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Uses of Sorghum Grain

Description: This report discusses the uses of sorghum grain for human food and animal feed, including information about nutrition, digestibility, and storage and preparation. Sorghum is grown primarily in the southern Great Plains of the United States.
Date: 1915
Creator: Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958 & Rothgeb, Benton E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Eradication of Ferns from Pasture Lands in the Eastern United States

Description: "There are nearly 7,500 recognized species of ferns in the world, of which number over 200 are known to be native to the United States. A few species have become weed pests in this country, and it is to a discussion of the control of these weedy ferns that this bulletin is devoted. The parts of the United States in which ferns are bad weeds are, principally, (1) the hill country of the Northeastern States and the higher portions of the Appalachian Mountain region as far south as Georgia, and (2… more
Date: 1915
Creator: Cox, H. R. (Herbert Randolph)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Culture of Rice in California

Description: This report discusses rice cultivation in California and makes recommendations for its improvement. All aspects of rice cultivation are discussed, but the topics of irrigation and weed control receive special attention.
Date: 1915
Creator: Chambliss, Charles E. & Adams, E. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Plan for a Small Dairy House

Description: "Recent developments in dairying have caused a large demand for a dairy house which will fulfill sanitary requirements and at the same time to be practical and inexpensive. For those who are striving to improve the quality of their products such a building is an absolute necessity.... An up-to-date sanitary dairy house is provided with all the facilities for cooling milk in the most economical and expeditious manner." -- title page
Date: 1915
Creator: Kelly, Ernest & Parks, Karl E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Field Pea as a Forage Crop

Description: "This bulletin treats of the field pea as a forage crop, whether grown for hay or for grain for stock, and does not include the cowpea, which, as above stated, is really a bean." -- p. 2
Date: 1915
Creator: Vinall, H. N. (Harry Nelson), 1880-1937
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Grasshoppers and Their Control on Sugar Beets and Truck Crops

Description: This report discusses grasshoppers, which destroy sugar beets and truck crops, and methods for controlling grasshoppers in the light of recent outbreaks in the mid-western United States, particularly in Kansas. The reproductive practices of grasshoppers and their preferred climatic conditions are given special attention.
Date: 1915
Creator: Milliken, F. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bur Clover

Description: This report discusses the cultivation of bur clover, which is an annual legume that serves as a winter cover crop and as pasturage. The best practices for and uses of bur clover are discussed in detail.
Date: 1915
Creator: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926 & McKee, Roland
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Outdoor Wintering of Bees

Description: "For the past three winters the authors have made a study of the activity of bees during the winter and of the effects of various environmental factors on the colony. This bulletin does not include the results of this work, but gives the methods of outside wintering which have proved best in commercial apiaries." -- p. 2
Date: 1915
Creator: Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Handling and Shipping Citrus Fruits in the Gulf States

Description: This report discusses the best methods for harvesting, handling, packaging, and shipping the citrus fruits that are grown along the Gulf Coast of the United States. Citrus fruits must be handled carefully by fruit-pickers in the field and then carefully washed, packed, and stored in order to avoid decay during shipping.
Date: 1915
Creator: Ramsey, H. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Duck Raising

Description: This report discusses the best practices for raising ducks, including breed selection, incubation, and methods of feeding.
Date: 1915
Creator: Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Trenching Machinery Used for the Construction of Trenches for Tile Drains

Description: "This bulletin describes the types of trenching machines, and discusses the limiting conditions of work and the cost of trenching.... It will be of service to those whose lands need tile drainage. It does not deal with the drainage of irrigated lands, where the requirements for good trenching machines are often unusual and the cost of work much greater." -- title page
Date: 1915
Creator: Yarnell, D. L. (David Leroy)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Cultivation of Peppermint and Spearmint

Description: This report discusses the cultivation of peppermint and spearmint in the United States, especially in the northeastern and mid-western United States. Climate and soil conditions, fertilizers, diseases and pests, and the costs of cultivation are discussed.
Date: 1915
Creator: Van Fleet, Walter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Irrigation Practice in Rice Growing

