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Signs, Omens, And Portents In Nebraska Folklore, Margaret Cannell

University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism

The signs, omens, and portents in the following collection have been reported by inhabitants of Nebraska and most of them are beliefs or sayings commonly known in the central western region. Although the list must be far from complete, it is probably representative of the bulk of current superstitions of Nebraskans. Informants have been persons from practically every part of the state, so that the beliefs presented are not limited to any particular region. No attempt has been made to indicate from what community the different signs were reported, since a sign which may be common in the Sand Hills …

Proverbial Lore In Nebraska, Emma Louise Snapp

University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism

The following study attempts to list and to classify the proverbs and proverbial phrases in current oral use in Nebraska. My chief source for the collection was the talk of persons with whom I have been in contact for the last six months. The amount of proverbial lore on the lips of representatives of many walks of life is astonishing; one can have no conception of its extent until he consciously listens for it and keeps a record of what he hears. Further, friends in Lincoln and in other parts of the state gathered and sent to me many lists …

The Missouri Valley Traverse In Iowa North Of The Jones Point Deformation, G. E. Condra

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

The Red Oak-Stennett-Lewis Traverse Of Iowa, G. E. Condra

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Resource News-November/December 1993

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Test 218: Caterpiller "Diesel 75", 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 …

On The Summability And Generalized Sum Of A Series Of Legendre Polynomials, W. C. Brenke

Department of Mathematics: Faculty Publications

The results obtained in this paper are as follows. (A) The series of Legendre polynomials Σn^pX_n(x), where p is a positive integer, is summable (H, p) for -1< x < 1, and summable (H, p +1) for - 1 ≤ x < 1 .

The Grenola Formation, G. E. Condra, C. E. Busby

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

The Middle River Traverse Of Iowa, G. E. Condra, J. E. Upp

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Faunal Lists Of The Tertiary Vertebrata Of Nebraska And Adjacent Areas, H. J. Cook, M. C. Cook

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Resource News-May/June 1993

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

The Identification Of The More Important Prairie Hay Grasses Of Nebraska By Their Vegetative Characters, F. D. Keim, G. W. Beadle, A. L. Frolik

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

It is convenient and sometimes necessary to identify the grasses in their vegetative stage of growth. This is especially desirable in a study of the vegetation of native hay meadows and permanent pastures. This key is prepared as a guide in the identification of the more important prairie hay grasses of Nebraska. The meadows are often harvested before the floral parts of many of the grasses appear. If it is desired, therefore, to study the botanical composition of the native meadows, it becomes necessary to rely on identification of many of the grasses by means of vegetative characters.

Ec936 Home Preservation Of Meats, Florence Atwood, W. J. Loeffel

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 936 provides information on home preservation of meats and includes topics such as canning, freezing, and curing meats.

Factors Affecting The Performance Of Kerosene Cook Stoves, Edna B. Snyder

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The purpose of this investigation was to learn the effect of constructional details of the burner and the framework on the performance of kerosene stoves. Six stoves were used, four of the long-chimney type and two of the short-chimney type. Of the long-chimney burners, three were from the same manufacturer; the fourth was similar in appearance, but differed in performance. Of the short chimneys one burner used a wick, the other a lighting ring. The effect of: (1) draft variations and constructional details and (2) the framework on the heating time and thermal efficiency of stoves was studied.

Ec28 10 Years Of Extension Work In Home Economics

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The extension circular 28 reviews 10 years of extension work in home economics from 1922-1931.

Why Some Hens Lay More Eggs Than Others, H. E. Alder

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

The 1929 report of the Storrs Egg Laying Contest, which has been conducted at Storrs, Connecticut, twenty-one years, shows that the best pen of ten hens entered laid 2,802 eggs, and the poorest pen laid 829 eggs. In the best pen the average egg production per hen was 280, 2 eggs as compared with 82.9 eggs per bird in the poorest pen. Why did the one pen lay so many eggs, and the other so few? This prompts us to try to find out what factors are responsible for the number of eggs a hen lays in the course of …

Ec1020 Some Aids In Home Nursing, Sarah Porter Ellis

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1020 - Some Aids In Home Nursing, describes the conditions and manner in which one might nurse a sick person. Includes how to keep a sick room, what a routine might look like, how to make the patient’s bed and bathe them, and how to handle and prevent bed sores.

