Life Sciences Commons^™

Beef Production Guide, James O'Connell

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, published by the Agricultural Extension Service of South Dakota State College in 1958, provides instructions for the selecting of beef animals, feeding the baby beef, general care and management, and fitting and showing. Additionally, topics such as range management, market classes and grades, and diseases and parasites are discussed.

Beef Production Guide For South Dakota 4-H Club Members, James O'Connell

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular, published by the Agricultural Extension Service of South Dakota State College in 1958, provides instructions for the selecting of beef animals, feeding the baby beef, general care and management, and fitting and showing, all tailored to the 4-H club member. Additionally, topics such as range management, market classes and grades, and diseases and parasites are discussed.

The Fourth "H" Is Health : Family Health, Helen Becker, Don K. Wiles

SDSU Extension Circulars

Family health depends in part upon (1) hygiene and grooming habits, (2) sanitation practices, and (3) emergency preparations. During the year, you are expected to make two or more improvements to your family's health habits or practices. This manual will discuss how this requirement might be met. To meet this requirement, you need the full cooperation of your parents and other members of your family. This means that you and your family will have to hold several family discussions on the problem of family health. During these sessions members of your family should study their personal health habits, the family's …

The Fourth "H" Is Health : Personal Health, Helen Becker, Don K. Wiles

SDSU Extension Circulars

"The 4th H is Health." Your 4-H pledge says, "I pledge my Health to better living." This means that you must develop good health habits. Because your health is effected by your habits, this unit of the 4-H health activity is devoted to the study of personal health habits. You are expected to study your habits, determine ways for improvement and to correct some of your faults. Usually, it is advisable to try to change only a few faults at a time; rather than all of them at once. If you continuously work at self improvement, you will be surprised …

Beef Performance Testing On Farm And Ranch, Henry P. Holzman

SDSU Extension Circulars

This circular has been prepared to assist in answering the increasing number of questions being asked by producers of commercial and purebred cattle about the methods, principles and values of the Performance Test for beef cattle. Performance testing is nothing new. Improvement in livestock ever since the beginning of the various breeds, has been due to some form of performance test. Such tests have been based on either observation or some form of records. Knowledge of underlying principles and the relative value of different methods has, until recent years, been lacking in beef cattle testing. Research projects conducted during the …

Farm Business Management Data And Practices In South Dakota: 1956 Annual Report, Charles H. Benrud, Roland Brunsma

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

This project, "Farm Business Management Data and Practices", was set up to begin in 1955, with farmers and ranchers in the seven "types-of-farming areas" in South Dakota keeping records on receipts, expenses, inventories, and other items and having their books analyzed by the Agricultural Experiment Station Economics Department at the end of the year. Only a few participated the first year, but in 1956 a total of 57 cooperators turned in record books for analysis. The purpose of this project if to obtain data on costs, returns, and organization on farms and ranches of various types in the different types-of-farming …

South Dakota Horticulture, May/June 1958, State Horticultural Society

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 31, Number 3

Secretary's Notes
Horticulture History Kept on Walnut Block
Schedule for State Flower Show
Convention Program
State Convention Information
Horticulture-Forestry Club Wins Booth Award
Litterbugs Coming
SDSC Club Combines Spring Tour and Judging
Use of Gibberillin Still in Experiment Stage
Tree Planting Record Set in S.D. Last Year
New S.D. Tree Film Available Soon
Permanent Home and Endowment Gets 100% Support
Important Changes in Flower Show Rules
Flower Growers' Date Book
President's Notebook
Mrs. Bushfield to Compete in Rose Tourney
Is Your Club Listed?
Increased Interest in Garden Therapy
Number of Judges Vary With Size of Show …

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, Agricultural Experiment Station

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

In This Issue:
Feeding the Young Pig [p] 3
The Bronze Birch Borer and Its Control [p] 6
Horticultural Uses for Plastics [p] 10
Russian Knapweed [p] 16
Pastures in Eastern South Dakota [p] 23
Effects of Inbreeding on Dairy Cattle [p] 28
1975 Acreage Reserve Program [p] 30

Learning Through Judging For 4-H Home Economics Club Members, Marie Curry, Ima Crisman

SDSU Extension Circulars

Judging is an every-day activity. A person judges every time a choice is made whether it is food, clothing, home furnishings, or entertainment. In 4-H club work, judging is simply a matter of selecting one article or product over another because of certain qualities. In order that club girls may learn to choose wisely, they need practice in making comparisons and recognizing excellent qualities.

1958 Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalog, Little International Agricultural Exposition South Dakota State University

Little International "Little I" Agricultural Exposition Catalogs

No abstract provided.

