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2000

Utah State University

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Carpenter Ants And Control In Homes, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe May 2000

Carpenter Ants And Control In Homes, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe

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Carpenter ants are members of the insect order Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, sawflies, and other ants. Carpenter ants can be occasional pests in the home and are noted particularly for the damage they can cause when nesting in wood. In Utah they are more of a nuisance rather than a major structural pest.

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Millipedes, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe Apr 2000

Millipedes, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe

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Millipedes are related to trilobites, spiders and ticks, sowbugs, and crayfish, centipedes, and insects. Each group represents a different class of arthropods. Millipedes or "thousandlegged worms" include over 800 species of the class Diplopoda in North America.

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Leafhoppers In The Home Garden, Jay B. Karren Apr 2000

Leafhoppers In The Home Garden, Jay B. Karren

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Leafhoppers are common problems in home gardens and orchards throughout the state of Utah. There are many species of leafhoppers, several of which attack apples, roses, grapes, and potatoes. Most species overwinter in the egg stage in the bark of the host plant or among the fallen host plant leaves.

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How Well Does Your Irrigation Canal Hold Water?, Robert Hill Mar 2000

How Well Does Your Irrigation Canal Hold Water?, Robert Hill

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Irrigation canals placed in native soil or lined with earth can have seepage water losses varying from 20 percent to more than 50 percent. Well designed, new compacted earth lined canals can have reduced seepage losses similar to concrete lined channels. However, consistent and regular maintenance is required to keep seepage losses low. Older concrete lined canals with deteriorated joints and frost heave or settled sections may also have high seepage losses and require rehabilitating.

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Crocheted Market Bag From Recycled Plastic Grocery Bags, Jodi Smith Jan 2000

Crocheted Market Bag From Recycled Plastic Grocery Bags, Jodi Smith

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This sturdy bag is the same size as an ordinary plastic grocery sack. It can hold much more, because you can pack it full.

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Maintenance Of Wheelmove Irrigation Systems, Richard F. Beard, Robert W. Hill, Boyd Kitchen Jan 2000

Maintenance Of Wheelmove Irrigation Systems, Richard F. Beard, Robert W. Hill, Boyd Kitchen

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No abstract provided.

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Wheelmove Sprinkler Irrigation Operation And Management, Robert W. Hill Jan 2000

Wheelmove Sprinkler Irrigation Operation And Management, Robert W. Hill

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Sprinklers, Crop Water Use, And Irrigation Time: Summit County, Robert W. Hill, Sterling Banks Jan 2000

Sprinklers, Crop Water Use, And Irrigation Time: Summit County, Robert W. Hill, Sterling Banks

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Weekly Growth Characteristics Of Consumer-Size Orlopp Turkeys Raised In Utah, David D. Frame Jan 2000

Weekly Growth Characteristics Of Consumer-Size Orlopp Turkeys Raised In Utah, David D. Frame

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1999-2000 Ranch To Rail Summary Report, Dale Zobell, C. Kim Chapman Jan 2000

1999-2000 Ranch To Rail Summary Report, Dale Zobell, C. Kim Chapman

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Land Application Of Biosolids: A Guide For Potw Operators, Cooperative Extension Jan 2000

Land Application Of Biosolids: A Guide For Potw Operators, Cooperative Extension

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Managing Forage Resources For Efficient Beef Production, W. Craig Burrell, Nola A. Taylor Jan 2000

Managing Forage Resources For Efficient Beef Production, W. Craig Burrell, Nola A. Taylor

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Small Pasture Management Guide For Utah, James Barnhill, Shawn Olsen, Randy Sessions, Dean Miner, Tiffany Julen-Day, Niels Hansen, Clark Garn Jan 2000

Small Pasture Management Guide For Utah, James Barnhill, Shawn Olsen, Randy Sessions, Dean Miner, Tiffany Julen-Day, Niels Hansen, Clark Garn

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Cow-Calf Management Guide, Clell V. Bagley Jan 2000

