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Agricultural Bird Problems In The West, Donald Balser

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

First, I'd like to qualify geographically, the area where most of our work is done and problems occur. It is primarily in the Rocky Mountain states and the west coast. While the area of the Denver Wildlife Research Center's responsibility covers the states west of the Mississippi River; the only area on the plains where our personnel have conducted intensive studies outside of Colorado is in South Dakota. The major bird problems in grain crops in the west are primarily caused by blackbirds excepting, of course, waterfowl depredations. It's difficult to rank the principal crops according to seriousness of losses. …

Agricultural Bird Problems In The Southeast, James Caslick

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

Our chairman has wisely asked that we not spend all of our time here telling each other about our bird problems. In the Southeast, our difficulties with blackbirds are based upon the same bird habits that cause trouble elsewhere: they flock, they roost and they eat, generally taking advantage of the readily available handouts that today's agricul¬tural practices provide. Those of us on the receiving end of these de¬predations of course think that damage in our own particular area must be far the worst, anywhere. Because of the location of our meeting place today, perhaps it is worthwhile to point …

Frontmatter & Opening Remarks, 3rd Bird Control Seminar, William B. Jackson

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, September 13-15, 1966.
Sponsored by the Department of Biology, Bowling Green State University, with the assistance of Division of Wildlife Services, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Pest Control Association, Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Dr. William B. Jackson, Conference Chairman; David E. Schneider, Conference Assistant; David E. Schneider and William B. Jackson, Editors.

Population Dynamics Of Pest Birds, Robert Mclean

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

We want to talk now about population principles; this is our main problem dealing with populations. We should discuss the general application of population principles and the management of bird populations. The reason we can discuss this is because many species follow established principles; population growth and later regulation of its size follow certain basic rules. Many pest species follow these principles, but not always to the letter. Populations of different species, as well as of a species, vary depending upon local conditions. Local environments dictate what population levels and the growth of populations will be. Minor variabilities still fit …

Ecological Control Of Bird Hazard To Aircraft, V. E. F. Solman

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

The Canadian Wildlife Service has had twenty-five years experience with the problem caused by bird contacts with aircraft. I experienced my first bird strike, while flying as an observer on a waterfowl survey in August, 1940. Officers of the Service investigated bird problems at airports at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and Cartierville, Quebec, in the late 1940's. Those incidents involving gulls and low speed piston-engined aircraft caused minor damage to the aircraft but considerable disturbance to the operators. As aircraft speeds increased and airports became more numerous and busier the problem increased in extent and complexity. By 1960 it was apparent …

Control Of Birds In The Airport Environment, C. E. Faulkner

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

We now move from the inside of the hangar to the outside and view the problem of birds on runways and taxiways. The increased use of aircraft for transportation and the increased use of jet aircraft to take care of this transportation will, of course, compound our bird problems at major airports. To lesson this probability of the bird-aircraft strike, bird management plans should be initiated at these var¬ious commercial airports so we can lessen the bird problem. To show you some of the mechanics involved in a bird management plan, I'm going to take you to a typical airport …

Side Effects Of Persistent Toxicants, George J. Wallace

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

As you can see from the general tenor of the printed program for this seminar, I am in the unenviable position of trying to discourage you from certain types of chemical control; but my assigned topic "Side Effects of Persistent Toxicants," implies that mission. However, my remarks may be somewhat anticlimax at this time, because it is now generally conceded that we need to reevaluate certain chemicals in control work and to restrict or severely curtail use of those that per¬sist for long periods in the environment. So let me detail my reasons for a somewhat negative attitude toward the …

Agricultural Bird Problems In The Midwest And East, Maurice L. Giltz

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

We recognized this bird damage problem from an agricultural standpoint around 1950. It seemingly was growing and when we looked into it; it later appeared that this was the case. The problem was quickly resolved to be primarily red-winged blackbirds in corn. We also have problems of damage to fruit crops such as apples, or peaches by starling and other birds, in grapes probably by warblers and most certainly star¬lings in certain seasons. But, this isn't as consistent and persistent at the corn damage by red-winged blackbirds. We began about 8 years ago to make a survey and we got …

Table Of Contents -- Proceedings Third Bird Control Seminar

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Review Of Protozoology, 5th Ed., By Richard R. Kudo (Thomas, Springfield, 1966), John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

Review of Protozoology, 5th edition, by Richard R. Kudo, published by Thomas, Springfield, 1966.

Twelve Maps Summarizing The Geologic Framework Of Southeastern Nebraska, R. R. Burchett, M. P. Carlson

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Deer And The Ainsworth Canal, Karl E. Menzel

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts

Merritt Dam and the Ainsworth Canal were constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation to provide irrigation water for the vicinity of Ainsworth in north central Nebraska. The reservoir was completed in 1964 and at capacity has an area of 2,906 surface acres. The canal commences at the Dam, 27 miles southwest of Valentine, and extends eastward for 52.8 miles to Highway 20 east of Johnstown. The canal, along with 174 miles of laterals and 63 miles of drains, serves to irrigate about 34,000 acres of farmland.

