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G74-131 No-Till Corn In Alfalfa Sod, Alex R. Martin, Russell S. Moomaw

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Nebraska produces about 1,740,000 acres of alfalfa annually. Corn or grain sorghum usually follows alfalfa in the crop rotation. The moldboard plow or chisel plow are commonly used to break up alfalfa sod for corn planting. The plow is a high consumer of energy, requiring about 2.25 gallons of diesel fuel per acre.

Research conducted in Nebraska has been used to develop a system in which the alfalfa is killed with herbicides and corn is planted directly into the sod without tillage. Plowing is eliminated and energy requirements can be reduced to about 1/4 that used in the conventional plow …

Ec73-219 1973 Nebraska Swine Report, E.R. Peo, P.J. Cunningham, James Drake Heldt, Leo E. Lucas, Bobby D. Moser, Keith E. Gilster, Murray Danielson, William Ahlschwede, R. D. Fritschen, Alex Hogg, Larry Bitney, R. Gene White, Lanny K. Icenogle

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This 1973 Nebraska Swine Report was prepared by the staff in Animal Science and cooperating departments for use in the Extension and Teaching programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Authors from the following areas contributed to this publication: Swine Nutrition, swine diseases, pathology, economics, engineering, swine breeding, meats, agronomy, and diagnostic laboratory. It covers the following areas: breeding, disease control, feeding, nutrition, economics, housing and meats.

G73-12 Iris Borer Control (Revised June 1994), David L. Keith, Frederick P. Baxendale

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses the scouting, prevention and control of the iris borer. This insect is the most serious insect pest of iris in Nebraska and is found virtually everywhere in the state. Damage is characterized by dark, streaked, or watery areas and ragged edges on the developing leaves of iris in May and June and extensive destruction of the insides of the rhizomes in July and early August.

Ec72-954 Spice Chart

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This chart covers some spices that are used in your day-to-day cooking for appetizers, seafood, egg and cheese dishes, meats, poultry, vegetables, salads, and desserts. It includes allspice, cardamom, cayenne, chili powder, cinnamon, cloves, curry powder, ginger, mace, mustard, nutmeg, paprika, turmeric.

Ec72-855 Property Statement And Family Objectives For Estate Planning, Philip A. Henderson, Doug C. Nelson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Family estate planning is a phrase used to describe the acquisition, enjoyment, and disposition of the family's possessions. The estate plan organizes the resources of the family of an effort to provide for the present and future needs of the family and other heirs. A plan which is started early usually has a better chance of accomplishing the desired objectives.

Ec72-953 Herb Chart

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

EC72-953 Herb Chart lists some of the herbs that you may use in your day-to-day preparation of meals. It includes the herbs that can be used in appetizers, fish and seafood, eggs and cheese, meats, poultry, vegetables, salads and desserts. Covered here are the following: basil, bay leaves, dill, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, savory, saffron, tarragon, thyme.

Ec72-219 1972 Nebraska Swine Report, William Ahlschwede, Frank Baker, Roger W. Mandigo, D.R. Zimmerman, D. Murray Danielson, B.D. Moser, Larry L. Bitney, E.R. Peo Jr., R. D. Fritschen, N.R. Underdahl, Steven L. Pilcher, E.A. Olson, Wayne F. Fisher

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This 1972 Nebraska Swine Report was prepared by the staff in Animal Science and cooperating departments for use in the Extension and Teaching programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Authors from the following areas contributed to this publication: Swine nutrition, swine diseases, pathology, economics, engineering, swine breeding, meats, agronomy, and diagnostic laboratory. It covers the following areas: breeding, disease control, feeding, nutrition, economics, housing and meats.

Ec71-854 Income Statement (Revised)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This extension circular is an income statement form that covers the following areas: Cash Farm Income (grain/hay sales, livestock sales, livestock product sales, government payments, custom work); Cash Farm Expenses (cash operating, breeding livestock purchases, gross cash farm expenses); Adjustment (inventory, machinery/equipment depreciation, fixed farm improvements depreciation, capital gain or loss on machinery/equipment, gross sales of machinery/equipment, real estate sold); and Non-Farm Income (operators's wage, wife's wage, interest/dividend income, gifts/inheritances, gain or loss on security, non-farm inventory change, net income on other farms owned and non-farm real estate).

