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Block & Bridle 1955-1956

Block and Bridle Annual (1933–2021)

Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roster of members Group picture Advisor Chronicle of Activities Sample minutes of Regular Meeting Financial Statement Initiations New Officers ACTIVITIES Spring Livestock Show Program of Show Block and Bridle Smokers Block and Bridle Initiation Honors Banquet Honors Banquet Program Former Block and Bridle Honorees Student Livestock Judging Contest Judging Teams RECOGNITION National Recognition NEBRASKA BLOCK AND BRIDLE CLUB ROSTER Officers President . . Steve Pederson Vice President . . Don Leisy Secretary .. Stanley Eberspacher Treasurer . . J i m McLean Historians .. …

Cc56-136 Poultry Profit Pointers: Health Maintenance, Elvin C. Schulte

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The health of a poutlry flock can mean the difference between profit and loss. At least 15% of all chickens hatched in the United States die from disease before copmleting a laying year.

This campaign circular discusses the means rules for raising a healthy flock. This includes: sanitation, medication, vaccination, controlling lice, mites, and internal parasites, controlling cannibalism by debeaking.

Rb56-180 False Smut Of Buffalograss, John L. Weihing

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

False smut of buffalograss, Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm., caused by Cercospora seminalis Ell. & Ev. is a disease that destroys the unfertilized ovary. The disease was first reported by J. B. Ellis and B. M. Everhart in 1888. They gave only a brief description of the disease and named the causal fungus Cercospora seminalis. The origin of the term "false smut" is unknown to the author, but it so descriptively fits the general appearances of the disease that one readily understands its usage. The following studies were conducted from 1950 to 1954.

Growth Measurements Of Holstein Females From Birth To Seven Years, H. P. Davis, I. L. Hathaway

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Measurements of growth, to be meaningful, must be taken of various parts of the body, at regular intervals, under standardized environmental conditions, from birth through the growth span of the animal. From these measurements skeletal growth standards may be prepared for the several ages. Such standards can be used to measure growth at any age period. They will serve the research worker as a guide for experimental procedure and will provide the livestock raiser a basis with which his animals may be compared. Present standards of growth for dairy cattle are based mostly upon live weight, although considerable data are …

Ec55-910 Seafoods, Ethel Diedrichsen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 55-910: This is about seafood. Includes information on lobster, crab, shrimp, oysters, clams, scallops, canned fish, the cooking of seafood and recipes.

Pustule Formation By Lactobacilli On Fermented Vegetables, T.L. Thompson, W.E. Engelhard, Hilliard Pivnik

Papers in Microbiology

Genuine dill pickles are the product resulting from the fermentation, predominantly lactic, of cucumbers immersed in a brine containing 3 to 4 per cent salt. The brine also contains dill weed and may contain spices and garlic or extracts of their essential oils. Genuine dill tomatoes are manufactured from green tomatoes by a fermentation similar to that used for pickles (Fabian and Wadsworth, 1944).
Lactobacillus plantarum is commonly associated with the fermentation of pickles (Pederson, 1936), although other lactobacilli and some yeasts undoubtedly play a role. A survery of the literature failed to uncover any reports concerning the microbial flora …

Annual Report: 1955

Cherry County (Nebraska) Extension: Historical Documents

Annual Program & Accomplishments ........................ 14

Budget Estimate ........................ 18

Cherry County Extension Districts (Map) ........................ 19

Cherry County 4-H Club Committee ........................ 13

Cherry County 4-H Clubs (Map) ........................ 38

Cherry County Non-Stock Cooperative Labor Association ........................ 12

Clarke-McNary Forestry Cooperators (Graph) ........................ 71

Community Development & Public Affairs ........................ 86

Crop Production ........................ 39

Distribution of Tree Plantings (Map) ........................ 72

Farm Buildings & Mechanical Equipment ........................ 75

Farm Labor (Graph) ........................ 74

Feature Story ........................ 88

Foods & Nutrition, Health, Family Life & Safety ........................ 82

Form of Organization ........................ 20

4-H Club Work ........................ 32

History …

Ec95-910 Seafoods, Ethel Diedrichsen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Seafoods are becoming more abundant on midwestern markets. You can get them in the fresh, canned or frozen form and they will given interesting flavor, texture and variety to your meals. They are high in nutritive value and quick and easy to prepare. Different kinds of seafoods vary greatly in price per pound. Some cost several times as much as others depending on the season, local supply, preference of buyers and the labor involved in handling them. The different kinds of seafoods are included in this extension circular along with some savory recipes.

