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The Biology Of Nabis Alternatus Parshley (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) And Its Predacious Relationship To Some Alfalfa Pests In Cache County, Utah, Earl John Taylor

Biology

Nabis alternatus Parshley is a hemipterous insect belonging to the family Nabidae. It is commonly found in alfalfa fields, among small grains, native grasses, and on rangeland throughout Utah. A need for life cycle studies has existed for species of this family. This becomes evident as one reads the fragmentary reports of their habits as insect predators.

Levels Of Lygus Infestation And Stages Of Plant Development As Related To Alfalfa-Seed Production, B. Austin Haws

Biology

Alfalfa-seed production was one of Utah's most important and lucrative forage crops 24 years ago. Statistical reports compiled by Professor C. J. Sorenson, Research Professor of Etomology at Utah State Agricultural College (30), show that in 1925 the 69,000 acres of alfalfa seed raised in Utah yielded an average of 6.37 bushels of seed per acre. Utah's alfalfa-seed yield in 1925 was 42 percent of the total alfalfa seed grown in the United States. This bumper crop brought an income of approximately $4,433,022 to Utah seed producers that year.

The Comparative Value Of Commercial Phosphoric Acid As A Fertilizer, Bruce L. Baird

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The practice of applying fertilizers to the soil by adding the liquid form to the irrigation water is increasing in popularity. There are several advantages maintained for such a method of application. Some of the advantages are:

(A) Ease of application.

(B) No special equipment is required for application.

(C) The fertilizer can be applied at any stage of plant growth without physical disturbance of the plant.

(D) Penetration into the root zone may be greater than the dry fertilizers.

Considerable phosphate fertilizer is used on soils of irrigated regions. If the behavior of liquid phosphoric acid after its incorporation …

An Evaluation Of The High School Physical Education Program Of Freshman Girls At The Utah State Agricultural College In 1948, In Light Of Selected Basic Standards Of Physical Education, Lois Downs

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

During the past fifty years physical education has emphasized such objectives as strength, health, recreation and education. Emphasis in physical education has been influenced by educational, economic and political conditions.

As a result of these influences, the physical education programs have gone through various stages of development and change. During certain periods we have had calisthenics, dance, sports, games, and various combinations of these activities. During the past few years, leaders in the field have endeavored to effect a program of study in physical education to be used as a guide for teachers in that profession.

Three years ago, the …

A Study Of The Factors Used To Determine Pupil Marks By The Male Physical Education Directors In The High Schools Of Utah, Vaughn William Gordon

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Much criticism has been directed at the physical educators in most of our public schools regarding their methods of determining pupil marks for participation in physical education classes. This criticism has come from many sources. It has come from physical educators, educators, pupils, and the general public. Bookwalter, a leader in the field of physical education, states:

More frequently than one might suspect, pupil's marks in physical education have been determined the night before marks were to be issued. They were then based upon attendance and the teacher's ability to remember the pupil's conformity to rules. Teachers have been known …

An Evaluation Of Swimming Abilities Of The Freshman Men Of Utah State Agricultural College, Rollo J. Morris

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study is to attempt to determine and evaluate the swimming abilities of the male freshman students of the Utah State Agricultural College. A method of classification will be used to determine and evaluate the swimming abilities of these students. It is assumed that a check list can be used to determine swimming abilities. The method of determining the swimming abilities will be of value as a quick way of classifying entering students. The classifications will be valuable as bases for swimming instruction.

A Comparative Study Of Hydrogen Peroxide In Treating Milk For Cheddar Cheese Making, Mounir Ramzi Nagmoush

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In many countries of the world and in some parts of the United States milk is produced which has a high bacterial contamination. Such milk of undesirable quality is frequently delivered to factories engaged in the manufacture of cheddar cheese. This milk commonly contains large numbers of lactic acid-producing bacteria or other types of microorganisms which cause objectionable flavors and textural defects in the cheese. The improvement of the quality of milk supply under some conditions is a matter of great difficulty so that the manufacture of inferior quality milk into cheese is a problem often encountered.

