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Farm & Home Science Vol. 16 No. 4, December 1955

Utah Science

How do Utah farms compare with farms in other parts of the United States by Clyde E. Stewart 66

New noxious weed found in Sevier County, by Louis A. Jensen and Arthur H. Holmgren 69

Cooperation speeds increase of Vernal alfalfa seed, by John w. Carlson 70

Management practices made the difference between profit and loss in producing turkeys in 1954 by R. H. Anderson 72

Stilbestrol implants produce harmful after effects, by Milton A. Madsen 75

Spray fruit trees early for brown mites, by Donald W. Davis 76

Control deer damages, by Jessop B. Low 78

Some American Eucerini Bees, Charles D. Michener, W. E. Laberge, J. S. Moure

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Canephorulini, A Tribe Of South American Bees (Hymenopt.-Apoidea), Charles D. Michener, W. E. Laberge, J. S. Moure

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Bulletin No. 378 - Labor Structure And Labor Problems: Utah Sheep Ranches, 1952-1953, William A. Dehart, William H. Metzler

UAES Bulletins

This study deals with the problem sheep ranchers have in recruiting workers to meet their labor needs. Consideration is given to the composition of the work force on sheep ranches, to wages, the amount and causes of labor turnover, and to ways to reduce turnover. Labor recruitment practices are also discussed and evaluated in terms of available sources of farm labor, the possibilities of maintaining a stable supply, and the effect of farm labor problems on recent changes in the operations of sheep ranch enterprises. The primary focus of attention is on regular hired labor on Utah sheep ranches, although …

Farm & Home Science Vol. 16 No. 3, September 1955

Utah Science

Control chokecherry, by W. Orvid Lee and F. L. Timmons 46

Fertilizer returns from winter wheat, by Rex F. Neilson and Gordon A. VanEpps 49

Two staff members retire 51

More adequate public libraries in Utah, by Joseph A. Geddes 52 How ripe should we pick peaches, by Ellis W. Lamborn 54

Profits from feeder cattle, by Lynn H. Davis 56

General Catalog 1955, Summer, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalog of 1955 Summer

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

Some Biological Observations On Hoplitis Pilosifrons And Stelis Lateralis (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), Charles D. Michener

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Bulletin No. 376 - Potato Production, Utah 1953: An Economic Analysis, E. M. Morrison, W. G. Kearl

UAES Bulletins

The potato enterprise is important in providing a cash crop and a means of diversifying and intensifying the operations on many of Utah's irrigated farms. It is particularly important in those areas where, because of short growing season or inadequate markets, other intensive crops cannot be produced economically.

Potatoes have accounted for around 2.5 percent of the total cash farm income and around 10 percent of the cash farm income from crop sales over the past several years. The gross value of the crop has been between four and five million dollars in 8 of the last 12 years from …

Bulletin No. 377 - Performance Testing Studies With Beef Cattle, James A. Bennett, Doyle J. Matthews

UAES Bulletins

The goal in beef cattle breeding is the production of animals that make rapid and efficient gains and have desirable conformation. Performance testing has recently been advanced as a means of identifying individuals possessing superior productive qualities and as a means of evaluating sires for transmitting these qualities to their offspring. This report gives the results of performance tests conducted with Hereford and Shorthorn calves fed over a constant time period as well as the results of a supplemental study undertaken to gain information that might add refinement to the evaluation of gains in beef cattle.

Pollination (In Growing Alfalfa For Seed), George E. Bohart, William P. Nye, Marshall D. Levin

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

Farm & Home Science Vol. 16 No. 2, June 1955

Utah Science

Division of Agricultural Science organized 22

Alkali bees vs. drainage, by George E. Bohart 23

Two new department heads named 24

Profits in potatoes, by Earnest M. Morrison and W. Gordon Kearl 25

Is it necessary to use the limited irrigable land for industrial and urban expansion, by George T. Blanch 26

Aspen Cutting, by M.E. Robinson and D.H. Matthews 28

Merchandising milk through the school lunch, by Wells M. Allred 30

Low coumarin sweetclover, by Devere R. McAllister 32

Reed canarygrass, by Gordon A. Van Epps 34

A balanced diet at reasonable cost, by Maxine B. Lloyd and Ethelwyn …

Site Identification For Bigtooth Aspen Sucker Stands, S.A. Graham, R.P. Harrison

Aspen Bibliography

Bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata) is an upland species that reaches its best development on relatively moist, loamy and sandy soils. Following logging of this tree, reproduction is almost invariably by root suckers which, in clear-cuttings, appear in profusion. Because these suckers are supported by the fully developed root systems of the parent trees, they grow at an almost unbelievably rapid rate on both good and poor sites. As a result it is impossible to recognize site quality from their growth rate alone. For this reason other indicators of site are needed in order to judge the potentialities of …

Bulletin No. 375 - Eradication Of Mule Ear With Herbicides And Its Relation To Production Of Forage On Range Lands, D. C. Tingey, C. Wayne Cook

UAES Bulletins

Mule ear (Wyethia amplexicaulis) , also known as green dock and black sunflower, is a tufted perennial with smooth waxy leaves and a thick woody taproot. It reproduces only by seed, yet it is aggressive, and once it becomes established it is highly competitive.

