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Ec61-1833 Lawn Diseases In The Midwest, John Weihing, Malcolm Shurtleff

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

EXTENSION CIRCULAR 61-1833: This circular is about different lawn diseases in the Midwest. It lists several diseases along with their causes and how to prevent/overcome them.

Ec61-135 Pure Live Seed Method For Determining Requirements For Grass Seedings..., D. F. Burzlaff, J. C. Swinbank

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-135: This circular contains information about determining methods for using Pure Live Seeds. It includes information on calculating mixtures on a PLS basis, Planning seedlings, native harvested mixtures of grasses, and determining the cost of PLS.

Ec61-427 Altering Women's Ready-Made Dresses, Anna Marie Kreifels

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-427: This circular is about how to alter dresses for different female body types. It includes how to make the alterations, general tips, skirt length, skirt width through the hips, loose waistlines, short and long bodices, large or small bust, shoulder seams, sleeve length, sleeve cap wrinkles, and back neckline issues.

Ec61-927 Spotlight On Milk, Ethel Diedrichsen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-927: This circular is about milk and included are many recipes involving milk.

Ec61-925 Home Canning Of Fruits And Vegetables, Ethel Diedrichsen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-925 is about home canning of fruits and vegetables.

Ec61-717 Watering And Fertilizing Lawns Through Sprinklers, H. R. Mulliner, H. W. Temple

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-717 is about watering and fertilizing lawns through sprinklers.

Ec61-1158 It's More Than Amps And Watts

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-1158: This circular is about amps and watts. It includes information on the term amperes, volts, and fuses and how they are safe, but dangerous. Also, it gives information on how to identify inadequate wiring and how to count amps and watts properly.

Minutes Of Meeting: 1961

Cherry County (Nebraska) Extension: Historical Documents

Meeting Minutes from:

November 7, 1961

August 29, 1961

May 16, 1961

February 6, 1961

Ec61-425 Clothes For Travel, Helen Rocke

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-425: This circular is about which clothes are best suited for traveling and how to pack them.

Vaughan's The World: The Pattern Of Meaning And The Tradition, Paul A. Olson

Department of English: Faculty Publications

Vaughan's The World ends with an epigraph from I John 2:16-17 which appears to say little about the work which it is supposed to illuminate: "All that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the Eys, and the pride of life, is not of the father but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lusts thereof, but he that doth the will of God abideth for ever."'

Though the poem begins and ends with its brilliant perceptions of the sweep of eternity, its middle section seems to bog down in a …

Engineer Intelligence Guide 32, Stream Hydrology And Hydraulic Structures, [1961], Army Map Service, Us Army Corps Of Engineers, Robert Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

Despite the title, this engineer intelligence guide (EIG) is a photo-interpretation handbook. It was intended to help photo-interpreters recognize streams, rivers, lakes, and other hydrologic features. The introduction says that the purpose is:

a) To give “the officer responsible for furnishing hydrologic and hydraulic data in an assigned area … an understanding of the usefulness and limitations of photography in furnishing the type of information needed …,” and to assist in planning requests for photographic coverages of the assigned area.

b) To give “photo-interpreters sufficient knowledge of hydrology and hydraulics to be able to satisfy requests for information that can …

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 …

4-H Market Beef (Grade School Age Group) : Extension Circular 2-60-2, Dave C. Williams

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

Manual for completing the market beef project--grade school ages.

Annual Report: 1961

Cherry County (Nebraska) Extension: Historical Documents

Extension Organization & Program Planning

Home Extension Club Officer Training ...................... 7

4-H Camp Ready for '62 Camping ...................... 8

940 On Your Dial ...................... 8

Help! ...................... 9

Well Done ...................... 9

Crops

Range Management in '61 - Beef Cattle Management in '62 ...................... 1

Kreycik-Mundorf Ranch Conservation Award Winner ...................... 1

Meadow Grubs a Problem ...................... 1

4-H Range Managers Active ...................... 2

Livestock

Cattle Grub Eradication Pests Continued ...................... 2

12th Annual 4-H Stocker Feeder Show & Sale ...................... 3

Livestock Judging Still Big Event ...................... 4

Forestry

Ever Valuable Livestock Windbreaks ...................... 4

Chemical Control ...................... …

Fauna Of Ussr: Birds. Volume Ii No 3, Charadriiformes, Suborder Alcae, Elizabeth V. Kozlova, R. Ettinger