Cow-Calf Management Guide, Clell V. Bagley

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Protocol For Trichomonas Diagnosis In Cattle For Utah - August 2000, Clell V. Bagley Jan 2000

Protocol For Trichomonas Diagnosis In Cattle For Utah - August 2000, Clell V. Bagley

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Grazing Response Index: A Simple, Effective Method To Evaluate Plant Responses To Grazing, Behave Jan 2000

Grazing Response Index: A Simple, Effective Method To Evaluate Plant Responses To Grazing, Behave

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All About Eggs, Unknown Unknown Jan 2000

All About Eggs, Unknown Unknown

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This publication contains information about eggs including varieties and various recipes using eggs.

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Ingestion Of Toxic Plants By Herbivores, Behave Jan 2000

Ingestion Of Toxic Plants By Herbivores, Behave

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This publication goes over the different types of toxins commonly produced by and found in plants.

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Introducing Animals To New Foods, Behave Jan 2000

Introducing Animals To New Foods, Behave

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This publication explains different ways of successfully introducing animals to new foods.

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Learning About Foods And Locations, Behave Jan 2000

Learning About Foods And Locations, Behave

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This publication discusses the different ways that animals learn and adapt by being in different places and experiencing different things.

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Considerations For Knit Fabrics, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Considerations For Knit Fabrics, Usu Extension

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There are a number of characteristics of a knit fabric that will influence the pattern used and the sewing techniques chosen. Knits can vary from light weight to bulky weight and from tightly to loosely knit.

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Cuffed Knit Slippers, Debra Proctor Jan 2000

Cuffed Knit Slippers, Debra Proctor

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Cuffed Knit Slippers.

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Fleece Facts, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Fleece Facts, Usu Extension

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Launder and choose the side of fleece you like best for the outside, unless it is a water resistant or wind proof fleece and then it should have a definite right and wrong side.

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Structure Determines Experience, Experience Determines Structure, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Structure Determines Experience, Experience Determines Structure, Usu Extension

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Why do animals eat certain foods and live in certain locations? Your first thought might be, they’re born that way or it’s in their genes. While it’s true that every animal is born with a set of genes that helps determine how they look and what they need, genetics is only part of the story.

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The Role Of Composting And Soil And Manure Testing In Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning., Rich Koenig Jan 2000

The Role Of Composting And Soil And Manure Testing In Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning., Rich Koenig

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What is comprehensive nutrient management planning?

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A Note About Market Lamb Docking, Usu Extension Jan 2000

A Note About Market Lamb Docking, Usu Extension

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Tail removal or docking of lambs by the commercial sheep industry is a standard management practice. When properly docked, the tail or dock will be long enough that when lifting the tail to defecate, the caudal folds on the under side of the tail are raised.

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Reducing The Incidence Of Dark Cutting Beef In Junior Livestock Shows, Lyle N. Holmgren, Dale R. Zobell Jan 2000

Reducing The Incidence Of Dark Cutting Beef In Junior Livestock Shows, Lyle N. Holmgren, Dale R. Zobell

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4-H and FFA livestock shows place cattle in a surrounding where they are stressed physically and psychologically. They are exposed to physical exertion, unfamiliar smells, tastes, sounds, people, cattle and other animals Owners of beef cattle who place them in these situations need to understand that stress can be reduced or eliminated with proper care and management.

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Saving Utah's Landscape, Early Detection & Rapid Response, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Saving Utah's Landscape, Early Detection & Rapid Response, Usu Extension

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Members of the Utah-Idaho Cooperative Weed Management Area recognized that one of the greatest threats to their landscape was new, small infestations of noxious weeds.

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Salinity And Plant Tolerance, Jan Kotuby Amacher, Rich Koenig, Boyd Kitchen Jan 2000

Salinity And Plant Tolerance, Jan Kotuby Amacher, Rich Koenig, Boyd Kitchen

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No abstract provided.

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Basic Crochet Slipper, Debra Proctor Jan 2000

Basic Crochet Slipper, Debra Proctor

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Basic Crochet Slipper

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