Here are 50 free USDA publications made available through The University of North Texas Digital Library. The UNT provides online editions of thousands of United States government sponsored books and documents.
They are from the early to mid 20th century and may not contain the latest and greatest buzz words but the more I research and learn, the more I realize the older methods are the best. Hopefully you can glean some information from them that will help you on your self sufficient journey.
- Adobe or Sun-Dried Brick for Farm Buildings
- Bracing Farm Buildings
- Chimneys and Fireplaces: How to Build Them
- Convenient Kitchens
- Dairy-Barn Construction
- Earth Roads
- Expansible Farmhouses
- Farm Buildings from Home-Grown Timber in the South
- Farm Dairy Houses
- Farm Drainage
- Farm Fences
- The Farm Garden
- Farmhouse Plans
- Farmhouse: Split-Level Expansible
- Farm Plumbing
- Farmstead Water Supply
- Farm Water Power
- Fire-Protective Construction on the Farm
- Fires on Farms
- Getting Started in Farming
- Good Roads for Farmers
- Heating the Farm Home
- Homes for Birds
- Housecleaning Made Easier
- How to Build a Farm Pond
- Livestock for Small Farms
- Managing Farm Fishponds for Bass and Bluegills
- Measuring and Marketing Farm Timber
- Modernizing Farmhouses
- Painting on the Farm
- Part Time Farming
- Plain Concrete for Farm Use
- Plans of Rural Community Buildings
- Poultry Houses and Fixtures
- Poultry Raising on the Farm
- Practical Hog Houses
- Practical Suggestions for Farm Buildings
- Rammed Earth Walls for Buildings
- Selection of Lumber for Farm and Home Building
- Seven Ways to Greater Egg Profit
- Silos and Silage
- Small Concrete Construction on the Farm
- Techniques of Fishpond Management
- Termites in Buildings
- The Use of Logs and Poles in Farm Construction
- Weeds and How to Kill Them
- The Windbreak as a Farm Asset
- Farm Poultry Raising
- Growing and Planting Coniferous Trees on the Farm
- Protection of Buildings and Farm Property from Lightning
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