Digital Commons Network^™

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 …

The Influence Of Soil Moisture Suction And Evaporative Demand On Actual Evapotranspiration And Yield Of Alfalfa, Bozorg Bahrani

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Evapotranspiration has been defined as the combination of evaporation of water from the soil surface and transpiration of water by vegetation. If the ground is well covered by plants, most of the water is lost by transpiration of water directly from the plant tissue, rather than by evaporation of water directly from the soil surface. The term consumptive use is synonymous with evapotranspiration.

Self Evaluation Of A Selected Group Of Teen Marriages, Margaret L. Stone

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The statistical trend toward an increasing number of early marriages in the United States is causing concern for parents and community officials (21). The average age of marriage has been declining since 1890. Half of the girls are now married by the time they are twenty and half of the men by the time they are twenty-three (13). In a study made by Landis (20) of marriages in California high schools, 90 percent of the senior high schools reported one or more student marriages. Similar statistics have been reported in New Mexico (16) and Oregon (18). Research has pointed an …

Change In Parental Attitudes As A Result Of Experience In A Cooperative Nursery School Program, Melba Judge Lehner

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine if parents change in their attitudes toward child guidance after participating in a Cooperative Nursery School Parent Education Program. The study was conducted in the Fall of 1959 in the Weber College Department of Family Life.

Control and experimental groups were used. The experimental group was made up of forty mothers and father who were enrolled in the Parent Education Program and whose children were enrolled in the nursery school. The control group was made up of forty mothers and fathers whose children were on the waiting list of the nursery school. …

A Political Study Of Federal Aid To Education At Utah State University, Richard Yates Merrell

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In the present-day world of change, every time we pick up the paper we read of something new in our society. We now have new rockets, new satellites, new computers, and new methods or destruction. There are also many "new" things in the field of education. One of these is federal aid to education. As yet, there seems to be no consensus on the merits of this supposedly new approach to educational finance. Some view it as a kind or plague; others see it as an unmixed blessing. Actually, federal aid to education is quite old and quite common.

Predicting Mathematics 34 And 35 Grades At Utah State University, Donald N. Jensen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Incoming freshman students are confronted early in their college career with the problem of selecting a program of study that fits their needs, capacities and interests. Counselors and advisors have found that a large number of students do not give prior deliberation to the selection of a major field of study. For the most part, students use a trial and error method in making their choices. That is, their choice is a result of success in previous class work. Although some effort is being made by educational personnel to resolve this problem, a large amount of objective research remains to …

Life History Notes On The Walleye, Stizostedion Vitreum Vitreum (Mitchill) In A Turbid Water, Utah Lake, Utah, Billy B. Arnold

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Early in 1952, walleye fry were stocked for the first time in Utah Lake. Subsequent plants were made in 1954, 1955 and 1956. Altogether, over two million fry have been stocked.

By January, 1958, it was felt sufficient time had elapsed for the species to establish patterns of growth, reproduction, food habits and consequent relationships to the new environment. Thus, on January 1, 1958, a Federal Aid to Fisheries project, number DJ F-4-R-5, job T, was initiated. This project was entitled "investigations of Yellow Pikeperch and Channel Catfish of Utah Lake, Utah County." Although the closing date was December 31, …

The Temperature Dependence Of The Drying Of Horizontal Soil Columns, Craig Loren Wiegand

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A consideration of the physical principles involved in evaporative drying of soil indicates that several physical processes might possibly limit the rate of evaporation. These include the rate of supply of energy to the site of evaporation, the rate of transfer of water vapor through the sample or through the atmosphere above the sample, and the rate of unsaturated flow of water to the soil surface or to the site of evaporation.

