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The Alkali Tolerance Of Tall Wheatgrass, David L. Carter

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Alkali land occurs adjacent to nearly every extensively irrigated area. Much of this land is too alkaline to produce profitable crops. Each year thousands of acres or land are going out of production because or increasing alkalinity. This presents one or the most acute problem which confronts irrigation agriculture today.

Relationship Of Bicarbonate Concentration Of Plant Tissue To That Of The Growth Media As A Factor In Chlorosis, Gary H. Carlsen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Throughout the years lime-induced chlorosis has contributed to untold economic losses. Although this disease has challenged the technical ingenuity of outstanding plant and soil scientists, the exact cause has never been determined; consequently, no preventative measures or permanent cures can, as yet, be recommended. This physiological malady, unchecked, continues its rampage in regions where the disease is prevalent.

The problem is of wide significance because calcareous soils are distributed throughout the world. It is of primary concern to us because the majority of the land of western United States is of this type. An estimated 500,000 acres of crops growing …

Controlled Cross Pollination And Hot Water Emasculation Of Crested Wheatgrass, Agropyron Desertorum (Fisch.) Shult, James Hansen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Grasses are more important in our present agricultural economy than ever before, yet the grasslands of the world are far below their production potential. One of the most hopeful approaches to this problem is through breeding better grasses.

Vending And Dispensing Milk And Related Products In The State Of Utah, Douglas S. Huber

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The present era in the United States finds the people leaning more and more toward automation. The use of automatic machines in merchandising products is becoming increasingly important in meeting competition and in developing new outlets for dairy products.

The increase in sales of milk and related products has been furthered by the increased use of vending and dispensing machines.

A knowledge of the methods and special characteristics associated with vending and dispensing is important if the dairy industry is to increase sales and develop a greater market for dairy products.

A Survey To Determine The Incidence Of Antibodies Against Q Fever In Persons In Utah, Carl H. Blank

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Q fever, as a recognized clinical entity, is often referred to as a new disease of man. Pneumonic in character but lacking clean-cut pathognomic characteristics, in all probability Q fever has been confused in the past with influenza, primary atypical pneumonia (1), or included as an undifferentiated disease under "virus pneumonia." Geddis Smith (2), writing in 1941, stated:

...influenza, pneumonia, "pleurisy", or bronchitis ... form a nosological jungle in which bacteria and viruses roam at will, despoiling the human race and defying both classification and control. Symptoms overlap and no one knows how many different diseases lurk behind them.

The Effects Of Hunting Season Length On Comparable Pheasant Populations, Temple A. Reynolds

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

For many years sportsmen have speculated that hunting limits pheasant populations. With the abolition of the Pheasant Game Farm program in Utah in 1953, this popular concept gained much impetus with the result that, because of public disfavor to a longer season, a 3 to 5 day season on pheasants is the maximum that has been called in northern Utah and this only in areas classed as "better" pheasant habitat.

In contrast to the short seasons in Utah, pheasant seasons in southern Idaho have been from 8½ to 15½ days long for the past 10 years, and will be even …

Evidence Against The Transmission Of Staphylococci By The Mosquito Culex Tarsalis, John R. Molenda

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Staphylococcal synovitis is a pathological condition of birds involving primarily the wing and leg joints. It is frequently referred to as arthritis, osteoarthritis, bursitis, hock disease, staphylococcosis, and weak leg.

The disease has been reported throughout various parts of the world as having been found in a great variety of avian hosts including pheasants, chickens, pigeons, canaries, geese, ducks, grouse, and turkeys.

Miner (1945) presented results of a survey made on turkey diseases in Sanpete County, Utah, which indicated staphylococcal synovitis to be responsible for the greatest numbers of deaths. His report cites this infection as having been found in …

Green Rot Of Apricot, Abdul Karim N. Alrayis

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This disease, also called jacket rot of apricot, was first though to be similar to a disease caused by a fungus found in central California. The Utah disease was first noted in 1953, in the Henry Hall Chinese apricot orchard at North Ogden. It was not very severe in 1953, but in 1954 and 1955 it affected half of the crop. In 1956 the disease could not be found in the orchard. Infection occurred in young green fruit resulting in brown to black necrotic lesions which varied from 1/4 to 3/4 inches in diameter. Infected fruits usually dropped from the …

Farm & Home Science Vol. 18 No. 1, March 1957

Utah Science

Recommended field crop varieties, by D. R. McAllister, L. A. Jensen, and R. F. Nielson 2

