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Problem A: Characteristics Of Marshall County Beef Producers And Their Farms; Problem B: Management Practices Of Marshall County Beef Producers; Problem C: Factors Influencing Beef Management Practice Adoption By Marshall County Beef Producers, Lester Ray Brewer

Masters Theses

PROBLEM A: CHARACTERISTICS OF MARSHALL COUNTY BEEF PRODUCERS AND THEIR FARMS

This study was made in Marshall County, Tennessee, to determine the characteristics of Marshall County Beef producers and their farms. The study was based on a survey-type interview and reflects information for developing a county plan of action. The producers were classified into low, medium, and high groups, depending on the number of pounds of beef sold per cow in 1970.

A close analysis indicates that cattlemen interviewed in Marshall County had the following characteristics: (1) 60 percent were considered friendly toward the survey; (2) 58 percent were full-time …

Problem C: The Influences Of Assumptions And Values On Intercultural Interactions, Anthony C. Griffin

Masters Theses

This study has attempted to draw together and more clearly define some of the cultural assumptions and values that may influence our behavior as human beings. More specifically, it has attempted to clarify how these assumptions and values may influence the behavior of individuals in cross-cultural situations.

Assumptions were defined as the predispositions people employ to explain and pattern the world in a rational manner. Assumptions are relatively vague and very difficult to define or measure. Values are the explicit reflections of cultural assumptions, and are relatively concrete, specific, and more easily explained or measured than assumptions.

Considerable emphasis was …

Problem B: Factors Associated With Levels Of Living Of The Elderly In Hamblen County, Tennessee, Anthony C. Griffin

Masters Theses

The purpose of this investigation was to identify some of the factors associated with the levels of living of elderly residents of Hamblen County, Tennessee. Levels of living were determined by the number of selected home improvements items possessed by each household.

Multiple regression analysis was the statistical tool used to assess levels of living. Possession of these home improvement items was analyzed according to 11 independent variables.

The variable "education of the female" accounted for approximately 18 percent of the variation in levels of living, and appeared to be the best overall predictor of variations in level of living …

4-H Project Leader Roles: Perception Of Extension Agents And Volunteer Leaders In Fourteen Tennessee Counties, Hubert E. Lambert

Masters Theses

This study was undertaken to determine the tasks 4-H project leaders performed, to secure leaders' and agents' opinions concerning the tasks that should be performed by 4-H project leaders, and to determine the opinions of 4-H project leaders and Extension agents concerning the qualifications of 4-H project leaders to perform the 55 selected tasks.

Questionnaires were mailed to 463 4-H project leaders and 27 Extension agents in 14 Tennessee counties.

Useable returns were received from 225 project leaders and 27 Extension agents. Data were punched on processing cards and computations of frequencies, percents, and chi square values were made by …

Relations Between 4-H Enrollment And Selected Characteristics Of Tennessee's County 4-H Extension Programs, Syed Zubair Ahmad

Masters Theses

The study was concerned with the problem of decreasing county 4-H enrollment in Tennessee. Twenty-one independent variables concerning the characteristics of Tennessee's county 4-H Extension programs and five independent variables concerning total 4-H enrollment were studied. The independent variables were classified under the headings of 4-H leadership, organization, participation, place of 4-H member residence, potential number of 4-H members, and number of Extension staff members. The purpose was to identify the association between the selected variables concerning county 4-H programs and the total 4-H enrollment in the Tennessee counties. Another purpose was to determine which variable, within each group of …

Migration Patterns Of Young Adults Reared In Jackson County, Tennessee, Charles Martin Farmer

Masters Theses

Most Tennessee counties have experienced a net outmigration of persons in recent decades. For example, net outmigration for Tennessee was over one-fourth of a million persons from 1950 to 1960 or half of the level of natural population increase during this period. During the 1950-60 decade, 86 of the 95 counties had a net outmigration of persons. In 59 counties outmigration was sufficient to result in an aggregate population decline. Counties experiencing greatest population declines are largely rural containing few urban centers.

The questions of who leaves and who stays in low income rural areas and the effects of leaving …

An Investigation Of The Colorimeter As A Means Of Evaluating Hydraulic Agitation Of A Wettable Powder Herbicide, Robert B. Wells

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of the colorimeter as a means of determining the characteristics of hydraulic agitation of a wettable powder herbicide in a water diluent.

The availability of information concerning the agitation characteristics of a wettable powder would be important value in determining the minimum requirements of the agitation system. The development of this technique would also be of great value in the design of new formulations.

Factors Influencing Retention Of Senior 4-H Club Boys In Hamilton County, Tennessee, Wesley F. Rouse

Masters Theses

Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to try to identify some of the factors contributing to the retention and loss of senior 4-H Club boy members in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

The Organization, Staffing And Functions Of Area Cooperative Extension Work, Iris W. Mclarty

Masters Theses

Purposes of the Study: More precisely, this study was undertaken: 1. To study the organization and staffing procedures used regionally in Area Extension work in the United States and Puerto Rico. 2. To study selected functions of Area Extension Workers.

Urban And Rural Differentials In Change In The Agricultural Phase Of Adult Extension Work In Selected Tennessee Counties, 1941-1961, Samuel Estil Mullins

Masters Theses

Purposes of the Study: 1. To compare trends in the amounts of emphasis (staff time) placed on adult agricultural work, non-agricultural work and Extension organization, planning, evaluations and reporting by staff members in the four urban counties (Davidson, Hamilton, Knox and Shelby), and in four selected rural agricultural counties (Franklin, Gibson, Greene and Marshall) in Tennessee for the years 1941 through 1961.