Farm & Home Science Vol. 21 No. 1, March 1960

Utah Science

A new look at nitrate movement in soils, by R.F. Nielson and L.A. Banks 2

More nitrogen for home garden sweet corn, by H.B. Peterson 4

Viruses, by G.W. Cochran 5

Creep feeding of lambs, by M.A. Madsen and D.J. Matthews 9

Hidden losses from CRD and sinusitis, by J.T. Blake 10

Asphalt-coated jute liner developed for canals and reservoirs, by C.W. Lauritzen 12

The farmer and social security 14

Who benefits from the bypass highways in Utah, by T.R. Black 16

Prepackaging treatments, by D.K. Salunkhe and R.A. Norton 18

Harvesting by swather maintains quality of hay, by G.E. …

The Utah Juniper, Volume 31, Utah State University

The Utah Juniper

Annual publication of The Utah Foresters, Utah State Agricultural College.

Buzzer 1960, Utah State University

USU Buzzer Yearbook

1960 yearbook for Utah State University. Published from 1909-1971 with single issues in 1978 and 1981.

General Catalog 1960, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalog of 1960

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

General Catalog 1960, Summer, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalog of 1960 Summer

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

General Catalog 1959, Summer, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalog of 1959 Summer

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

Utah State University Commencement, 1959 – Main Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

Sixty-Sixth Annual Commencement of Utah State University

Farm & Home Science Vol. 20 No. 2, June 1959

Utah Science

Dwarf fruit trees, by R. A. Norton 30

Cash farm receipts by counties, Utah, 1957, by D. C. Strong 32

Availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in Utah markets, by E. W. Lamborn and C. E. Nef 35

The farmers and the pheasants, by F. Calkins 36

Spring pastures, by P. R. Ogden and D. H. Matthews 38

Cyclopian type malformation in lambs, by W. Binns, E. J. Thacker, and L. F. James 40

Why pay more for milk than coffee in restaurants? by R. A. Christensen 42

Efficiency in irrigating, by J. E. Christiansen 44

Studying the agricultural problems …

Streamflow Forecasting For Blacksmith Fork River, Utah, Yu-Si Fok

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The method for streamflow forecasting by using Fourier Series and Multiple Regression as a mathematical model have been suggested and proved with high accuracy for the streamflow forecasting on Logan River, Utah by Professor Cleve H. Milligan and Dr. Rex L. Hurst. ^1/

In this thesis the method is extended to the forecasting for the Blacksmith Fork River, south of the Logan River.

Because the climatological data are not available in the Blacksmith Fork watershed, this thesis also provides a technique for using the available data from adjacent watersheds.

A Study For The Purpose Of Ascertaining The Basic Units Of Instruction For A Unified Drafting Program In Utah High Schools, Elmont L. Bingham

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In recent years industrial arts programs have experienced a rapid increase in student enrollment. This is especially true of the drafting area. The extraordinary rate of industrial development within our state is largely responsible for demands for improved training in high school drafting programs.

The apparent inconsistency of course content being taught in Utah high schools indicates a strong need for a unified drafting program that will meet the challenge of our industrial society.

Recently, in a few of our Utah high schools, drafting courses that seem to be effected by industrial influence have been added to the industrial arts …

A Study Of Detachment Of Soil By Artificial Rainfall And Its Relation To The Dispersion Ratio And Water Stable Aggregates For Nine Utah Soils, Pundlik N. Kalbhor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The study of soil erodibility has become of paramount interest in the last few decades. The effects of soil erosion are serious and extensive and affect nearly all people.

In general, man can do little or nothing about the geologic erosion or natural erosion in which the processes of rock weathering and soil erosion gradually wear down the earth's surface. However, human disturbance of the natural conditions of the land surface often creates accelerated erosion. Fertility of eroded soil is usually reduced measurably and crop yields are lowered considerably as erosion removes seed soil nutrients and cover crops. Loss of …

Motor Truck Transportation Of Cattle In Utah, Loren H. Grover

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The beef cattle industry in Utah is of major importance in the economy of the state. In terms of cash receipts it is the largest single agricultural enterprise. In 1957 cash receipts from the sale of cattle and calves amounted to $38,405,000. This figure represents approximately 70 percent of cash receipts from the sale of all meat animals. It comprises 33 percent of cash receipts from the sale of livestock and livestock products and 24 percent of total cash receipts from farm marketings (2).

