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Bulletin No. 303 - Utilization Of Irrigable Land In The Reservation Area Of Uinta Basin, Utah, George T. Blanch, Clyde E. Stewart

UAES Bulletins

Several years ago the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station began a project entitled "Study of agricultural resources in Utah and their utilization." This project contemplates conducting detailed soils, irrigation water, range and economic studies in all areas of Utah. To date these studies have been made for a portion of the state including the Uinta Basin. However, in order that the information so obtained can be more effectively used for public and private programs of operation, there is a need to combine and correlate the basic data.

The primary objective of the study reported herewith is to bring together and analyze …

The Preparation Of Corrosion Specimens, Llewellyn W. Hunsicker

Biology Honors Papers

This 11 page thesis describes the technique involved in making a Wood's metal cast of the lungs as well as the preparation of a vinylite corrosion specimen of the vascular system of a cat.

Fish Culture In North-Central And Northeast Texas, Elmer Cheatum, Pierre Fontaine, Mayne Longnecker

Field and Laboratory

In the pages that follow, we include the proper construction of ponds and lakes for fish life, and an explanation of the water-conditioning process; the selection of fish to be used in ponds as well as lakes, with suggestions as to suitable combinations according to the dictates of limited experience; an account of the care of fish, feeding habits, maintenance of food supply, supplemental brood ponds, minnow ponds, methods to be used in producing accessory foods (such as Daphnia and midge larvae); and a discussion of predator control. Finally, there is a series of illustrations of the more common freshwater …

Establishment, Development, And Management Of Conifer Plantations In The Eli Whitney Forest, New Haven, Connecticut, Ralph C. Hawley, Harold J. Lutz

Yale School of the Environment Bulletin Series

No abstract provided.

White Pine Blister Rust In Western North America, J. L. Mielke

Yale School of the Environment Bulletin Series

No abstract provided.

Catalysis And The Chemical Industry, Harold E. Abbott

Field and Laboratory

Before the advent of organized chemistry, alchemists were searching for a "philosopher's stone," a hypothetical substance which was reputed to be able to turn basic metals into the precious metal, gold. While their crusade was never rewarded with success, they laid the foundation for the chemical study of today. In this field a catalyst for a desirable chemical reaction has turned out to be a true "philosopher's stone." Catalysts have played an important part in the production of substitutes which are very useful in today's limited markets.

An Elementary Experiment In Insolation, John D. Boon

Field and Laboratory

Meteorology, the neglected science, is coming into its own. This new interest is due to the rapid development of airplane transportation, the radio, and the Second World War. Slowly we are beginning to learn that while our feet may be upon the solid earth, we live in the atmosphere, and this atmosphere is influencing and often controlling our lives.

The Perfect Stage Of Colletotrichum Falcatum., Fernando Carvajal

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Landslide Blocks Along The Margin Of The Diablo Plateau, Texas, R. D. Trace

Field and Laboratory

Large landslide masses of the kind Reiche has called "Toreva-blocks" are found in several places along the southern margin of the Diablo Plateau in Hudspeth County, Texas. Those described in this report occur along the north side of the valley that separates the northwestern end of the Finlay Mountains from the plateau proper.

Dinosaur Tracks Near Comanche, Texas, Claude C. Albritton Jr.

Field and Laboratory

One of the most remarkable displays of dinosaur tracks … found in Texas was that which until recently could be seen three miles south of Comanche at Lake Eanes.

Vegetation Of The Northern Part Of Cherry County, Nebraska, William L. Tolstead

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

Agricultural practices in the Great Plains of North America are now in a period of adjustment from a traditional agriculture initiated by pioneer farmers to a grazing economy based upon potentialities of climate and soil. The attainment of a proper system of land use has been retarded in many localities by the lack of definite information concerning the vegetation and its indicator significance. In this study of the vegetation of Cherry County, Nebraska, the interrelations between the plants and their environments are discussed, the dominant species are described, and changes in grasslands caused by seasons, grazing, and climatic cycles are …

Forest Sequences In The North Central State, Paul B. Sears

Papers in Ecology

This paper presents fifteen pollen profiles from as many peat deposits in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, only two of which--Bucyrus and Mud Lake (Ohio)--have been previously published. These profiles have been prepared to show only the relative fluctuations of eight forest genera and one family, Betulaceae.

The Effects Of Deficiencies Of Copper, Iron And Zinc Upon Untreated And Rootone Treated Rye And Alfalfa, Archer P. Crosley Jr.

Biology Honors Papers

This 18 page thesis studies the effects of deficiencies in the ions of copper, iron and zinc upon untreated and Rootone treated rye and alfalfa plants.

The Effects Of The Deficiencies Of Boron, Phosphorus, And Manganese As Correlated With The Use Of A Growth-Substance, Nathaniel Winkelman Jr.

Biology Honors Papers

This thesis discusses experiments on plant growth, including ion deficiencies and the effects of growth hormones.

The Effect Of Organic And Inorganic Substances Upon The Enzymatic Activity Of Papain Using Gelatin As A Substrate, Raymond A. Sklencar

Bachelors’ Theses

In the science of enzymology many hitherto unknown facts have been discovered. Among these are the facts which show that certain substances or conditions will accelerate, inhibit, or poison an enzyme reaction. Thus, heavy metals, oxidizing agents, etc., will prevent the enzyme from working at a normal rate or even "kill" the enzyme completely. Again, certain materials or co-enzymes will speed up and increase the enzyme power of a substance.