2. To consider other changes taking place (e.g. the nature of the objectives, teaching methods used and strengths and weaknesses) in adult agricultural work during the time period 1941-1961 in the selected counties.

Principles And Procedures Useful In Planning The Resource Development Part Of County And Area Cooperative Extension Work In The United States With Application Of Findings To Community Development Work In India, Hanumanthappa Sanjeevappa Hanumanthappa

Masters Theses

Purposes of the Study: The purposes of the study were four-fold: (1) To identify generally accepted resource development planning principles that are useful in planning Extension-assisted county overall economic development programs. (2) To specify the responsibilities of Extension workers, representatives of other agencies and organizations and local volunteer lay people in the planning of Extension-assisted county overall economic development programs. (3) To develop a suggested procedure for Extension-assisted resource development planning stressing the involvement of local people. (4) To make recommendations for the application of the findings to a typical Indian situation.

Opinions Of School Adminsatrators Concerning Selected Aspects Of The Program Of Vocational Agriculture In East Tennessee, Charles Hugh Snodderly

Masters Theses

Importance of the Study: Many people are responsible for conducting programs of vocational agriculture in East Tennessee. Some of the key personnel involved are the administrators of the school systems. Knowledge of their commendations and recommendations will be of considerable value to teachers of vocational agriculture, teacher trainers, and state supervisors of vocational agriculture in planning their programs. Their cooperation and backing can be more effectively sought with the knowledge of their appraisals, recommendations and understandings of the program. Proper application of this knowledge will make for a more effective vocational agriculture program in East Tennessee. It will serve as …

Relation Of Certain Management Practices To Yields Of Tobacco In Bradley County, William M. Hale

Masters Theses

[From the Introduction]

This problem is a collateral study to one which has been completed on "The Relation of Soil Type and Certain Chemical Soil Tests to Yields of Tobacco in Bradley County" (2). Results of this study indicated a very strong positive correlation beween soil type and yield of tobacco. Nevertheless, the fact that so many low yields were produced on excellent and good soils pointed to a need for further study in an effort to account for some of these low yields on good soils. A study was thus made based on the following objective: to …

Milk Production And Its Relation To Feed Crops Grown On Certain Grade A Dairy Farms In Bradley County, William M. Hale

Masters Theses

[From the Introduction] [Abbreviated]

Helping the dairy farmer increase production per cow and the efficiency of the dairy operation is one of the biggest challenges facing the Extension worker in Bradley County. Therefore, a study was undertaken based on the following objectives:

1. To determine the milk production per cow for Grade A producers in Bradley County.

2. To determine the relationship between milk production and acreage of certain crops, feeding practices, and breeding practices in Bradley County.

3. To assemble milk production records and related information of the Grade A producers to serve as a point of …

Significant Factors Influencing The Quality And Success Of Supervised Farming Programs Of Vocational Agriculture Students In Seven Schools Of East Tennessee, Bruce Mc Hinton

Masters Theses

(From the Introduction)

This is a study of significant factors influencing the quality and success of supervised farming programs of vocational agricultural students in seven schools of East Tennessee.

This study embodies the elements of the home, farm and school planning.

The Effect Of Soil Potassium Levels On Yield, Lodging And Mineral Composition Of Corn, Fred C. Boswell

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Functional Guidance Program For Agricultural Education Students At The University Of Tennessee, J. Boyd Peck

Masters Theses

(From The Problem)

The problem is to develop a functional guidance program for Agricultural Education students at the University of Tennessee

A Study Of Methods, Scope And Results Of Demonstrations Of The Soil Conservation Service In Camp Tennessee S.C.S.-4 Work Area, Joe David Mcclure

Masters Theses

(From Purpose of Study)

It is the purpose of the writer to make a study of this problem of soil erosion and soil conservation in a representative area of West Tennessee with the aim of determining some of the more important factors causing erosion and soil depletion. It is also desired to make a study of the soil conservation practices which have been tried out by various farmers in this area, the results of these practices and the practices recommended and demonstrated by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, through cooperation with farmers in this …

Private Legislation Affecting Local Governments In Tennessee, Roger P. Matteson

Masters Theses

The legislature of Tennessee when in session spends much the greatest part of its time and energy in passing acts which are merely of local interest. The great majority of bills passed apply only to some particular county, district, city, or town. The important place that local acts occupy in legislative affairs of this state may be seen from proclamations of governors calling the legislature to convene in special sessions. Governor Roberts, in calling an extra session to meet August 9, 1920, explained the reason for making such a call in the following words: "for the purpose of taking action …

Entomological Technique As Referring To The Life History Of Insects, Andrew Jefferson Wheeler

Masters Theses

According to the statement of Kellogg in American Insects, man's real competitors are not the larger creatures that inhabit the Earth with us. These are relatively few in number and easily controlled; but the tiny creatures - the insects and insect-like creatures are the ones that present a real problem to us. They conquer us many times because they are so prolific and so numerous and because they are so small they often go unnoticed. Our Nation has realized the problem and has appropriated millions of dollars annually for the control of insects. This expenditure, however, is not sufficient and …

A Study Of The Effects Of An Excessive Ratio Of Lime To Magnesia Upon Plant Growth, John Ira Hardy

Masters Theses

[From the Introduction, Abbreviated]

For centuries the beneficial effects derived from the agricultural use of lime have been known, its use being common among the chinese long before the Christian era. Pliny, writing more than two thousand years ago, described the use of chalk by Roman farmers. In some parts of England and Western Europe lime has long been regarded as next to manure as a fertilizer. Although the use of lime in this country was recorded and recommended by Johnston, more than a hundred years ago, only during the more recent years has the subject of liming …