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Some Factors Which May Influence Survival Of Game Farm-Reared Pheasants After Release Into The Wild, Taylor F. Cottle

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study was undertaken in an attempt to determine some of the factors which may influence the survival of Utah game farm-reared pheasants following their release into the wild. The survival of these birds is below the desired level after they are released, as is indicated by the low percentage taken by the sportsmen during the hunting season. In recent years the return from released game farm-reared pheasants is about 7 to 8 percent.¹ Consequently, if survival rate of these birds could be increased, more birds would be available to supplement the wild stock. Also, an increase in the …

The Development Of The Blackfoot Clinical Rating Scale For Evaluating And Recording Personality Changes In Mentally Ill Patients, John R. Cochran

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The problem discussed in this thesis is the conception, development, and application of the Blackfoot Clinical Rating Scale, together with methods employed in establishing reliability and validity.

A Survey Of Plant Parasitic And Associated Species Of Nematodes In The Carrot Producing Area Of Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah, Paul R. Fitzgerald

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Plant parasitic nematodes have long been known to cause extensive crop losses through reduced yields, shortened productive life, or lowered value of produce. The rood knot nematode, Heterodera marioni, is cosmopolitan. It destroys crops and causes economic losses equal to those of any other plant parasitic species. in 1948 this nematode caused an estimated loss to the carrot raising industry in Iron County, Utah of approximately $15,000. No estimates for the years prior to 1948 are available; however, reports of the county agent (14) for Iron County show that carrot production in the Cedar Valley is decreasing, and is …

Peromyscus Populations As Related To Seasons And Vegetative Types At The Hardware Ranch, Cache County, Utah, George Cleveland Turner Jr.

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Members of the genus Peromyscus, White-footed Mice, are known to occur in nearly all habitats of North America. Because of their numerical abundance and widespread distribution, these mice are extensively used in the study of the dynamics of animal populations. Thus, information perteining to the local distruibution and activities of these mice is of value to the more comprehensive studies that are being carried out in the field of zoological research.

Life History Of The Cutthroat Trout Salmo Clarkii Richardson In The Logan River, Utah, George Gordon Fleener

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The study of the cutthroat trout in the Logan River drainage was initiated in cooperation with the Utah Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit and the Utah Fish and Game Department during May of 1948. The first field work began that month. The taking of fish was terminated in November, 1949, although several trips were made into the study area as late as January, 1950.

The Bunt Problem In Relation To Winter Wheat Breeding, Delmar C. Tingey

Faculty Honor Lectures

Man is forever in search of new and better crops. He has for centuries been a persistant and fairly successful plant . breeder. Ancient Chinese are credited with breeding superior varieties of rice and hybrid flowers. Indians in America produced remarkable varieties of corn, and it was not until modern corn breeders developed "hybrid corn" that they produced superior yielding varieties.

The discovery of Mendel's work on hybridization 50 years ago pointed the way to almost limitless possibilities in plant improvement through breeding. Mendel discovered that if two related individuals were hybridized, it was possible in later generations to obtain …

Bulletin No. 338 - Nutrient Deficiencies In Utah Orchards, D. W. Thorne, F. B. Wann

UAES Bulletins

When farm products are sold, some of the essential part of the soil are also marketed. If this process is continued, the soil may be eventually impoverished to the point where it cannot support high crop yields. In addition to direct soil depletion, unbalanced soil management practices may produce soil conditions that prevent or limit the uptake of certain elements by plants even though there may be enough total supply of the elements present to last hundreds or even thousands of years.

Both processes have been going on in many Utah orchards. Sale of fruit has gradually depleted the soil. …

Farm & Home Science Vol. 11 No. 1, March 1950

Utah Science

New insecticides, by G. F. Knowlton, W. P. Nye, F. V. Lieberman, F. E. Todd, and G. E. Bohart 1

Statistics in agricultural research, by Bliss H. Crandall 2, 4

Ring spot cause of tree degeneration in Utah orchards, by G. W. Cochran, B. N. Wadley, G. H. Kaloostian, and B. L. Richards 3

Bonneville, a new spring barley ready for release, by R. W. Woodward 5

Spacing of sugar beets studied in relation to yield and quality, by J. H. Haddock 6

Why not use a soil test as a guide to your fertilizer practice, by J. P. Thorne …

Bulletin No. 345 - Effectiveness Of Gravity Drains And Experimental Pumping For Drainage Delta Area, Utah, O. W. Israelsen, D. F. Peterson Jr., R. C. Reeve

UAES Bulletins

Cooperatie investigations on drainage and reclamation of salted soils in the Delta Area, Utah, were undertaken by the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, the U. S. Regional Salinity Laboratory, and Millard County Drainage Districts under a memorandum of understanding effective January 1, 1946.

This investigation comprises project 250 of the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, R. H. Walker, director; and project 50-46-1 of the U. S. Regional Salinity Laboratory, H. E. Hayward, director.

