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Controlling the Japanese beetle. (open access)

Controlling the Japanese beetle.

Describes the characteristics of the Japanese beetle, the damage it causes to plants, and methods of control.
Date: March 1958
Creator: Fleming, Walter E. (Walter Ernest), 1899-
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The soil that went to town. (open access)

The soil that went to town.

Describes the problem of soil erosion and methods for its prevention, in an elementary story format.
Date: November 1952
Creator: Gee, C. W. (Chester Wilson), 1904-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forest and Flame in the Bible. (open access)

Forest and Flame in the Bible.

A collection of biblical passages supporting the protection of forests, with descriptive text provided by the author.
Date: 1950
Creator: Vitas, George
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing the small forest (open access)

Managing the small forest

A guide to the basic principles of forest management, for use by small forest owners.
Date: September 1957
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
From the dust of the earth. (open access)

From the dust of the earth.

Describes how the things people enjoy in everyday life come from the soil, either directly or indirectly, and the value of participating in soil conservation.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Lathrop, William H., 1900-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing farm fields, wetlands, and waters for wild ducks in the South. (open access)

Managing farm fields, wetlands, and waters for wild ducks in the South.

Provides instructions for establishing ponds and marshes in order to attract wild ducks to farmlands. Discusses the recreational benefits of watching and hunting ducks.
Date: November 1959
Creator: Davison, Verne E. (Verne Elbert), 1904- & Neely, William W., 1915-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grass crops in conservation farming. (open access)

Grass crops in conservation farming.

Describes the success of grassland improvement methods as demonstrated by experiment stations, agricultural technicians, farmers, and ranchers.
Date: May 1955
Creator: Dale, Tom, 1899- & Brown, Grover F., 1905-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conservation farming in the Slope-Hettinger Soil Conservation District, North Dakota. (open access)

Conservation farming in the Slope-Hettinger Soil Conservation District, North Dakota.

Reports the results of a soil conservation survey and makes the case for increased conservation efforts. Provides information on identifying land types and suggests simple methods of soil conservation.
Date: June 1950
Creator: Slope-Hettinger Soil Conservation District (North Dakota)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Visual materials on soil and water conservation. (open access)

Visual materials on soil and water conservation.

An annotated list of films about soil and water conservation. Includes information about the films' suitability for use in elementary and secondary schools.
Date: August 1951
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Algae in Water Supplies: An Illustrated Manual on the Identification, Significance, and Control of Algae in Water Supplies. (open access)

Algae in Water Supplies: An Illustrated Manual on the Identification, Significance, and Control of Algae in Water Supplies.

A manual designed to help "water analysts and others who deal with the many problems and effects associated with the presence of algae in water supplies."
Date: 1959
Creator: Palmer, Charles Mervin, 1900-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Know Your Watersheds. (open access)

Know Your Watersheds.

Describes the necessity of water in everyday life, the water cycle, and provides suggestions for the management of watersheds.
Date: September 1957
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
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-
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contour-furrow irrigation. (open access)

Contour-furrow irrigation.

Describes how farmers can use contour-furrow irrigation as a means of preventing soil erosion and maintaining even watering of crops.
Date: September 1953
Creator: Kohler, Karl O.
System: The UNT Digital Library