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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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1952

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A Study Of The Artifacts Of The Post-Columbian Indian Culture Of The Southeastern United States, John Stouffer Jan 1952

A Study Of The Artifacts Of The Post-Columbian Indian Culture Of The Southeastern United States, John Stouffer

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

This paper is an effort to study and analyze some of the culture objects of the early American Indians of the Southeastern United States. The source of these is the A. J. Powers Collection which is presently on exhibit in the Museum of Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa.


Congenital Abnormalities Associated With Vitamin E Malnutrition, Byron H. Thomas, Dorothy Wei Cheng Jan 1952

Congenital Abnormalities Associated With Vitamin E Malnutrition, Byron H. Thomas, Dorothy Wei Cheng

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Congenital abnormalities are known to occur occasionally in man and farm livestock, and frequently in laboratory animals subjected to certain types of experimentation. A high percentage of the cases are fatal to the young depending on the nature and severity of the complications. In many instances death of the affected young occurs during pregnancy or parturition. Should the feti survive parturition death usually follows shortly thereafter. Extended survival occurs in a small percentage of young and these are mildly to severely handicapped in one or more of a multiplicity of ways. There are many causes of congenital abnormalities. Some are …


Notes On The Occurrence Of Birds During The Winters Of 1948-1950, In Northern Emmet County, Iowa, Henry G. Weston Jr. Jan 1952

Notes On The Occurrence Of Birds During The Winters Of 1948-1950, In Northern Emmet County, Iowa, Henry G. Weston Jr.

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

During the winters of 1947-1948, 1948-1949 and 1949-1950 the author gathered data on the occurrence of birds in northern Emmet County, Iowa. Although data were gathered from February through July of 1948 and January through May of 1949 and 1950, this paper, for convenience, includes only the winter periods prior to March 1. Twenty days were spent in the field in the winter period of 1948, 46 days during 1949 and 45 days during 1950.