South Dakota Horticulture, March/April 1958, State Horticultural Society

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 31, Number 2

Secretary's Notes
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Opportunities in Hort Society
What Parks of the Future may Provide
Horticulture in the Black Hills
Challenged to Grow Fruit
Florists can Profit From a Hort Society
What is Horticulture?
The Story of Dakota Horticulture and Garden Clubs
Horticulture -- A Woman's World, too
I Have Faith in 'Dakota Horticulture'
How Horticulture Society can Help Younger Generations
Two Types of Chinese Elm Confuse Tree Ordering
President's Notebook
National Convention at Seattle
Rocky Mountain Regional Breakfast
South Dakota Again in National News
SDFG will Sponsor 1958 Litterbug Contest
Subscriptions Lagging for "National …

Southeast Research Farm Annual Progress Report, 1957, Agricultural Experiment Station, Agronomy And Plant Pathology Departments

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the 1957 progress report for the Southeast Research Farm, Agricultural Experiment Station at Menno, South Dakota State College. This document represents the research conducted at the Station during the 1957 crop season including: small grain variety testing, sorghum and soybean variety testing, corn breeding testing, grass and legume testing, and plant disease control.

Improving Property Tax Assessments In South Dakota, Joshua Robinson, Lyle M. Bender

SDSU Extension Circulars

The object of this publication is to provide helpful information and suggestions which may result in a better property tax than now exists. What does "improving the property tax" mean? Before improvement can be made, we must first study the current property tax structure. From this study and other information problem areas can be spotted. These problem areas include tax equalization, true and full assessment of property and the assessment or administrative machinery. Improvements can be made in each of these areas.

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, Agricultural Experiment Station

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

In This Issue:
Protect Seedling Tree Roots from Frost [p] 3
Sorghum Stands [p] 6
Fowl Cholera [p] 10
Three Research Units Now Serving Farmers [p] 14
Dehorning Yearling Beef Steers—Does It Pay? [p] 16
Milk Per Acre [p] 20
Stilbestrol [p] 23
Sprinkler Irrigation [p] 30

From Tots To Teens : Growing In The Family, Merle L. Gunsalus

SDSU Extension Circulars

Growth is a most important process in life for all of us and especially so for the child from birth through adolescence. In the first third of life we gain our body growth, establish our habits, learn to think and to use ideas. We build skills of communication, we discover that there are many problems in living. We find that we have feelings and emotions and we begin to use and control them. We become acqllainted with people of all sizes and shapes, all ideas and beliefs. We have a wide variety of experiences. We prepare for living in the …

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, Agricultural Experiment Station

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

In This Issue:
Three Destructive Foliage Leaf Diseases [p] 3
Bloat [p] 6
Chemical Identification Markings [p] 9
Improving Egg Size by Hybridizing [p] 12
Suitings—Plain and Twill Weave [p] 16
Tranquillizer Drugs for Poultry? [p] 21
Feed Trials with “Dynafac” [p] 24

Dakota Horticulture, January 1958, State Horticultural Society

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 31, Number 1

Secretary's Notes
Henry Dybvig Named Eminent Farmer
Keep South Dakota Green Annual Meeting Announced
Short Course for Parks Personnel
Book Review, "Be Your Own Nurseryman"
Are You Interested in Herbs?
No Dutch Elm in South Dakota
Fruit Varieties for South Dakota
Two Million Trees Available
1958 Vegetable Varieties
October KSDGA Meetings in Brookings
It's Planning Time
Fun in the Offing
President's Message
Garden Club Gleanings
Garden Club Awards List for 1957
Greetings From National President
Rocky Mountain Region Hosts One of Largest Board Meetings
Junior Nature Scrap Book Contest
Now -- A Postage Stamp of our …

The Effects Of Relaxin On The Composition Of Bovine Milk, Chris H. Nissen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Protoplasm is a fragile substance keeping its homeostatic properties by many physiochemical phenomena. Much is known about the properties of protoplasm; but it is, perhaps, only meager when compared to what is yet to be learned. Such physical changes as electrical impulses, diffusion, and oxidation – to mention a few – are necessary for protoplasm to retain its integrity. In higher animals, particularity, for our purpose, mammals, protoplasm is sustained by different body system working harmoniously together to supply raw materials that remove waste, and govern all endeavors. One should not infer that single called animals have a more simple …

The Blood Picture In Correlation With Bloat, Dale A. Yarns

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Bloat may spell disaster to any farmer on a given day. This kind of disaster is typical and not infrequent in ruminates especially cattle and sheep. Bloat affects polygastrics, why not monogastrics? Ruminants or polygastrics have a four compartment stomach utilizing protozoa and bacteria similar to a fermentation vat which catabolizes complex substrates into simple digestible nutrients while the monogastrics rely on secretions from the stomach lining. Primarily fermentation takes are water and larger amount of free gas, which can accumulate in the rumen when disposal is impaired. Why do animals dispose of these large quantities of gas 364 days …

Consumer Preferences And Attitudes Toward Butter And Advertising In Brookings And Madison, South Dakota, Paul M. Williamson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The basic purpose of this study was to seek means of improving the incomes of dairy farmers through the development of better markets for butter. In line with this, three major hypotheses were tested. The hypotheses were: (1) a sufficient proportion of consumers in Brookings and Madison prefer cultured butter to make it feasible to develop a market for it, (2) consumption of cultured butter can be increased by sales promotion, (3) development of a market for cultured butter will increase total butter consumption.

