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Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (January 1951) 19(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

Frontispiece

Ani· The Rare Tropical Bird, W. Le Roy Wilcox ....................... 1

Twenty.Five Year Summary of Bird Migration in Nebraska, Part 4, William F. Rapp Jr .......................... 3

General Notes ............................................................... 9

Announcements .....................................11

Pictorial Study of a Nesting Plover· Roy S. Wycoff, Lexington, Nebraska ................12

Obituary: Mrs. Louise Grier, L. O. Horsky .......................14

Book Reviews ........................14

Membership List ................................ 15

Hydatid Disease (Echinococcosis) In Alaska And The Importance Of Rodent Intermediate Hosts, Robert L. Rausch, Everett L. Schiller

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Hydatid disease, caused by the larval form of a tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786), is of circumpolar distribution, but has not previously been considered to be of much public health significance in North America. It is the purpose of this paper to present observations on this disease in Alaska, with special reference to its transmission to humans.

Glacial Geology Of Wabash County, Indiana, William J. Wayne, William D. Thornbury

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Most of the topographic features of Wabash County are of glacial origin or are glacial deposits eroded by postglacial streams. Shales, limestones, and dolomites, all Silurian, are exposed only along some of the deeper valleys. Four major rivers and six smaller streams in Wabash County flow in glacial sluiceways. Only the Eel and Wabash sluiceways carried large quantities of melt-water. The Eel River valley train occupies an interlobate position, and the Wabash Valley bears evidence of its roles as a sluiceway and as an outlet for glacial Lake Maumee in late Cary time. Three topographic areas comprise the upland part …

Progressive Development And Seasonal Variations Of The Corn Crop, T. A. Kiesselbach

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The chief purpose of these studies has been to determine the normal growth changes that occur in the corn plant at successive intervals when growing in the field, and to observe annual yield variations in relation to prevailing weather conditions. Aside from supplying information regarding the physiology of this crop, the data are of interest to the corn grower because they indicate comparative yields, shelling percentages, moisture contents, and feed constituents at various stages of development. Some data also are presented concerning the effects of frost, drouth, day length, and the economic value of tillers and seminal roots.

Application Of X-Ray Technique To The Detection Of Internal Insect Infestation Of Grain, Max Milner, Milford R. Lee, Robert Katz

Robert Katz Publications

During the course of a comprehensive investigation of methods for the determination of internal insect infestation in commercial wheat, radiographic techniques have been developed at this station which provide satisfactory delineation of internal infestation. We have applied these techniques to the observation of the growth of such insects as granary weevil, Sitophilus granaries L., and rice weevil, Sitophilus oryza L., from the hatching of the egg within the kernel through larval and pupal growth to emergence as a mature insect. Although considerable detail is always lost in the reproduction of radiographs during engraving and printing, the accompanying figures (1, …

Test 454: Dodge Power Wagon T137, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary. All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University. Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …

Special Text, St 55-30-1, Transportation Intelligence, November 1950, Robert Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is a textbook used at the Army Transportation School run by the Transportation Corps. In the 1950s, military schools related to one of the Army Technical Services were run by that service.

The modern US Army vision of the technical intelligence developed during World War II. Shortly before World War II, Army Technical Services had been instructed to set up intelligence sections in the offices of their chiefs. The technical services were bureaus which supplied weapons, equipment, and services to the Army, managed the careers of officers in a particular branch, trained specialists, and organized and trained special purpose …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (Oct 1950) 18(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

Notes on the Nesting of the Black-crowned Night Heron at the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge ....................63

Announcements ....................64

General Notes ....................65

Constitution and By-Laws of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union ....................71

Mourning Doves ••• Photographed by Don W. Carter ....................74

Book Reviews ....................76

Twenty-Sixth annual Cooperative Spring Migration Report ....................77

Ec1727 Twelve Broadleaf Trees For Nebraska, Earl G. Maxwell

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1727. This circular is about twelve broadleaf trees in Nebraska. The trees discussed are: Chinese Elm, American Elm, Cottonwood, Russian Olive, Russian Mulberry, Honeylocust, Hackberry, Black Locust, Soft Maple, Ash, Wild Plum, and Boxelder.

Aircraft In Agriculture, N. E. Shafer, J. D. Furrer, J. W. Lomax

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

Airplanes were first used in agriculture shortly after the close of World War I. They proved valuable for locating mosquito breeding areas, for forest fire patrol work, as an aid in locating outlaw cotton fields in the campaign against pink bollworm, and for surveying damage caused in large forested areas by the spruce budworm.

