Copy of a Map of the Seat of War in Florida, 1836

Map showing the area of central Florida where the Second Seminole War took place. It includes swamps, lakes, rivers, settlements, forts, and military roads.
Date: 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Copy of a Map of the Seat of War in Florida

Map showing the area of central Florida where the Second Seminole War took place. It includes swamps, lakes, rivers, and military roads, as well as smaller maps of Florida and of the battle ground between Major Francis Langhorne Dade and the Seminoles.
Date: March 20, 1836
Creator: Johnson, J. E.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance, as Called for by Senate Resolution of December 8, 1882. Volume 5 (open access)

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance, as Called for by Senate Resolution of December 8, 1882. Volume 5

List of men receiving military pensions following the U.S. Civil War, organized by state and county. It includes the certificate number, name, address, reason for pension, monthly amount, and date initiated for each person. This final volume includes men living abroad who have U.S. pensions.
Date: 1883
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forage Plants for the South (open access)

Forage Plants for the South

Report discussing the findings of an experimental study of over 500 native and foreign species of grasses and other forage plants in the southern United States. The report is limited to a discussion of species that were established to hold agricultural value for hay and pastures.
Date: 1894
Creator: Smith, Erwin F. (Erwin Frink), 1854-1927
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cassava (open access)

Cassava

Report discussing the potential for cassava cultivation in the Gulf Coast States of the United States. Topics discussed include soil requirements, fertilizers, common diseases, harvesting, crop yields, and marketing.
Date: 1903
Creator: Hunter, W. D. (Walter David), 1875-1925
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Citrus Fruit Growing in the Gulf States (open access)

Citrus Fruit Growing in the Gulf States

Report discussing best practices for cultivating a citrus orchard. Discussion includes possible grove sites, varieties of citrus trees, fertilizers, methods of cold protection, and nursery cultivation.
Date: 1906
Creator: Rolfs, P. H. (Peter Henry), 1865-1944
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas or Tick Fever and Its Prevention (open access)

Texas or Tick Fever and Its Prevention

Report discussing the disease tick fever (also known as Texas fever) and its destructive effects on cattle. Topics discussed include the life cycle of the tick which transmits the disease, symptoms of the disease, and methods of treatment and prevention.
Date: 1906
Creator: Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roselle: Its Culture and Uses (open access)

Roselle: Its Culture and Uses

Report discussing and promoting the cultivation of the roselle plant -- a species of hibiscus -- in the United States. Topics discussed include varieties of roselle, helpful fertilizers, harvesting practices, uses, and common diseases and insect enemies.
Date: 1907
Creator: Wester, P. J. (Peter Johnson), 1877-1931
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sea Island Cotton: Its Culture, Improvement, and Diseases (open access)

Sea Island Cotton: Its Culture, Improvement, and Diseases

Report explaining new cultivation techniques for growers of Sea Island cotton in Georgia and Florida. The deterioration of seed quality and poor farming practices for this unique cotton make the adoption of these techniques necessary.
Date: 1907
Creator: Orton, W. A. (William Allen), 1877-1930
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Important Grasses and Forage Plants for the Gulf Coast Region (open access)

Some Important Grasses and Forage Plants for the Gulf Coast Region

Report discussing Mexican clover, beggarweed, velvet beans, guinea grass, and para grass, which are among the most important grasses in the Gulf Coast region of the United States.
Date: 1907
Creator: Tracy, S. M. (Samuel Mills), 1847-1920
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Building at Miami, Fla., Report (open access)

Public Building at Miami, Fla., Report

Report of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6083 to provide for the erection of a public building in the City of Miami. It includes a report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the proposed bill.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Removal of Obstructions from Main Ship Channel, Key West Harbor, Fla., Report (open access)

Removal of Obstructions from Main Ship Channel, Key West Harbor, Fla., Report

Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate resolution 71 to provide for the removal of obstructions for the main ship channel in Key West Harbor, Florida. It includes correspondence from the War Department and the Mallory Steamship Company on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 49 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 49