An Attempt To Develop Resistance In The Udder Against Streptococcus Dysgalactiae And Escherichia Coli, Donald E. Otterby

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of mastitis in dairy animals has received much attention in recent years. As the business of dairying has developed and grown, mastitis has become more significant to the farmer and the processor. The economic loss from reduced production and sale of milk, loss of breeding animals, veterinary and medical fees is paramount. Much of the emphasis when dealing with mastitis has been on cure rather than prevention. Despite the extensive investigations of antibiotics and other chemo-therapeutic agents as a cure for mastitis, a completely satisfactory answer to the mastitis problem has not been found. Recent research has suggested …

Agricultural Research In South Dakota: Seventy-First Annual Report: July 1, 1957 - June 30, 1958, South Dakota State College

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Northeast Research Station Watertown, South Dakota Annual Progress Report, 1957, Agricultural Experiment Station, Agronomy Department

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the 1957 annual progress report for the Northeast Research Station in Watertown, South Dakota. This report is issued by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the South Dakota State College Agronomy and Plant Pathology Department. This report includes information on the 1957 crop season, small grain research, soybean and sorghum variety testing, corn yield testing, grass and legume testing, plant disease control, potato, soybean and small grain diseases, and fertility experiments.

Organizing Watersheds In South Dakota, Joseph T. Paulson

SDSU Extension Circulars

Wherever you live, you are within a watershed. Your farm, ranch, home on a town lot, or your business in the city are all within the natural boundaries of some watershed. All the lands and waters of the nation are bounded by natural drainage divides. Federal and state watershed acts are intended to help you and your neighbors manage your watershed, conserve the soil, and make better use of the rain where it falls. The federal act provides for technical and financial assistance, whereas the state act provides for necessary administration, operations, and management. The state act provides a taxing …

Swine Production Guide For South Dakota 4-H Club Members, L. J. Kortan

SDSU Extension Circulars

Formerly there were two general types of swine: the lard type and the bacon type. Today, in general, all breeds are considered meat type and are being developed as meat hogs. The more popular breeds are: Hampshire, Berkshire, Yorkshire, Pol.and China, Chesterwhite, Durocs, Spotted Poland China, Tamworth and Landrace. Note the lifelike picture of a finished market hog on this page. An animal like this carries a high percentage of its weight in the most valuable cuts; the ham loins and bacon sides. This is the type of hog now in demand, a type to keep in mind when planning …

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, Agricultural Experiment Station

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

In This Issue:
Frozen Vegetables [p] 3
Better Prices for Your Eggs [p] 9
Cattle Grub Research [p] 12
Intestinal Parasites of Cattle [p] 16
Tentative List of 1958 Recommended Crop Varieties [p] 21
Two New Corn Hybrids [p] 22
Alfalfa Weevil [p] 24
What’s the Best Hereford Color? [p] 27
New Insecticide makes House Plants “Bite Back” [p] 31

Frequencies Of Daily Occurrence Of Maximum And Minimum Temperatures At Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Each Week Of The Year By Five Degree Intervals Together With Highest And Lowest Temperature Recorded And Standard Deviation Of Temperatures Each Week Of The Year, Ray F. Pengra

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

Frequencies of daily maximum and minimum temperatures are shown by five degree intervals for each week of the year for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, covering the years 1896 through 1955. Weeks are numbered starting March 1 in order to have each week over the entire period represent the same calendar dates. Week includes calendar dates January 3 through January 9 and is shown first in the table in order for the table to present the data approximately in calendar year order. At the bottom of each page highest and lowest temperatures within each category together with the standard deviation of …

Farm Price Programs, Kenneth L. Robinson

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

This publication should be useful to farmers and others who want to review the road that agricultural price policy in the United States has traveled in the past and to appraise the effect of such policies. It will also be useful to a person planning and taking part in discussions of farm price policy and programs at meetings of farmers and others interested in American agriculture. In a democracy, farmers and agricultural leaders may expect to be called upon more and more to express their views concerning matters of agricultural policy and national farm programs. The discussion is divided into …

Prices And Costs For Use In Farm And Ranch Planning, Russell L. Berry

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

The prices of most things farmers and ranchers produce will vary widely in future years as they have in the past. It is not possible to reorganize a farm or ranch every time there is a variation in prices. The benefits of a given crop rotation can only be secured after several years. When crop rotations are changed fields and fences may also need to be changed. Buildings may need to be built or remodeled to handle the new crops. Livestock enterprises should be chosen with regard to the crops produced. Since many years are often required to establish profitable …

Good Taste In Dress, Anna D. Walker

SDSU Extension Circulars

Successful clothes depend on your knowledge and imagination--not your pocketbook. Good taste is the keynote to being well dressed. Since customs and habits of dress vary in different places, it is never possible to lay down hard and fast rules for correct dress. Local practice and your personal feeling towards clothes influences correctness of dress.