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The Pear and How to Grow It

Description: Report discussing the best methods for growing pears. Topics discussed include propagation, orchard location, fertilizers, selecting trees for an orchard, pruning, common diseases and pests, and harvesting.
Date: 1912
Creator: Brackett, G. B. (Gustavus Benson), 1827-1915
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Sweet Clover

Description: "The widespread discussion as to the merits and demerits of this plant has resulted in many conflicting statements regarding its value. Although frequently regarded as a troublesome weed, sweet clover seldom encroaches upon cultivated land, while its value as a forage crop, as a soil renovator, and as a forerunner of alfalfa, in addition to its widespread utilization as a honey plant, makes it desirable to point out under what conditions its use is to be recommended and where its cultivation sh… more
Date: 1912
Creator: Westgate, J. M. & Vinall, H. N. (Harry Nelson), 1880-1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Cheese and Its Economical Uses in the Diet

Description: "Cheese is one of the important agricultural products of the United States and a f foodstuff used in a larger or smaller quantity in nearly every American home. It seemed desirable to study its relative nutritive value and the ways in which it may be prepared for the table." -- p. 2. Includes many recipes that use cheese as an essential ingredient.
Date: 1912
Creator: Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932 & Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Two Dangerous Imported Plant Diseases

Description: Report discussing white pine blister rust and potato wart disease, "two foreign fungous plant diseases which are transmitted in imported plant material. These two diseases, the one threatening the successful future of one of our most valuable forest trees and the other apparently one of the worst enemies of the potato, have already reached North America.... The danger from such diseases is continual and is increasing with the extension of rapid transportation facilities.... The lack of national… more
Date: 1912
Creator: Spaulding, Perley & Field, Ethel C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Bacteria in Milk

Description: Report discussing the effects of bacteria which grow naturally in milk, including their effects on both sugars and fats.
Date: 1912
Creator: Rogers, L. A. (Lore Alford), 1875-1975
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Profitable Management of the Small Apple Orchard on the General Farm

Description: Report discussing techniques for cultivating a profitable apple orchard on a small farm, primarily by rejuvenating old apple orchards which have not been properly cared for. Topics discussed include pruning, fertilization, spraying, the costs of renovating an orchard, and potential profits.
Date: 1912
Creator: Burritt, M. C. (Maurice Chase)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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The More Important Insect and Fungous Enemies of the Fruit and Foliage of the Apple

Description: Report discussing the insects and fungi which commonly affect apples and methods for controlling them so orchard growers may obtain "the maximum benefits for their time and money in spraying operations." -- p. 2
Date: 1912
Creator: Quaintance, A. L. (Altus Lacy), 1870-1958c & Scott, W. M. (William Moore), b. 1873
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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The English Sparrow as a Pest

Description: "The English sparrow has many objectionable habits and few redeeming qualities and, as its general extermination is out of the question because of the necessary expense, its numbers should be reduced so far as possible. The chief aim of this bulletin is to describe the best methods of effecting this reduction of numbers. Trapping, wherever practicable, is recommended above all other methods, more particularly as English sparrows form an excellent and nutritious article of diet." -- p. 2
Date: 1912
Creator: Dearborn, Ned
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Lawn Soils and Lawns

Description: "The widespread movement of civic art to improve and beautify cities and towns by park and art commissions, civic associations and individuals creates a demand for information concerning lawns, their improvement, soil requirements, fertilization, maintenance, soil suited for filling-in or top dressing, and similar questions. It is to supply this general demand for information regarding lawns and lawn soils that the present bulletin is designed." -- p. 2
Date: 1912
Creator: Schreiner, Oswald, b. 1875; Skinner, J. J. (Joshua John), 1882-1969; Corbett, L. C. (Lee Cleveland), 1867-1940 & Mulford, Furman Lloyd, b. 1869
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Alfalfa Seed Production

Description: Report discussing the best-known methods of successful production of alfalfa seed. Topics discussed include seed production, cultivation of fields, harvesting, crop yields, and insect control.
Date: 1912
Creator: Westgate, J. M.; McKee, Roland & Evans, M. W.
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Raising Belgian Hares and Other Rabbits

Description: "The chief purpose of this bulletin is to present information in regard to the breeding and care of rabbits, which are highly esteemed for food. In it are given brief, practical directions which it is believed will suffice both for those who wish to raise the animals chiefly for home consumption and for others who desire to conduct the business on a larger scale and to raise them for market." -- p. 2
Date: 1912
Creator: Lantz, David E. (David Ernest)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Some Common Game, Aquatic, and Rapacious Birds in Relation to Man

