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Emergence And Survival Of Four Introduced Wheatgrasses As Influenced By Rate And Season Of Planting On Abandoned Farm Lands Of Utah, Donald N. Hyder
Emergence And Survival Of Four Introduced Wheatgrasses As Influenced By Rate And Season Of Planting On Abandoned Farm Lands Of Utah, Donald N. Hyder
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
A great deal has been accomplished in developing methods of restoring abused lands through seeding, yet there is much to be desired in refinement of techniques and in substantiation of previous experimental results. Controversial opinions as to the best season of planting indicate that additional trials are needed. New species need to be introduced, developed, and proved. Methods are needed which lead to more efficient utilization of those factors limiting the degree of success in establishment. Since moisture is the most predominant limiting factor throughout the arid and semi-arid range land, special attention is given to more efficient utilization of …
An Evaluation Of Trout Stocking In The Logan River Drainage, Nels Andrew Thoreson
An Evaluation Of Trout Stocking In The Logan River Drainage, Nels Andrew Thoreson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
One of the more important forms of recreation in Utah is fishing. Each year since the end of World War II more than 100,000 resident and 4,000 non-resident fishermen have taken to the streams and lakes of this state. They spend approximately $2,200,000 each year in the quest of fish, mostly trout. In 1916, 25,473 licenses were sold, in 1937 the number of licenses had risen to 41,200, in 1945 the sales amounted to 104,000 and in 1947 had increased to nearly 131,000. Because of the increased number of fishermen each year, the desirability of greater numbers of legal-sized fish …
Consumptive Use Of Water Studies In The Colorado River Area Of Utah, J. Y. Christiansen
Consumptive Use Of Water Studies In The Colorado River Area Of Utah, J. Y. Christiansen
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
At the request of the State Engineer of Utah, a cooperative study beginning January 1, 1948, was initiated by the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station and the Division of Irrigation, U. S. Soil Conservation Service. These research agencies are being assisted financially, and by consultation, by the State Engineer who has also made arrangements for certain observations to be made and furnished by the U. S. Geological Survey, U. S. Weather Bureau, and the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. The objective of this study is to obtain basic information regarding the consumptive use of water by agricultural crops, native vegetation, and …