Yearbook of Agriculture 1943-1947 Part 3
by U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Authors
part of the Agriculure Series


Table of Contents


Title
Publisher
Forward
Preface
New Rices New Practices
New Production Methods
New Varieties of Wheat.
The Hard Red Winter Region
The Soft Winter Regions
The Western Region
Flax Moves West
Corn Hybrids for the South
Available Hybrids
Future of Hybrid Corn in the South
Disease-Resistant Oats
New Oats for the Southwest
Winter Oats for the South
Improved Varieties of Barley
Varieties Produced From Composite Crosses
Spring Varieties Produced by Breeding
Winter Varieties Produced by Breeding
Nature Aids the Breeder
Tailor-Made Sorghums
Grasses for Hay and Pasture
Northern Grasses
Southern Grasses
Great Plains and Inter-Mountain Region
More and Better Clover
Improved Red Clover
Improved Sweetclover
Improved Crimson and Sub Clovers
Improved White Clover
Value of Improved Clovers
Breeding Better Alfalfa
Using Hybrid Vigor
New Legumes for the South
G-Men of Plant Diseases
Spot Anthracnoses
Better Timber From Farms
Timber A Modern Crop
New Work in Forestry and Uses of Wood
Hybrid Forest Trees
Breeding Forest Trees
The Use of Hybrids
Forests for Old Fields
Canker Stain of Planetrees
Better Soils, Better Food
Correcting Deficiencies in Plants Through Fertilizers
The Effects of Fertilization on the Quality of Forages
Important Problems for Future Study
Organic Matter in Soils
The Chemistry of Soil Organic Matter
Special Properties of Organic Residues
The Soil Population
Nitrogen Transformations
Soil Organisms and Disease
Ways to Till the Soil
Effect of Residue on Runoff and Erosion
Stubble-Mulch Farming
Planting and Cultivating on Stubble-Mulch Land
Application of Results
Rotations in Conservation
Crop Rotations Control Runoff and Erosion
Soil Aggregation Improved by Rotating Crops
Rotations Increase Soil Organic Matter and Yields
Rotations for Improving Eroded Land