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Chemical Sterilisers In The Dairy Industry, D N. Tulloch, N. Ingleton

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

There is concern in the cheese industry that residues from new chemical sterilisers used by dairy farmers could affect cheese making processes.

The sterilisers could also affect tests for antibiotic residues in milk. The responsibility of seeing that chemical sterilisers do not enter the milk belongs to the dairy farmers.

They should follow the manufacturers' recommendations and use the chemicals with care.

Water For Agriculture. 6. Control Of Algae In Water Supplies, R C. Gorman

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

ALGAE are primitive forms of plant life that are common and normal in surface waters. They are fonnd in every water supply exposed to sunlight.

Their presence is not normally detectable until there are enough of them to make their presence obvious.

Oxalate Poisoning. 1. The Effect Of Oxalate-Containing Plants On Ruminants, M R. Gardiner

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Poisoning by plants which contain salts of oxalic acid may be a more common cause of stock losses in Western Australia than was previously thought.

This article describes the effects of these plants on ruminants and outlines an experiment in which the toxicity of soursob was examined.

An article in next month's Journal of Agriculture will describe the most important oxalate-containing plants found in Western Australia.

List Of Registered Fertilisers : 1962/63, H G. Cariss

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

IN accordance with the provisions of the Fertilisers Act, 1928-1955, it is required that—with the exception of bulk sales to a manufacturer and those made in accordance with the buyer's written prescription—all fertilisers sold must be registered annually.

The registration year is from November 1 to October 31 in the following year. The list of fertilisers registered for the year commencing November 1, 1962 is set out in the following tables.

Rabbit Fumigation, C D. Gooding

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Not all poisons act by absorption from the alimentary tract or through the skin, the fumigants are a big group of poisons used in pest control which act on the animal after being absorbed through the lungs.

FUMIGATION as it is now used in Western Australia is not always an economical way of treating whole farm properties. It should only be used on its own in areas where it is impossible to use other more permanent methods such as warren destruction.

Variations In Cream Tests, J F. Brennan

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

DURING the year dairy farmers are often concerned about variations in the butterfat test of cream they supply to the butter factory.

Why do these tests vary? Is the variation the fault of the farmer or the butter factory?

The Mango In Western Australia, K S. Cole

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

ALTHOUGH normally considered a tropical tree, the mango does well in the sub tropics of Western Australia.

The main commercial area in the State is Carnarvon but a few trees grow as far south as Perth.

Grow More Wool, W L. Mcgarry, R. J. Lightfoot

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE amount of wool that each sheep grows is determined by many things, including the amount and quality of pasture available or how the sheep are fed, the stocking rate, the general health and thrift of the sheep and other management considerations such as cropping and the time of lambing.

Agriculture In Western Australia, A W. Hogstrom

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A review of the development of agriculture in Western Australia with an outline of the distribution and importance of present agricultural and pastoral enterprises.

WESTERN Australia's economy has always been largely dominated by its pastoral and agricultural activities.

For short periods gold has given greater annual returns than the products of farms and stations, but these periods have never been very long.

Only in recent years has the value of factory production equalled that of our stations and farms.

Insect Pests Of Lawns., D G. Shedley

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Lawns provide a home for many and varied insects. Although a large number do little or no damage there are some which, if left unchecked, will make it impossible to maintain the grass in good condition.

SPRAYING with insecticides is not always the best answer to pest problems. Manuring, cutting and watering must be maintained at proper levels. In fact, if this is not done the attacks of at least some pests will be more severe.

Selenium And Sheep Health : A Review Of White Muscle Disease Investigations In W.A, M R. Gardiner

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

SELENIUM, the latest trace element to be investigated in medicine, biology and agriculture, has been found to be essential in the prevention of a wide variety of animal diseases in various parts of the world.

Louisiana's Human Resources. Part Ii, Agribusiness And The Labor Force, Arthur R. Jones

LSU Agricultural Experiment Station Reports

No abstract provided.

Further Studies On An Antibiotic Substance Produced By Rhizopus Nigricans Ehrenberg, Kenneth D. Mace, Delbert Swartz

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Vegetational Changes Of The Uinta Basin Since Settlement, Bernard Curtis Dastrup

Theses and Dissertations

A general survey of the vegetational changes of the rangelands of the Uinta Basin was made using historical records, documents, interviews, and recent vegetational surveys. Historical vegetatienal information about the Uinta Basin is very limited, most of it pertaining to the vegetation along the streams and rivers. Escalante, in 1776, mentioned the splendid groves of cottonwoods, the fine pastures, and the abundance of game along the rivers. Ashley in 1825 and Powell in 1870 entered the Basin via the Green River. Ashley crossed the Basin following the Duchesne River and its tributary the Strawberry River. He described the groves of …

Two New Gyrodactylus (Trematoda: Monogenea) From Cyprinid Fishes With Synopsis Of Those Found On North American Fishes, Glenn L. Hoffman, Robert E. Putz

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Gyrodactylus atratuli from the blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) and the pearl dace (Semotilus margarita) is compared with known species of Gyrodactylus from North American fishes and described as a new species. Gyrodactylus margaritae from the pearl dace (Semotilus margarita) is compared with known species of Gyrodactylus from North American fishes and described as a new species. The average number of G. atratuli per blacknose dace in the natural habitat is 7.8 (1 to 32) and in the laboratory at the same water temperature after 55 days in captivity, 5.4 (0 to 11). G. atratuli …