The Vitamin A And The Vitamin E Content Of Field-Cured And Artificially Cured Alfalfa Hay, I. L. Hathaway, H. P. Davis, R. R. Graves

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

A comparative study of the vitamin A content of field-cured and artificially cured alfalfa was made by comparing the growth produced by 124 rats receiving alfalfa hay as their source of vitamin A. From the results of this study, in which the experiments were duplicated, it is concluded that under the conditions of these experiments the artificially cured alfalfa was twice as potent in vitamin A as was the field-cured alfalfa. The comparative study of the vitamin E content of these hays was made by comparing the number of litters produced by groups of female rats which received graded quantities …

The Nature Of Resistance In Alfalfa To Wilt (Aplanobacter Insidiosum L. Mc.), George L. Peltier, F. R. Schroeder

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Alfalfa wilt was first discovered in 1924 in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. The causal organism, Aplanobacter insidiosum, was later described by McCulloch. Since that time wilt has been reported from most of the alfalfa-growing sections of the United States and in some states it has been responsible for a rapid decrease in the acreage of alfalfa. During the past three years a number of investigators have found that certain alfalfas are somewhat resistant to wilt, whereas others are very susceptible. At the Nebraska station the results to date indicate that all common and most variegated alfalfas are very …

Ec5595 Spending The Holidays At Home, Leona S. Davis

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 5595 This circular is a guide to enjoy spending the holidays at home. It discusses decoration ideas, gift suggestions, and Christmas food suggestions.

Root System Of Quercus Macrocarpa In Relation To The Invasion Of Prairie, J. E. Weaver, Joseph Cramer

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Invasion of trees into grassland is primarily a phenomenon of plant competition. It involves the relation of the invaded and the invader to light and other atmospheric factors of the habitat, both physical and biotic. But perhaps even to a greater degree the edaphic factors, and especially water in dry climates, are concerned. Consequently to understand the reasons for plant distribution and the changes resulting from natural successions, a knowledge of the parts of the plants underground and of the interrelations of the root systems is of fundamental importance.

The great tension zone or ecotone between the deciduous forest formation …

Ec454 Keeping Clothes Wearable, Helen Rocke

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 454 provides information on how to keep clothes wearable through several seasons. It includes the topics of cleaning and pressing, bringing garments up to date, and remodeling.

Ec1469 Outdoor Feeders For Growing Pullets Or Turkeys, J. H. Claybaugh

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1469 is about outdoor feeders for growing Pullets or Turkeys.

Ec1456 Revised 1932 Questions And Answers On Brooding And Feeding Chicks, J. R. Redditt

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1456 has multiple questions and answers on the brooding and feeding of chicks.

Ec1459 Revised 1932 Questions And Answers On Poultry Management, J. R. Redditt

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1459 Revised 1932 is about the management of poultry.

Ec1468 Equipment For Chickens

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1468 is about equipment needed to keep poultry feed and water clean.

Ec1457 Revised 1932 Questions And Answers On Feeding Hens For Egg Production, J. R. Redditt

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1457 Revised 1932 is about feeding hens for producing eggs.

Ec1448 Dressings, Grading And Marketing Turkeys, J. R. Redditt

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1448 is about the proper ways to kill turkeys, and then marketing them to the public.

Ec26 Ten Years Of Nebraska Agricultural Extension Work In Crops And Soils 1922-1931, P. H. Stewart, D. L. Gross

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This extension circular 26 shows Ten Years of Nebraska Agricultural Extension Work in Crops and Soils. The Extension Service takes the results of experiment station work to farmers and exchanges ideas and practices among farmers themselves.

Ec1441 Revised 1932 Practical Poultry Equipment, J. H. Claybaugh

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1441 describes the practical equipment used to produce quality poultry.