Coal-Mine Fatalities in May, 1926 (open access)

Coal-Mine Fatalities in May, 1926

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the coal-mining related deaths in May, 1926. The 126 accidents are documented and categorized. The accidents are analyzed in order to prevent future accidents, and to implement safety procedures. This report includes tables.
Date: June 1926
Creator: Adams, William Waugh
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accident-Severity Rates For Certain Metal Mines (open access)

Accident-Severity Rates For Certain Metal Mines

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the severity of accidents in the metal-mine industry. 34 metal-mines documented the number and severity of all accidents over the course if one calendar year. This report includes tables.
Date: September 1926
Creator: Adams, William Waugh
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
General Index to Experiment Station Record, Volumes 26-40, 1912-1919 (open access)

General Index to Experiment Station Record, Volumes 26-40, 1912-1919

A topical, alphabetically arranged index to volumes 26-40 including experiment station records, publications reviewed, and foreign publications. In has a 'Consolidated Table of Contents' which lists all editorial notes and publications of the experiment stations and Department of Agriculture from the referenced volumes.
Date: March 1926
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 53, July-December, 1925 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 53, July-December, 1925

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies and listings for Spanish edition
Date: 1926
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iron-Ore (Hematite) Mining Practice in the Birmingham District, Alabama (open access)

Iron-Ore (Hematite) Mining Practice in the Birmingham District, Alabama

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on red iron-ore mining near Birmingham, Alabama. Results of the studies are presented and discussed, as are mining methods. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Crane, Walter R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigations of the Preparation and Use of Lignite, 1918-1925 (open access)

Investigations of the Preparation and Use of Lignite, 1918-1925

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations conducted on lignite. Preparation methods and uses of lignite are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Hood, O. P. & Odell, William Wallace
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigations of the Preparation and Use of Lignite, 1918-1925 (open access)

Investigations of the Preparation and Use of Lignite, 1918-1925

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations conducted on lignite. Preparation methods and uses of lignite are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Hood, O. P. & Odell, William Wallace
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 52, January-June, 1925 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 52, January-June, 1925

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies and listings for Spanish edition bulletins
Date: 1926
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Work and Expenditures of the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1924 (open access)

Work and Expenditures of the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1924

Volume provides a summary of the progress of each agricultural experiment station. Also includes statistics, discussions of foreign investigations, and selected studies.
Date: February 1926
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Productivity As Affected by Crop Rotation (open access)

Soil Productivity As Affected by Crop Rotation

This bulletin discusses the effect of crop rotation practices on soil productivity, and also describes the possible effects of fertilizers and other forms of soil improvement. "The purposes of the discussion which follows are to emphasize the value of crop rotation in farming economy and to stress the principles of rotation in their relation to the maintenance of soil productivity and to soil improvement." -- p. 5
Date: 1926
Creator: Weir, Wilbert W.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Survey of Reeves County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Reeves County, Texas

Text describes the climate, agriculture, soils, irrigation, and alkali of Reeves County, Texas.
Date: 1926
Creator: Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter) & Strike, W. W. (Wendell William)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Reeves County sheet

Map displays soil types along with lakes, reservoirs, springs, tanks, towns, schools, roads, railroads, ranches, oil well derricks, and experiment stations. Shows average percentage of alkali present in samples taken at selected locations. Includes legend and symbols.
Date: 1926
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Coleman County sheet

Map displays soil types along with creeks, springs, tanks, rivers, crossings, roads, railroads, towns, churches, schools, oil camps, and ranches. Includes legend and symbols.
Date: 1926
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Dickens County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Dickens County, Texas

Text describes the climate, agriculture, and soils of Dickens County, Texas.
Date: 1926
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Hendrickson, B. H. (Bertram Higbie) & Strike, W. W. (Wendell William)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Coleman County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Coleman County, Texas

Text describes the climate, agriculture, and soils of Coleman County, Texas.
Date: 1926
Creator: Hawker, H. W. (Herman William); Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter) & Devereux, R. E. (Robert Eddins)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Dickens County sheet

Map displays soil types along with creeks, springs, towns, schools, churches, ranches, experiment substations, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date: 1926
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mauriceville Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1926
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roby 2-b Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:48000
Date: 1926
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lakeview Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1926
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn Cultivation (open access)

Corn Cultivation

Revised edition. "Corn yields per acre in the United States could be doubled within a few years, and this could be accomplished without increase in work or expense.... The lines of improvement that will most easily and quickly double the present production per acre are as follow: (1) Improvement in the quality of seed planted; (2) improvement in the condition of the soil; (3) improvement in methods of cultivation." -- p. 3-4
Date: 1926
Creator: Hartley, C. P.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cattle-Fever Ticks and Methods of Eradication (open access)

Cattle-Fever Ticks and Methods of Eradication

This bulletin discusses the cattle-fever tick and methods for controlling it. Possible methods include dipping, pasture rotation, and arsenical dips. The life history of the tick is also discussed.
Date: 1926
Creator: Ellenberger, W. P. & Chapin, Robert M.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1924 (open access)

Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1924

Report published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines which is a compilation of accidents in quarries located in the United States with data regarding the number and kinds of accidents as well as information about the mining operations (e.g., number of men employed, kinds of quarries, amount of work performed, etc.).
Date: 1926
Creator: Adams, William W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1924 (open access)

Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1924

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines covering accidents that happened in metal mines located in the United States including statistics for injuries, fatalities, kinds and causes of accidents, and operational data, such as number of mine workers and shifts worked.
Date: 1926
Creator: Adams, William W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1925 (open access)

Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1925

Report compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Mines including statistics on fatalities in coal mines located in the United States as well as data regarding the various operations (e.g., number of miners employed and average production). The information is organized into tables for comparison and the text draws some overall conclusions in the summary.
Date: 1926
Creator: Adams, William W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library