Ec253 Revised 1955 Nutrients, Feeds & Rations For Swine, R. J. Meade, Donald R. Warner, M. J. Brinegar

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 253 Revised 1955 discusses nutrients, feeds & rations for Swine.

Farm Family Housing Needs And Preferences In Nebraska, Virginia Y. Trotter, Margaret I. Liston

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This bulletin reports the results of a survey of Nebraska farm family preferences, activities and possessions as they are related to housing needs. The study was part of a cooperative research project for the improvement of farm family housing in the North Central Region. The purpose of the study in Nebraska was three-fold: (1) To interpret the housing needs of farm families of the state in terms of: (a) some of the physical characteristics of the farm dwellings currently occupied; (b) features farm families would like in a new house if they were building one; (c) activities carried on in …

Ec197 Sugar Beets In Diversified Irrigation Farming, Lionel Harris, J. C. Swinbank

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 197 discusses sugar beets in diversified irrigation farming.

Annual Report: 1954

Cherry County (Nebraska) Extension: Historical Documents

Annual Program & Accomplishments ........................ 14

Budget Estimate ........................ 17

Cherry County Extension Districts (Map) ........................ 18

Cherry County 4-H Clubs (Map) ........................ 33

Cherry County 4-H Committee ........................ 13

Cherry County Non-Stock Cooperative Labor Association ........................ 12

Clark-McNary Forestry Cooperators (Graph) ........................ 67

Community Development & Public Affairs ........................ 80

Crop Production ........................ 35

Distribution of Windbreak Plantings (Map) ........................ 68

Farm Buildings & Mechanical Equipment ........................ 69

Farm Business Management ........................ 69

Farm Labor (Graph) ........................ 55

Feature Story ........................ 84

Foods & Nutrition, Health, Family Life & Safety ........................ 77

Form of Organization ........................ 19

4-H Club …

Rb54-175 Farm Family Housing Needs And Preferences In Nebraska, Virginia Y. Trotter, Margaret I. Liston

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Some farm families in Nebraska want to build new houses. Many others are planning to remodel. These families will be asking architects, engineers, builders, contractors, and dealers for plans that meet their needs. Thus, farmhouse plans should be developed that provide for the basic needs of all farm families and that are adaptable to special requirements of some families.

This 1954 bulletin reports the results of a survey of Nebraska farm family preferences, activities and possessions as they are related to housing needs. The study was part of a cooperative research project for the improvement of farm family housing in …

Ec1322 Recommended Clarification Of Satisfactory Compliance For Grade "A" Milk Production

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1322 is about satisfactory compliance for grade A milk production including, the milking barn, tools, water supply, clean clothing, and vehicles and surroundings.

(Summary) Of Variation In Pasture Ticks (Acarina, Ixodidae) And Its Significance For Systematics, G. S. Pervomaisky

United States Naval Medical Research Unit 3: Publications

First paragraph:

1) Pasture ticks (Ixodidae) have a great significance as specific vectors and stimulators of many infectious diseases of man and cattle.

Annual Report: 1953

Cherry County (Nebraska) Extension: Historical Documents

Annual Program & Accomplishments ........................ 14

Budget Estimate ........................ 17

Cherry County Extension Districts (Map) ........................ 18

Cherry County 4-H Clubs (Map) ........................ 31

Cherry County 4-H Committee ........................ 13

Cherry County Non-Stock Cooperative Labor Association ........................ 12

Clarke-McNary Forestry Cooperators (Graph) ........................ 66

Community Development & Public Affairs ........................ 82

Crop Production ........................ 33

Distribution of Windbreak Plantings (Map) ........................ 67

Farm Buildings & Mechanical Equipment ........................ 72

Farm Labor (Graph) ........................ 58

Farm Management ........................ 68

Feature Story ........................ 90

Foods & Nutrition, Health, Family Life & Safety ........................ 80

Form of Organization ........................ 19

4-H Club Work …

Avian Botulism Information On Earlier Research

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Over the years, the disease, avian botulism, has been an important factor limiting populations of waterfowl, particularly in the West. Great numbers (doubtless millions) of ducks have died from this disease, and because of such heavy tolls, studies of the malady were begun early in the century and continued intermittently to the present time.

This summary brings up to 1950 the series of investigations on botulism by Wetmore (1918), Kalmbach (1930, 1932), Kalmbach and Gunderson (1934), Sperry (1947), and others. This information has been compiled as a service to those concerned with conservation of our waterfowl resources. A cooperative agreement …

Ec256 Urea As A Protein Extender For Ruminants, T. W. Dowe

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 256 discusses using urea as a protein extender for ruminants. It addresses several questions about the superiority of urea to other sources of protein, if urea is poisonous, how much urea should be fed, and several more. It provides three tables which show the recommended nutrient allowances for beef cattle, protein equivalent furnished, and percent of urea in supplement.

