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Effects Of Moisture On The Clover Root Borer And Red Clover Yields, K. P. Pruess, C. R. Weaver

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Rainfall and populations of the clover root borer, Hylastinus obscurus (Marsham), were artificially controlled in pots of red clover grown under shelters in the field. Populations of clover root borer were higher under dry conditions. Although yield losses were high in borer-infested pots, yield reductions were no greater under dry than under wet conditions.

Nebraska Bird Review (October 1959) 27(4), Whole Issue.

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

Thirty-Fifth Annual Cooperative Spring Migration and Occurrence Report ............................................................................ 50

Fall Records .............................................................................................. 67

Birding in Kearney "On The Run" .................................................... 69

General Notes ............................................................................................ 73

Index to Volume XXVII........................................................................ 74

Studies On The Helminth Fauna Of Alaska. Xxxvi. Parasites Of The Wolverine, Gulo Gulo L., With Observations On The Biology Of Taenia Twitchelli Schwartz, 1924, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications

Natural biotic relationships already had been severely disrupted in the United States by the time significant interest had developed in faunistic helminthology. Some mammalian species, particularly the larger carnivores, had been extirpated or were represented only by scattered individuals in the few remaining wilderness areas. Thus, it is not remarkable that the helminths of such species as the wolverine, Gulo gulo Linnaeus, have been little studied. Fortunately, however, much of arctic and subarctic North America has endured in its primitive state, and here it is still possible to undertake basic biological studies under undisturbed conditions.

Studies On The Helminth Fauna Of Alaska. Xxxiv. The Parasites Of Wolves, Canis Lupus L., Robert L. Rausch, Francis Williamson

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications

It is generally recognized that canine animals comprise an important reservoir of parasites and diseases transmissible to man. These animals, including the domestic dog, have unusual economic importance in arctic and subarctic North America, particularly for the Eskimos and Indians living in more remote regions. These aboriginal peoples continually have close association with canine animals and would appear to be quite vulnerable to infection from this source. That this is true is already evident, although data on morbidity from animal-borne diseases are far from complete. At the present time, at least in Alaska, these people have little ability to lessen …

Growth Measurements Of Holstein, Ayrshire, Guernsey And Jersey Males, H. P. Davis, I. L. Hathaway

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

This study was based on monthly observations of all Holstein, Ayrshire, Guernsey and Jersey males born in the University of Nebraska dairy herd between 1922 and 1942. There were varying numbers of animals for the different months of age for the several breeds. Measurements of weight, slope of the rump, thickness of skin, and 13 linear measurements were taken monthly, from birth to disposal of the animals. The linear measurements were of heights at withers, hooks and rump; of lengths-diagonal (shoulder point to pinbone), body and rump; of widths at chest, hooks and pinbones; of depths at chest and barrel; …

Studies On The Helminth Fauna Of Alaska. Xxxv. On The Identity Of Certain Cestodes (Taeniidae) From Foxes, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications

Some species of the genus Taenia Linnaeus, 1758, are morphologically so similar in the adult stage that their separation is very difficult. Complicating this problem is the questionable validity of certain of these species which have been insufficiently characterized. There are two species, however, the adults of which possess well defined morphological difference but which have been repeatedly confused despite their having been adequately described by early investigators. These cestodes, Taenia crassiceps (Zeder, 1800) and T. polyacantha Leuckart, 1856, have for many years been recognized solely by their larval characteristics under the misconception that the adults were indistinguishable.

Nebraska Bird Review (July 1959) 27(3), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

Dr. R. Allyn Moser .................................................................................. 34

Dr. R. Allyn Moser's Contribution to Ornithology ........................ 35

1958 Nesting Report ................................................................................ 36

Meetings and Reports ............................................................................ 38

General Notes ............................................................................................ 39

Some Early Records of the Wild Turkey in Nebraska .................... 42

The Distribution of the Western Red-bellied Woodpecker in the Missouri River Valley ........................................................ 43

Excerpts from Letters ............................................................................ 44

Breeds Of Chickens For Meat And Egg Production

Historical Materials from UNL Extension in Lancaster County

Farmers' Bulletin No. 2065
U.S. Department of Agriculture

The breeds and varieties of chickens discussed in this bulletin -- American, Asiatic, English, and Mediterranean -- are the ones most commonly used for the production of food.