Description: This report discusses the practice of growing rice in irrigated fields in the southern United States and details the irrigation process, including the building of canals, wells, pumps, and levees.
Date: 1915
Creator: Haskell, C. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Control of the Citrus Thrips in California and Arizona

Description: "The citrus thrips, a minute orange-yellow insect, has in the past few years caused extensive damage to citrus fruits in the San Joaquin Valley of California and also occasioned considerable injury in southern California and Arizona orange groves. The nature and extent of the injury caused by this insect and its life history and habits were carefully studied, and extensive experiments for its control were conducted by the writer during the period from 1910 to 1912. It is the purpose of the pres… more
Date: 1915
Creator: Horton, J. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer

Description: This report discusses the roundheaded apple-tree borer, an insect in the eastern and midwestern United States that, in its larval stage, destroys the bark and wood of apple trees. Several methods of control are discussed, including worming, paints and washes, and sprays.Apple-tree borers.
Date: 1915
Creator: Brooks, Fred E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hard Clover Seed and Its Treatment in Hulling

Description: "The seeds of many species of the clover family are frequently incapable of readily taking up the water necessary for their germination. The reason for this incapacity is that the seed coats of such seeds are completely waterproof -- at least for a time. Seeds having such impervious seeds are known as hard-coated or simply as hard seeds." -- title page. This report discusses hard clover seed and effective and ineffective methods for hulling the seed, including by machine.
Date: 1915
Creator: Harrington, George T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Growing Hay in the South for Market

Description: This report discusses the challenges of growing hay in the southern United States and practices farmers can use to successfully grow their own hay crops there. Details specific crops for hay production.
Date: 1915
Creator: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926; McClure, H. B. (Harry B.) & Carrier, Lyman
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Growing Hard Spring Wheat

Description: "This bulletin discusses the topographic, soil, and climatic features of the northern Great Plains, with special reference to the production of hard spring wheat in that area. Cultural methods for growing the crop are given." -- title
Date: 1915
Creator: Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958 & Clark, J. Allen (Jacob Allen), b. 1888
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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House Flies

Description: This report discusses the common housefly with regard to its life cycle, role as a carrier of diseases, and natural enemies as well as effective control measures against it.
Date: 1915
Creator: Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950 & Hutchison, R. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Silverfish: An Injurious Household Insect

Description: This report discusses the silverfish, a pesky insect that destroys books, papers, cards, labels, starched clothing and linens, and even some stored foods. Methods for control are discussed.
Date: 1915
Creator: Marlatt, C. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Simple Trap Nest for Poultry

Description: "A trap nest is a laying nest so arranged that after a hen enters it she is confined until released by the attendant.... It is very simple and may be built at a small cost. The use of trap nests is essential in breeding poultry for both egg production and exhibition, where pedigree records are used in selecting either the males or females, and has a place in mass selection for increasing the egg production.... This bulletin gives full directions for making a trap nest." -- title page
Date: 1915
Creator: Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fleas as Pests to Man and Animals, With Suggestions for Their Control.

Description: "Fleas are of importance to main in two ways: First, as disease carriers and, second, as parasites or annoyers of man and animals.... In many instances they have been known to render houses uninhabitable for a time, and certain species cause considerable loss among poultry as well as annoyance to other animals." -- title page. This bulletin discusses the life cycle of the flea, its habits, its role as a carrier of bubonic plague, and the injuries it causes to domestic animals. Methods of destro… more
Date: 1915
Creator: Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Squab Raising

Description: "Pigeon raising is conducted successfully as a special business, also as a side issue on a small scale in towns and cities and on general farms. The demand for squabs, especially in large cities, is gradually increasing. Squabs are often used to replace the supply of dressed game which is decreasing in this country.... This bulletin discusses the general management of pigeons for the production of squabs and also contains a summary of data secured from pigeon breeders throughout the United Stat… more
Date: 1915
Creator: Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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