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Influence Of Compaction And Freezing On The Structure And Permeability Of Some Selected Horizons From Northern Utah Soils, Samir Ramzy Nagmoush

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Frequently, in evaluating plant deficiencies, one considers only those soil factors which are associated with the fertility of the soil-- mainly the levels of phosphorus, potash, nitrogen, and organic matter. A certain level of nutrition is essential for plant growth, but in order for the nutrients to exert their maximum influence on the productivity of the soil, it is equally important that a good soil environment be provided and maintained. A good environment requires that good physical conditions of soil, sir, and water be in balance.

Economics Of Farm Flock Sheep Production In Northern Utah, Bruce E. Nielson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Throughout the history of mankind, sheep have played a very important and unique part in the economies of the world. They have been a source of meat, milk, skins and fiber. They have become adapted to nearly every kind of husbandry, from nomadic types to intensively managed flocks on small farms and have thrived under nearly all climatic conditions, ranging from sub-artic regions of Greenland to hot areas of the Mediterranean countries; from desert areas of Africa to wet lowland of England.

The Influence Of Nitrogen And Phosphorus Supplements On The Composition Of The Ruminal Ingesta Of Sheep Grazing Desert Range Forage, James G. Morris

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Approximately 46 million acres or 88 per cent of the land area of the state of Utah has been classified by Reuss and Blanch (1951) as "range land open for grazing." Although some of this area cannot be grazed because of inaccessibility, lack of water, poison plants, and similar factors, it is estimated that some 40 million acres or 78 per cent of the total land area is available for grazing. Most of this grazing land is federally owned (73 per cent), while only 22 per cent is privately held, and 5 per cent is state owned.

Land Tenure Problems In Iran, Jalil Mahmoudi

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Land tenure problems throughout the Middle East and most of the underdeveloped countries of the world are considered by competent international organizations and many students of world problems as one of the greatest contributing forces to social unrest and a barrier to economic development.

When the United Nations' General Assembly at its fifth session in 1950, had under discussion the problem of land reform in many underdeveloped countries, the consensus of opinions were that the conditions affecting land reform reduced agricultural productivity and were a major cause of low standards of living for the populations of those countries. The General …

Economics Of Managing State-Owned Grazing Lands, Lowell Ray Anderson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Range land is an important resource in Utah's economy. Of 52.7 million acres of land in Utah about 78 percent is used for production of range livestock (14).¹ In 1958, cash receipts of range livestock amounted to 62.7 million dollars, or 38.8 percent of Utah's total agricultural cash receipts (19).

Of total land within its boundary, the state owns 2,723,157 acres, or 5.17 percent (32). The state legislature has designated the Utah State Land Board as the responsible agency for administering this land to provide income for various state institutions.

The people of the state of Utah are required …

Economics Of Controlling Tall Larkspur, Lavar M. Richman

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The production of livestock in Utah is important to the economy of the state. The economic life of many communities throughout the state depends on income from livestock. Cash receipts from range livestock were $62.7 million or 38.8 percent of the total from agriculture in Utah in 1958 (18).

A Comparison Of The Salt Hardiness Of Barley, Petunia, And Tomato When Grown In Saline And Nonsaline Substrates, James Louis Wright

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The excessive accumulation of salt in the root zone of plants is a problem which is widespread in area, increasing in magnitude, and limiting in its effect upon productivity. Accumulation of salt in the rhizosphere has an effect upon moisture availability for plant use, the nutritional balance of the essential elements, and causes a reduction in plant growth with toxicity often resulting. When plants grow on substrates high in salt, the salt content of the plant also increases. This uptake of salt often results in changes in the morphology of the plant. Accumulation of salt within the plant cells interferes …

The Effect Of Fluoride On Glucose Catabolism In Plant Leaves, Cleon W. Ross

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

During the last few years many studies concerning the effects of fluoride on plants have been made. Several of the experiments have been related to its influence upon respiration of various plant tissues. The effect on respiration appears to be complex.

Observations Of Pituitary Hormone Injections And Ripening Of Fish, D. K. Kaushik

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A dependable source of quality fish spawn is a fundamental prerequisite for fish culture development. This is especially important inasmuch as most of the cultivable species do not breed in confined waters. Also, sport fisheries are gaining greater popularity, and subsequently the fish supply is being taxed. Still another need for fish spawn is in the ever increasing demand for bait minnows. Also, the construction of more and more dams has resulted in insurmountable obstacles for ascending and descending fish, which may ultimately result in complete destruction of some fisheries. Thus some measure of artificial propagation will have to be …

Farm & Home Science Vol. 22 No. 1, March 1961

Utah Science

Grazing versus feeding green chop in dry lot, by G.Q. Bateman, G.E. Stoddard, and C.H. Mickelsen 2

Radioisotopes—an aid in plant studies, by R.L. Smith 4

Safe uses of agricultural chemicals established through research, by J.C. Street 6

Competition for forage by game and livestock, by A.D. Smith 8

Control western x-disease in sweet cherries by top-working on mahaleb rootstocks, by B.N. Wadley 10

Economic uses of Utah’s rangeland resources, by N.K. Roberts 12

Advantage in directing seeding of tomatoes, by A.R. Hamson 15

Flowers tolerant to salinity, by R. Monk and H.B. Peterson 17

The rose stem girdler on …

Water For Man, Sterling A. Taylor

Faculty Honor Lectures

Man's uses for water are rapidly increasing. His demands and needs for water for his personal use and for cleanliness, recreation, industry, and food production are increasing as the population and standard of living rise. At the same time, his knowledge of the behavior and nature of water is increasing.