American class:
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock Bantam
Wyandotte
Wyandotte Bantam
Rhode Island Red
Rhode Island Red Bantam
Rhode Island White
New Hampshire
Jersey Giant
Java
Dominique
Chantecler
Lamona
Buckeye
Holland
Delaware

Asiatic class:
Brahma
Brahma Bantam
Cochin
Cochin Bantam
Langshan

English class:
Orpington
Cornish
Cornish Bantam
Dorking
Sussex
Redcap
Australorp

Mediterranean class:
Leghorn
Leghorn Bantam
Minorca
Minorca Bantam
Ancona
Spanish
Blue Andalusian
Buttercup
Catalana

Origin And Performance Of Ranger Alfalfa, W. R. Kehr

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

Ranger alfalfa was developed through the cooperative efforts of personnel of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station and released for seed increase in 1940. It is a winter-hardy, bacterial wilt resistant variety synthesized from five basic strains selected from Cossack, Turkistan and Ladak. Breeding methods used in the development of this variety were described in detail. Research results obtained on the performance of the basic strains and on the seed lots, produced under certification procedures, in controlled wilt and cold tests and forage yield trials under field conditions at the Nebraska station were presented …

Nebraska Bird Review (April 1959) 27(2), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

Nesting of the Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher in Gage County ............................................................ 19

Third Mid-Winter Meeting ...................................... 20

A Monthly Record of Birds Occurring at Bladen, Webster County, 1957 and 1958 ..................... 21

Articles of Incorporation .......................................... 24

1959 Treasurer's Report ..................................................... 26

General Notes ..................................................... 28

Excerpts from Letters .......... ................................ ..... 32

An Electrophoretic Study Of Egg-White Proteins In Twenty-Three Breeds Of The Domestic Fowl, Charles G. Sibley, Paul A. Johnsgard

Paul Johnsgard Collection

A "conservative" taxonomic character is one which preserves evidence of evolutionary relationships. As Mayr (1942: 296) points out such characters are rare because structures are usually lost quickly when no longer needed and selection seldom neglects a functional structure for very long but continually modifies it as adaptive fitness is increased. However, because different characters evolve at different rates it is possible to find some characters which have changed more slowly than others and to use these as phylogenetic indicators. In birds, for example, plumage color and structure apparently change more rapidly than the skeleton or the muscular system. This …

Notes On Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Tornadoes, 27 June 1955, Robert G. Beebe

NOAA Technical Reports and Related Materials

Some general characteristics of thirteen tornadoes that occurred on the afternoon of June 27, 1955 in Scottsbluff County, Nebraska, are related. Two of these caused widespread attention due to their size and their proximity to the cities of Scottsbluff and Mitchell, Nebraska. These two were photographed extensively by residents near their paths. The experience of two men directly beneath one of the two large tornadoes is related.

Utilization Of Surplus Milk In The Small Dairy Plant: 4. Stirred Curd Types Of Cheese, P. A. Downs, K. Nilson

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

In this series of publications an effort is made to describe how a variety of products can be prepared in plants where surplus milk is a problem. Each type of product is described in detail, methods of manufacturing are outlined, and the equipment and supplies needed are listed. As far as possible similar equipment is used for several products. In this publication the preparation of a group of stirred curd types of cheese is presented.

