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The Angora Goat. (open access)

The Angora Goat.

A guide to the care and housing of Angora goat herds. Includes a description of the goat and its uses.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Eggs and Their Uses as Food. (open access)

Eggs and Their Uses as Food.

A summary of the research and data available at the turn of the 20th century, regarding the production of eggs, their composition, and their use as food.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emmer : a grain for the semiarid regions. (open access)

Emmer : a grain for the semiarid regions.

Discusses the value of emmer wheat, a weather-resistant grain crop, for the semi-arid regions of the United States.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 12, 1900-1901 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 12, 1900-1901

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, foreign articles, and bibliographies. Name and subject indexes start on page 1101.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Household Tests for the Detection of Oleomargarine and Renovated Butter. (open access)

Household Tests for the Detection of Oleomargarine and Renovated Butter.

A consumer guide explaining the differences between "genuine" butter, margarine, and renovated butter. Provides instructions for tests which can be conducted at home to distinguish the three types of products.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The manufacture of sorghum sirup. (open access)

The manufacture of sorghum sirup.

A guide to simple methods of sorghum syrup production, for farmers with limited facilities.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mexican Cotton-Boll Weevil. (open access)

The Mexican Cotton-Boll Weevil.

Describes the life cycle of the cotton boll weevil, the damage it causes, and methods for its control.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 12. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 12.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 845.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 13. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 13.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 827.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poultry Raising on the Farm. (open access)

Poultry Raising on the Farm.

A guide for the poultry breeder. Discusses bird varieties, care and housing, feeding, and the advantages of farm poultry raising.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Practical suggestions for farm buildings. (open access)

Practical suggestions for farm buildings.

Contains simple instructions for building modest but comfortable farm houses that can be expanded.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Principal Insect Enemies of Growing Wheat. (open access)

The Principal Insect Enemies of Growing Wheat.

Describes several insect pests affecting wheat crops, and how to control them.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Protection of Food Products From Injurious Temperatures. (open access)

Protection of Food Products From Injurious Temperatures.

A guide to the safe transportation and storage of perishable food items. Describes measures to protect against both intense cold and intense heat.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Red clover seed: information for purchasers. (open access)

Red clover seed: information for purchasers.

A guide to buying quality clover seed.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Survey of the Willis Area, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of the Willis Area, Texas

Text describes the area, history of settlement and agricultural development, climate, physiography and geology, soils, and agricultural conditions of the Willis area, Montgomery County, Texas.
Date: 1901
Creator: Martin, J. O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tree planting on rural school grounds. (open access)

Tree planting on rural school grounds.

Discusses the importance of planning for successful Arbor-Day tree plantings on rural school grounds and churchyards. Includes suggested study topics for teachers to use in school lessons.
Date: 1901
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Twenty-first Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1899-1900, Part 7--Texas, Geography and Geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas with Detailed Descriptions of the Cretaceous Formations and Special Reference to Artesian Waters (open access)

Twenty-first Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1899-1900, Part 7--Texas, Geography and Geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas with Detailed Descriptions of the Cretaceous Formations and Special Reference to Artesian Waters

Scientific report covering the geography and geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas. Provides extensive discussion of artesian conditions in the counties of: Wise, Parker, Hood, Erath, Eastland, Comanche, Brown, Mills, Hamilton, Lampasas, Burnet, Somervell, Bosque, Coryell, Travis, Williamson, Bell, McLennan, Hill, Johnson, Tarrant, Denton, Cooke, Dallas, Ellis, Grayson, Lamar, Red River, Fannin, Collin, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Falls, and Milam. Includes photographs, diagrams, and maps.
Date: 1901
Creator: Hill, Robert T.
System: The Portal to Texas History