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Ec32 Hardy Alfalfa For Nebraska, T. A. Kiesselbach, Arthur Anderson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 32 discusses alfalfa and its sustainability in Nebraska.

Ec722 Farm Buildings For Nebraska, Ivan D. Wood, R. M. Loper

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 722 provides information on farm buildings in Nebraska. The purpose of this circular is to make known the sets of plans of farm structures which are available at a small cost to anyone who desires them.

Ec1418 The Poultry Industry In Nebraska, H. C. Filley, George R. Boomer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 1418 is about the poultry industry in Nebraska and includes the cost of feed, egg production, and egg grades.

Ec1258 Cane And Brush Fruits For Nebraska, C. C. Wiggans, E. H. Hoppert

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1258 discusses cane and brush fruits for Nebraska. The best types of fruit for a fruitful crop in Nebraska soils are listed along with the best way to care for these crops.

Ec1257 Grape Growing In Nebraska, C. C. Wiggans, E. H. Hoppert

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1257 is about growing grapes in Nebraska.

Ec128 Barberry Eradication In Nebraska, A. F. Thiel

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 128 discusses barberry eradication in Nebraska. The barberry eradication campaign in Nebraska began in the spring of 1918. At the same time similar campaigns started in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The demand for increased food production during the late war and the enormous loss from stem rust in 1916, were chiefly responsible for the starting of the eradication campaign by the Office of Cereal Investigations of the United States Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Colleges of Agriculture, State Departments of Agriculture and other agencies in …

Ec128 Barberry Eradication In Nebraska, A. F. Thiel

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 128 discusses barberry eradication in Nebraska.

Ec1256 Two Important Groups Of Nebraska Potato Diseases

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1256 is about the kinds of important potato diseases in Nebraska.

Ec603 What About Cheese For Nebraska?, H. P. Davis, P. A. Downs

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 603 discusses the possibility of making cheese in Nebraska. It covers topics like cows and climate to methods for making and selling cheese.

Ec24-721 Dairy Barns For Nebraska, Oscar W. Sjogren, Ivan D. Wood

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The increasing interest shown among the farmers thruout this state in the betterment of dairy stock, and the tendency to give more attention to dairying on the farms, is bringing to the Agricultural College a great many requests for plans and suggestions for dairy barn construction. It is impossible to give every one of these inquiries individual attention to the extent of drawing a detailed plan to suit the conditions in each case. It is hoped therefore, that the material contained in this bulletin will offer helpful suggestions and answer many questions in the minds of prospective dairy men and …

Ec14 The Climate Of Nebraska, George A. Loveland

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This extension circular 14 describes all aspects of Nebraska weather from general to specific.

Ec121 Soybeans In Nebraska, P. H. Stewart, D. L. Gross

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 121 discusses soybeans in Nebraska.

Ec23-120 Wheat In Nebraska, W.W. Burr, P.H. Stewart

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Wheat is one of the most important crops of the world. In total world tonnage it ranks third, being surpassed only by corn and potatoes. In th United States the tonnage is second only to corn, but wheat is far more important than corn as a human food.

Wheat is more important as a human food than any other rain crop. It is in itself almost a balanced food, and from earliest times has played an important part in the development of civilization. With the development of modern machinery wheat can now be produced without almost no hand work. On …

Ec23-122 Sweet Clover In Nebraska, P.H. Stewart, D.L. Gross

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Sweet clover is adapted to practically all parts of Nebraska. It will grow under a wide range of soil and climatic conditions and is found growing wild in almost all sections of the state. It grows luxuriantly in eastern Nebraska and also does well in the western part of the state. Sweet clover will grow in regions of less rainfall than will red clover and, under certain conditions, it will do well where alfalfa is not easily grown.

This 1923 circular is largely based on questionnaire replies received from more than 200 farmers growing sweet clover in all parts of …

Ec108 Certified Seed 1921 Season

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 108 is a paper discussing certified seed. It gives a definition and describes the different types of seed.

Pb1908-27 Loss From Cornstalk Disease In Custer County, Nebraska, During The Winter Of 1906-1907 (Distributed January 1908, Reprinted December 1930), F.J. Alway, A.T. Peters

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

"Cornstalk disease" is the name given to the cause or causes of death of cattle allowed to run in fields of standing cornstalks from which the ears have been gathered. It is probable that "many different maladies have been included under this name." In Nebraska, however, there is such a similarity in the symptoms reported by the farmers that it seems probable that the great majority of the losses attributed to cornstalk disease are really due to some common cause. As to the exact nature of this cause nothing is known. However, various theories have been advanced, and methods of …