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Soil survey of Bastrop County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Bastrop County, Texas

Text describing climate, agriculture, and soils of Bastrop County, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: Winston, R. A. (Robert Alonzo); Meeker, F. N.; Eckman, O. L.; Lyman, W. S.; Schroeder, Frank C.; Rice, Thomas D. (Thomas Donnelly) et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Brownsville Area, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Brownsville Area, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of the Brownsville Area, Texas.
Date: August 22, 1908
Creator: Mangum, A. W. & Lee, Ora
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of the Cooper Area, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of the Cooper Area, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of the Cooper Area, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: Rice, Thomas D. (Thomas Donnelly) & Smith, H. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of the Laredo area, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of the Laredo area, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, soils, and irrigation of the Laredo area of Texas.
Date: October 20, 1908
Creator: Mangum, A. W. & Lee, Ora
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Wilson County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Wilson County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Wilson County, Texas.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Lyman, W. S. & Schroeder, Frank C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Record, Volume 19, 1907-1908 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 19, 1907-1908

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Porto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 1201 .
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report of the Office of Experiment Stations, June 30, 1907 (open access)

Annual Report of the Office of Experiment Stations, June 30, 1907

Volume provides a summary of the progress of each agricultural experiment station. Also includes statistics, discussions of foreign investigations, and selected studies.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Weeds; and How to Kill Them. (open access)

Weeds; and How to Kill Them.

Describes methods of eradicating weeds in general, as well as ten specific weeds that require special attention.
Date: 1908
Creator: Dewey, Lyster H. (Lyster Hoxie), 1865-1944.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meats: Composition and Cooking. (open access)

Meats: Composition and Cooking.

Discusses the composition of different types of meat, their texture and flavor, the cuts, and how to prepare them. Includes detailed composition and calorie charts.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Silos and silage. (open access)

Silos and silage.

Discusses the construction and costs of silos as well as the selection, costs, and usage of silage crops.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sheep Feeding. (open access)

Sheep Feeding.

Discusses in brief the feeding of breeding ewes, lambs, and rams for the market.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Soy Bean as a Forage Crop. (open access)

The Soy Bean as a Forage Crop.

Describes soybean varieties, how to grow and harvest them, and their uses.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sorghum sirup manufacture. (open access)

Sorghum sirup manufacture.

Describes the results of experiments conducted with the intention of increasing the production and the quality of sorghum syrup.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Winter Forage Crops for the South. (open access)

Winter Forage Crops for the South.

Discusses various forage crops grown for use in the South during winter months.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cranberry Culture. (open access)

Cranberry Culture.

Describes cranberry varieties and provides advice for growing and selling them.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The peach twig-borer: an important enemy of stone fruits. (open access)

The peach twig-borer: an important enemy of stone fruits.

Describes the European twig-borer, its life cycle, and methods for its control.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Raising sheep for mutton. (open access)

Raising sheep for mutton.

A guide to raising sheep for mutton, including a discussion of meat cutting and production costs.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drainage of farm lands. (open access)

Drainage of farm lands.

Discusses soil texture, natural and artificial soil drainage, and implementation of drainage practices.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Flowering Plants. (open access)

Annual Flowering Plants.

A guide to growing and using numerous types of annual flowering plants. Includes recommendations for planting school gardens, and the use of hotbeds or cold frames.
Date: 1908
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 22. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 22.

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 847.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History