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Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, with a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah. With Maps. (open access)

Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, with a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah. With Maps.

A report on the lands of the Arid Region of the United States, including their agricultural and grazing potential as well as a statement of the rainfall of the western portion of the United States.
Date: 1879
Creator: Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fifty Birds of Town and City (open access)

Fifty Birds of Town and City

A book depicting 50 common birds in U.S. towns and cities, with illustrations.
Date: 1973
Creator: Hines, Bob & Anastasi, Peter A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
New landmarks of soil conservation. (open access)

New landmarks of soil conservation.

Discusses various methods for protecting and conserving soil.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The church and agricultural progress. (open access)

The church and agricultural progress.

Describes the role of agriculture in the United States from a Christian perspective.
Date: May 1962
Creator: Belew, M. Wendell; McCanna, Henry A.; Mueller, E. W. (Elwin William), 1908-1993. & O'Rourke, Edward W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legumes in Soil Conservation Practices. (open access)

Legumes in Soil Conservation Practices.

Describes measures for preventing soil erosion through the planting of legumes.
Date: 1938
Creator: Pieters, A. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Facts About Wind Erosion and Dust Storms on the Great Plains. (open access)

Facts About Wind Erosion and Dust Storms on the Great Plains.

Describes the history and conditions of drought, wind erosion, and dust storms in the Great Plains; discusses long-range conservation programs and emergency measures.
Date: 1961
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rural planning : the village. (open access)

Rural planning : the village.

Describes various types of planned villages and provides examples of features in such communities.
Date: 1940
Creator: Nason, W. C. (Wayne Crocker), b. 1874
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dual-Purpose Pines. (open access)

Dual-Purpose Pines.

Describes dual-purpose pines, which yield both naval stores and wood; provides suggestions for managing dual-purpose pines.
Date: January 1939
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Division of State and Private Forestry.
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
Reducing damage to trees from construction work. (open access)

Reducing damage to trees from construction work.

Describes the damage often inflicted upon trees during construction projects, and explains how to plan projects accordingly to avoid these problems.
Date: 1949
Creator: Fowler, Marvin E. (Marvin Edward), 1904-; Gravatt, G. F. & Thompson, A. Robert.
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Intensive Projects Under the Cooperative Farm Forestry Act. (open access)

Intensive Projects Under the Cooperative Farm Forestry Act.

Describes the Farm Forestry Program and how it can be used to help farmers begin farm-woodland management projects.
Date: 1941
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service. Forestry Division.
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
Dust Storms Come From the Poorer Lands. (open access)

Dust Storms Come From the Poorer Lands.

Describes the different classifications of land and the effect soil erosion has on the quality of land and its future for crop production. Contains the results of an extensive study.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Finnell, H. H. (Henry Howard), b. 1894
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
Arbor day, its purpose and observance. (open access)

Arbor day, its purpose and observance.

Discusses Arbor Day as a holiday that recognizes the importance of United States forests and discusses a citizen's duty to preserve them and foster new growth of trees.
Date: November 1936
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mosquito remedies and preventives. (open access)

Mosquito remedies and preventives.

Describes measures, substances, and materials, both offensive and defensive, that have been found most effective against mosquitoes.
Date: June 1932
Creator: Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950 & Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and legumes. (open access)

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and legumes.

Describes the importance of nitrogen-fixing bacteria on crops of legumes.
Date: December 1937
Creator: Leonard, Lewis T. (Lewis Thompson), 1885-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil and water conservation in the Pacific Northwest. (open access)

Soil and water conservation in the Pacific Northwest.

Describes types of erosion and methods for preventing the erosion of soil by water and wind.
Date: July 1937
Creator: Rowalt, E. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil-Depleting, Soil-Conserving, and Soil-Building Crops. (open access)

Soil-Depleting, Soil-Conserving, and Soil-Building Crops.

Discusses soil conservation in a clear and concise manner. Discusses soil building, soil conserving, and soil depleting crops as well as the minerals to be found in soil.
Date: September 1938
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Remaining Land: We Can Use It and Save It. (open access)

Our Remaining Land: We Can Use It and Save It.

Discusses the condition of the remaining productive land in the United States and the risk of losing it to soil erosion. Describes conservation efforts including the use of land standards in conservation planning.
Date: June 1949
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Work of the United States Forest Service. (open access)

Work of the United States Forest Service.

Discusses forest depletion and provides a history of forest conservation efforts by the United States government. Describes the work of the the Civilian Conservation Corps and other emergency projects, and discusses forest and range research.
Date: April 1940
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
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
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