In the United …

The Potash Status Of Utah Soils, Sukhendu Bikas Chaudhuri

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Potassium is one of the essential plant nutrient elements. It is used by plants in the synthesis and distribution of carbohydrates (25)² and in the formation of proteins and oils. Potassium also seems to exert many of its effects by influencing enzymatic activity in cells.

Potassium occurs as the monovalent cation on plant cells and undoubtedly exerts important effects upon such phnomona as the permiability of the cytoplasmic membranes and hydration of protoplasma. Plants assimilate potassium either from the soil solution or directly from the exchange complex.

Productivity Of Cropland In Cache County, Utah, Quentin M. West

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In order for land to best serve the present and future generations it should be put into the use for which it is best adapted. To determine the proper use of land, the factors which influence its use, such as soil, climate, and location, should be studied. Then the land should be classified as to its most economic use, based on these factors.

In Cache County there is much work to be done toward a classification of the land. An ideal study; not limited by time nor expense; would include a complete study of all the factors associated with land-use. …

Teaching Combinations Of The Men Teachers Of Physical Education In The Public High Schools Of Utah, Earl G. Holmstead

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The almost universal acceptance of physical education as an integral part of education has resulted in state legislation throughout the United States requiring the teaching of physical education in the public schools. Because of this legislation, it has become necessary to better prepare teachers to carry on a worthwhile physical education program. Efficient teaching cannot be expected to result from lack of training and inadequate preparation; therefore, the college graduate who holds a degree with no specialized training is not adequately prepared to teach effectively and efficiently in our school systems of today.

In regard to the qualifications and functions …

Some Factors Associated With The Economic Feasibility Of Reseeding Privately-Owned Cattle Ranges In Utah, James R. Gray

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The forage depletion of western ranges which has occurred during the past century is partly the result of the belief by ranchers that the forage loss was temporary and not serious. Should more forage of a high quality be desired they thought it could be produced by reseeding the ranges. The native western forages, never abundant or luxurious by eastern concepts, nevertheless were of generally high qualities. Limited by low and erratically distributed precipitation, the sparse native forages have in many areas given way to low quality plants. These plants of low quality do not have to withstand the adverse …

Institution Building In Utah, Joseph A. Geddes

Faculty Honor Lectures

The slow growth of civilization and the early meagerness of tested knowledge in any but the most pressing and practical matters undoubtedly conditioned and determined the nature of primitive collective thinking. Large assumptions had to be made about all things. Trial and error methods were slow methods. Only in his late maturity as knowledge multiplied has man found ways of testing the validity of an hypothesis so that assumption-making could become a tool of advancement rather than a controlling mechanism. Superstition, a large component in the culture of even the most advanced peoples, was an inevitable adjunct of progress. As …

America's Playground For Americans: An Appriciation Of Colorado And Utah, Edwin L. Sabin

Elusive Documents

No abstract provided.

Bulletin No. 336 - Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Biennial Report, 1946-1948, R. H. Walker

UAES Bulletins

During the past biennium there has been a general expansion in the research program of the Agricultural Experiment Station. This was made possible through increased state legislative appropriation and through federal funds made available by the Agricultural Research and Marketing Act which passed Congress in August 1946, although funds were not available until August 1947. Grants-in-aid by state and private agencies have also made other research possible.

Buzzer 1949, Utah State University

USU Buzzer Yearbook

1949 yearbook for Utah State University. Published from 1909-1971 with single issues in 1978 and 1981.

Development Of The Potential Weber Basin Project, Utah: Bonneville Basin, United States Department Of The Interior

Elusive Documents

No abstract provided.

General Catalogue 1949, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalogue of 1949

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

The Utah State Alumni Quarterly, Vol. 26 No. 1 December 1948, Utah State University

Utah State Magazine

The quarterly magazine for friends and alumni of Utah State University.

Bulletin No. 335 - Reclamation Of Saline-Alkali Soils By Leaching: Delta Area, Utah, R. C. Reeve, L. E. Allison, D. F. Peterson Jr.