The Ainsworth Canal is lined with concrete along its entire length. In the western …

Effect Of Artificial Insemination On Frequency Of Undesirable Recessive Genes, L. Dale Van Vleck

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Reduction in the frequency of' undesirable recessive genes is examined for several combinations of initial gene frequencies and number of offspring obtained by random mating of young sires to the population. Only sires not having affected offspring are then returned to heavy use. Such selection can very rapidly reduce the number of affected offspring, if the initial gene frequency is high or if the number of tested offspring is 200-500 for lower gene frequencies. For some combinations, frequency of affected offspring in the population is higher after two or three generations of selection than in the first generation of selection. …

Fm 30-16, Technical Intelligence, August 1966, Robert Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is the first edition of FM 30-16, Technical Intelligence, since the massive reorganization of Army intelligence in 1962. The Army Intelligence Production Elements discussed include the Army Foreign Science and Technology Center and the Missile Intelligence Directorate of the Army Missile Command. In Change 1, the Medical Intelligence Office within the Office of The Surgeon General is discussed as well.

The manual explains the Army Technical Intelligence program, discusses procedures for collecting foreign materiel and information about foreign materiel in the field, and the responsibilities of the Army Intelligence Production Elements and the Defense Intelligence Agency in the continental …

Studies On American Paragonimiasis. Iv. Observations On The Pairing Of Adult Worms In Laboratory Infections Of Domestic Cats, Franklin Sogandares-Bernal

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Observations are reported on the pairing of Paragonimus kellicotti Ward, 1908, in laboratory infections of 19 domestic cats. In four of six cases in which single metacercariae were fed 8 weeks previous to subsequent reexposure to another metacercaria, the worms were able to locate one another and become established in the lung cyst of the definitive host and the infections became patent. The role of pairing and the attraction between worms is discussed.

Study Of Some Solutions Of The One-Electron—Two-Center Problem For Heteronuclear Cases, L.Y. Wilson, Gordon A. Gallup

Gordon Gallup Publications

The Schrödinger equation for two nuclei and one electron has been solved for the first eight σ states of the system HeH^{2 +} , He₂³⁺, LiH^{3 +} , and LiHe^{4 +} . The resulting solutions are described and some of their properties are discussed. ©1966 American Institute of Physics

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (July 1966) 34(3)

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

An Early Record of the Ross' Goose in Nebraska ...................46

The Sixty-Fifth Annual Meeting................... 47

Notes ...................49

In Memoriam - A. M. Jones ...................49

1965 (Eighth) Fall Record Report ...................50

Correction to 1963 Fall Record Report ...................58

Honorary Member - Alfred M. Bailey ...................59

Book Reviews................... 59

1965 Nest Card Survey ...................61

Self-Consistent-Field Calculation Of The Energy Of Heh +, Gordon A. Gallup, M.S. Mcknight

Gordon Gallup Publications

The use of the exact solutions of the one-electron—two-nucleus problem as a basis set of functions for SCF calculations is investigated for the HeH ⁺ ion. The calculations are made with both scaled and non-scaled functions. The best energy obtained here is –3.345 a.u. at an internuclear distance of 1.40 a.u. The conclusion is that these functions form an only moderately good basis set for such calculations. Their conditioning to the problem can only partially overcome their lack of completeness when continuum states are omitted. ©1966 American Institute of Physics

Records Of Bats From Western North Dakota, J. Knox Jones Jr., Hugh H. Genoways

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

From June 16 to 19 and again from June 24 to 29, 1965, a field party from the Museum of Natural History of The University of Kansas collected mammals along the Little Missouri River at a place 1 mi. S and 1 mi. W Medora, Billings Co., North Dakota. Among the specimens collected were representatives of five kinds of bats, including one species unreported from North Dakota, a subspecies unrecorded from there, and two species known previously from the state by a single specimen each.

Handbook Of Nebraska Trees: A Guide To The Native And Most Important Introduced Species (Revised 1951), Raymond J. Pool

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Nebraska is not to be classified as a forested state since less than 3 per cent of the area of the state is covered by natural timber. However our native forest trees are numerous as to different kinds and their distribution in the state is characterized by many interesting facts. The every-day life of our people is not so commonly associated with trees as is that of peoples in the more wooded states where lumbering and the wood-working industries are very important occupations because of the proximity of great forests of coniferous or broadleaved trees. The people of Nebraska use …

Cultural Practices For Seed Production From Established Stands Of Western Wheatgrass, D. E. Smika, L. C. Newell

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Fertilization and irrigation requirements and aftermath removal practices for maximum seed production from solid stand western wheatgrass were studied for three years near Oakley, Kansas. Conclusions from this study indicate that to obtain maximum quantity of highest quality western wheatgrass seed from established stands, the grass must be fertilized in the fall with at least 80 pounds of nitrogen per acre. Irrigation with sufficient water to fill the root zone in either the fall or early spring and again when the grass is in " boot" or heading is necessary. The practice of removing the aftermath following harvest by mowing …

A Statistical Study Of Engine Performance Indexes Using Tractor Test Data, Delbert E. Lane

Open Access Master's Theses (through 2010)

The purpose of this study is: (1) to determine the reliability of power indexes in making estimates of horsepower of engines; (2) to determine the reliability of speed indexes in making estimates of operating speed of engines; (3) to determine the reliability of fuel consumption indexes in making estimates of fuel economy of engines.