Description: "Careful study of the food habits of the game birds, including the group known as shore birds, shows that these birds are of great value to the farmer. The water birds, as the grebes, gulls, and terns, have greater economic value and do less harm than is ordinarily supposed, while some species, like Franklin's gull and the black tern, are markedly beneficial. It is pointed out in this bulletin that many birds of prey are exceedingly valuable to the farmer, but the opposite is true of the Cooper… more
Date: 1912
Creator: McAtee, W. L. (Waldo Lee), 1883-1962 & Beal, F. E. L. (Foster Ellenborough Lascelles), 1840-1916
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Methods of Exterminating the Texas-Fever Tick

Description: "For many years these ticks, which transmit the disease of cattle known as Texas or tick fever, have been a cause of heavy loss and a great handicap to live-stock raising in the southern part of the United States. The progress so far made, however, in the cooperative campaign by this department and State authorities with the object of completely eradicating this pest from the country demonstrates that it is entirely possible to accomplish that result, although a number of years of hard work wil… more
Date: 1912
Creator: Graybill, H. W. (Harry Webster), 1875-1938
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Control of the Boll Weevil

Description: Report about the boll weevil which gives "a brief outline of the methods which have been tested under various conditions and sums up the present available knowledge concerning the subject of control." -- p. 5
Date: 1912
Creator: Hunter, W. D. (Walter David), 1875-1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Timothy Production on Irrigated Land in the Northwestern States

Description: "The production of timothy hay is an important industry in many of the irrigated valleys of the Northwestern States. Some of the methods which have been developed in growing the timothy hay crop in one or more of these valleys are not practiced or known in other important timothy-producing areas. One of the most important of these practices, which has but a limited use, is that of growing alfalfa in place of clover in mixture with the timothy. This practice is at present used in only a few of t… more
Date: 1912
Creator: Evans, Morgan W. (Morgan William), 1879-
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Benefits of Improved Roads

Description: "The paper presents in condensed form the chief advantages resulting from better roads. It has been prepared to meet a popular demand for information on this subject, and its publication should be of service in stimulating road improvement throughout the country." -- p. 2. Topics discussed include both the economic and social advantages of sound road construction.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Office of Public Roads.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Food of Some Well-Known Birds of Forest, Farm, and Garden

Description: "In the following pages the foods of twenty [bird] species is discussed in its relation to economic interests. The twenty species consist of 8 woodpeckers, 2 hummingbirds, 3 flycatchers, 1 horned lark, 3 sparrows, 1 butcher bird, 1 warbler, and 1 kinglet. Nearly 5,000 stomachs of these birds have been examined, and the general and most important results are embodied in these pages." -- p. 5
Date: 1912
Creator: Beal, F. E. L. (Foster Ellenborough Lascelles), 1840-1916 & McAtee, W. L. (Waldo Lee), 1883-1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Smuts of Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Corn

Description: "This paper shows that grain smuts continue to be of great economic importance, gives popular descriptions of them and their life habits, and points out the best methods for their prevention." -- p. 2
Date: 1912
Creator: Johnson, Edward C. (Edward Carl)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Market Hay.

Description: "The purpose of this bulletin is to supply information to hay producers concerning the conditions existing in the various hay markets of the country. The here given are applicable to all hay-growing sections of the United States." -- p. 2. Topics discussed include hay baling, hay presses, and shipping.
Date: 1912
Creator: McClure, H. B. (Harry B.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Forage Crops for the Cotton Region

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Winter Barley

Description: "Owing to the many uses to which winter barley is adapted, the crop is rapidly coming into favor in many localities south of the Ohio and Platte Rivers and also in the States west of the Rocky Mountains. It is unquestionably the best nurse crop for grasses and clover, makes excellent hay, and is a splendid pasture and cover crop. In this bulletin the most suitable soils and their preparation, selecting and sowing the seed, and the care of the crop are described. It is believed this information … more
Date: 1912
Creator: Derr, H. B. (Harry Benjamin), b. 1867
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Federal Reporter with Key-Number Annotations, Volume 197: Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Courts of Appeals and Circuit and District Courts of the United States, September-October, 1912.

Description: The Federal Reporter contains the text of decisions and commentary regarding cases tried in circuit and district courts throughout the United States. The opinions printed in the volumes include both written statements and oral comments transcribed for publication. Index of cases starts on page ix.
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legislative Document
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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