UAES Bulletins

Salinity is a problem of irrigation agriculture and is recognized as a serious threat to crop production in the Western States. All water used for irrigation, whether diverted from surface stream or pumped from wells, contains dissolved salts in amounts varying from a few hundred pounds to several tons per acre-foot (8,23). Salts accumulating in the root zone of the soil, as water is removed by crop and by surface evaporation eventually, may restrict crop yields. Extensive areas of land in the Western States, which were at one time productive under irrigation, have been abandoned because of the development of …

The Utah State Alumni Quarterly, Vol. 25 No. 4, September 1948, Utah State University

Utah State Magazine

The quarterly magazine for friends and alumni of Utah State University.

Farm & Home Science Vol. 9 No. 3, September 1948

Utah Science

New water for Utah lands, by W. P. Thomas, G. T. Blanch, O. W. Israelsen, D. F. Peterson, Jr., and D. S. Jennings 1

Administrative staff 2

Alfalfa meal in the diet of the chick, by C. I. Draper 3

Two agricultural leaders honored 4

Manganese deficiency: a new plant nutrient problem in Utah, by D. W. Thorne and F. B. Wann 5

Consumptive use of water studies in Colorado Basin, by D. F. Peterson, Jr., and W. D. Criddle 6

Supplementary feeding of sheep on the winter range, by L. E. Meldrum, L. A. Sharp, L. E. Harris, C. …

General Catalogue 1948, Summer, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalogue of 1948 Summer

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

Bulletin No. 331 - Cost And Efficiency Of Canning Pea Production In Cache And Box Elder Counties, Utah, Earnest M. Morrison

UAES Bulletins

The production of field peas for canning purposes has played an important part in Utah's agriculture, furnishing some of the intensity needed on her small farms. Peas are a crop that can be handled largely with the labor of the operator and his family and has not required any specialized machinery for their production. They are a suitable alfalfa nurse crop and in most areas do not compete greatly with other crops grown for the farmer's time.

Utah State University Commencement, 1948 – Main Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

Fifty-Fifth Annual Commencement of the Utah State Agricultural College

The Utah State Alumni Quarterly, Vol. 25 No. 3, May 1948, Utah State University

Utah State Magazine

The quarterly magazine for friends and alumni of Utah State University.

Family Problems In Brigham City, Utah, Dean M. Mcdonald

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Less than a century ago most primary functions of life centered in the family. One by one many of these functions have moved out of the home into the factory, the school, the church and the community. In the loss of functions which held the family together as a unit, disintegration set in and numerous evidences of family disorganization began to appear. Many people today, cognizant of the role which the family still plays in implementing personalities and in sustaining social stability, are nevertheless deeply concerned with increasing evidences of family disorganization.

Eight years ago the United States Office of …

Aspen For Veneer, Hereford Garland

Aspen Bibliography

In considering possible uses for the large supply of aspen in the Lake States, veneer and plywood manufacture should not be overlooked. Although aspen is not currently in great demand as a veneer species, the reason is not because of technical deficiencies of the wood for this purpose, but rather because there is no appreciable veneer industry in the region adapted for using aspen as small logs, the form in which it is most available.

A Study Of The Utah State Agricultural College Male Physical Education Graduates From 1928 To 1947, Ralph B. Maughan

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Teacher training for physical education majors at the Utah State Agricultural College was instituted in 1923-24.

The Effect Of Light, Soil Temperature, And Soil Moisture On High-Lime Chlorosis, Lauren M. Burtch

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Chlorosis of plants from a lack of available iron is one of the most common plant nutrient problems of the calcareous soils of the west. The disease is characterized by a yellowing of the plant leaves and is accompanied, in severe cases, by a partial root death and premature defoliation (3). In addition to reducing growth, the disease greatly reduces the quality and yield of plants.

Many types of plants are affected by iron chlorosis. In Hawaii and Porto Rico rice, sugar cane and pineapple are susceptible, while in California and Arizona, citrus trees are seriously affected. In Utah apples, …

Solubility And Physiological Availability Of Phosphates In Sodium And Calcium Systems, Parker F. Pratt

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

One of the principal fertility problems of calcareous soils is the lack of available phosphates. The factors which control this availability are not completely understood. One hindrance to the solution of the problems involved results from confusion of the concepts of solubility and availability. Availability is the net effect of the chemical state of a plant nutrient element and the ability of the plant to utilize the forms of the element present under the existing chemical and physical environmental conditions. In this paper, the term solubility will be used to designate the chemical solubility of an element in water or …