade.

An explanation of corn grade requirements. Factors include insects, odors, moisture, weight-per-bushel, cleanliness, damaged kernels, and color.
Date: February 1952
Creator: United States. Extension Service.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wood Chips for the Land. (open access)

Wood Chips for the Land.

Describes how farmers and ranchers can use wood chips to prevent soil erosion, as bedding for livestock, and as a way to make soil richer for producing crops.
Date: June 1952
Creator: McIntyre, Arthur Clifton, 1894-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Your Soil, Crumbly or Cloddy? (open access)

Your Soil, Crumbly or Cloddy?

Describes the importance of good soil tilth and methods for improving soil.
Date: August 1952
Creator: O'Neal, A. M. (Alfred Moore), b. 1881 & Klingebiel, A. A.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drying Ear Corn With Heated Air. (open access)

Drying Ear Corn With Heated Air.

Provides a comparison of drying corn with heated air versus unheated air, the equipment and construction necessary to dry ear corn with heated air, and the benefits of drying corn with this method.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Division of Farm Buildings and Rural Housing.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drying Ear Corn With Unheated Air. (open access)

Drying Ear Corn With Unheated Air.

Provides a comparison of drying corn with heated air versus unheated air, the equipment and construction necessary to dry ear corn with unheated air, and the benefits of drying corn with this method.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Division of Farm Buildings and Rural Housing.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drying Shelled Corn and Small Grain With Heated Air. (open access)

Drying Shelled Corn and Small Grain With Heated Air.

Describes how to dry grain and corn with heated air, the equipment needed, and how to construct drying bins.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Division of Farm Buildings and Rural Housing.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drying Shelled Corn and Small Grain with Unheated Air (open access)

Drying Shelled Corn and Small Grain with Unheated Air

This USDA leaflet provide guidance to farmers on the techniques for drying corn and small grains. Instructions are provided for mechanical means for drying, costs, ideal moisture content for the grain, and formulas for determining dried grain weights.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library