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Aircraft In Agriculture, N. E. Shafer, J. D. Furrer, J. W. Lomax

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

Airplanes were first used in agriculture shortly after the close of World War I. They proved valuable for locating mosquito breeding areas, for forest fire patrol work, as an aid in locating outlaw cotton fields in the campaign against pink bollworm, and for surveying damage caused in large forested areas by the spruce budworm.

Test 448: John Deere Mc, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF TEST REPORT: John Deere MC TEST A: The manufacturer's representative operates the tractor for a minimum of 12 hours using light to heavy drawbar loads in each gear. This serves as a period for limber up, general observation and adjustments. Adjustments that are permissible include valve tappet clearance, breaker ,point gap, spark plug gaps, clutch and others of a similar nature. No new parts or accessories can be installed without having mention made of it in the report. No data' are recorded during this preliminary run except the time that the engine is operated. BELT HORSEPOWER TESTS TEST …

A Guide To The Collection Of Technical Intelligence, Part I, July 1950, Department Of The Army, Assistant Chief Of Staff, Robert Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is a detailed, well-illustrated guide showing the range of weapons and equipment army technical intelligence was interested in, including:

• Armored vehicles
• Artillery
• Infantry small arms
• Mortars, antitank weapons, and grenades
• Mines, booby traps, and demolitions
• Ammunition
• Artillery rockets and rocket launchers

Notable lapses in this booklet are:

(a) Lack of guidance for using the booklet and

(b) The lack of mention of:

• Radio and electronic equipment
• Chemical, biological, and radiological warfare equipment
• Bridge and stream-crossing equipment
• Construction equipment
• Trucks and other transportation equipment
• Quartermaster type equipment
• Specialized equipment for Arctic warfare.

When this booklet was published, the technical intelligence …

Test 447: International Td-24, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Test 446: International Td-18a, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Test 445: International Td-14a, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

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No abstract provided.

Test 444: Ford 8nan, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Test 443: Ford 8n, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

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No abstract provided.

Test 442: Cockshutt 40, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Test 441: Mccormick-Deering Wd-9, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Test 437: Minneapolis-Moline G, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Test 439: Allis-Chalmers B, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Test 440: Allis-Chalmers Wd, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Test 438: Minneapolis-Moline Z, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Test 441: Mccormick-Deering Wd-9, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF TEST REPORT:

TEST A: The manufacturer's representative operates the tractor for a minimum of 12 hours using light to heavy drawbar loads in each gear.

This serves as a period for limber up, general observation and adjustments. Adjustments that are permissible include valve tappet clearance, breaker, point gap, spark plug gaps, clutch and others of a similar nature. No new parts or accessories can be installed without having mention made of it in the report. No data' are recorded during this preliminary run except the time that the engine is operated.

BELT HORSEPOWER TESTS

TEST B: The throttle …

Advertising Brochure: Minneapolis-Moline Comfort Tractor, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Advertising Brochure: Allis-Chalmers , Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Test 450: Oliver Row-Crop 88 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

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No abstract provided.

Advertising Brochure: Case W-9, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.

Special Regulations 10-120-1, 14 September 1949. Organization And Functions: Department Of The Army Intelligence Division, General Staff, Robert Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This regulation briefly gives a history of the intelligence division and outlines its function.

Us Army Signal Corps Intelligence Agency, Robert Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

Historical Data Cards were used to record the organizational history of units within the Army. This card was provided to Robert Bolin by the US Army Institute of Heraldry in 1985.

The Signal Corps Intelligence Agency (SCIA) was a special-purpose military organization assigned to the Chief Signal Officer. The Chief Signal Office was the general in charge of the Army Signal Corps. The mission of the SCIA was described as “To perform the staff intelligence functions assigned by the Chief Signal Officer and to provide staff direction and coordination of the Signal Corps intelligence effort… The responsibility for the collection, …

Signal Corps Technical Intelligence, A Brief History, Chester A. Hall Capt., Robert Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

At the time that this was written, technical intelligence was intelligence about foreign weapons and equipment and about organizations in foreign armies analogous to the technical services. The modern US Army vision of the technical intelligence developed during World War II. The army technical services became responsible for technical intelligence. The technical services were bureaus which supplied weapons, equipment, and services to the army, managed the careers of officers in a particular branch, trained specialists, and organized and trained special purpose military units. There were a number of technical services including the Chemical Warfare Service, the Medical Department, the Ordnance …

Test 408: Gibson Model I, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

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All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …

Test 406: John Deere R Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

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EXPLANATION OF TEST REPORT: John Deere R Diesel

TEST A: The manufacturer's representative operates the tractor for a minimum of 12 hours using light to heavy drawbar loads in each gear.

This serves as a period for limber up, general observation and adjustments. Adjustments that are permissible include valve tappet clearance, breaker ,point gap, spark plug gaps, clutch and others of a similar nature. No new parts or accessories can be installed without having mention made of it in the report. No data' are recorded during this preliminary run except the time that the engine is operated.

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Test 423: John Deere Mt, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF TEST REPORT: John Deere MT

TEST A: The manufacturer's representative operates the tractor for a minimum of 12 hours using light to heavy drawbar loads in each gear.

This serves as a period for limber up, general observation and adjustments. Adjustments that are permissible include valve tappet clearance, breaker ,point gap, spark plug gaps, clutch and others of a similar nature. No new parts or accessories can be installed without having mention made of it in the report. No data' are recorded during this preliminary run except the time that the engine is operated.

BELT HORSEPOWER TESTS

TEST …

Test 429: John Deere Ar, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

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EXPLANATION OF TEST REPORT: John Deere AR

TEST A: The manufacturer's representative operates the tractor for a minimum of 12 hours using light to heavy drawbar loads in each gear.

This serves as a period for limber up, general observation and adjustments. Adjustments that are permissible include valve tappet clearance, breaker ,point gap, spark plug gaps, clutch and others of a similar nature. No new parts or accessories can be installed without having mention made of it in the report. No data' are recorded during this preliminary run except the time that the engine is operated.

BELT HORSEPOWER TESTS

TEST …

Test 410: Long Model A, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …

Test 414: Ustrac Model 10-A, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary. All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University. Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …

Test 420: Intercontinental Model D-26, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …

Test 422: Corbitt Model G-50, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …