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The Eelworm Disease of Wheat and Its Control

Description: Revised edition. "The eelworm disease of wheat, long known in Europe, has been found during the past year causing considerable damage in Virginia and in isolated localities in West Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, and California. Every effort should be made to control the trouble in these infested regions, to prevent its further spread, and to find other localities where the disease may exist. The disease may be recognized on young and old plants and in the thrashed wheat by the descriptions given … more
Date: 1920
Creator: Byars, Luther P.
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Fall-Sown Oats

Description: Report discussing fall-sown grain crops in the southern United States, which serve several purposes during the winter: they provide cover for land, forage for livestock, and improve soils through crop rotation. Best practices for cultivation of a winter grain crop are discussed, especially with regard to sowing methods.
Date: 1920
Creator: Warburton, C. W. (Clyde William), 1879- & Stanton, T. R. (Thomas Ray), b. 1885
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Cattle-Fever Ticks and Methods of Eradication

Description: This bulletin discusses the cattle-fever tick and methods for controlling it. Possible methods include dipping, pasture rotation, and arsenical dips. The life history of the tick is also discussed.
Date: 1920
Creator: Ellenberger, W. P. & Chapin, Robert M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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