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Home canning of fruits, vegetables and meats.

Describes the equipment needed, and the necessary steps to successfully can meats, vegetables, and fruits.

Date: May 1941

Creator: Stanley, Louise, 1883-1954; Stienbarger, Mabel C. & Shank, Dorothy Esther, 1890-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Making a dress at home.

A step-by-step guide to making a dress at home, using a commercial home sewing pattern and woven fabric.

Date: May 1944

Creator: Smith, Margaret, 1902-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Onion-set production.

A guide to growing green onions from sets, in order to increase production and alleviate a wartime onion shortage.

Date: May 1944

Creator: Walker, J. C. (John Charles), 1893-; Edmundson, W. C. (Wilbur Clifford), 1888- & Jones, H. A. (Henry Albert), 1889-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The harlequin bug and its control.

Describes the characteristics of the harlequin bug, the damage it can cause, and methods for its control.

Date: September 1939

Creator: White, W. H. (William Henry), 1892-1951 & Brannon, Loyd William, 1900-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Bamboo in the United States: Description, Culture, and Utilization.

Describes the different varieties of bamboo and how to cultivate them. Provides information on insect pests and preparing bamboo for market. Discusses ways in which bamboo can be used on the farm, in the home, and for manufactured products.

Date: June 1961

Creator: Young, Robert A. (Robert Armstrong), b. 1876 & Haun, J. R. (Joseph Rhodes), 1922-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fill it! : help harvest war crops.

Color poster. In the foreground, a large empty harvesting basket is held out by two hands. In the background, men and women in straw hats harvest crops by hand in a field. A barn and farmhouse can be seen in the distance. At the lower right corner of the poster is the Crops Corps logo: a large blue "C' surrounding a red wheat sheaf.

Date: 1945

Creator: Dohanos, Stevan, 1907-1994

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Your victory garden counts more than ever!

In the background is a view of a garden with a man and woman cultivating and weeding; foreground is an arrangement of various vegetables, including peas in the shell, cabbage, and carrots.

Date: 1945

Creator: Morley, Hubert.

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

"Of course I can! : I'm patriotic as can be-- and ration points won't worry me!"

A dark-haired woman with a wide-eyed expression holds three large glass jars of vegetables in her arms. Three more jars can be seen at the lower area of the picture. The woman wears a ruffled apron.

Date: 1944

Creator: Williams, Dick.

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Every child needs a good school lunch : the War Food Administration will help your community start a school lunch program.

Color poster shows a graphic image of a boy and girl playing baseball. A school house can be seen in the background. In the foreground is superimposed a black & white photograph of a boy eating at a table. He has a plate of cooked food, a glass of milk, and fruit. He wears overalls and a striped shirt.

Date: 1944

Creator: Johnson.

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

For work, for play, 3 "squares" a day : eat the Basic 7 way.

A series of silhouette images against blue, red, and yellow backgrounds: man using industrial machine, woman washing, boy hoeing; man with fishing pole, woman with tennis racket, boy with baseball bat; man seated eating at table, woman standing and handing steaming dish to boy seated at table.

Date: 1944

Creator: Jung, Ted.

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A message about food from the President of the United States.

A message from President Harry Truman, urging Americans to grow, preserve, and conserve food. This is an all lettered poster, white printing on blue background, with a U.S. seal appearing at the top center.

Date: 1945

Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture.

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A message about food from the President of the United States.

Date: 1946

Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture.

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Am I proud! : I'm fighting famine-- by canning food at home.

This is a color poster with a 1/4" inch border. A dark-haired woman with a wide-eyed expression holds three large glass jars of vegetables in her arms. Three more jars can be seen at the lower area of the picture. The woman wears a ruffled apron.

Date: 1946

Creator: Williams, Dick.

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Managing farm fields, wetlands, and waters for wild ducks in the South.

Provides instructions for establishing ponds and marshes in order to attract wild ducks to farmlands. Discusses the recreational benefits of watching and hunting ducks.

Date: November 1959

Creator: Davison, Verne E. (Verne Elbert), 1904- & Neely, William W., 1915-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Going our way? : be a Victory Farm Volunteer of the U.S. Crop Corps.

Color poster shows an adolescent boy and girl. Both are smiling and neatly dressed. The boy carries farm tools. He has red hair and freckles and wears a windowpane-plaid blue shirt. The girl's blond hair is coiffed and she wears a red dress or blouse. A "Craftsman" brand name mark can be seen on the pitchfork carried by the boy.

Date: 1945

Creator: Bruehl, Anton, 1900-1982.

Item Type: Poster

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Soybean diseases.

Discusses a multitude of diseases that affect soybean crops, the adaptability of available resistant varieties, and a small amount of control measures.

Date: March 1955

Creator: Johnson, Howard W. (Howard Wilfred), 1901-; Chamberlain, Donald W. (Donald William), 1905- & Lehman, Samuel George, 1887-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Practical hog houses.

Details the methods of construction of farrowing houses; includes the two main types: the box-type house and the A-type house.

Date: 1941

Creator: Russell, E. Z. (Ellsworth Zouave), 1866- & Craft, W. A. (William Arthur), 1894-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Care and management of dairy cows.

A guide to dairy farming, including advice for feeding, milking, housing, cleaning, and other aspects of cow-raising.

Date: June 1959

Creator: Parker, J. B. (Joseph Bachelor), 1893- & Underwood, P. C. (Paul Clifford), 1902-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Control of potato-tuber diseases.

Describes various potato-tuber diseases, as well as the various methods of control of these diseases.

Date: May 1926

Creator: Shapovalov, Michael. & Link, George K. K. (George Konrad Karl), b. 1888.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Cleaning milking machines.

Provides instructions for cleaning mechanical milking machines in order to prevent bacterial contamination.

Date: February 1939

Creator: Burgwald, L. H. (Louis Henry), 1892- & Grant, Fred M.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Natural and artificial brooding of chickens.

Describes processes for both natural and artificial brooding of chickens; also provides suggestions for raising young chickens.

Date: January 1924

Creator: Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The sheep tick and its eradication.

Describes the characteristics of the sheep tick, the damage it causes to sheep, and methods of control.

Date: February 1953

Creator: Kemper, H. E. (Harry Elvin), 1888- & Peterson, H. O. (Harold O.), 1906-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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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-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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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-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department