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Conservation of Soil Resources, Potato Breeding, Disk-Harrowing Alfalfa, the Montreal Muskmelon, Storage of Hubbard Squash, Fig Culture in the South, Mushroom Growing, Preserving Wild Mushrooms, Cooking Beans and Other Vegetables, and a Model Kitchen.
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Demonstration Work on Southern Farms (open access)

Demonstration Work on Southern Farms

Report discussing the origination and purpose of the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work. The agency is primarily tasked with developing methods to control the spread of the Mexican cotton boll weevil, but it researches cultivation techniques for other crops as well, particularly corn and cowpea. This report summarizes the agency's preliminary findings.
Date: 1910
Creator: Knapp, S. A.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Practice in the Use of Commercial Fertilizers in the South Atlantic States (open access)

Farm Practice in the Use of Commercial Fertilizers in the South Atlantic States

Report discussing the use of fertilizers on the more important soils of the South Atlantic States in the growing of staple farm crops. Factors which influence the use of commercial fertilizers such as crop rotation, legumes, and manure are discussed. In addition, methods for fertilizing cotton, corn, oats, wheat, and cowpea are discussed.
Date: 1910
Creator: Beavers, J. C.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feeding Hogs in the South (open access)

Feeding Hogs in the South

Report discussing the status of hog raising in the southern United States. Topics discussed include sows, corn feeds, supplements to corn in feeds, and different breeds of swine.
Date: 1910
Creator: Gray, Dan T.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Winter Oats for the South (open access)

Winter Oats for the South

"The growing of winter grains is an important part of the diversification of crops in the South. Winter oats is one of the best of the winter grains for general use, but under ordinary methods of culture the crop frequently winterkills or returns unsatisfactory yields. Methods are described in this bulletin by which the loss from winterkilling may be largely obviated and the yields materially increased." -- p. 2
Date: 1911
Creator: Warburton, C. W. (Clyde William), 1879-1950
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forage Crops for the Cotton Region (open access)

Forage Crops for the Cotton Region

Report discussing the grasses, legumes, hay crops, pasture crops, and other forage crops which grow in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. Among the more profitable crops discussed are velvet bean, beggarweed, Mexican clover, Japan clover, and Bermuda grass.
Date: 1912
Creator: Tracy, S. M. (Samuel Mills), 1847-1920
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuller's Earth (open access)

Fuller's Earth

For Introduction: "For these reasons an investigation of the mining, preparation, and use of fuller's earth in this country, especially in its application to edible oils, was conducted in order to ascertain why our own raw material has been deemed inapplicable to our needs."
Date: 1913
Creator: Parsons, Charles L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Propagation of Citrus Trees in the Gulf States (open access)

Propagation of Citrus Trees in the Gulf States

Report giving "a brief description of the methods of propagating citrus trees and of the most important nursery practices. It includes also a discussion of the choice of suitable stocks for different regions." -- p. 3
Date: 1913
Creator: Rolfs, P. H. (Peter Henry), 1865-1944
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sites, Soils, and Varieties for Citrus Groves in the Gulf States (open access)

Sites, Soils, and Varieties for Citrus Groves in the Gulf States

"The following pages contain brief and concise directions for the choice of the proper sites, soils, and varieties for citrus orchards in the Gulf States." -- p. 7
Date: 1913
Creator: Rolfs, P. H. (Peter Henry), 1865-1944
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Agricultural Outlook: December 31, 1914 (open access)

The Agricultural Outlook: December 31, 1914

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture discussing the status of agricultural production in the United States during 1914, including forecasts for crop yields and livestock reports. Contains an article and tables about wheat production in South America.
Date: 1914
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Agricultural Outlook: July 21, 1914 (open access)

The Agricultural Outlook: July 21, 1914

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture discussing the status of agricultural production in the United States during June and July 1914, including forecasts for crop yields and livestock reports. Contains articles and tables about the Hessian fly, marketing by parcel post, car supplies, and market prices.
Date: 1914
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Agricultural Outlook: June 23, 1914 (open access)

The Agricultural Outlook: June 23, 1914

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture discussing the status of agricultural production in the United States during May and June 1914, including forecasts for crop yields and livestock reports.
Date: 1914
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library