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Ec72-1221 Arbor Day: A Nebraska Creation
Ec72-1221 Arbor Day: A Nebraska Creation
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Arbor Day, the Tree Planter's Holiday, started more than a century ago in Nebraska and is celebrated on the birthday of it's founder Julius Sterling Morton of Nebraska City. This extension circular talks about the history of Arbor Day and it's founder.
Rb25-207 The Spindle-Tuber Disease: One Cause Of "Run-Out" Seed Potatoes, H.O. Werner
Rb25-207 The Spindle-Tuber Disease: One Cause Of "Run-Out" Seed Potatoes, H.O. Werner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
The spindle-tuber disease is one of the most prevalent potato diseases occurring in all parts of Nebraska. It has been found in all varieties tested. It does much damage to the potato crop, in that it reduces the yield and injures the market quality of the potatoes.
This 1925 publication discusses the spindler-tuber disease also known as "running-out" or degeneracy of seed potatoes; the distribution of the disease; effect upon yield and quality; symptoms of the different potato varieties; transmission of the disease and experiments; rate of increase of the disease; dry land versus irrigation in western Nebraska; straw mulching …