Cattle seldom eat mule ear when other forage is available; however, sheep eat the heads when in full bloom and occasionally consume a small quantity of the young leaves before they completely unfold. Since mule ear is relatively unpalatable, it increases in density with continued heavy use of the range and in some cases …

Some Preliminary Investigations In The Montia Perfoliata Complex, Stephen S. Tillett

Biology

The Montia perfoliata complex has long been an interest and puzzle to taxonomists. Even as early as 1893 a collection was "Sent from Cal. Acad., … , to show variation on a single hillside."* Various authors have lumped the complex into as few as one, and split it into as many as 18 species, not to mention the numerous varieties. Many field workers have noted the similarities and variation present, and the need for a study of the complex has been felt for some time. For these reasons, what might be considered a 'preliminary investigation' was undertaken to throw some …

Effects Of The Insecticide Endrin Upon The Alkaline Phosphatase Level Of The Albino Rat, S. Clive Nelson

Biology

Numerous studies have been made regarding the amount of distribution of chlorinated insecticides in the tissues and organs of the animal body in an attempt to determine their harmful effects. The majority of these studies have been concerned with histological observations and accumulation rates. This has suggested that other ways could be used to study the effects of the insecticides on animal tissues which might supplement histological and accumulative studies. The use of liver function tests might yield additional information in regard to the possible toxicity of the insecticide endrin. The test which was selected for this study was the …

Effects Of The Insecticide Endrin Upon The Alkaline Phosphatase Level Of The Albino Rat, S. Clive Nelson

Biology

Numerous studies have been made regarding the amount of distribution of chlorinated insecticides in the tissues and organs of the animal body in an attempt to determine their harmful effects. The majority of these studies have been concerned with histological observations and accumulation rates. This has suggested that other ways could be used to study the effects of the insecticides on animal tissues which might supplement histological and accumulative studies. The use of liver function tests might yield additional information in regard to the possible toxicity of the insecticide endrin. The test which was selected for this study was the …

Some Preliminary Investigations In The Montia Perfoliata Complex, Stephen S. Tillett

Biology

The Montia perfoliata complex has long been an interest and puzzle to taxonomists. Even as early as 1893 a collection was "Sent from Cal. Acad., … , to show variation on a single hillside."* Various authors have lumped the complex into as few as one, and split it into as many as 18 species, not to mention the numerous varieties. Many field workers have noted the similarities and variation present, and the need for a study of the complex has been felt for some time. For these reasons, what might be considered a 'preliminary investigation' was undertaken to throw some …

Some Preliminary Investigations In The Montia Perfoliata Complex, Stephen S. Tillett

Biology

The Montia perfoliata complex has long been an interest and puzzle to taxonomists. Even as early as 1893 a collection was "Sent from Cal. Acad., … , to show variation on a single hillside."* Various authors have lumped the complex into as few as one, and split it into as many as 18 species, not to mention the numerous varieties. Many field workers have noted the similarities and variation present, and the need for a study of the complex has been felt for some time. For these reasons, what might be considered a 'preliminary investigation' was undertaken to throw some …

Effects Of The Insecticide Endrin Upon The Alkaline Phosphatase Level Of The Albino Rat, S. Clive Nelson

Biology

Numerous studies have been made regarding the amount of distribution of chlorinated insecticides in the tissues and organs of the animal body in an attempt to determine their harmful effects. The majority of these studies have been concerned with histological observations and accumulation rates. This has suggested that other ways could be used to study the effects of the insecticides on animal tissues which might supplement histological and accumulative studies. The use of liver function tests might yield additional information in regard to the possible toxicity of the insecticide endrin. The test which was selected for this study was the …

A Study Of Aquatic Insects Of Logan River, Utah, Daood Salman Mutlag

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The field of aquatic biology requires intensive work and investigation for getting the important insects for biologic a l studies in laboratory and for estimating the quantity needed as food for fish population in the river.

A History Of The Men's Physical Education Program At Utah State Agricultural College, Frank R. Tidwell

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Physical education has undergone many important and significant changes in its philosophy and objectives since its beginning in the United States in 1861.

