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The Soils of Texas (open access)

The Soils of Texas

Text describes the native vegetation, climate, soil parent-materials, agriculture and land utilization, soils, and natural geographic divisions of Texas.
Date: July 1931
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas), 1877-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Victoria County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Victoria County, Texas

Text describes the climate, agriculture, natural vegetation, and soils of Victoria County, Texas.
Date: 1931
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas), 1877-; Simmons, C. S.; Hawker, H. W. & Reitch, T. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
English Sparrow Control. (open access)

English Sparrow Control.

Describes the damage caused by English sparrows and different methods of controlling them.
Date: April 1931
Creator: Kalmbach, E. R. (Edwin Richard), 1884-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Red-Squill Powder in Rat Control. (open access)

Red-Squill Powder in Rat Control.

Describes the red squill plant that is used in powder form for rat control.
Date: January 1931
Creator: Silver, James, b. 1890 & Munch, J. C. (James Clyde)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Boning Lamb Cuts. (open access)

Boning Lamb Cuts.

Describes the process of deboning lamb meat.
Date: June 1931
Creator: Warner, K. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bracing Farm Buildings. (open access)

Bracing Farm Buildings.

Describes steps for creating a brace system for farm buildings in order to prevent distortion and collapse.
Date: July 1931
Creator: Trayer, George W. (George William), 1888-1976 & Betts, M. C. (Morris Cotgrave), 1875-1936
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cooking Cured Pork. (open access)

Cooking Cured Pork.

Provides recipes for cooking cured pork.
Date: 1931
Creator: Alexander, Lucy M. (Lucy Maclay), 1888- & Yeatman, Fanny Walker, b. 1876
System: The UNT Digital Library
More Turpentine, Less Scar, Better Pine. (open access)

More Turpentine, Less Scar, Better Pine.

Describes methods for increasing yields and profits from pine trees with less damage to the tree.
Date: 1931
Creator: Gerry, Eloise, b. 1885
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selection of cotton fabrics. (open access)

Selection of cotton fabrics.

Describes varieties of cotton fabrics and provides suggestions for their use in clothing and other sewn products. Provides suggestions for evaluating the quality of cotton fabrics.
Date: July 1931
Creator: O'Brien, Ruth, b. 1892
System: The UNT Digital Library
Christmas trees as a cash crop for the farm. (open access)

Christmas trees as a cash crop for the farm.

Provides steps for planting, cultivating, and marketing Christmas trees.
Date: May 1931
Creator: Eyre, F. H. (Francis Howlett), 1898-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1930 (open access)

Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1930

Volume provides a summary of the progress of each agricultural experiment station. Also includes statistics, a bibliography of experiment station publications, and selected studies.
Date: July 1931
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
General Index to Experiment Station Record, Volumes 41 to 50, 1919-1924 (open access)

General Index to Experiment Station Record, Volumes 41 to 50, 1919-1924

A topical, alphabetically arranged index to volumes 41-50 including experiment station records, publications reviewed, and foreign publications. In has a list of all editorial notes from the referenced volumes.
Date: March 1931
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 63, July-December, 1930 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 63, July-December, 1930

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 901.
Date: 1931
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 64, January-June, 1931 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 64, January-June, 1931

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 901.
Date: 1931
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homing pigeons : their care and training. (open access)

Homing pigeons : their care and training.

Provides advice for raising homing pigeons, including suggestions for selecting pigeons for racing purposes.
Date: 1931
Creator: Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planning and recording family expenditures. (open access)

Planning and recording family expenditures.

Describes methods and forms for recording family income and expenditures. Includes sample forms.
Date: 1931
Creator: Woodhouse, Chase Going, 1890-1984
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Great Basin wireworm in the Pacific Northwest. (open access)

The Great Basin wireworm in the Pacific Northwest.

Discusses the damage caused by the wireworm pest, its life history, natural enemies, and methods of its control through chemical or non-chemical means.
Date: February 1931
Creator: Lane, M. C. (Merton Chesleigh), 1893-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Husker-shredders in corn-borer control. (open access)

Husker-shredders in corn-borer control.

Describes the operation of the husker-shredder and makes suggestions as to its operations and care with special reference to corn-borer control.
Date: March 1931
Creator: Reed, I. F. (Irvin Fay), 1903- & Humphries, W. R. (Walter Raymond), b. 1886
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sugar-beet growing under irrigation in the Utah-Idaho area. (open access)

Sugar-beet growing under irrigation in the Utah-Idaho area.

A guide to growing sugar beets. Provides suggestions for field selection, including irrigated fields. Discusses planting, cultivation, and harvesting, as well as uses for beet by-products.
Date: February 1931
Creator: Nuckols, S. B. (Samuel Benton), 1887-1970
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chalcid control in alfalfa-seed production. (open access)

Chalcid control in alfalfa-seed production.

Describes the damage that the chalcid can cause to an alfalfa seed crop, and various measures that a farmer can take to control it.
Date: May 1931
Creator: Wildermuth, V. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Principles of dairy-barn ventilation. (open access)

Principles of dairy-barn ventilation.

Explains the importance of ventilation and temperature regulation for dairy barns. Describes various types of barn ventilation systems and how they are constructed.
Date: 1931
Creator: Kelley, M. A. R. (Manley Alexander Raymond), 1888-1943
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rabbit parasites and diseases. (open access)

Rabbit parasites and diseases.

Describes the causes, symptoms, and treatments for diseases and parasites affecting rabbits.
Date: 1931
Creator: Schwartz, Benjamin, 1889- & Shook, W. B. (Warren Burnette), 1881-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Register of Officers of the Confederate States Navy, 1861--1865 (open access)

Register of Officers of the Confederate States Navy, 1861--1865

Alphabetical listing of men who served as officers in the navy for the Confederate States during the Civil War, 1861-1865. The listings include available biographical information, including birth and appointment dates, progression of rankings, naval appointments, and surrender or capture dates.
Date: 1931
Creator: United States. Office of Naval Records and Library.
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealer Licensed to Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursey Inspection Laws With Rules and Regulations (open access)

List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealer Licensed to Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursey Inspection Laws With Rules and Regulations

This report discusses the importance of the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law.
Date: 1931-03-31/1931-04-30
Creator: Del Curto, J. M. & McDonald, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History