Studies On Neogogatea Kentuckiensis (Cable, 1935) N. Comb. (Trematoda: Strigeoidea: Cyathocotylidae), Glenn L. Hoffman, Clarence E. Dunbar

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

The cercaria of N. kentuckiensis was found in Anaplocamus dilatatus (Nitrocris d.) and Mudalia carinata. The metacercaria was found in all fishes examined from Opequon River, West Virginia, except Cottus bairdi which was also refractory to experimental infection. Two species of Centrarchidae, four of Cyprinidae, three of Salmonidae, Etheostoma flabellare, Platypoecilus maculatus, and Trichogaster trichopterus were experimentally infected. The development of the metacercari and cyst and effect on the fish are described. The histopathology initially consists of hemorrhage and muscle necrosis about the metacercaria, followed by reorganization and formation of a loose connective tissue cyst. The controversial adult names …

Index Catalogue To Russian, Central And Eastern European, And Chinese Literature In Medical Entomology, Volume 1: Diptera, George Anastes

United States Naval Medical Research Unit 3: Publications

Over the past several years a large number of references from the USSR, Eastern Europe, and China have been collected dealing with arthropods of medical importance. These references were coded on keysort cards which made it possible to index as many as fifteen subject areas on one card. The usefulness of this indexing system was evident by the number of medical entomologists who used it in searching for references in their specialty. In response to requests from workers in the United States and other countries who did not have ready access to the index. it was decided to publish these …

The Scientific Interests Of Robert Wilson Gibbes As Revealed In The Gibbes-Morton Correspondence, Phillip S. Swartz

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Biological Investigations Of The St. Lucie Estuary (Florida) In Connection With Lake Okeechobee Discharges Through The St. Lucie Canal, Gordon Gunter, Gordon E. Hall

Gulf and Caribbean Research

A survey of the turbidity, salinity and sediment effects of St. Lucie Canal discharge into the St. Lucie Estuary was authorized by the Chief of Engineers on May 9, 1955. Expansion of that program to include the work of the present biological investigation was authorized by the Chief of Engineers on June 12, 1956.

The scope and purpose of this biological work was to: (a) review the history of the St. Lucie Canal and analyze the problems concerned with discharges of fresh water into the St. Lucie Estuary: (b) present biological data from a 2-year investigation of estuarine conditions, January …

Nebraska Bird Review (January 1963) 31(1), Whole Issue.

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

M. A. Carriker, Jr. .................................................................................... 3

A Summer with Broad-tailed Hummingbirds .................................. 8

General Notes .............................................................................................. 10

Meetings and Reports ................................................................................ 13

Excerpts from Letters .............................................................................. 14

Comparative Morphology In Nemic Phylogeny, Armand R. Maggenti

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

In 1945 Simpson wrote: "Phylogeny cannot be observed. It is necessarily an inference from observations that bear on it, sometimes rather distantly, and that can usually be interpreted in more than one way." Certainly this applies to a study of nemic phylogeny where our reasoning is based upon degree of resemblance and subject to confusion by convergence and reversal. Many feel that, because fossil records are lacking, it is of little purpose to indulge in speculation on nemic phylogeny. Nemic taxonomy, however, requires such speculation when it is based upon comparative morphology. Our attempts in taxonomy are really an effort …

Behavioral Isolating Mechanisms In The Family Anatidae, Paul A. Johnsgard

Paul Johnsgard Collection

The ducks, geese, and swans present a host of species-recognition and isolating-mechanism problems that are equaled by few other groups of birds. As a family, the Anatidae have provided the greatest number of interspecific hybridization records of any avian family (see Gray, 1958, and Johnsgard, 1960a) both in captivity and under natural conditions. A surprising number of these hybrids have proved to be fertile, even when obtained between what appear to be well-marked genera. This remarkable capacity for hybridization indicates that isolating mechanisms must be operating effectively if species are to retain their integrity under natural conditions. Since genetic isolation …

Ornithologists Report Continued Progress Made In 1962, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

No abstract provided.

Interest In Birds Dates Back To Primitive Man, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

No abstract provided.

Feeding Program Cardinal, Woodpecker Early Birds, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

No abstract provided.

First Evening Grosbeak Seen In Tarrant County, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

No abstract provided.

Abstracts

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Back Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

The Treatment Of Peptic Ulcer With Enteric And Urinary Concentrates: A Review, Bernard M. Schuman

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Annual Progress Report, 1962, Q.S. Kingsley, F.E. Shubeck, Dwight Hovland, J.J. Bonnemann

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This report marks the completion of the second year of research at this farm. Experimental work was continued in the areas of fertility and cultural practices, plant disease control, crop management, and crop variety testing. Investigations were expanded into corn plant populations, potassium deficiency, plant breeding and genetic studies on corn, grasses, legumes, sorghum and soybeans. Livestock research was initiated in the spring of 1962 when 106 feeder pigs were placed in three temporary buildings constructed for this purpose. Results of this trial are summarized in this report. Ninety(90) fall pigs have been started as a continuation of this experiment.