Ec71-919 Meat: Selection, Care, Cooking, Ethel Diedrichsen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Meat is outstanding for its food value. It is an excellent source of high quality protein, and is rich in thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin. It also supplies generous amounts of phosphorus, iron and copper. By knowing how to cook the various kinds, grades, and cuts of meat properly, you can select and serve appetizing meals to suit any family budget. This Extension Circular will tell you how.

Ec71-219 1971 Nebraska Swine Report, E.R. Peo Jr., R. D. Fritschen, N.R. Underdahl, Charles A. Mebus, Larry L. Bitney, E.A. Olson, P.J. Cunningham, William Ahlschwede, D.E. Stillwell, R. W. Mandigo, Murray Danielson, Phillip H. Grabouski, Harold H. Hodson Jr., O.D. Grace, James Drake Heldt

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This 1971 Nebraska Swine Report was prepared by the staff in Animal Science and cooperating departments for use in the Extension and Teaching programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Authors from the following areas contributed to this publication: Swine Nutrition, swine diseases, pathology, economics, swine nutrition, engineering, swine breeding, meats, agronomy, and diagnostic laboratory. It covers the following areas: breeding, disease control, feeding, nutrition, economics, housing and meats.

Ec70-951 Swiss Fondue, Ethel Diedrichsen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Cheese Fondue is a Swiss national dish which combines cheese and bread. In years past, quantities of bread and cheese were made during the winter for use throughout the year. Gradually, both became very hard. To make them more edible, the cheese was melted and the bread dunked in this mixture.

Fondue to served informally in a festive atmosphere. Each person spears a piece of crusty bread with a fork, going through the soft part first to secure the points in the crust. The bread is dunked in the fondue with a stirring motion.

This extension circular discusses the fondue …

Ec66-944 Variety Meats, Ethel Diedrichsen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Variety meats are the edible organ meats. They include liver, heart, tongue, brains, sweetbreads, kidneys, and tripe. They are excellent sources of protein and essential vitamins and minerals. They are often economical and offer interesting variations for meals. Other cuts which give variety to meals include oxtails and pig knuckles. These also offer flavor, food value and appetite appeal.

Ec64-934 Meat, Money And Minutes

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Buy a cut of meat large enough for more than one meal. Prepare in different ways. This Extension Circular covers the different cuts of meats, how much to buy, and the different ways of preparation.

Rb63-211 Performance Of Alfalfas Under Five Management Systems, W.R. Kehr, E.C. Conard, M.A. Alexander, F.G. Owen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This bulletin reports stands, forage yields, and other agronomic data on alfalfas of diverse origin or type tested under five management systems at Lincoln, Nebraska.

Narrow-crowned and broad-crowned types were tested. The management systems involved non-irrigated alfalfa-bromegrass tests (a) continuously grazed with steers, (b) cut for hay, and (c) rotationally grazed with sheep; an irrigated alfalfa-bromegrass test rotationally grazed with dairy cattle; and irrigated tests of alfalfas in pure stands cut for hay.

Ec63-524 Favorite Holiday Foods

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The Christmas season is the time when the creative homemaker turns magician and hypnotizes her family by whisking from her oven all kinds of foods with holiday glamour. When the family says, "It smells like Christmas," mother has caught the Holiday spirit in the most womanly custom of all, cooking.

Because of our varied ancestry, many foods of many lands have become traditionally American. Sharing of recipes is akin to sharing of Holiday goodies, so a few homemakers have shared some of their old country cooking customs with us.

Rb59-187 The Existing Space In Nebraska Multistory Square Farm Houses, Jerre Lewis Withrow, Florence Mckinney

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Many of our farm homes do not satisfactorily meet the needs of the family and its living patterns. Thirty to 50 years ago little thought was given to certain aspects of housing which are considered essential today. It is obvious, to even the casual observer, that improvements should be made in living space, work areas, utilities and appliances.