A Preliminary Note On Trichinosis Investigations In Alaska, P. J. Brandly, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Trichinosis in the arctic regions of the world has received considerable attention during recent years, particularly since the work of Roth (1948) in Greenland. In Connell's (1949) review of arctic trichinosis some Alaskan and Canadian records were included but, until now, little has been known of the status of the disease in Alaska. Information available at the present time indicates that the incidence of trichinosis is high in circumpolar carnivores and that marine mammals have a definite place in its epizootiology. Present knowledge cannot explain the survival of trichinosis in marine mammal populations, but it is evident that they may …

A Guide To The Collection Of Technical Intelligence, Part I, July 1950, Department Of The Army, Assistant Chief Of Staff, Robert Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is a detailed, well-illustrated guide showing the range of weapons and equipment army technical intelligence was interested in, including:

• Armored vehicles
• Artillery
• Infantry small arms
• Mortars, antitank weapons, and grenades
• Mines, booby traps, and demolitions
• Ammunition
• Artillery rockets and rocket launchers

Notable lapses in this booklet are:

(a) Lack of guidance for using the booklet and

(b) The lack of mention of:

• Radio and electronic equipment
• Chemical, biological, and radiological warfare equipment
• Bridge and stream-crossing equipment
• Construction equipment
• Trucks and other transportation equipment
• Quartermaster type equipment
• Specialized equipment for Arctic warfare.

When this booklet was published, the technical intelligence …

The Pleistocene Geology Of The Middle ·Portion Of The Elkhorn River Valley, W. D. Frankforter

University Studies (University of Nebraska) (1888–1984)

The present report is a physiographic and paleontologic approach to the Pleistocene history of a portion of the Elkhorn River Valley in parts of Dodge, Cuming and Stanton counties in northeastern Nebraska. The area is important for correlation of deposits between the glacial and periglacial regions. Some of the critical stratigraphic units used for correlation in the Pleistocene of these regions are present in close association with the tills and contain fossils which make possible reliable statements on contemporaneity of deposits. The subsequent geologic history and present physiographic expression of this area have been greatly controlled and influenced by the …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (July 1950) 18(3)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

Twenty-five Year Summary of Bird Migration in Nebraska, Part 3 - Ducks ................William F. Rapp, Jr .................41

The Distribution of Field Observations on Nebraska Birds During the Last Fifty Years ••• Thomas B. Thorson .................... 47

Ornithology in Nebraska Colleges and Universities Ramona E. Dreyer and William F. Rapp, Jr ....................48

Least Tern ....................Photographed by Ray S. Wycoff, Lexington, Nebraska ....................50

Minutes of the Forty-Ninth Annual Meeting of The Nebraska Ornithologists' Union ....................52

Announcements & General Notes ....................56

Book Reviews ....................60

Stabilization Of Midwestern Grassland, J. E. Weaver

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Introduction
Upland Communities Preceding And Following The Drought
Persistence And Effect Of Western Wheat Grass
Development Of Understory
Chief Invaders
Competition In Drought
Relative Penetration Of Water
Rate Of Infiltration
Relative Amounts Of Soil Moisture
7 Effects On Vegetation
Severity Of Competition In Drought
Persistence Of Effects After Drought
Effects On Forbs And Seedlings
Competition With Big Bluestem
Needle Grass Consociation
Prairie Dropseed Consociation
Indicators Of Delay In Recovery
Role Of Big Bluestem
Little Bluestem And The Return Of Its Type
Spreading Of Kentucky Bluegrass
Establishment Of Seedlings
New Soil Mulch And Return Of Understory
Return …

Bear River: A National Wildlife Refuge, Vanez T. Wilson, Rachel Carson

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

In the autumn of 1824 a buffalo-hide canoe drifted down the Bear River to its mouth in the Great Salt Lake of Utah. Within sight of that vast inland sea, Jim Bridger must have paused in amazement. Everywhere he looked-in the sky, on the open water, over the marshy borders of the lake-there were birds. It is said that the famous explorer of the western wilderness brought back reports that he had that day seen "millions of ducks and geese."

The Bear River marshes were soon to know years when their waterfowl were numbered, not by millions, but by thousands; …

A New Species Of The Acanthocephalan Genus Arhythmorhynchus From Sandpipers Of Alaska, Harley J. Van Cleave, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

In the spring of 1949, a survey of the parasites of birds of Alaska, especially in the vicinity of Juneau, was conducted by Robert L. Rausch and Ralph B. Williams. Among the Acanthocephala encountered there were specimens of the genus Arhythmorhynchus in two species of sandpipers, Erolia ptilocnemis couesi (Ridgway) (the Aleutian sandpiper) and Erolia alpina pacifica (Vieillot) (the red-backed sandpiper). This parasite was present in such numbers as to make morphological and taxonomic study profitable. The species is clearly distinct from all other members of the genus and is here described as Arhythmorhynchus comptus n. sp.

63rd Annual Report, Agricultural Experiment Station, University Of Nebraska College Of Agriculture, May 1950

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

Soils Research Erosion Control and Moisture Conservation, Soil Microbiology and Crop Residue Management, Mineralogical Studies, Classification and Correlation of Soils in Soil Conservation Districts, Influence of Perennial Grasses on Soil Structure, Phosphorus Status of Nebraska Soils, Fertilizers for Corn on Nonirrigated Soils, Nitrogen Fertilizers for Bromegrass, Properties of Sandy Soils in Northeastern Nebraska, Fertilizers for Winter Wheat, Lime and Commercial Fertilizers for Sweetclover, Nitrogen Maintenance in Sharpsburg Silty Clay Loam Soil, Influence of Irrigation Practice, Seeding Rate and Fertilizer Application on the Production of Safflower, Cultural Experiments with Sugar Beets, Fertilizers for Potatoes Following Bromegrass Pasture, Influence of Irrigation Practice, …

Appraisal Of Certain Economic And Fiscal Aspects Of The Pittman~Robertson Land Purchase Program In Southern Michigan, Raleigh Barlowe

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

BETWEEN 1939 and 1950 the Michigan Department of Conservation spent approximately one million dollars in acquiring wildlife restoration and public hunting grounds in 20 southern Michigan counties. Altogether, 80,356 acres, located in 25 separate projects, were acquired for these purposes.1 Additional lands also were acquired for the 15 public recreational areas located in the southern part of the state.

