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Nebraska Bird Review (October 1961) 29(4), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

Thirty-sixth Annual Cooperative Spring Migration and Occurrence Report..........62

The Western Grebe in Nebraska ......................77

Index ......................70

A Reappraisal Of The Relationship Between Free And Bound Coumarin In Melilotus, Francis A. Haskins, Herman J. Gorz

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

In early work on coumarin in sweetclover, the assumption was made that the free form of the compound predominated in the intact plant. Subsequent investigations demonstrated the presence of bound coumarin in addition to free, and it was then thought that both forms were normally present. Recent work indicates that when suitable extraction procedures are used, virtually all the coumarin is obtained in the bound form. Such extraction procedures must provide for the rapid inactivation of β-glucosidase, thus preventing the hydrolysis of bound coumarin (apparently the glucoside of cis-o-hydroxycinnamic acid) during the extraction process. In the present study, inactivation …

Improvement Of Beef Cattle Through Breeding Methods. Summary Of Results From Regional Project Nc-1, Keith E. Gregory

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The major purpose of this project is to obtain information that beef cattle breeders can use to make maximum genetic improvement in all traits of economic value in beef cattle. The major objectives of NC-1 are the following: (1) to determine the traits of economic importance in beef cattle: (2) to assess their relative value; (3) to develop reliable methods and procedures for measuring and evaluating them; (4) to obtain estimates of their heritabilities; (5) to obtain estimates of the genetic and phenotypic correlations among all economically important traits; (6) to evaluate the effects and uses of inbreeding and heterosis; …

Nebraska Bird Review (July 1961) 29(3), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Third Report of Fall Records, 1960 ............................... 42

Meetings and Reports ............................................... 47

By-Laws of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Inc. ............... 49

R. Allyn Moser ................................................................. 52

General Notes .......................................................... 53

Excerpts From Letters ................................................57

Susie Callaway .....................................................................59

Book Review .....................................................................60

Voluntary Associations Among Negroes In Lincoln, Nebraska, Ralph V. Thompson

Open Access Master's Theses (through 2010)

In almost every study undertaken, socio-economic status has been found to be a factor that is significantly related to memberships in voluntary associations. One of our major interests will be to discover whether or not such a relationship exists among the universe of Negro subjects from which the sample has been drawn. We will test such a relationship in this study.

Advisor: Nicholas Babchuk

Genetic, Developmental, And Within-Plant Variation In Free And Bound Coumarin Content Of Sweetclover, G. W. Schaeffer, Herman J. Gorz, Francis A. Haskins

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Seeds of sweetclover contained a low level of both free and bound coumarin. An increase in both forms of coumarin occurred when seedlings were grown in the light, but no increase was found when they were kept in the dark. First- and second-year plants of Evergreen (CuB phenotype), W-7 (Cub), and W-31 (cu-) were sampled in the field at intervals throughout the 1959 growing season. Leaves, stems, and roots were assayed for free and total coumarin content. The level of free coumarin was highest in the leaves of plants of the CuB phenotype, with a …

Nebraska Bird Review (April 1961) 29(2), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Wintering Bald Eagles in Nebraska, 1959-1960 ........................26

1956-1960 Nesting Reports ........................31

Dr. George Miksch Sutton ........................35

Dr. Olin Sewell Pettingill, Jr......................... 36

Fall Field Trips and Winter Meeting ........................37

Treasurer's Report ........................38

General Notes ........................39

Letter To The Editor ........................40

Book Reviews........................40

Oviposition Response Of The Army Cutworm, Chorizagrotis Auxiliaris, To Different Media, K. P. Pruess

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Moths of the army cutworm, Chorizagrotis auxiliaris (Grote), (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) responded ovipositionally to differences in soil color, texture, and depth. Number of eggs laid increased with amount of light reflected. A combination of loose surface over a solid substrate was required. A light-colored sand fulfilled all requirements and was preferred over soil. Soil was acceptable when a loose surface of correct depth was provided. Solid surfaces were refused.

Distribution Of Army Cutworm Larvae In Wheat And Barley Fields, K. P. Pruess

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Populations of the army cutworm, Chorizagrotis auxiliaris (Grote), tended to be higher in winter barley than winter wheat planted side by side in the same field. Highest populations occurred in barley within 30 feet of the adjoining wheat. Distribution of larvae in linear 1-foot samples agreed closely with the Poisson. Practical application of these results are discussed.

A Procedure For Measuring The Rug Cleaning Ability Of Vacuum Cleaners, Arnold Baragar

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

To secure information about the rug cleaning ability of vacuum cleaners for domestic use, a simple and easy to perform procedure has been developed for all types of vacuum cleaners. Results can be duplicated.

Transmission Of Swine Influenza Virus By Lungworm Migration, H.G. Sen, G.W. Kelley, N.R. Underahl, G.A. Young

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Shope (1, 2) reported that Metastrongylus spp. under specific conditions have the capacity to transmit swine influenza virus to pigs. Since the authors are not aware of published confirmation of Shope's observations by other laboratories, experiments in which swine influenza virus was transmitted by infected lungworms in pathogen-free, antibody-devoid pigs are here reported.