Alfalfa varieties for hay, by D. R. McAllister 4

Alfalfa varieties for seed, by G. L. Stoker 6

The changing alfalfa seed market, by V. L. Israelsen 8

Anhydrous ammonia, by R. F. Nielson 11

Lamb mortality, by D. H. Matthews and P. R. Ogden 12

The cost of feeding turkeys, by J. O. Anderson 14

Staphylococcal synovitis of turkeys, by M. L. Miner 16

Purchase and use of eggs, by R. H. Anderson 18

Grain mixtures, by R. W. Woodward and G. A. …

Utah State University Commencement, 1957 – Main Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

Sixty-Fourth Annual Commencement of Utah State University of Agriculture and Applied Science

General Catalog 1956, Summer, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalog of 1956 Summer

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

The Amino Acid Requirements Of And Oxidative Deamination Of Amino Acids By Vibrio Fetus And Some Vibrio Fetus-Like Organisms, John C. Hoff

Biology

The organism Vibrio fetus was recognized as a cause of cases of contagious abortion in sheep and cattle over 40 years ago.

The Amino Acid Requirements Of And Oxidative Deamination Of Amino Acids By Vibrio Fetus And Some Vibrio Fetus-Like Organisms, John C. Hoff

Biology

The organism Vibrio fetus was recognized as a cause of cases of contagious abortion in sheep and cattle over 40 years ago.

The Amino Acid Requirements Of And Oxidative Deamination Of Amino Acids By Vibrio Fetus And Some Vibrio Fetus-Like Organisms, John C. Hoff

Biology

The organism Vibrio fetus was recognized as a cause of cases of contagious abortion in sheep and cattle over 40 years ago.

On The Kinetics Of Moisture Flow In Unsaturated Soils, James Wellington Biggar

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The flow of fluids in porous media continues to be a widely studied phenomenon. Soil moisture relationships and particularly the flow of water in soil is perhaps the most widely investigated of the four edaphatic factors related to plant growth, namely moisture, aeration, temperature and compaction.

An Economic Analysis Of Merchandising Fluid Milk In Utah, E. Boyd Wennergren

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The basic problem confronting the dairy industry today is one of utilizing its total fluid milk production. During recent years the industry has witnessed a general decrease in per capita consumption of dairy products while per capita production has remained fairly constant and in amounts approximating the average for the past 16 years (Table 2 ). As a result the dairy industry has produced a surplus of fluid milk and manufactured dairy products. The Federal Government, under its price support program, has been the ultimate recipient of these surpluses and now possesses huge warehouse stocks. The cost to the Federal …

Red Raspberry Root Rot In Northern Utah, Robert L. Powelson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

During the last few years, red raspberry growers in Utah have been finding that plantings gradually lose vigor and are not profitable. In the largest raspberry growing area in Utah, Utah County, figures taken from the U.S. census from 1930 to 1950, show a decrease in acres of raspberries grown from 401 in 1930 to 190 in 1950 (2). In many instances this deterioration of raspberry plantings in Utah has not been definitely associated with known plant pathogenic fungi or virus infections. Neither can the expansion of suburbs account for this decrease. In certain cases it has been obvious that …

A Study Of The Problems Of Teaching Health In Selected High Schools Of Utah, Frank R. Williams

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

It was the general belief of the developers, curators and protectors of the American form of Government that education of the masses is the backbone of the Democratic way of life practiced in the United States. This belief has been the foundation for the development of broad curriculums, expanded facilities and increased enrollment in teacher training institutions; especially since the beginning of World War II. The teacher shortage so prevalent in the United States at present has aroused the public and educators alike to concern about the welfare of the teacher, and the schooling of the child.

Some Effects Of Inorganic Fluoride On Plants, Animals, And Man, Delbert A. Greenwood

