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Bulletin No. 240 - Effect Of Feed, Water, And Shelter Upon Fleeces Of Utah Ewes, A. C. Esplin

UAES Bulletins

Fleeces from range-bred ewes wintered on desert ranges are compared in this bulletin with fleeces taken from ewes of the same breeding wintered under farm conditions, involving regular feeding, shelter, and free access to water. Four hundred and sixty-two fleeces are included in the comparison.

Bulletin No. 238 - Lamb-Fattening Experiments In Utah, E. J. Maynard, A. C. Esplin, S. R. Boswell

UAES Bulletins

This bulletin includes the results of Station Project 99-Fattening Lambs in Winter Drylot-which was begun at Monroe on November 15, 1928, and at Delta on November 13, 1929. The experiment was conducted for a period of four years at Monroe and for one year at Delta. Messers Alma and Milton Magelby of Monroe were closely associated with the Monroe experiment, furnishing the yards and the lambs as well as the feed used; the Monroe Lamb-feeders Association also cooperated in conducting this experiment. During the period that the Delta test was under way, Mr. J. F. Roe furnished the yards, the …

Bulletin No. 235 - Biennial Report, Utah Agricultural Experiment Station: July 1, 1930 To June 30, 1932, P. V. Cardon

UAES Bulletins

President E. G. Peterson

Sir: I have the honor to transmit the report of the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station for the biennium ending June 30, 1932. This report includes the reports of the various departments as well as other information pertaining to the work of the Experiment Station during this two-year period.

Respectfully submitted, P. V. CARDON, Director.

Circular No. 99 - Utah Snow Sampler And Scales For Measuring Water Content Of Snow, George D. Clyde

UAES Circulars

Snow survey are usually conducted in uninhabited and mountainous areas, The surveyor must travel on snowshoes or skiis; therefore the necessary equipment must be light, strong, and compact.

Fertilizer Studies As Conducted On Muck Soil In Sanpete County, Utah, Lemoyne Wilson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The reclamation of muck soil is a new development in the state of Utah. Knowledge concerning the various properties and requirements of the newly-drained area in Sanpete County, Utah, is extremely limited. A need for fundamental information concerning this type of soil was the basis for the establishment of an experimental farm in this region. The fact that most organic soils respond to mineral fertilizers soon after they have been reclaimed was an important reason for starting fertilizer work on this soil as soon as it was possible to do so. This thesis reports some of the fertilizer work being …

Bulletin No. 233 - Observations On The Use Of Commercial Fertilizers On The Arid Soils Of Utah, D. W. Pittman, Clarence Burnham

UAES Bulletins

Only within the last few years has the question of commercial fertilizers been worthy of serious consideration in Utah. It has been considered that commercial fertilizers were unnecessary in Utah (1) because arid soils retain their virgin fertility much longer than soils in the humid region which are subject to continual leaching by heavy precipitation, (2) because livestock have always predominated in Utah's agriculture due to the vast areas adapted only to range purposes and livestock means manure to maintain fertility, and (3) because alfalfa, our principal feed crop, is also one of the best plants for gathering nitrogen from …