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1959 Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalog, Little International Agricultural Exposition South Dakota State University

Little International "Little I" Agricultural Exposition Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Milk House Planning, Ervin Kurtz, Louis Lubinus

SDSU Extension Leaflets

This document discusses elements to be considered before building a milk house on a farm. This leaflet has been prepared to present the minimum requirements for a Grade "A" milk house. It is recommended for the production of manufactured milk.

South Dakota State College Of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts 1959 Summer Session Bulletin, South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University Catalogs and Bulletins: 1935 to present

No abstract provided.

Livestock Auctions In South Dakota, Dale Eldon Roth

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The description of the various facets of auctions is necessary in order for livestock entrepreneurs to envisage more clearly the conditions and practices which prevail around such markets. The objectives of this study were: to determine the source and disposition of livestock handled by the auctions and to determine the statistical schema of tariffs charged by the auctions.

Physiological Studies On Bloat, Clarence Leonard Moore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Bloat is a complex and confusing syndrome involving an interaction of plant and animal factors. Many “toxic” principles of plants have been incriminated either by directly inhibiting rumen motility and eructation or indirectly by changing the physical characteristics of the rumen ingests. Variations in anatomical structures, activity of such structures and microbiological activity all might be animal factors which are involve. The development of the livestock industry and the use of legumes in pasture programs have grown very rapidly during the past decade. Recent studies have been directed towards the biochemical constituents of legumes that might contribute to bloat. Attention …

A Study Of Factors Influencing Weaning Weights Of Beef Calves, Joe Allen Minyard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The ability of the cow to wean a heavy, vigorous and good quality calf every year is probably the most important economic trait in a beef cattle enterprise. But wide variations in the weaning weight of beef calves exist in almost every herd. These variations persist despite possible continued selection and general improvement and form the basis for further genetic improvement of the trait. Background information necessary for the development of effective herd improvement programs include knowledge of (1) the variability present in the performance traits, (2) the relative importance of heredity on the expression of the traits, and (3) …

The Dakota Indian Religion, A Study Of Conflict In Values, V. D. Malan, C. J. Jesser

Research Bulletins of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (1887-2011)

Religious beliefs have exerted substantial influence on the values of the Dakota Indians. In earlier days religious folklore infused every area of their daily lives. When the missionaries introduced Chnstianity to the tribes on the Great Plains, important changes began to take place. Values which conflicted with customary beliefs were interposed, but many of the traditional values were retained. In some cases, accommodation of conflicting values was attempted in marginal religious activities which combined elements of both the old and new religions. In other cases, the conflicts appeared insurmountable, and some individuals sought escape or succumbed to apathy.
A study …

High Quality Oats For Growing Pigs, R. C. Wahlstrom

Research Bulletins of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (1887-2011)

These trials indicate that high quality oats is a good feed for growing-finishing swine. The results show that you can satisfactorily use it to replace up to 40% of the corn in rations when your pigs are on pasture. When they are in dry lot you can replace up to 50% of the corn in mixed rations. Oats with a test weight of less than 35 pounds a bushel may not be as satisfactory.

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, Agricultural Experiment Station

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

In This Issue:
Stratifying Seed [p] 3
Asparagus Can Be Nutritious and Delicious [p] 5
Soil Surveys Provide Valuable Information [p] 10
Agriculture on South Dakota’s Communal Farms [p] 12
1959 Recommended Crop Varieties [p] 17
Blood Clotting Time in Cattle Fed Alfalfa Hay [p] 18
The Effect of Drying on the Nutritive Value of Corn [p] 22

Dairy Club 1959, South Dakota State College

Dairy Digest

No abstract provided.

Soil Survey Of Brookings County South Dakota, F. C. Westin, G. J. Buntley, F. E. Shubeck, L. F. Puhr

Research Bulletins of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (1887-2011)

This survey of Brookings County will help you plan the kind of farming that will protect your soils and provide goof yields. It describes the soils; shows their location on a map; and tells what they will do under different kinds of management.

Water Systems For The Farm, William Peterson

SDSU Extension Circulars

Water under pressure is necessary on the modern farm. Probably more tons of water are needed than any other single product handled on the farm. Handling it automatically, with a pressure system, will save much work and time. Without water under pressure, animals often do not get enough water and production efficiency suffers. The home will be more sanitary if plenty of water, under pressure, is available.