Correspondence About "Evolutionary Relationships Among The North American Mallards", Allan R. Phillips, Paul A. Johnsgard

Papers in Ornithology

The confusing leading article of the 1961 Auk calls for comment. Despite his title, "Evolutionary Relationships among the North American Mallards," the author discusses primarily geographic distributions, population sizes, egg-white proteins( !), and certain behavioral patterns. Maps are based on ". . . the literature, personal communications, and the major United States collections," " . and from additional sight and specimen records available to me"; yet only two museums other than Cornell University are mentioned in the acknowledgments. These maps show many records of platyrhynchos far to the south; sometimes (Figure 1) the reader must search hard for any hint …

The Records Of The First Church In Boston 1630-1868, Volume 1, Richard D. Pierce , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

PREFACE
ILLUSTRATIONS
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION

LISTS
Pastors and Teachers
Ruling Elders
Deacons
Meeting Houses

CHURCH RECORDS
VOLUME ONE
Admissions to Membership, 1630-1778; Church Discipline, Dismissals; Occasional Church Votes, 1630-1738
Church Votes, 1719-1785
Baptisms, 1630-1847 [1666]

Volume 1 of 3; contains baptisms through Sept. 25, 1666

Nebraska Bird Review (January 1961) 29(1), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Notes On Bird Distribution In The Central Plains ...................2

Excerpts From Letters ...................23

Constitutional Revision In Nebraska: A Brief History And Commentary, A. B. Winter

Nebraska Law Review

In the third of three articles, University of Nebraska faculty member Dr. A. B. Winter concludes the section with a history and commentary on the Nebraska Constitution.

I. Introduction

II. The State Constitutional Convention

III. The Convention of 1875

IV. Experience under the Constitution of 1875

V. Preparation for a New Convention

VI. The Convention of 1919–1920

VII. The Mechanics of Revision … A. Legislative Amendments … B. Revision by Convention … C. Amendments by Popular Initiative

VIII. Analysis and Conclusion

Executive Disability: A Void In State And Federal Law, Richard H. Hansen

Nebraska Law Review

In the second of three topical articles, Richard Hansen, assistant law librarian at the University of Nebraska College of Law and a member of the Nebraska Bar, examines the problems of federal and state executive disability and the related problems of succession and separation of powers.

I. Introduction

II. Interrelation of State and Federal Disability Clauses

III. Experience in the States since 1789 … A. Death … B. Impeachment … C. Failure to Qualify … D. Resignation … E. Absence from the State … F. Disability

IV. Conclusions

Components Of Variance Associated With Milk And Fat Records Of Artificially Sired Holstein Daughters, L. Dale Van Vleck, L. H. Wadell, C. R. Henderson

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Components of variance are estimated for the three-way classification analysis of variance of DHIA reported first and second milk and fat records of artificially sired Holstein cows and of Owner-Sampler reported milk and fat records of artificially sired Holstein cows. The total variance of milk and fat records is partitioned into the following components with the approximate percent of total variance: sire, 6%; year-season, 2%; herd, 30%; sire by year-season, 0%; sire by herd, 1–2%; herd by year-season, 6–8%; sire by herd by year-season, 1–7%; and residual, 50%.

A Constitutional Convention Is Neither Needed Nor Desirable, Ray C. Simmons

Nebraska Law Review

In the second of two articles, former State Senator Ray C. Simmons dissents regarding the necessity of a constitutional convention and states his position that the Nebraska Legislature is able and will continue to be able to amend the Constitution when and if revision is necessary.

I. Introduction

II. Lack of Necessity

III. Deliberate Amendment

IV. Risks of a Convention

V. Further Amendment of a New Constitution

VI. Conventions Are Expensive

VII. Inability to Keep the Public Informed

VIII. No Public Demand

IX. Conclusion—A Suggested Alternative

Workmen's Compensation: Half Century Of Judicial Developments, Samuel B. Horovitz

Nebraska Law Review

I. Changes in Legal Concepts

II. Growth

III. Personal Injury by Accident Arising Out of and in the Course of the Employment … A. Personal Injury … (1) Property Damage … (2) Disease … (3) Neurosis … (4) Single Event and Wear and Tear … (5) Aggravation of Pre-existing Disease or Defect … B. By Accident … (1) Definitions … (2) Assault by Design … (3) Unexpected Result versus Unexpected Cause … (C) Arising Out of … (1) Definitions … (2) Street Risks … (3) Acts of God, Positional and Local Risks … (4) Work-assaults and Aggressors … (5) Horseplay …

Mortality Of Eastern Brook Trout Caused By Plerocercoids (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea: Diphyllobothriidae) In The Heart And Viscera, Glenn L. Hoffman, C. E. Dunbar

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

It is well known that migrating helminth larvae do a great amount of damage to the host. Often, however, the host is relatively large and the damage done by few larvae is not serious. When the host is very small the mechanical damage, at least, must be proportionately greater for each larva present. An unusual case of mortality of small brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) roughly 2 to 4 inches long was brought to our attention. Examination of the mortalities, as well as survivors, revealed relatively large diphyllobothrid larvae (fig. 1) in the chambers of the heart, liver, pericardial …