The 1959 survey of the two story square house parallels the multi-story tee house study (RB58-186 The Existing Space in Nebraska Multistory Tee Houses) as to area covered and type of data collected. One hundred and seven houses were included …

Rb56-179 Comparative Measurements Of Holstein, Ayrshire, Guernsey, And Jersey Females From Birth To Seven Years, H.P. Davis, I.L. Hathaway

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Body measurements are important for a proper understanding of how growth takes place in animals. Unfortunately, few growth data other than for weight have been published concerning dairy cattle.

This is a report of measurements of females in the University of Nebraska dairy herd made as part of a long-time growth study. During the period 1922 to 1942 each animal born into the herd was weighed and measured at regular intervals. Presented here are the data for weight, height, length, width, depth, girth and hide thickness for females of the Holstein, Ayrshire, Guernsey, and Jersey breeds. The average body measurements …

Rb56-178 Streak Mosaic Of Wheat In Nebraska And Its Control, R. Staples, W.B. Allington

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

A mosaic of wheat was first observed in Nebraska by Peltier in 1922. Peltier found diseased plants in a large number of winter and spring wheat varieties at Lincoln, and in some instances, he successfully inoculated wheat and corn from the juice of infected plants. The temperatures under which Peltier maintained his inoculated plants are unknown and other criteria now employed to characterize the viruses were not utilized. It is probable, however, that he was working with what is now known as wheat streak mosaic virus.

This bulletin reports the results of studies on the epidemiology of wheat streak mosaic …

Rb56-176 Influence Of Atmospheric And Soil Moisture Conditions In Diurnal Variations In Relative Turgidity Of Potato Leaves, H.O. Warner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Great variations in morphological characteristics and in ability to survive heat and drought are observable among the hundreds of varieties and thousands of clones used in modern potato breeding programs.

The experimental work reported herein was planned to determine:

1. The extent and nature of the changes in the relative turgidity (R.T.) of leaves of the potato plant during the diurnal cycle.
2. The extent to which R.T. of potato leaves is influenced by atmospheric conditions, soil moisture, variety and age of plants.
3. The extent to which visible evidence of water shortage in leaves is indicative of water loss from them as …

Rb56-182 Forty Years Of Dairy Cattle Breeding At The North Platte Experiment Station, Mogens Plum, Myron G.A. Rumery

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

In 1913 the Nebraska Legislature appropriated $17,500 to establish a Dairy Department at the North Platte Experiment Station. The department's herd was to be used in demonstrating management and breeding practices and as a source of breeding stock.

Since the North Platte herd was started, research in the field of animal breeding has developed new concepts in many phases of dairy cattle breeding and selection. In 1948 a regional project was started to study the improvement of dairy cattle through breeding and the herd of Holstein cattle at the North Platte Experiment Station became a part of this project.

The …

Rb56-181 Rate Of Potato Tuber Growth On Dryland At The Box Butte Experiment Farm, H.O. Werner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Relatively late planting of potatoes, i.e., between June 12 and 25, has become the prevailing practice in the dryland areas of western Nebraska. Late planting distinctly improves the color and type of tubers, and reduces losses due to insects and diseases (especially soil-borne diseases caused by Fusarium and Streptomyces).

Beginning in 1937 and continuing to 1954 (in all except two years), potatoes growing with dryland culture at an altitude of 4,000 feet on the Box Butte Experiment Farm were harvested semimonthly to determine: time and rate of tuber growth; size of tubers produced by various dates; time and rate of …

Rb56-180 False Smut Of Buffalograss, John L. Weihing

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

False smut of buffalograss, Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm., caused by Cercospora seminalis Ell. & Ev. is a disease that destroys the unfertilized ovary. The disease was first reported by J. B. Ellis and B. M. Everhart in 1888. They gave only a brief description of the disease and named the causal fungus Cercospora seminalis. The origin of the term "false smut" is unknown to the author, but it so descriptively fits the general appearances of the disease that one readily understands its usage. The following studies were conducted from 1950 to 1954.

Ec95-910 Seafoods, Ethel Diedrichsen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Seafoods are becoming more abundant on midwestern markets. You can get them in the fresh, canned or frozen form and they will given interesting flavor, texture and variety to your meals. They are high in nutritive value and quick and easy to prepare. Different kinds of seafoods vary greatly in price per pound. Some cost several times as much as others depending on the season, local supply, preference of buyers and the labor involved in handling them. The different kinds of seafoods are included in this extension circular along with some savory recipes.