Of the lands in the state game areas on January 1, 1950, almost 52,000 acres were acquired under the terms of the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 (50 Stat. 917). This law, commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson …

Notes On Microtine Rodents From The Brooks Range, Arctic Alaska, Robert L. Rausch, David H. Johnson

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

In connection with parasitological studies carried on during 1949 for the U.S. Public Health Service, the writer collected a considerable number of mammals from the northern edge of the "Endicott" section of the Brooks Range, in Arctic Alaska. The mammalian fauna of this region is poorly known, since apparently no previous collecting has been done here. About 200 microtine rodents were collected, mostly near Tolugak Lake (latitude 68° 24' N, longitude 151° 26' W), near the head of the Anaktuvuk River Valley. A few specimens were also taken at Umiat, on the Colville River, about 80 miles north of Tolugak …

It's Time To Take Stock

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Likening colleges and universities to the automobile industry may seem far-fetched, but is it? Each is engaged in fashioning and selling necessary products- one trained men, the other mechanical equipment. Both entered the post-war years with production at low ebb; unable to satisfy pent-up customer demands. Time and high-speed assembly lines have bridged the gap of gas buggy shortage. The impact of selective buying by a discriminating public is now real cause for concern among some of the motor moguls. Rumor has had it that schools teaching wildlife management are overproducing. We decided to gather facts and opinions at the …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (April 1950) 18(2)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

Twenty-five Year Summary of Bird Migration in Nebraska, Part 2.....William F. Rapp, Jr. ..............23

News and Notes ..............25

Report of the Membership Committee 29

Wildfowl Sketches....C.G. Pritchard ..............30

Announcements ..............32

General Notes ..............32

Periodicals in the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union Library ..............36

Book Reviews ..............39

Public Health Reports, Clarence M. Tarzwell

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Preliminary tests with DDT for the control of mosquitoes, forest insects, and agricultural pests demonstrated that it was toxic to a wide variety of animal life. Because there were indications that the new insecticide would be widely used, apprehension was expressed by some groups that its extensive or indiscriminate use would cause extensive harm to wildlife.

The desirability of carefully controlled use was early recognized by those in charge of extensive programs for the control of insects of public health importance. A joint statement of policy for the use of DDT issued early in 1945 (1) by the Army and …

Research Bulletin 166, Progressive Development And Seasonal Variations Of The Corn Crop, 1950

University of Nebraska Historical Extension: Bulletin

Research Bulletin 166, Progressive Development and Seasonal Variations of the Corn Crop, 1950

Jimmy The 4-H Reporter : Extension Circular 0-32-2, Cal Orr

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

Discusses the who, what, when, where, why, how of reporting 4-H news.

Nebraska 4-H Bird Club Manual : Extension Circular 5-01-2 1950, C. A. Sooter

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

The material in this circular has been revised and updated to aid Nebraska 4-H bird clubs. It contains an outline of activities suitable for each month and descriptions of 58 birds. The descriptions of the birds have been arranged so that a few may be given special study each month. The objectives of the club are:

To learn the economic value of birds through a study of food habits.

To become familiar with Nebraska Laws that protect birds.

To learn to appreciate birds and encourage bird life on the farm.

To learn to describe a bird so that it may …

Dairy Club Manual--The Heifer And Producing Cow : Extension Circular 6-11-2, C W. Nibler, M. N. Lawritson

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

Complete 4-H dairy calf project which extends over three years. Describes all you need to know about raising a dairy calf.

Abridged Bibliography Of Photographic Interpretation : Selected With Emphasis Upon Keys, Techniques, And Research, J. H. Roscoe, S. D. Wells, V. W. Pace, Robert L. Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This bibliography, PIC Report No. 102A/50, is a literature review of the applications of aerial photography. It is a classified list covering applications for archaeology, engineering, forestry, geography, geology, soil science, and the study of vegetation.

The copy used to create this digital document was borrowed from the Maury Oceanographic Library, Stennis Space Center, MS.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (Jan 1950) 18(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

Nesting Birds on a Keith County Farm.............Mrs. Carl N. Collister .............1

Twenty-five Year Summary of Bird Migration in Nebraska
William F. Rapp .............5

Announcements .............11

Pictorial Study of a nesting Eastern Red-Wing.....Adrian C. Fox .............12

General Notes .............14

Membership List............. 18

Book Reviews .............21

Circular 88, Aircraft In Agriculture, 1950

University of Nebraska Historical Extension: Bulletin

Circular 88, Aircraft in Agriculture, 1950