The production of beef animals will continue to assume a position of importance in Utah's agriculture, …

A Historical Study Of Plain City, Weber County, Utah: Community Background As An Influence On Education, Fern Olsen Taylor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The problem. The problem in the study of the history of Plain City was to show that community backgrounds do affect the lives of individuals. Greater social achievement can be attained within the framework of a good foundation in education, a solidarity of home life, a respect for mankind and attention to religious beliefs.

A History Of General Obligation Bonding In Logan City, Kenneth W. Godfrey

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Borrowing is of great importance in meeting local revenue shortages. Philadelphia began the history of local borrowing by financing the construction of a water system in 1789, from a loan of $150,000. By 1843, the seventeen largest cities had an outstanding indebtedness of $125.5 million. In the 1840's and 1850's cities and counties borrowed to construct public works, and aid in the building of railroads. They defaulted on their loans frequently. In spite of the low state of municipal credit, state governments enacted general legislation by which the local governments were granted greater freedom in borrowing. But after the Civil …

Scs Natinoal Engineering Handbook: Section 15, Irrigation, Chapter 8--Irrigation Pumping Plants, Soil Conservation Service, Engineering Division, United States Department Of Agriculture

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

Irrigation Pumping Plants describes the advantages and limitations of the different pumps used for irrigation pumping; also covers power requirements, costs, and design procedures. It is intended for use by Soil Conservation Service engineers providing assist3nce to individual farms or groups of farms.

Good Nutrition For The Family, Ethelwyn B. Wilcox

Faculty Honor Lectures

A BASIC OBJECTIVE of the Faculty Association of UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, in the words of its constitution, is to encourage intellectual growth and development of its members by sponsoring and arranging for the publication of two annual faculty lectures in the fields of (a) the biological and exact sciences, including engineering, called the Annual Faculty Honor Lecture in the Natural Sciences; and (b) the humanities and social sciences, including education and business administration, called the Annual Faculty Honor Lecture in the Humanities. The administration of the University is sympathetic with these aims and shares the cost of publishing and distributing …

Buzzer 1959, Utah State University

USU Buzzer Yearbook

1959 yearbook for Utah State University. Published from 1909-1971 with single issues in 1978 and 1981.

The Utah Juniper, Volume 30, Utah State University

The Utah Juniper

Annual publication of The Utah Foresters, Utah State Agricultural College.

Report Of Engineering Research With Recommendations For Strengthening The Program, Vaughn E. Hansen

Reports

Progress of Engineering Research: The growth initiated with the reorganization of the Engineering Experiment Station in 1957-58 has been stready and consistant through 1958-59. Every sign points to continued expansion through the coming year. This growth is shown in Table 1. The number of active projects this year has increased to nineteen, the funds allocated for Engineering research were $53,861 plus $17,826 to contract research, exclusive of approximately $75,000 in the Agricultural Experiment Station. The number of staff members engaged in research is now twelve. Contract research money has been obtained to finance four projects which were financed previously with …

General Catalog 1959, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalog of 1959

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

General Catalog 1959, Home Study, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalog of 1959 Home Study

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

Farm & Home Science Vol. 19 No. 4, December 1958

Utah Science

Our future . . . limited by our water supply 87

Soils ... our basic resource 90

New research tools to probe the unknown 92

Biophysics delves into the mysteries of life 94

Improved health through better nutrition 95

Increasing our feed supplies 96

New blood for old crops 98

Seed production studies 100

Breeding for efficiency of production 102

Management makes the difference 104

Combating the ravages of insects and disease 108

Weed control . . . a major agricultural problem 112

Increased production through better nutrition 114

Research tackles processing and marketing 116

Management of our forests 118 …