Block And Bridle Annual, 1959

Block and Bridle Student Organization

Contents:

Dedication
James S. Kreycik
Byron P. Demorest
Animal Husbandry Hall
PART I. THE CLUB
Picture of Club Members
Block and Bridle Advisor
Picture of Club Officers and Advisor
Animal Husbandry Faculty
Sample Minutes
Financial Statement
PART II. AWARDS
Merit Trophy Winner
Outstanding Club Members
PART III. CLUB ACTIVITIES
Calendar of Events
Initiations
Feed and Nutrition Conference
Rooters Day
Homecoming Float
Student-Faculty Party
Christmas Ham Sale
Purebred Bred Ewe Sale
Pie Social and Barn Dance
Intracollegiate Judging Contest
Feeders Day
Honors Banquet
Science in Agricultural Day
Showmanship Contest
Quarterhorse Show
Election of Officers
PART IV. JUDGING TEAMS
Senior Livestock Judging …

Harry Scott Smith, Biological Control: Riverside (1883-1957): University Of California: In Memoriam, 1959, A. M. Boyce, H. Compere, R. Van Den Bosch

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Harry Smith was born at Aurora, Nebraska, November 29, 1883. He was brought up as a farm boy and experienced all the rigors of life on a prairie farm in the latter part of the nineteenth century. The hours of work in the fields, from dawn to dusk, made an indelible impression. Admittedly, he escaped from “haying” and “tending hogs” by enrolling in the State University at Lincoln, where he worked his way by waiting on tables at fifteen cents an hour. There he was granted his A.B. degree in 1907 and his M.S. degree in 1908. Insects became his …

Habitat Of Red-Backed Vole, Harvey L. Gunderson

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

These data are a part of a study of small mammal populations at Cedar Creek Forest, Anoka County, Minnesota. The live-trapping area of 5.0 acres, with 81 traps spaced 52 feet apart, was in a tamarack-white cedar bog. The study extended over a period of 7 years (1949-1955). Trapping periods of five days (four nights) extended from early May to the first part of October. In all, there were 14,580 trap-nights. A total of 428 voles were marked and weighed; data on 25 dead unmarked individuals are also included.

A frequency index was calculated for each station. This index was …

Comments On Species Recognition With Special Reference To The Wood Duck And The Mandarin Duck, William C. Dilger, Paul A. Johnsgard

Papers in Ornithology

It is well known that closely related, sympatric species have evolved species-specific features which serve to minimize the possibility of "wrong" choices being made during pair formation. The amount of evolution of such species-specific features is roughly proportional to the deleterious effects of the "wrong" choices made in species recognition. Of course, if upon initial contact, the forms interbreed too freely panmixia will occur and both will eventually lose whatever genetic identity they may have had. On the other hand if, by the time of contact, the forms have incidentally developed differences sufficient to serve automatically as isolating mechanisms from …

Variability In The Electrophoretic Patterns Of Avian Serum Proteins, Charles G. Sibley, Paul A. Johnsgard

Papers in Ornithology

It has been known for more than 50 years that particular proteins characterize every species of plant and animal and that phylogenetic relationships are reflected in protein structure. The first application of this fact to taxonomic studies was by Nuttall ( 1901; 1904) who used the precipitin reaction of immune sera to test degrees of relationship in over 500 species of animals. With refinements in technique have come many more serological studies and the results have justified the statement by Landsteiner (1945) that “chemical differences parallel the variation in structure” and hence are useful in classification.

Notes On The Prevalence Of Hydatid Disease In Alaskan Moose, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications

In conjunction with current moose-management studies in south-central Alaska; 124 pairs of lungs of moose (Alces alces) have been collected and examined for the presence of hydatid cysts, the larval stage of the cestode, Echinococcus granulosus. The lungs were collected in the Cook Inlet region between January 1, 1956 and January 1, 1958, mostly from animals accidentally killed by trains or cars.

The presence or absence of the tapeworm cyst was determined by visual inspection, palpation, and finally by sectioning the lungs into slices approximately % in. thick. Hydatid larvae do not always localize in the lungs …

Biometric Comparisons Between North American And European Mammals. Ii. A Comparison Between The Northern Lynxes Of Fennoscandia And Alaska, Björn Kurtén, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications

A comparison between the northern lynxes, (Felis (Lynx) spp.), of Fennoscandia and Alaska.

Symptoms And Control Of Zinc Deficiency In Corn, F. V. Pumphrey, F. E. Koehler

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

The purpose of this publication is to describe zinc deficiency symptoms in corn and to present recommendations for applications of zinc fertilizer.