Participation In Extracurricular Activities By Advanced Af Rotc Cadets And Their Leadership Ratings, Richard C. Strasser

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Some of the principal objectives of the AF ROTC program are: "to develop those attributes of character, personality and leadership which are essential to an officer of the USAF;" (22, p 3) "to develop the art of influencing people to cooperate enthusiastically in carrying out a mission:" (21, p 1) and "to provide the students with the knowledge and understanding which will enable them to serve as junior officers of the USAF." (22, p 3)

The teaching of leadership is difficult due to the abstract nature of the subject. The term is difficult to define. It is a characteristic that …

Survey And Evaluation Of Big Game Exclosures In Utah, Stanford Young

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

An "exclosure" is defined by Daubenmore (1940) as an experimental area which is protected from the activities of a particular class of animals by a barrier such as a fence or screen thereby controlling a single factor of environment, namely, the animal influence.

Several different types of exclosures are employed by the land management agencies in Utah. Small portable "paddocks" a few feet square are extensively used to gauge seasonal grazing pressure by livestock. Permanently fenced areas, ranging up to many acres in size, serve to demonstrate the effects of livestock use on the range. Another modification is the "big …

Parent Participation At Central School Of Brigham City, Utah, Elbert J. Anderson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

We plead for a better, a more just, a more open and straightforward, a more public society, in which free and all-around communication and participation occurs as a matter of course in order that education may be bettered. We plead for an improved and enlarged education in order that there may be brought into existence a society all of whose operations shall be more genuinely educative, conducive to the development of desire, judgment and character. (1)

Participation is concerned with three groups; students, trained experts, and parents. None of these, in the eyes of Dewey or Kilpatrick and their school …

An Evaluation Of The Health And Physical Education Programs For Boys In Selected Utah Junior High Schools, Claude R. Cowley

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

An investigation of the physical education programs enlightens the physical educator to the extent that he is aware of the types and quality of programs carried on in his immediate area.

The State Department of Education and particularly the physical education division has carried on a complete survey of the status of physical education programs in the high schools of Utah and they know the quality of the programs being conducted under his supervision so that it can better function in supervisory capacity.

It is therefore the purpose of this study to ascertain the status of the boys' physical education …

An Economic Analysis Of Alfalfa Seed Production Costs And Returns In Utah, 1952, Jack B. Goodwin

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Alfalfa is the most important forage crop in the United States and a crop vital to the livestock industry. It is the ideal to which other hay crops are compared. In terms of total digestable nutrients and as an economical source of these nutrients, it is without equal. Other features in which alfalfa excels over other hay crops as a forage are: high yield, palatability, high protein and calcium content, and value as a source of vitamins A and D (4, p. 340). In addition it has great value in soil conservation practices for controlling erosion losses and nitrogen depletion. …

Linkage Relationships In Group Iv In Barley, George W. Wheatley

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The development of new and better varieties of plants through plant breeding is essential to meet certain needs of a changing world. Genetics and a knowledge of its principles are the basis for such improvement.

Barley has been used rather extensively in linkage relations studies. Its desirable characteristics are: (1) interspecific fertility and relative ease of hybridization, (2) numerous characters that are easily differentiated, (3) its commercial importance as a crop and (4) there are seven chromosome pairs in each of the four cultivated species.

More than one hundred characters in barley have been investigated. Seven linkage groups in which …

A Study Of Instructional Practices And Recommendations Of Thirty-Five Successful Biological Science Teachers In The Secondary Schools Of Utah, Gerald H. Raat Jr.

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study is concerned with the teaching of biology in Utah secondary schools. It is based chiefly on analysis of: (1) the teaching procedures used by thirty-five teachers of biology in Utah who were designated by their principals as being outstanding teachers, and (2) the facilities and equipment these teachers think are essential.

As long as schools exist there will be need for studies concerning teaching methods, facilities, and equipment. Man's ever-widening knowledge about science and the wide range in abilities of pupils in our schools make such studies in science particularly important. Perhaps the following will serve to emphasize …

Phenotypic Variations Of Kochia Scoparia, Kenneth Malcolm Benson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. has had limited use as a forage crop during the past fifteen years in parts of the western United States, Canada, and Argentina. Erickson and Moxon (1947) reported kochia* to be a good emergency feed for sheep and cattle during dry years in South Dakota. Salguero (1946) said that this species could be utilized in Argentina as silage or pasturage if harvested before flowering. Bell, et al. (1952) in Saskatoon, Canada studied this species in a comparison with other introduced plants and reported that it seemed to have desirable nutrient characteristics for livestock roughage. Plummer …

Determination Of Digestibility Of Lignin By Mule Deer, Robert B. Turner

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The conflicting problems involving the herds of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) are of major interest throughout Utah. Individuals who are affected the most are sportsmen, ranchers, fruitgrowers, sanitation engineers, home owners, federal administrators, and big game managers. Mainly, the problems arise as a result of insufficient forage, especially on the winter range. Here, factors such as increased deer numbers, decreased range productivity, severe winters, and expanded agricultural activity make more acute the problem of a naturally critical season.

Restoration of forage by artificial measures may be necessary as a management solution for certain areas. Range rehabilitation, rather than …