General Catalog 1961, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalog of 1961

Contains course descriptions, University college calendar, and college administration.

Farm And Home Science Vol. 21 No. 4, December 1960

Utah Science

The changing scene 90 Available land resources 93 Th critical water supply 95 Watershed management 100

Most of the land area is range 100

Forest lands are assuming importance 102

Land use for recreation is becoming increasingly competitive 103

The outlook for crops and livestock 105

Agricultural Experiment Station budget request 116

Capital facilities request 118 Financial summary for the period 1958-1960 119

Contributions to research 120

Farm & Home Science Vol. 21 No. 3, September 1960

Utah Science

Ground covers for collecting precipitation, by C. W. Lauritzen 66

People in the news 68

Arthritis, by J. L. Shupe 70

Need for drainage, by L. Wilson 72

Changing effectiveness of antibiotics, by J. O. Anderson 74

Demonstrating the management of poorly drained soils, by F. W. Keifer, Jr 76

Does range seeding pay? by C. W. Cook and R. D. Lloyd 78

Utah' red meat slaughtering and packing industry, by N. K. Roberts and B. Warnick 80

Economical water trough and mineral box, by M. L. Dew and L. E. Harris 82

Studies On The Ecology And Epizoology Of The Native Fauna Of The Great Salt Lake Desert, University Of Utah

Elusive Documents

No abstract provided.

Utah State University Commencement, 1960 – Main Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

Sixty-Seventh Annual Commencement of Utah State University

Farm & Home Science Vol. 21 No. 2, June 1960

Utah Science

Overwintering annual flowers, by o. Riethmann 34

Supply-consumption balance of market milk in Utah, by R. A. Christensen 37

Seven iackrabbits equal one ewe by D. L. Goodwin 38

Tumorous head genes in fly population by E. J. Gardner 40

Severity of the codling moth problem in Utah, by D. W. Davis 42

Antibiotics in chronic respiratory disease and infectious sinusitis by J. T. Blake and R. A. Smart 44

Vitamin enriched apple juice, by R. K. Gerber and D. K. Salunkhe 46

Fence bunk silo, by G. Q. Bateman and C. H. Mickelsen 48

Retail margins on perishable item …

Habitat Distribution Of Small Mammals In The Clifton Basin Franklin County, Idaho, Douglas Bruce Mchenry

Biology

Mammalogists are becoming increasingly interested in the problems of population dynamics of small mammals. Most species of small mammals show characteristic preferences for certain habitats distinguished by vegetational types. These preferences affect the distribution and abundance of the animal populations. Thus, investigations of the responses of small mammal populations to vegetational types contribute to a greater understanding of population dynamics. Small mammals also respond to seasonal changes in vegetation which influence population distribution and abundance.

Serum Protein Changes In Calves Experimentally Infected With Haemonchus Placei And Ostertagia Ostertagi, Ferron L. Andersen

Biology

Parasitism as an advers factor in the production of marketable livestock has long been a matter of considerable interest. Two of the most common internal parasites of cattle in the United States are Haemonchus placei (large stomach worm or wire worm) and Ostertagia ostertagi (medium stomach worm). The symptoms produced by these parasitic roundworms are marked anemia, unthriftiness, edema and general emaciation of the host animal. As in many other parasitic diseases the losses incurred are of the type which are hard to evaluate, but recent estimates relative to losses due to parasitism in cattle and sheep in the United …

Studies In Experimental Evolution, William Sidney Boyle

Faculty Honor Lectures

The Principle of organic evolution is the most fundamental one yet discovered in the sciences concerned with the nature and origin of living things. During the one hundred years which have elapsed since Darwin's explanation of the mechanisms of evolution a great deal has been learned to supplement his theory. Nevertheless, students of evolution universally acknowledge the significance of his profound contributions. The importance of natural selection as a creative force in evolution is inescapable.

The present discussion is chiefly concerned with techniques which the writer has used to accelerate, or at least to manipulate, the evolutionary processes. It may …

Habitat Distribution Of Small Mammals In The Clifton Basin Franklin County, Idaho, Douglas Bruce Mchenry

Biology

Mammalogists are becoming increasingly interested in the problems of population dynamics of small mammals. Most species of small mammals show characteristic preferences for certain habitats distinguished by vegetational types. These preferences affect the distribution and abundance of the animal populations. Thus, investigations of the responses of small mammal populations to vegetational types contribute to a greater understanding of population dynamics. Small mammals also respond to seasonal changes in vegetation which influence population distribution and abundance.