Bleak Reports Coming From Waterfowl Breeding Grounds, Ross Leffler

United States Fish and Wildlife: Staff Publications

There is no optimism expressed in the reports from the Flyway Biologists and other observers making surveys on the waterfowl breeding grounds in Canada and the United States. The only bright spot is a report from Fairbanks, Alaska, that the Yukon Flats and other breeding areas in that vicinity are well populated with waterfowl. While this is a heartening sign, only in a small degree does it offset the prospects for poor production in the heart of the continental breeding grounds in the Prairie States and Provinces.

As one observer with many years of experience in the prairies has put …

Rb59-187 The Existing Space In Nebraska Multistory Square Farm Houses, Jerre Lewis Withrow, Florence Mckinney

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Many of our farm homes do not satisfactorily meet the needs of the family and its living patterns. Thirty to 50 years ago little thought was given to certain aspects of housing which are considered essential today. It is obvious, to even the casual observer, that improvements should be made in living space, work areas, utilities and appliances.

The 1959 survey of the two story square house parallels the multi-story tee house study (RB58-186 The Existing Space in Nebraska Multistory Tee Houses) as to area covered and type of data collected. One hundred and seven houses were included …

The Waterfowl Councils A Conservation Partnership

United States Fish and Wildlife: Staff Publications

What is a Waterfowl Council?

It's doubtful if many duck hunters know the answer to that question. Yet these Councils are responsible for the planning of many programs that will influence the kind of duck hunting these same sportsmen will have in the future.

Because the activities of the Waterfowl Councils do mean so much to so many people--not only to duck hunters but to the millions of people who get their fun just watching the birds-this circular has been prepared to tell the Council story. Its purpose is to explain the basic waterfowl problem and the current approach to …

Migratory Bird Regulations 1959-60

United States Fish and Wildlife: Staff Publications

Migratory birds, which move across State and National borders, are recognized as an international resource requiring conservation on a continental basis. Protection of migratory birds on the North American Continent is provided for by conventions between the United States and Great Britain (for Canada), concluded August 16, 1916 (39 Stat. 1702), and between the United States and the United Mexican States, concluded February 7, 1936 (50 Stat. 1311). Protection in the United States is provided by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3,1918, as amended (40 Stat. 755; 16 U. S. C. 703). Birds protected by the Migratory Bird …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (January 1959) 27(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Population Dynamics of Diurnal Birds of Prey in the Panhandle of Nebraska ...................2

Notes on Summer Birds of Western Nebraska ...................6

Minutes Of Meeting: 1959

Cherry County Extension: Historical Documents

Meeting Minutes from:

September 3, 1959

April 29, 1959

January 29, 1959

January 8, 1959

Letter of Transmittal

Expenditure Estimates

An Iron Fulgurite From Nebraska, C. M. Riley

Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum

From the time of the ancients man has been impressed with the force of lightning and its effect on the rocks at the surface of the earth. It was Saussure in 1786 who first wrote a scientific account of a true fulgurite, and a wealth of literature has been written about the subject since this time. Many unusual fulgurites have been described, some of which may not truly be the result of lightning. The iron fulgurite is a strange conical object about 3 inches high composed mainly of tiny spheres and filaments of metallic iron intermixed with a small amount …

Review Of A Coloured Key To The Wildfowl Of The World, Paul A. Johnsgard

Papers in Ornithology

The Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge. Gloucestershire. 96 pp., 23 plates. 1957. Price. 9 s. 6d. This hand·guide to alI the species and subspecies of the Anatidae is an elaborated version of an earlier black and white guide. mainly for use in assisting in the identification of live birds in the incomparable waterfowl coIlection at the Wildfowl Trust, but also of great value as a guide in any zoo or even under field conditions. A total of 147 species, comprising 247 forms, are shown, including both sexes where they differ noticeably. as weIl as major color phases of the polymorphic forms such …

Biometric Comparisons Between North American And European Mammals. I. A Comparison Between Alaskan And Fennoscandian Wolverine (Gulo Gulo Linnaeus), Björn Kurtén, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications

A comparison between the Alaskan and Fennoscandian wolverine (Gulo gulo Linnaeus).