Faculty Honor Lectures

~~~ in the compounds of fluorine may be traced to one or more of the following factors: ( 1) the consumption of a drinking water containing one part per million of fluorine as a soluble flouride during the period of calcification and eruption of the teeth causes a reduction in the incidence of tooth decay; however, an intake of drinking water containing more than two parts per million of fluorine causes dental fluorosis of varying degrees in man and certain animals; (2) a continuous intake of excessive amounts of fluorine as mineral supplement, in contaminated forage, or the grazing of …

The Iranian Student In Logan, An Exploratory Study Of Foreign Student Social Experience And Adjustment, Ruth C. Busch

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The study to be reported in the following pages is an exploratory investigation of the social experiences, adjustments, and attitudes of Iranian students at the Utah State Agricultural College. It was devised as a preliminary, not a terminal, investigation. Two possible avenues of further research were considered when the scope of the study was delimited.

1. A study of the social experience and adjustment of all foreign students in Logan, irrespective of nationality.
2. A study of the social experience and adjustment of Iranian students--in the United States and after their return home--irrespective of school attended in the United States.

Both types …

The Biology And Seasonal Distribution Of Eucalliphora Lilaea (Walker) In Cache County, Utah, Robert P. Olson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The association of: flies with man has been recorded through many centuries. In nearly all of these records the association is one of discord rather than harmony. In the Book of Exodus, 8:24, in the King James version of the Old Testament, we can read, "...and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses; and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies." Centuries later the "grievous swarms of flies" 'were associated with a particular disease by Mercurialis. In 1577 he expressed the …

An Economic Evaluation Of Selected Treatments For Avian Botulism In Waterfowl On Utah Marshes, 1953-54, Donald A. Smith

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Each year thousands of western waterfowl succumb to disease, predators, mechanical injury and other decimating factors . Based on a review of records it is conservatively estimated that an average of 25,000 ducks have succumbed to botulism on western marsh areas annually.

In a recent study, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service valued each duck and goose at $8.00 (McLeod, 1950). Applying this value to the estimated annual numerical loss, a total of $200,000 has been lost each season in mortality of western waterfowl from botulism. Control of this malady would reduce annual waterfowl and monetary losses.

Prevention and …

The Influence Of Soil Moisture Conditions On The Absorption Of Phosphorus By Plants From Calcareous Soils, T. J. Denman

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Phosphorus is one of the major plant nutrients secured from the soil. The object of many investigations has been to discover the nature of the processes by which the soil supplies phosphorus to plants, and to determine the influence of soil factors upon these processes. Although much knowledge has been gained, these processes and the effects of soil factors upon them are still not clearly defined.

One factor which profoundly affects plant growth is the amount and relative availability of soil moisture. The results of some investigations have suggested that this factor may also have considerable influence on the absorption …

Obligations Of Higher Education To The Social Order, Ernest A. Jacobsen

Faculty Honor Lectures

Search for truth is not limited to the discovery of facts. If wisdom is to result from such discovery, there must be parallel study in the realm of values. Lack of balance in these two aspects of research has tended to result in an enormous mass of information and in a marvelous productive power in our society with a lack of worthy ends toward which to direct and apply them. Wisdom is the product of information and values skillfully integrated.

When values are involved the principal data become the ideas and ideals of man. These must be extensively gathered, classified, …

Utah State University Commencement, 1955 – Main Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

Sixty-Second Annual Commencement of Utah State Agricultural College

The Preparation And Application Of A Bacteriophage Typing Method For Staphylococci Associated With Turkey Synovitis, Marcus M. Jensen

Biology

The turkey industry of this state suffers considerable economical losses each year due to staphylococcal synovitis.

Agglutinin Absorption Of Micrococcus Pyogenes Var. Aureus Involved In Synovitis, Stephen A. Coray

Biology

For the last fifteen years, the turkey growers throughout the United States have suffered a great financial loss from the turkey disease synovitis. This disease, commonly called weak leg or turkey arthritis, is a generalized staphylococcal infection. The etiological agent of this infection is Micrococcus pyogenes var. aureus.

The Preparation And Application Of A Bacteriophage Typing Method For Staphylococci Associated With Turkey Synovitis, Marcus M. Jensen

Biology

The turkey industry of this state suffers considerable economical losses each year due to staphylococcal synovitis.

Agglutinin Absorption Of Micrococcus Pyogenes Var. Aureus Involved In Synovitis, Stephen A. Coray

Biology

For the last fifteen years, the turkey growers throughout the United States have suffered a great financial loss from the turkey disease synovitis. This disease, commonly called weak leg or turkey arthritis, is a generalized staphylococcal infection. The etiological agent of this infection is Micrococcus pyogenes var. aureus.

The Preparation And Application Of A Bacteriophage Typing Method For Staphylococci Associated With Turkey Synovitis, Marcus M. Jensen

Biology

The turkey industry of this state suffers considerable economical losses each year due to staphylococcal synovitis.