Influence Of Certain Soil-Proftle Characteristics Upon The Distribution Of Roots Of Grasses, R. L. Fox, J. E. Weaver, R. C. Lipps

Papers of John E. Weaver (1884–1956)

A method has been devised by Weaver and his coworkers (15) by which a root system may be sampled from the soil surface to a depth of maximum root penetration. The root system may then be separated from the soil without vertical displacement, photographed, and compared with soil profile characteristics. In the present investigation an attempt has been made to relate some chemical and physical properties of the soil to root distribution.

Circular 90, Microorganisms And Their Effects On Crops And Soils, 1953

University of Nebraska Historical Extension: Bulletin

Circular 90, Microorganisms and their Effects on Crops and Soils, 1953

Concerning The Site Of Nitrogen Absorption In Rats Fed Autoclaved Or Raw Soybean Oil Mea, Raymond Borchers

Department of Biochemistry: Faculty Publications

Carroll, Hensley, and Graham (1) have concluded that much of the nitrogen absorption in rats fed raw soybean oil meal must take place in the cecum. This conclusion was reached from data showing that the apparent digestibility of raw soybean nitrogen in the terminal 20% of the small intestine was 32.65%, whereas in the feces the value was 76.96%. Values reported, for apparent digestibility of heated soybean nitrogen were 78.66% and 81.78%, respectively. This observation presented a notable advance in explaining the lower nutritive value of raw soybeans compared with autoclaved soybeans. It therefore seemed advisable to repeat this work …

Ec191 Revised 1952 Bromegrass In Nebraska, D. L. Gross

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 191 is a revision of EC191 dated Sept 1950 and discusses Bromegrass in Nebraska.

Ec196 Legumes For Better Farming, D. L. Gross

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 196 discusses legumes for better farming.

Ec628 Revised 1952 Artificial Insemination Of Dairy Cattle, C. W. Nibler, M. N. Lawritson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 628-52 is a revision of extension circular 628-50. It provides information on artificial insemination of dairy cattle, methods for owning and operating a breeding association, advantages and disadvantages to members of the association, and results from research on artificial insemination in dairy cattle.

As We Speak : Extension Circular 0-43-2, Julia Crom, Harlan H. Adams

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

I. Preparation of material

A. Choose timely subject

B. Read and gather material

C. Organize your thinking

D. Include introduction, main body and summary

E. Prepare actual speech

II. Delivery of Speech

III. General Suggestions

Bulletin 411, Dairy Calf Births And Disposals, 1952

University of Nebraska Historical Extension: Bulletin

Bulletin 411, Dairy Calf Births and Disposals, 1952

Annual Report: 1952

Cherry County (Nebraska) Extension: Historical Documents

Annual Program & Accomplishments ........................ 14

Budget Estimate ........................ 17

Cherry County Extension Districts (Map) ........................ 18

Cherry County 4-H Clubs (Map) ........................ 31

Cherry County 4-H Committee ........................ 13

Cherry County Non-Stock Cooperative Labor Association ........................ 12

Clarke-McNary Forestry Cooperators (Graph) ........................ 52

Clothing, Family Economics & Community Life ........................ 76

Conservation of Natural Resources ........................ 51

Crop Production ........................ 35

Distribution of Windbreak Plantings (Map) ........................ 53

Farm Labor (Graph) ........................ 61

Farm Management ........................ 60

Feature Story ........................ 85

4-H Club Work ........................ 29

Form of Organization ........................ 19

History of Enrollments & Completions (Graph) ........................ 32 …

Ec1274 Garden Vegetables, Wayne Whitney, Wilber Ringler, Robert Helm, John Weihing

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1274 is about garden vegetables and how to care for them within the garden.

Reduced Ascorbic Acid Content Of Potatoes Grown With And Without Straw Mulching And Irrigation In Eastern Nebraska, H. O. Werner, Ruth M. Leverton, Mary R. Gram

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Potatoes harvested from home gardens and in commercial early-producing fields in the Midwest are an important low-cost source of ascorbic acid from late June into September. The major portion of the early commercial crop in Nebraska (harvested mostly in August) is produced with irrigation. Straw or litter mulching is a well established practice in the nonirrigated garden and farm potato patches. The value of these cultural methods for increasing yield is well known, but prior to this study little was known about their influence on the ascorbic acid content of the tubers, or about the persistence of any such influence …

Ec253 Nutrients, Feeds And Example Rations For Swine, Merle J. Brinegar, Donald R. Warner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 253 discusses nutrients, feeds and example rations for swine.