A Study Of Origins And Ecological Features Of Hardy, Cultivated, Herbaceous Plants Of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dorothy Elaine Witheck

Bachelors’ Theses

Gardeners have always been interested in herbaceous plants, chiefly because of their beauty and usefulness. As a result of the great popularity, a large number of attractive varieties have been produced through centuries of' cultivation, selection and breeding. Very early agricultural and medical demands stimulated an interest in the plants, and as early as 372-287 B.C. Theophrastus, a pupil of Aristotle, described about 460 cultivated plants and classified them as herbs, undershrubs, shrubs and trees. Much of the work accomplished by the ancient Greeks was lost and it was not until the sixteenth century that renewed enthusiasm for the study …

A Study Of The Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus Torquatus Gmelin) In Northern Utah, William T. Mckean

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Purpose of Study. The ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus Gmelin) is well enough known to need no introduction. It is at present undoubtedly the most abundant and most important gallinaceous game bird in northern Utah. Its abundance and its occurrence in agricultural areas has stimulated much general interest. Yet, aside from two food habits studies, both conducted in Utah County, no intensive research has been made into its ecological relationships or its general life history in Utah.

In order to formulate sound management plans for the pheasant in Utah, the Utah Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit has felt the need …

A Study Of The Sanitary Quality Of Drinking Water In Rural Districts Of Crawford County, Kansas, Kenneth Andrew Mcclure

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

This study involved the testing of seventy-six wells and thirty cisterns in representative rural districts of Crawford County, using methods specified by the American Public Health Association in the eighth edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage.

The results of the tests showed that only fourteen of the 106 wells and cisterns tested did not yield Escherichia coli. Of the ninety-two polluted drinking water supplies twenty-seven were from cisterns, while sixty-five were from wells. Of these sixty-five only five of the fourteen deep wells in the group showed evidence of contamination.

These findings seem to warrant …

The Scientist's Concept Of The Physical World, Willard Gardner

Faculty Honor Lectures

To those who are aesthetic, there is perhaps nothing more inspiring than a beautiful sunset, with brilliant colors above the horizon and with banks of dark clouds above, set in the deep blue of the heavens, or the brilliant hues of the rainbow forming a halo about the majestic mountain with its coat of green, purple, brown, or gray. By these things are the emotions stirred.

The physicist too is emotional but he.is also at times realistic. He becomes sentimental but he also seeks to explain the behavior of nature. By means of devices and instruments his perceptual world is …

Fifty-Sixth Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science And The Eleventh Annual Convention Of The Junior Academy Of Science Of Iowa, April 17 And 18, 1942, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Abstract Papers

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Abstract Papers

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Back Matter

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Range Sheep Industry In Kittitas County, Washington, Reginald M. Shaw

Geography Faculty Scholarship

This article summarizes the sheep industry in Kittitas County, Washington State as a microcosm of the entire Pacific Northwest sheep industry.

Active Projects In The United States And Canada Dealing With Grasshopper Research, H.C. Severin

Agricultural Experiment Station Entomology Pamphlets (1940-1952)

The sixteenth annual meetings of the Rocky Mountain Conference of Entomologists were held at Cameron Pass, Colorado, August 17 to August 21, 1941. Some time was devoted during these meetings to a discussion of the research work that is being done at the present with grasshoppers. It was felt by those participating in the discussions that it would be highly desirable if certain data were available concerning grasshopper research projects that are being actively investigated at the present time in the United States and in Canada. The author if this paper was asked to assume the responsibility of formulating an …

Bulletin No. 306 - Report Of The Agricultural Experiment Station Utah State Agricultural College, Logan, R. H. Walker

UAES Bulletins

The agricultural experiment stations have contributed in a very material way to the progress of agriculture in the United States not only by the development of better crops and livestock and production practices, but, through basic research on the many and varied problems of agriculture, they have furnished an understanding of those principles upon which progress must depend.

The permanent value of these research centers to the progress of agriculture is no better illustrated than in the present emergency. The ability of farmers to meet the tremendous additional contributions to defense in the way of increased food supplies is dependent …

Yield Of Even-Aged Stands Of Loblolly Pine In Northern Louisiana, Walter H. Meyer

Yale School of the Environment Bulletin Series

No abstract provided.

Tryptophane Metabolism X. The Effect Of Feeding 1(-)-, Dl-, And D(+)-Tryptophane, D(-)And Dl-(Β-3-Indolelactic Acid,(Β-3-Indolepyruvic Acid, And L(-)Kynurenine Upon The Storage Of Liver Glycogen And The Urinary Output Of Kynurenic Acid, Kynurenine, And Total Acetone Bodies, Raymond Borchers, Clarence P. Berg, Newton E. Whitman

Department of Biochemistry: Faculty Publications

The amount of tryptophane required for maintenance and growth is small (2). When an excess is supplied to some animals, kynurenic acid is excreted (3) and, under certain conditions, kynurenine also (4). Although these are quantitatively the most important of the known metabolic products of tryptophane, the amounts excreted in extensive tests in the dog and rabbit have usually accounted for less than half, more often for less than a third, of the tryptophane administered (4-6).

Leaflet No. 7 Food For Victory

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

One of the most important things families can do in the present emergency is to keep physically fit. Nutrition is a fundamental factor in physical fitness. Those families who are making a conscientious effort to improve their food habits are lining up for the nation's defense and ultimate victory.

If you are enrolled in the Victory Home and Garden program you are helping to insure yourself and others of an adequate supply of home produced foods through careful planning of production and preservation.

This March 1942 publication discusses the concern about preserving enough food for good health during times of …