Proceedings Of The South Dakota Academy Of Science, 1959, Volume 38., South Dakota Academy Of Science

Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science, 1959, volume 38.

The table of contents lists papers presented, and minutes of the forty-fourth annual meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science and the annual meeting of the South Dakota Junior Academy of Science.

The following papers were presented at the forty-fourth annual meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science held on April 24, 1959: Gravity Meters (Gravimeters) Used in Geophysical Exploration by Daniel Lunn, Ground Magnetometer Survey of South Dakota – A Progress Report (Abstract) by Bruno Petsch, Possible Oil and Gas Reservoirs Associated with the Sioux Ridge …

Nesting Of Mourning Doves In Eastern South Dakota, Lloyd E. Oldenburg

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The mourning dove¹, not presently a game bird in South Dakota, is gaining support toward that status. During the 1959 state legislative season a bill sponsored by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to place the mourning dove on the game bird list was passed by the House and defeated by the Senate. In a special dove issue of Outdoor California, January 1959, W.K. Kiel (9) stated there are currently 30 states which allow dove hunting. No state bordering South Dakota has an open dove season. However, in a special memorandum of March 7, 1958, the Nebraska Game, Forestation …

A Study Of The Manufacture Of Cultured Butter And Retail Store Sales In Brookings, South Dakota, Shirley W. Seas

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Butter consumption in the united stated had dropped to 8.4 pounds per capita in 1953 from approximately 17 pounds prior to World War II. There has been only a very slight increase during the last five years. Dairy industry leaders and research workers have south to find the reason for this situation and possible remedies for it. A recent consumer preference study conducted by Rollag and Krist Janson (21) in Brookings and Sioux Falls, South Dakota indicated a fairly strong preference for high quality butter with a considerable amount of flavor obtained by adding butter culture to the butter. The …

Evaluation Of Final Weight In The Selection Of Performance Tested Bulls, Delwyn D. Dearborn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Selection of herd sires, in the past, by the beef breeders in South Dakota has primarily been based on type. In general, the beef breeder has attempted to purchase the bull with the most attractive conformation based on his personal judgement. This method of selection has brought limited progress to the largest industry in South Dakota from which 35% of the cash farm income is derived. The purpose of this study was to check the feasibility of using final weight as a criterion in the selection of performance tested bulls. The other phases of the study concerned final weight as …

Changes In Body Fat As Computed From The Skinfold Measurement Of College Track And Field Athletes During A Season Of Competition And Training, Richard Arnold Walker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the changes in body fat as computed from the skinfold measurement of college track and field athletes of South Dakota State College during a season of competition and training. The effect of track conditioning on gain or loss of weight as also examined. A total of 23 track and field athletes participated in the study, and were tested five times between January and May of 1959. Skinfold calipers were used at various points of the arms, chests, and abdomen to measure the body fat, while a U.S. Physician’s diagnostic scale was used …

South Dakota State College Of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts 1959-1960 Graduate Bulletin, South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University Catalogs and Bulletins: 1935 to present

No abstract provided.

Wildlife Utilization Of Stock Ponds In Minnehaha County, South Dakota, James D. Swanson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: Man’s agricultural activities in South Dakota have greatly altered environmental conditions for nearly all forms of wildlife. Draining and ditching in eastern South Dakota have decreased the acreage of wetlands available to waterfowl and furbearers. Results of conversation practices carried out under the Agricultural Conservation Program as reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture (1) show that between 1936 and 1937 South Dakota farmers had drained 760,198 acres. Drainage of wetland areas changed once valuable wildlife habitat into drylands which are of little value to waterfowl and furbearers. Waterfowl breeding grounds have been so greatly reduced that few …

Analysis Of Summer Spotlighting For Determining Deer Populations Indices, Donald C. Duerre

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Man changes his environment to suit his needs. In doing so he has destroyed forests, plowed the land, and built cities. Deer have adopted themselves to these changes, and in many instances populations have erupted as a result. Their ability to survive advancement of civilization and increasing hunting pressure has made deer the most important big-game animal in America, The importance of deer as a game animal has caused game agencies to institute more intensive management programs. Proper management of this species has long been a problem of game technicians. In order to obtain an optimum annual harvest, the technician …