Serum Protein Changes In Calves Experimentally Infected With Haemonchus Placei And Ostertagia Ostertagi, Ferron L. Andersen

Biology

Parasitism as an advers factor in the production of marketable livestock has long been a matter of considerable interest. Two of the most common internal parasites of cattle in the United States are Haemonchus placei (large stomach worm or wire worm) and Ostertagia ostertagi (medium stomach worm). The symptoms produced by these parasitic roundworms are marked anemia, unthriftiness, edema and general emaciation of the host animal. As in many other parasitic diseases the losses incurred are of the type which are hard to evaluate, but recent estimates relative to losses due to parasitism in cattle and sheep in the United …

Serum Protein Changes In Calves Experimentally Infected With Haemonchus Placei And Ostertagia Ostertagi, Ferron L. Andersen

Biology

Parasitism as an advers factor in the production of marketable livestock has long been a matter of considerable interest. Two of the most common internal parasites of cattle in the United States are Haemonchus placei (large stomach worm or wire worm) and Ostertagia ostertagi (medium stomach worm). The symptoms produced by these parasitic roundworms are marked anemia, unthriftiness, edema and general emaciation of the host animal. As in many other parasitic diseases the losses incurred are of the type which are hard to evaluate, but recent estimates relative to losses due to parasitism in cattle and sheep in the United …

Habitat Distribution Of Small Mammals In The Clifton Basin Franklin County, Idaho, Douglas Bruce Mchenry

Biology

Mammalogists are becoming increasingly interested in the problems of population dynamics of small mammals. Most species of small mammals show characteristic preferences for certain habitats distinguished by vegetational types. These preferences affect the distribution and abundance of the animal populations. Thus, investigations of the responses of small mammal populations to vegetational types contribute to a greater understanding of population dynamics. Small mammals also respond to seasonal changes in vegetation which influence population distribution and abundance.

How The Curricula Of The Special Navajo Programs Meet The Needs Of The Students At The Intermountain School In Regard To Their Use Of Alcoholic Beverages, C. Stewart Munz

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Straddling the Continental Divide, from the Chuska Mountains t o the San Juan and Little Colorado rivers, mostly in Arizona, but partly in New Mexico and Utah, lies 23,574 square miles of desert; home to the estimated 75 to 90 thousand Navajo Indians. Unable to more than eke out a bare existence in a barren land where almost 30 acres of range are needed to sustain one sheep, unprepared after generations of isolation and neglect to leave this reservation for areas where a decend standard of living can be had, the Navajos, since 1950, have been the object of a …

A Study Of Personal Problems Of Male Students In The Special Program Department Of Intermountain School, Leo E. Fredrickson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

It is recognized by educators today that our young people are confronted with many problems during their school years. It is also recognized that these problems should be taken into consideration when formulating educational objectives and planning the curriculum for the school.

Distribution And Movements Of Some Fishes In Bear Lake, Utah-Idaho, 1958-59, Stanley K.Y. Loo

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

During the summer of 1958, a study of the "Population Dynamics of the Small Benthic Fishes of Bear Lake, Idaho and Utah," was sponsored in part by a National Science Foundation grant to the Wildlife Management Department of Utah State University. The study was designed to extend over a period of three years.

Treatment Of Experimental Bovine Coccidiosis With Nitrofurazone And Sulfamethazine, Donald L. Ferguson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Coccidiosis in cattle is caused by microscopic, one-celled parasites known as coccidia (genus Eimeria). It is a common disease that weakens or kills calves or older cattle, with greater loses generally occurring in young animals. Eleven species have been reported in cattle in this country (1). At least two species, Eimeria bovis and E. zurnii, are known to be pathogenic to cattle (9).

Blood Changes In Calves Experimentally Infected With Haemonchus Placei And Ostertagia Ostertagi, Darrell J. Graff

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Parasitic diseases of livestock have long been a subject of considerable interest. Great economic losses are inflicted each year on our growing livestock industry. If these parasitic diseases proceed undetected or untreated the hosts may suffer retardation in weight gain or succumb.

A Study Of The Parasites From Rainbow Trout Of A Commercial Fish Farm In Cache Valley, Utah, Kenneth L. Jones

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

During the biennial period July 1, 1956 to June 30, 1958 the 12 state fish hatcheries in Utah produced and stocked in the waters of the state 20,092,902 fish weighing a total of 1,528,787 pounds, at a cost varying between 69 and 75 cents per pound. The cost figure depends upon what expenditures are included (Don Andriano, 1960). A substantial mortality occurs at the fish hatcheries in the state of Utah. The determination of the cause of any given loss is complicated by a number of factors. This is especially true of losses which may be due secondarily to parasites …