Notes On Sanguinicola Davisi (Trematoda: Sanguinicolidae) In The Gills Of Trout, H. S. Davis, Glenn L. Hoffman, E. W. Surber

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

In 1953 the late Dr. Davis recorded the presence of an unnamed trematode from the gill blood vessels of fingerling cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki) and fingerling steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri) at the Alsea Hatchery and in yearling rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) at the Oakridge Hatchery, both of the Oregon State Game Commission. Subsequently, two blood flukes, Sanguinicola davisi and S. klamathensis, were described from trout by Wales (1958). The present species was determined to be S. davisi by one of us (GLH). This report supplements data reported by Davis (1953) and Wales (1958). …

Responsibility Of Teacher Educators To Youth Entering Non-Farm Agricultural Occupations, James T. Horner

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

(1) Employers in farm related occupations are not assuming the responsibility of educating their employees, (2) the proportion of workers able to secure unskilled employment is decreasing, (3) the numbers of skilled, technical, clerical, managerial and sales jobs are increasing, {4) many rural youth will inevitably enter non-farming agricultural jobs and (5) although their farm backgrounds and experiences are valuable, they will require considerable education to qualify for and advance in satisfactory employment.

Whether it be supplementing of high school courses, area schools at the post-high school level, community colleges, on-the-job cooperative training, or some other method, it is apparent …

Thoughts Along The Way, And The Way, Howard W. Deems

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Transcript of a speech given at the American Vocational Association breakfast for teacher trainers in 1961 on the topic of vocational agriculture.

Activities Of Acid Phosphatase, Peroxidase, And Polyphenolase In Etiolated Shoots From Control And Irradiated Maize Seeds, Francis A. Haskins, S. C. Downs

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Evidence is presented that enzymatic differences exist between etiolated shoots from appropriately irradiated maize seeds and shoots from control seeds. Differences in specific activities of acid phosphatase and peroxidase became apparent only when individual portions (first internode, coleoptile, and unexpanded foliage leaves) of the shoot were considered. Contributions of the three shoot portions to total activities of acid phosphatase, peroxidase, and polyphenolase also were studied, and irradiation-induced differences in the patterns of contribution were noted.

Proceedings Of The Nebraska State Bar Association House Of Delegates Meeting, 1961, Hale Mccown

Nebraska Law Review

No abstract provided.

Assay Of Cis And Trans-O-Hydroxycinnamic Acids In Sweetclover Extracts, Francis A. Haskins, H. J. Gorz

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Various investigations related to the biosynthesis of o-hydroxycinnamic acid in sweetclover require that simple, rapid methods of assay be available for both the cis isomer (coumarinic acid) and the trans isomer (o-coumaric acid). This report deals with two such methods, both of which represent refinements of a technique for the fluorometric assay of coumarin described in an earlier publication from t h i s laboratory a ask ins and Gorz, 1957). In one procedure, designatled method I, o-coumaric acid and total o-hydroxycinnamic acid are determined, and coumarinic acid is estimated by difference; while in the other procedure, method 11, coumarinic …

Microorganisms And Soil Structure, T. M. Mccalla, F. A. Haskins

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

SUMMARY

Good stable soil structure is valuable for promoting the growth of plants and micro-organisms by permitting enhanced aeration and water penetration and by decreasing erosion under some conditions.

Micro-organisms influence water percolation through the soil. They may plug up soil pores with byproducts of growth and reduce water percolation. On the other hand, if a soil containing a large amount of microbial products is stirred and allowed to dry, then the percolation may be high.

Micro-organisms are involved in stabilizing soil structure by their products of decomposition and their cellular binding material, such as mycelia. Microorganisms differ greatly in …

Nebraska Bird Review (October 1960) 28(4), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

Thirty-Sixth Annual Cooperative Spring Migration and Occurrence Report ...............58

Index ...............81

Da Pamphlet 70-5-8, Ussr: Missiles, Rockets, And Space Effort, A Bibliographic Record, 1956-1960, 28 September 1960, Robert Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This manual contains a detailed bibliography concerning the Soviet space program. The appendices contain supplementary information about the Soviet and American space programs.

Genetic Control Of Coumarin Biosynthesis And Β-Glucosidase Activity In Melilotus Alba, G. W. Schaeffer, Francis A. Haskins, H. J. Gorz

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Two pairs of alleles, Cu/cu and g/5, are known to influence coumarin biosynthesis in Melilotus alba Desr. (Goplen e t al., 1957 ; Haskins and Gorz, 1957). Young leaves from CuCuBB plants characteristically contain substant i a l akounta of both free and bound co-in, CuCubb leaves are high in "coumarin" but virtually a l l the substance is in the bound form, and cucuBB and cucubb leaves are low in both forms. Lt has been suggested that the gene is involved in the formation of bound coumarin from coumarin precursors and that the gene is concerned with the conversion …