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Minor Articles of Farm Equipment
"Few farmers realize the extent of their investment in small items of equipment or the time and inconvenience involved in buying them singly or in small lots. In planning the farm equipment due...
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Organization, Financing, and Administration of Drainage Districts
"This bulletin is prepared to aid landowners, district officials, and others interested in forming drainage districts for the purpose of reclaiming swamp and overflowed lands. It presents methods of...
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Bermuda Grass
Bermuda grass is the most important perennial grass in the Southern States. It was introduced into the United States at least as early as 1806. Besides the common Bermuda grass, there are several...
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Construction and Use of Farm Weirs
"The purpose of this bulletin is to give practical directions for the construction and use of the smaller sizes of weirs, such as are suited to the measurement of water on irrigated farms.... The weirs...
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How Live Stock Is Handled in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky
"The object of this bulletin is to show how livestock is handled and fits into the farm organization in the bluegrass region of Kentucky. The average successful farm of any long-established type will...
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The Production of Baby Beef
"With the growing scarcity of feeder cattle and the advance in value of farm lands, the baby-beef industry is of increasing importance and is receiving the attention of farmers in all livestock...
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Equipment for Farm Sheep Raising
"The object of this publication is to furnish a practical guide for the equipping of farms for sheep raising. Wide difference in climatic conditions render it impracticable to suggest a particular type...
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Marketing Live Stock in the South: Suggestions for Improvement
"The purpose of this bulletin is to place before southern farmers [in the United States] who produce stock in small lots and who are experiencing difficulty in marketing their livestock the more...
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How to Select Foods: [Part] 1. What the Body Needs
"This bulletin does not attempt to make definite suggestions for obtaining food at low cost or to recommend any special foods or combinations of foods. It tells very simply what the body needs to...
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Bread and Bread Making in the Home
"This bulletin attempts to describe in simple terms the general principles on which bread making is based and suggests an easy standard method for making yeast-raised wheat bread in the ordinary...
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Standard Varieties of Chickens: I. The American Class
This report describes the American chicken and the characteristics of several of its breeds and varieties, including the Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Java, Dominique, Rhode Island Red, and Buckeye.
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The Drainage of Irrigated Farms
"Methods of draining irrigated farms are described in this bulletin." -- p. 2. Drainage requirements; types of drains; sizes of drains; constructions methods, devices, and costs; and maintenance are...
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Aphids Injurious to Orchard Fruits, Currant, Gooseberry and Grape
"The present bulletin treats of the aphids injurious to fruit and foliage of apple, quince, pear, plum, cherry, peach, currant, gooseberry, and grape. Thirty-two species of aphids in all are discussed....
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Horse-Breeding Suggestions for Farmers
This report gives suggestions to farmers for breeding strong and productive horses. Topics discussed include selecting mares and stallions, mating conditions, and feeding and caring for foals.
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Classification of American Upland Cotton
This report discusses the classification system and standards for American Upland cotton with regard to grade, color, length, and character.
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Grains for the Dry Lands of Central Oregon
"This bulletin discusses the production of small grains on non-irrigated lands in central and southeastern Oregon at elevations between 4,000 and 5,000 feet. The important crops for these dry-farmed...
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Carbon Disulphid as an Insecticide
"This bulletin gives the necessary facts regarding the nature of carbon disulphide and the general principles involved in the safe, economic, and effective use of this valuable insecticide." -- p. 2
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The Sheep Tick and Its Eradication by Dipping
This report discusses the sheep tick and gives instructions for eradicating it by dipping. Topics discussed include the sheep tick's life cycle, habits, and spread as well as methods for detecting...
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The Domesticated Silver Fox
"In the following pages are considered facts relative to the development of silver fox farming; the precautions necessary to be taken with the animals in breeding and in sickness and health; the...
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Citrus-Fruit Improvement: How to Secure and Use Tree-Performance Records
"Many California citrus growers have reported in recent years that they were securing lower yields of fruit per acre than in the earlier history of their industry. Complaint also has been made that an...
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