Performance data for this study were taken from the Nebraska Tractor Test reports and from unpublished Tractor Test data. The tractors used in this analysis were selected from the 1965 Nebraska Tractor Test Summary Sheet. The models were selected on the basis of four-cycle, normally aspirated, …

Availability And Use Of Water In Nebraska, F. Butler Shaffer

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Epidemiology Of Plasmodium Hexamerium Huff, 1935, In Meadowlarks And Starlings Of The Cheyenne Bottoms, Barton County, Kansas, John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

A 2-year epidemiological study of Plasmodium hexamerium in meadowlarks and starlings of the Cheyenne Bottoms Waterfowl Management Area, Barton County, Kansas, revealed that seasonal infection incidence varied significantly in the meadowlark, being highest in the early spring and lowest in the winter, but did not vary significantly in the starling. Both host species became infected at an early age, the meadowlark in the nest and the starling soon after leaving it. In concurrent vector studies: (1) Culex tarsalis was infected with P. hexamerium in the laboratory; (2) C. tarsalis, Aedes nigromaculis, and A. sollicitans were exceedingly abundant and fed …

Department Of Entomology Newsletter - No. 2, 1966, D. W. Ribble

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

Lawrence Bruner - Pioneer Nebraska Entomologist

Bruner Entomology Club

New Department Facilities

Staff: Lloyd W. Andersen, Nina Jeffrey, Aline N. Bare, Esther A. Schock, Calvin M. Jones, Robert E. Roselle, Roscoe E. Hill, Arthur F. Hagen, Kenneth P. Pruess, Terrance L. Dukes, Ahmed M. Kadoum, S. Dean Kindler, Robert Staples, Harold J. Ball, Donald E. Lawson, Gerald T. Weekman, George R. Manglitz, John F. Hermanussen, Walter R. Akeson, Henry Stevens, Johnny M. Perdue, James M. Schalk, Warren T. At yeo, J erold H. L. Bell, Jon J. Rhine

Graduate Students: Khogali Ahmed, David L. Keith, J. Derril Munson, Saad Elfaki, …

Northward Dispersal Of The Hispid Cotton Rat In Nebraska And Missouri, Hugh H. Genoways, Duane A. Schlitter

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Cockrum (1948 : 306-312 and 1952 : 184-187) summarized the northward movement of the hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus texianus, in Kansas. He showed that between 1933 and 1947 the cotton rat extended its distribution northward approximately 100 miles-from Greenwood and Allen counties north to Brown County, an average distance of seven miles per year. As of 1952, the northernmost record for the species was 5 mi. S Hiawatha, Brown County (obtained 29 November 1947), in northeastern Kansas. Trapping between 1945 and 1947 in Mitchell, Norton, and Thomas counties, in the central and western parts of northern Kansas, and …

Parallel Evaluation And Promotion Programs For Staff Specialists, Gerald L. Schapman

Open Access Master's Theses (through 2010)

The primary purpose of this thesis is analyze objectively present methods of evaluation and promotion based on the findings of a questionnaire, which was sent to various selected companies in the nation with the cooperation of the Bureau of Business Research of the University of Nebraska. These companies represent different fields of business and were randomly selected from the various industry classifications from Moody’s Handbook of Widely Held Common Stocks.After reviewing the results, there will a further discussion of need and feasibility for changed and improved methods of evaluating and promoting staff specialists.

Advisor: Keith Broman

The Shared Vision Of Waldo Frank And Hart Crane, Robert L. Perry

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

The central purpose of this study is to explore the nature of Waldo Frank's influence upon Hart Crane. More exactly, I will attempt to answer these questions: who was Waldo Frank, what body of ideas did he represent, and which of those ideas were important to Crane? Second, what part did Frank and his ideas play in the composition of Crane's most ambitious poem, The Bridge? These questions are the kind that demand for their satisfaction not only a knowledge of the ideas that each man represents, but also a knowledge of those ideas as they developed in a causal …

Of Noon Scholars And Old Schools, Paul A. Olson

Department of English: Faculty Publications

My thesis is that our scholarship is the poorer for not being developed, half consciously, for a public civic reason and to serve a somewhat public civic end. The MLA's proper first concern may, as some of its memoranda have indicated, be with scholarship and its second with pedagogy; but I cannot believe this. The two cannot for a moment be separated. Could they for Socrates or Erasmus or Milton or Wittgenstein? Are not the logical structure of a discipline—the way it fits together for us—and its pedagogy, as Piaget and common sense tell us, one? And if we have …

Evidence Of Multiple Glaciation In The Glacial - Periglacial Area Of Eastern Nebraska, E. C. Reed, V. H. Dreeszen, J. V. Drew, V. L. Souders, J. A. Elder, J. D. Boellstorff

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.