Genetics Of Resistance To Selenium Poisoning In The Fruit Fly, Drosophila Melangaster, Carl T. Hansen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The objectives of the experiments presented is to study the effects of different concentrations of selenium on reproductive performance. This was necessary in order to determine what concentrations of selenium should be used in subsequent experiments. To determine if natural variation is hereditary and if it can be utilized in breeding for resistance. The relationship of race differences and resistance. There are indications of variation in resistance between different breeds of swine and cattle. The relationship of sex to resistance. There are indications that a sex difference may exist in beef cattle since in some herds bulls are affected more …

The Effects Of Feeding A Ration Containing Erythromycin Thiocyanate To Growing-Finishing, Eldon Walter Juhl

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A large number of Midwest farmers depend upon the swine enterprise for a part of their annual income. Swine sales constitute a large per cent of the cash farm income in this geographical area and therefore these animals represent a very important phase of livestock production. Approximately 18 per cent of the total cash farm income in South Dakota is obtained from the production of hogs. A successful swine producer is primarily interested in obtaining the greatest return for his financial investment and labor output. In order to attain these goals it is often desirable to feed a highly fortified …

Death And Crippling In The Marketing Of Swine, Richard Marion Luther

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this investigation is to determine the incidence of death and crippling and its relationship to total numbers of swine marketed, to graphically illustrate annual, seasonal, monthly, weekly and daily patterns of swine marketing, death and injury, to relate length of-haul to incidence of loss and, to study the combined effect of year, month and distance hauled on rate of loss and damage.

Agricultural Research In South Dakota: Seventy-Second Annual Report: July 1, 1958 - June 30, 1959, South Dakota State College

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of 17-Α-Ethyl-19-Nortestosterone On Extraction Wound Healing, Stanley Miner Shaw

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Since protein anabolic agents are known to affect the rate of protein synthesis, this study was initiated in an effort to determine the effect of a drug of this type on extraction wound healing. A total of twenty-five female, Sprague-Dawley rats ranging in weight from 195-260 gms. were chosen as participants. After a two-week adjustment period, the animals were separated into a control and treatment group. Starting one day prior to extraction and continuing daily for a total of 14 days the treated rats were injected with 1.0 mgm. of 17- alpha-ethyl-19-nortestosterone in 0.04 ml. of a solution of 10% …

South Dakota State College 1958 Fall Quarter Graduation Exercises, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State College

Commencement Programs

Please be advised that the individuals listed in the program have not officially confirmed meeting the graduation requirements. The 1958 Fall Quarter graduation exercises address titled, "Challenges of a Space Age," will be delivered by Dr. Harold M. Froslie, Professer of Physics. University President Hilton M. Briggs will confer degrees and present diplomas.

South Dakota State Collegeof Agriculture And Mechanic Arts 1959-1960 Information Bulletin, South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University Catalogs and Bulletins: 1935 to present

No abstract provided.

4-H Leaders Guide, Agricultural Extension Service, South Dakota State College

SDSU Extension Circulars

The 4-H Club is a voluntary organization of rural and urban boys and girls, in and out of school, who are interested in learning more about the skills of farming and homemaking, cooperation, leadership, citizenship, and other things essential for continuous individual and social growth. Club members are expected to complete projects of their choice on their farm or in their home. In addition, they are to attend and participate in 4-H Club meetings and events.

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, Agricultural Experiment Station

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

In This Issue:
Vitamin D Supplementation for Feeder Lambs [p] 3
S.D. 210—A New Corn Hybrid [p] 6
Shipping Eggs to Central Markets [p] 8
Sorghum Breeding Produces a Problem in Theoretical Research [p] 11
Gate Fastener—Fast Operating, Strong [p] 14
Former South Dakotan Becomes Dean [p] 16

On-The-Farm Commercial Swine Selection Program, L.J. Kortan

South Dakota Swine Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1958

Selecting high quality brood sows and boars is the first step toward increased productivity and desirable meat type pork. To support this idea, a project of swine production and carcass testing for South Dakota Swine Producers is suggested.