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

The present volume on the Fauna of the USSR deals with birds of the suborder Alcae and has appeared after a considerable interval. Like the four preceding parts (published between 1937 and 1947 and devoted to the study of birds) it is based mainly on investigations of collected material kept at the Zoological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR* (referred to in the text both as ZIN AN or the Zoological Institute). The various chapters of the book are written in the same order as are the previous parts. With respect to individual features, considerably more attention …

Sacramento-Wilcox Game Management Area: General Information And Regulations

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

The Sacramento-Wilcox Game Management Area was acquired by the Game Commission in 1948 with funds apportioned to the state through the federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition.

The Area serves primarily as a waterfowl refuge, and public hunting area. A game farm, which holds pheasant stock through the winter months is also located on the property.

This state special use area encompasses 2,313 acres of game-rich land with approximately 40 percent of the acreage consisting of lake or lagoon. The remainder is in diversified cropland. The topography is typical of the rainwater-basin country - miles of relatively flat tableland …

Penstemon In Your Garden, G. Viehmeyer

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

A new race of hardy perennials is beginning to appear in American gardens. These are the penstemons, a genus of plants closely related to the familiar snapdragon, which may become important ornamentals as they be come better known to gardeners. The purpose of this bulletin is to show the possibility of the genus as an ornamental and to suggest species and species hybrids of possible value to Great Plains gardeners; to provide information about propagation and culture; and to encourage gardeners to engage in penstemon breeding as an avocation.

Principles Of Record Of Performance In Beef Cattle, K. E. Gregory, R. M. Koch, L. N. Hazel, D. Chambers

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

This publication provides a summary of the basic principles that should be considered in Record of Performance Programs with beef cattle. These principles are based on the results of research being conducted under Regional Project NC-1 as interpreted by the research personnel who participate in this effort.

Ec61-130 Chemicals That Control Weeds, O. Burnside, J. Furrer, M. Mccarty

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-130 gives suggestions for weed control based on research results. Listed in this are some of the most effective weed killers and their recommended rates and times of application.

Ec61-205 Feeding And Management Of Ewes, Ted H. Doane

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-205 is about the feeding and management of ewes under farm flock conditions. It includes how to birth sheep, lambing instructions, charts, illustrations, and a summary.

Ec61-422 Easy Zipper Methods, Anna Marie Kreifels

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-422: This circular is about tips for installing zippers. It includes tips for zipper application, lapped skirt placket zippers, lapped dress placket zippers, necklines zippers, flat felled seam zippers, and hand sewn zippered plackets.

Ec61-1153 How To Make Cafe Curtains, Magdalene Pfister

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-1153: This circular is about how to make café curtains. It includes information on measurements, what type of rods to use, and a unique way to style the curtains.

As You Speak : Extension Circular 0-43-2, John D. Orr

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

Let's Make A Skirt And Blouse : Extension Circular 4-01-2, Gerda Petersen

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

EC4012, 4-H, sew, learn, skirt, blouse.

Discusses a little more complicated project including materials and tools.

Machine Mending : Clothing Leaflet 5, Helen Rocke

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

Contains instructions and illustrations for machine mending of clothing in 4-H.

Nebraska 4-H Bird Club Manual : Extension Circular 5-01-2 1961, Louie Rudman

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 …

Soil And Water Conservation : Extension Circular 5-31-2, Harold H. Gilman, Russell E. Weiss

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

A Beginning 4-H project in Soil and water conservation.

Beginning Storage Improvement : Extension Circular 11-26-2, Jerre L. Whithrow

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

This 4-H circular discusses the project for beginning storage improvement. The project involves evaluating the articles you have in your home and how you can maximize storage of those articles. These articles include 4-H records, out of season clothing, hobbies, tableware, shop equipment, and bathroom supplies.

Ec61-420 Clues To Clothing Care ... Read Your Fiber Label, Anna Marie Kreifels

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-420: This circular is about reading fiber labels on clothing. It includes generic names of fiber groups, common trade names, characteristics of fiber groups, general care requirements, and fiber label regulations.

Ec612-715 1960 Report Of Irrigation Field Demonstrations, J. F. Decker, H. R. Mulliner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 61-715 is report of irrigation filed demonstration in central and southwestern Nebraska 1960.