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Arbor day, its purpose and observance.

Description: 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.
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Care of food in the home.

Description: Provides information about the causes of food spoilage and suggests methods for keeping foods in good condition.
Date: 1936
Creator: United States. Bureau of Home Economics.
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Cover Crops for Soil Conservation

Description: "Cover crops are crops sown or planted in thick stands for the purpose of protecting and enriching the soil.... That the use of cover crops is a most efficient means for preventing soil erosion and increasing soil fertility is well known; yet this practice is not nearly so widely and extensively followed as it should be. The kinds of cover crops that should be used and the method of utilizing them to the best advantage varies in different regions, according to climatic conditions but almost eve… more
Date: 1936
Creator: Kell, Walter V., 1889- & McKee, Roland
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Dairy farming for beginners.

Description: Presents the factors to consider when deciding whether to start a dairy farm. Discusses markets, feed, capital, buildings, herd selection, record-keeping, and labor requirements.
Date: 1936
Creator: Shepherd, J. B. (Joseph Benjamin), 1892
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Dehorning, Castrating, Branding, and Marking Beef Cattle.

Description: Describes procedures and equipment used for dehorning, castrating, branding, and marking beef cattle. Explains the use of these procedures as means for loss prevention in the beef industry.
Date: July 1936
Creator: Black, W. H. (William Henry), 1888-1949 & Parr, V. V. (Virgil Verser), 1888-
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The farm garden.

Description: A guide to starting and cultivating a farm garden.
Date: 1936
Creator: Beattie, James H. (James Herbert), b. 1882 & Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
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Game management on the farm.

Description: Describes ways that a farmer can support game on his land to make the best use of otherwise wasted land. Provides an overview of practical game management practices.
Date: October 1936
Creator: Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962.; Sheldon, H. P. & Gabrielson, Ira Noel, 1889-
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Growing and feeding grain sorghums.

Description: Describes the varieties of grain sorghum, and provides methods for planting and cultivating it effectively.
Date: December 1936
Creator: Martin, John H. (John Holmes), 1893-; Cole, John S. (John Selden) & Semple, Arthur T. (Arthur Truman), 1895-
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Homes for birds

Description: Describes various types of birdhouses, where to place them, how to maintain them, and how to protect them against enemies of birds.
Date: 1936
Creator: Kalmbach, E. R. (Edwin Richard), 1884- & McAtee, W. L. (Waldo Lee), 1883-1962
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Laying Out Fields for Tractor Plowing

Description: Revised edition. "Tractor plowing usually requires methods of laying out the land different from those followed when plowing with horses and an ordinary plow. Farmers plowing with a tractor for the first time are often at a loss for the most satisfactory methods of laying out their fields.... This bulletin describes the more common methods recommended by farmers who use tractors for plowing. Among these will be found methods suited to laying out fields of different shapes." -- p. ii
Date: 1936
Creator: Kinsman, C. D. (Claude Dennison), b. 1889 & Reynoldson, L. A. (Le Roy August), b. 1886
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The Locoweed Disease

Description: Revised edition. "Loco weeds are poisonous plants that have caused heavy losses of horses, cattle, and sheep in some parts of the West and Southwest. Three plants are known definitely to be locoes, a few others are probably injurious, and some suspected ones are harmless. The loco plants, their distribution, characteristics, and effects upon animals eating them, are described in this bulletin. Illustrations of the plants and of poisoned animals accompany the descriptions." -- p. ii
Date: 1936
Creator: Marsh, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight); Clawson, A. B. & Eggleston, W. W. (Willard Webster), b. 1863
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Modernizing farmhouses.

Description: Describes methods for updating farmhouses with modern conveniences.
Date: April 1936
Creator: Ashby, Wallace, b. 1890 & Nash, Walter H. (Walter Howard), 1896-
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Preparation of eastern grapes for market.

Description: Describes the harvesting, packing, and handling of eastern grapes for the market. Discusses the leading production sections, the commercial varieties, inspection, packaging, and loading.
Date: 1936
Creator: Shaffer, B. E. (Bernice Eldon), 1892-
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Spring-sown red oats.

Description: A guide to growing and harvesting spring-sown red oats in the southern half of the United States.
Date: 1936
Creator: Stanton, T. R. (Thomas Ray), b. 1885 & Coffman, Franklin A. (Franklin Arthur), 1892-
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Tomatoes as a truck crop.

Description: Describes how to plant, cultivate, harvest, and transport tomatoes to be sold at market.
Date: July 1936
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
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