The objectives of the investigations covered by the memorandum of understanding were:

1. To study the effectiveness of present methods of drainage; tile and open drains.

2. To determine …

The Early History Of Cache Valley, Joel E. Ricks

Joel Ricks Collection

The Rocky Mountain men--American fur traders--were probably the first white explorers of Cache Valley. They spent the winter of 1824 and 1825 on the Bear River and its tributaries. Since there were at least fifty men they probably trapped all the streams of Cache Valley. In this group was James Bridger who was said to have traveled down the Bear River to Great Salt Lake. While the Americans were still in the valley, Peter Skeene Ogden led a party of Hudson Bay fur traders to the Bear River and followed that stream to the Great Salt Lake. This was in …

Logan Fifth Ward History, Joel E. Ricks

Joel Ricks Collection

During the winter of 1865-1866, the people had settled in that part of Logan which subsequently became the Fifth Ward, went into the mountains after logs with which to erect a school house. his house was finished early in 1866 and stood on the Northwest corner of Block 15 of Plat "C" Logan City Survey. The building measured 16 by 20 feet; subsequently, an addition was made to it. As soon as the house was finished, the saints residing in the neighborhood commenced to hold meetings and day schools as well as social entertainments in this pioneer public building.

Early Cache Valley History, Joel E. Ricks

Joel Ricks Collection

In the vaults of the Hudson's Bay Company House in London, Professor Merle of Harvard discovered the earliest authentic evidence of the first fur men in Cache Valley.

Fur Traders And Trappers In Utah, Joel E. Ricks

Joel Ricks Collection

Though the explorers with their official reports did much to interest the East in the Far West, the fur men, who in most instances preceded the explorers, covered the Indian trails and trapped the beaver from the Rockies to the Pacific and added materially to our knowledge of the country. The story of the fur men is the earliest story of the white man in North America and from cavalier and Pilgrim days to the present, those who sought the furs were in the forefront of civilization.

Observations On The Mating Habits Of Halictid Bees, George E. Bohart

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

New Insecticides. What Is Their Effect On Bees When Applied To Flowering Alfalfa?, George F. Knowlton, William P. Nye, F. V. Lieberman, F. E. Todd, George E. Bohart

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

Bulletin No. 342 - The Nutritive Content Of The Grazing Sheep's Diet On Summer And Winter Ranges Of Utah, C. Wayne Cook, Lorin E. Harris

UAES Bulletins

Approximately two million sheep graze the native ranges of Utah each year. These animals are on the range most of the year and their food supply must come from range plants as they are normally selected. The nutritive value of range forage is often borderline or deficient in essential nutrients, yet, sufficiently adequate to prevent obvious physiological disorders. These mild deficiencies may affect the productive efficiency of the animal even though no symptoms are apparent.

Pollination (In Growing Alfalfa For Seed In Utah), F. E. Todd, George E. Bohart, William P. Nye

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

Bulletin No. 337 - The Vitamin Content Of Peas As Influenced By Maturity, Fertilizers, And Variety, Ethelwyn B. Wilcox, Katharine E. Morrell

UAES Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Rate Of Deterioration Of Beetle-Killed Engelmann Spruce, James L. Mielke

The Bark Beetles, Fuels, and Fire Bibliography

Examination of beetle-killed stands in Utah and Colorado indicate that dead Engelmann Spruce will remain standing and sound for at least 20 years.

The Alkali Bee, Nomia Melanderi Ckll., A Native Pollinator Of Alfalfa, George E. Bohart

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

Mormon Colonization In Arizona, Joel E. Ricks

Joel Ricks Collection

While Mormon colonization was planned and initiated under Brigham Young, he died before his planned settlements could be well established. Thus it remained for the Quorum of the Twelve and Brigham Young's successor, John Taylor, to save the settlements already established and to expand the colonization of Arizona. Thus Brigham Young's colonial plans and efforts should be discussed as a part of the story of Mormon colonization. In the last three years of his life the great Mormon leader planned a magnificent colonization.

Buzzer 1950, Utah State University

USU Buzzer Yearbook

1950 yearbook for Utah State University. Published from 1909-1971 with single issues in 1978 and 1981.

Jedediah Smith And His Travels In Utah, Joel E. Ricks

Joel Ricks Collection

Jedediah Smith and his travels in Utah.

Finding Aid for this collection can be found here: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv08605/.

Fremont And His Explorations In Utah, Joel E. Ricks

Joel Ricks Collection

John Charles Fremont, explorer, soldier and aspirant to the Presidency of the United States, was born January 21, 1813, in Savannah Georgia. Fremont's great contribution to western expansion did not consist of exploration so much as a scientific mapping of the country.

The Utah Juniper, Volume 21, Utah State University

The Utah Juniper

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

The Carbon 1950, Carbon College

College of Eastern Utah Yearbooks

Yearbook for Carbon College 1950.

The Mt. Pleasant Story, United States Department Of Agriculture

Elusive Documents

No abstract provided.

Dimension Stock And Other Uses Of Aspen, Alexis J. Panshin

Aspen Bibliography

Utilization of aspen for pulpwood, excelsior bolts, veneer logs and lumber has increased steadily during the past 10 years. This was particularly true during the war years when, because of the scarcity of other timber, aspen entered many new phases of utilization. In the lumber field alone the wider acceptance of aspen has been reflected in an increase in the annual production from 67 million board feet in 1941 to 152 million board feet in 1946. It is estimated, however, that aspen stands in the Lake States can provide an annual cut of at least 300 million board feet of …

Relative Productive Value Of Land, Karl Harris, Vaughn E. Hansen

Reports

Location, markets, hard surface roads and other transportation facilities, churches, taxes, schools, and utilities are major factors in the monetary value of land, yet these things do not contribute to the land’s productivity. In this bulletin the only factor considered in determining the agricultural value of land is its productive capacity.

The three major factors in the productive value of land are water, climate, and soil.

These three factors are the principal ones in crop production. If any one of them is unfavorable to plant growth, it can inhibit or even prevent plant growth regardless of how favorable the other …

General Catalogue 1950, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalogue of 1950

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