Preventing Cracks in New Wood Floors. (open access)

Preventing Cracks in New Wood Floors.

Describes methods for preventing cracks caused by moisture in hardwood floors.
Date: December 1952
Creator: Teesdale, L. V. (Laurence Victor) & Mathewson, J. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corn growers : would you deliberately throw away millions of dollars? (open access)

Corn growers : would you deliberately throw away millions of dollars?

Explains how farmers can save money through orderly marketing by using the Commodity Credit Corporation price-support program.
Date: August 1952
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. Production and Marketing Administration.
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
High-grade timothy and clover hay : methods of producing, baling, and loading for market. (open access)

High-grade timothy and clover hay : methods of producing, baling, and loading for market.

Discusses the conditions necessary to produce high-quality hay. Includes suggestions for preparing hay for market.
Date: November 1952
Creator: Hosterman, W. H. (William Horace), 1896-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using electricity to water your garden. (open access)

Using electricity to water your garden.

Describes the installation and use of equipment for watering a home garden.
Date: 1952
Creator: Arnold, Earl L. (Earl Lee), 1907-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rice production in the southern states. (open access)

Rice production in the southern states.

Describes the best climate, soils, and irrigation systems for producing rice successfully in the southern United States.
Date: July 1952
Creator: Jones, Jenkin W. (Jenkin William), 1888-; Dockins, J. O.; Walker, R. K. (Rufus K.) & Davis, W. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diseases of cultivated lupines in the Southeast. (open access)

Diseases of cultivated lupines in the Southeast.

Describes the characteristics of diseases that threaten lupines in the southeastern United States.
Date: October 1952
Creator: Weimer, J. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm drainage. (open access)

Farm drainage.

Describes the benefits of having a drainage system, and methods for planning and executing a variety of such systems.
Date: October 1952
Creator: Jones, Lewis A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diseases and parasites of minks. (open access)

Diseases and parasites of minks.

A reference manual of mink diseases for the mink rancher. Does not encourage diagnosis or treatment without the advice of a veterinarian.
Date: November 1952
Creator: Gorham, J. R., 1922- & Griffiths, Henry Joseph, 1910-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control of the sugar beet nematode. (open access)

Control of the sugar beet nematode.

Presents information on the value of certain crops that are generally used in rotations; and discusses the life history, distribution, and host plants of the nematode, as well as how it spreads.
Date: December 1952
Creator: Thorne, Gerald, 1890-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 1952 cotton goal: 16 million bales from 28 million acres. (open access)

The 1952 cotton goal: 16 million bales from 28 million acres.

Discusses the need for large cotton crops in 1952 and requirements for achieving the highest possible yields. Includes an outlook for resources such as fertilizer, pesticides, defoliants, machinery, and manpower.
Date: February 1952
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Turkey raising. (open access)

Turkey raising.

Describes methods of turkey farming for both small and large scale production.
Date: May 1952
Creator: Marsden, Stanley J., b. 1897
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reseeding to increase the yield of Montana range lands. (open access)

Reseeding to increase the yield of Montana range lands.

A guide to reseeding and restoring range lands for the use of ranchers in Montana and other western ranges, for the purpose of increasing forage and livestock production.
Date: May 1952
Creator: Short, L. R. (Laurence Rutherford), 1907- & Woolfolk, E. J. (Edwin Joseph), 1907-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soybeans for Feed, Food, and Industrial Products. (open access)

Soybeans for Feed, Food, and Industrial Products.

Describes the versatility of the soybean as a crop, including its use for pasturage, animal feed, hay and straw, soil improvement, industrial purposes, as oil, as fertilizer or insecticide, as a honey crop, and for human food products. Includes instructions for growing and processing soybeans. Also includes instructions for preparing soy milk and soy curd (tofu).
Date: February 1952
Creator: Morse, W. J. (William Joseph), b. 1884 & Cartter, J. L. (Jackson Leaphart), 1902-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric brooding saves pigs, saves lambs, saves feed. (open access)

Electric brooding saves pigs, saves lambs, saves feed.

Describes practical uses of electrical heat and light for the care of pigs, lambs, and other livestock.
Date: 1952
Creator: Teare, D. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control of potato insects. (open access)

Control of potato insects.

Discusses various insect pests of the Irish potato and how to recognize them. Provides instructions for preparing and applying insecticides.
Date: July 1952
Creator: Dudley, J. E.; Landis, B. J. (Birely J.), 1904- & Shands, Wayland Arthur, 1905-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wood Chips for the Land. (open access)

Wood Chips for the Land.

Describes how farmers and ranchers can use wood chips to prevent soil erosion, as bedding for livestock, and as a way to make soil richer for producing crops.
Date: June 1952
Creator: McIntyre, Arthur Clifton, 1894-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Your Soil, Crumbly or Cloddy? (open access)

Your Soil, Crumbly or Cloddy?

Describes the importance of good soil tilth and methods for improving soil.
Date: August 1952
Creator: O'Neal, A. M. (Alfred Moore), b. 1881 & Klingebiel, A. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drying Shelled Corn and Small Grain With Heated Air. (open access)

Drying Shelled Corn and Small Grain With Heated Air.

Describes how to dry grain and corn with heated air, the equipment needed, and how to construct drying bins.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Division of Farm Buildings and Rural Housing.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drying Ear Corn With Heated Air. (open access)

Drying Ear Corn With Heated Air.

Provides a comparison of drying corn with heated air versus unheated air, the equipment and construction necessary to dry ear corn with heated air, and the benefits of drying corn with this method.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Division of Farm Buildings and Rural Housing.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drying Ear Corn With Unheated Air. (open access)

Drying Ear Corn With Unheated Air.

Provides a comparison of drying corn with heated air versus unheated air, the equipment and construction necessary to dry ear corn with unheated air, and the benefits of drying corn with this method.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Division of Farm Buildings and Rural Housing.
System: The UNT Digital Library
For higher production : soil and water conservation. (open access)

For higher production : soil and water conservation.

Describes how to conserve water and soil on a farm or ranch in order to maintain higher production of crops and livestock.
Date: September 1952
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
From the dust of the earth. (open access)

From the dust of the earth.

Describes how the things people enjoy in everyday life come from the soil, either directly or indirectly, and the value of participating in soil conservation.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Lathrop, William H., 1900-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leather Shoes: Selection and Care. (open access)

Leather Shoes: Selection and Care.

Describes the different types and uses of leathers typically used in shoes. Provides advice for selecting and caring for shoes.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Rogers, J. S. (Jerome Stanley), b. 1884 & Clark, I. D. (Ira Doup), 1890-
System: The UNT Digital Library