Ec55-909 Cooking Of Fish, Ethel Diedrichsen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Fish is an excellent food. It compares favorably with meat and poultry in supplying high quality protein for building body tissues. Fish is rich in minerals especially phosphorus, calcium and iron. Fish from the sea are a rich source of iodine. Fish also contain thiamine, riboflavin and niacin. A serving of fat fish will supply some vitamin A and vitamin D.

This publication covers the selection and types, buying, storing, cleaning and dressing, skinning, filleting and cooking of fish. It contains basic recipes for fish.

Rb54-175 Farm Family Housing Needs And Preferences In Nebraska, Virginia Y. Trotter, Margaret I. Liston

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Some farm families in Nebraska want to build new houses. Many others are planning to remodel. These families will be asking architects, engineers, builders, contractors, and dealers for plans that meet their needs. Thus, farmhouse plans should be developed that provide for the basic needs of all farm families and that are adaptable to special requirements of some families.

This 1954 bulletin reports the results of a survey of Nebraska farm family preferences, activities and possessions as they are related to housing needs. The study was part of a cooperative research project for the improvement of farm family housing in …

Leaflet No. 7 Food For Victory

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

One of the most important things families can do in the present emergency is to keep physically fit. Nutrition is a fundamental factor in physical fitness. Those families who are making a conscientious effort to improve their food habits are lining up for the nation's defense and ultimate victory.

If you are enrolled in the Victory Home and Garden program you are helping to insure yourself and others of an adequate supply of home produced foods through careful planning of production and preservation.

This March 1942 publication discusses the concern about preserving enough food for good health during times of …

Ec38-118 Soil And Moisture Conservation In Nebraska, D.L. J. Gross, E.H. Doll

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

When the white men first explored Nebraska, they found little erosion taking place. They found the hills, particularly in eastern Nebraska, covered with a dense growth of grass, underlain with a thick mat of decaying debris. The valleys were even more densely covered with the water-loving grasses and sedges. The soil underneath the prairie was black and spongy, the result of centuries of accumulating humus. The valleys bordering the streams were boggy and abounded with springs. Clear water flowed constantly in the streams. The upland draws in the more favorable parts of the state were heavily covered with the big …

Ec38-118 Soil And Moisture Conservation In Nebraska, D.L. Gross, E.H. Doll

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

When the white men first explored Nebraska, they found little erosion taking place. They found the hills, particularly in eastern Nebraska, covered with a dense growth of grass, underlain with a thick mat of decaying debris. The valleys were even more densely covered with the water-loving grasses and sedges. The soil underneath and prairie was black and soggy, the result of centuries of accumulating humus. The valleys bordernig the streams were boggy and abounded with springs. Clear water flowed constantly in the streams. The upland draws in the more favorable parts of the state were heavily covered with the big …

The Nebraska Agricultural Outlook For 1938, A,W, Medlar, H.C. Filley, F. Miller, L.F. Garey, G.E. Hendrix, W.W. Heuermann, L.B. Snyder, A.G. George, Muriel L. Smith

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Each year the federal government gathers data relating to agriculture through the various departments of the United States Department of Agriculture. These data are classified and analyzed by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics at Washington and all information which may be helpful to farmers is published. For several years it has been the policy of the Department of Rural Economics and the Agricultural Extension Service of the College of Agriculture, Lincoln, to select from the federal information facts which may be especially helpful to Nebraska farmers. These facts and other economic conditions in Nebraska are published this year as the …

Javma37-43 Anthrax In Swine, L. Van Es

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Anthrax is not commonly considered so important a menace to swine as it is to other forms of live stock, in which the disease is apt to declare itself with terrifying severity. In comparison with the marked mortality frequently observed in cattle, the tangible losses caused by anthrax in swine seem negligible. As recent as 25 years ago, there still were observers who sincerely doubted the occurrence of the disease in hogs and this opinion found some support in the many reported failures to induce the infection in that animal species by artificial methods.