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Judging Quality In Dairy Products, P. A. Downs

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

In the dairy industry increasing attention is being paid to the question of quality of products. The well established system of buying and selling butter and cheese on the basis of quality by score or grade is practiced in the principal markets of the world. The other dairy products, while not marketed by score, are receiving more and more attention in this respect. As more information becomes available and the judging better standardized, other dairy products will doubtless be sold by grade.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (January 1937) 5(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

Trees and Shrubs of Value as a Source of Food For Birds in the Sandhill Region of Central Nebraska. By Glenn Viehmeyer............... 3

Here and There with the N.O.U. Members............... 5

General Notes ...............6

Editorial Pages ...............15

The 1936 Migration Season ...............16

Annual Meetings of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union ...............24

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.

Annual Report: 1937

Cherry County (Nebraska) Extension: Historical Documents

The Extension program was supported by the Cherry County Farm Bureau for the year ending November 20, 1937. Farm family memberships were the basis for securing funds to finance the educational budget adopted by the directors of the county Farm Bureau. Added financial assistance was given by the Cherry County Commissioners. Business houses at the county seat subscribed funds for the calf show and other special events sponsored as a part of the year's program. The total cost of the year's program amounted to $2272.52.

Eighteen men elected geographically, four women elected from project groups, and the president of the …

Crow-Waterfowl Relationships Based On Preliminary Studies On Canadian Breeding Grounds, E. R. Kalmbach

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

With the object of obtaining a current insight into the relationship of crows to waterfowl on their breeding grounds, a study was inaugurated in the spring of 1934 and continued through the nesting season of that and the following year. As originally planned, it called for field studies both in Canada and in the northern United States, but drought conditions had so drastically reduced the breeding population of ducks within our borders by the spring of 1934 that, after a futile effort to locate suitable areas in this country, plans were changed and the studies were restricted to Canadian areas …

Diseases Of Upland Game Birds, J. E. Shillinger, L. C. Morley

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Until recently the diseases of upland game birds received comparatively little specific study, except in a few outbreaks in which serious losses were observed. Though highly destructive, many of these outbreaks were of such short duration that the investigations undertaken were chiefly to learn the cause of death and usually were discontinued when losses were no longer noticeable. It has become increasingly evident, however, that every year great numbers of game birds die of disease, the decreases in their numbers frequently occurring in sections closed to hunting, even though food, cover, and other environmental conditions appear ideal. The disease problems …

The Gizzard Worm And Its Transmission To Chickens In Hawaii, Joseph E. Alicata

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Gizzard-worms of poultry, Cheiloapirura hamulosa, are nematodes occurring in the gizzards of chickens and turkeys.

Summary and Conclusions

Previous to this report the carriers for the gizzard-worm in Hawaii were unknown. Recent investigations by the writer have shown that the flour beetle, Tenebroides nana, and the sand hopper, Orchestia platensis, collected from poultry farms in the Territory of Hawaii have been found naturally infested with the infective larvae of the poultry gizzard-worm, Cheilospirura hamulosa. Out of 8 laboratory-raised chickens to which there were fed about 2,300 grasshoppers that had been collected in an endemic gizzard-worm area, …

A New Genus Of Distomes (Trematoda) With Lymphatic Vessels, H. W. Manter

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

The trematodes described in this paper are but two of over 100 species collected from marine fishes in 1934, during the third G. Allan Hancock Expedition to the Galapagos Islands. The author's presence on this expedition was sponsored in part by the Carnegie Institution of Washington. A brief preliminary report on the trematodes collected has been made (Manter, 1934) and a more complete report on the digenetic forms is in preparation. An early description of these two forms is felt justified in view of their significance in connection with the phylogeny of the Distomata. The author has already indicated (Manter, …

Local Bird Refuges, W. L. Mcatee

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Birds appeal strongly to the interests and affections of mankind. Not only do they charm by their graceful forms, harmonious colors, sprightly actions, and usually pleasing notes, but they have an even more important claim upon our esteem because of their great economic value.

Birds feed upon practically all insect pests. They are voracious, are able .to move freely from place to place, and exert a steady influence in keeping down the swelling tide of insect life.

For economic as well as for esthetic reasons, therefore, an effort should be made to attract and protect birds and to increase their …

Translation Of Nakamura, Yoshitaka. 1937. Development Of Trichostrongylus Instabilis, Section Ii: The Larva. Keio Igaku, Tokyo 17(4): 797-814, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Guang-Tsan Wang

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Translation number 11, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States, March 23, 1964 (21 pages)

Translation of Nakamura, Yoshitaka. 1937. Development of Trichostrongylus instabilis, section II: The larva. Keio Igaku, Tokyo 17(4): 797-814

Translation from Japanese to English by Guang-Tsan Wang, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States (notated sj)

The presently accepted name for this species is Trichostrongylus colubriformis. Translator.

Cellar And Cold Storage Of Sound And Mechanically Damaged Triumph Seed Potatoes, H. O. Werner

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The object of these experiments was to determine with practically sound, whole potatoes the effect of cold storage during various portions of the storage period and continual cellar storage upon: (a) the weight losses during numerous intervals of storage period; (b) the condition of the potatoes at the end of the storage period in June; and (c) the relative seed value of the various lots of potatoes as determined by field experiments.

Some Factors Affecting The Cooking Quality Of The Pea And Great Northern Types Of Dry Beans, Edna B. Snyder

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Dry beans of the Great Northern and pea-bean type from Nebraska and several other bean-producing states were studied to determine the factors affecting the cooking quality. A standard cooking procedure with distilled water was used to disclose differences in cooking quality, and the percentage of beans too hard for table use was determined for each cooked portion. The factors studied were: soaking, including time and temperatures; storage, including time and storage conditions; age; size; place of origin; effect of chemical solutions; and the composition of the seed coat. The chemical solutions used were hydrochloric and acetic acids in different concentrations; …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (October 1936) 4(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

Hand-Raising Young Black-headed Grosbeaks. By Mrs. George W. Trine ... 79

General Notes ... 81

The 1936 Migration Season ... 84

Here and There with the N.O.U. Members ... 97

Bird Mortality in the 1936 Nebraska Grasshopper Poisoning Campaign ... 98

Index ... 100

Effects Of The Great Drought On The Prairies Of Iowa, Nebraska, And Kansas, J. E. Weaver, F. W. Albertson

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

The response of prairie vegetation of eastern Nebraska during the great drought of 1934 has been described (Weaver, Stoddart, and Noll, '35). The purpose of the present study was to determine the results of the drought during the following year. The work has been extended to include the mixed prairie of west central Kansas.

Reports From "Drought Front" Tell State Or Vegetation, J. E. Weaver

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Development of the natural prairie vegetation is an excellent indicator of the intensity of drought. The extreme drought of 1934 left many bare areas in the grasslands and all but swept away most of the least drought-resistant species. The dry early spring and later summer of 1935 witnessed great increases in needlegrass, western wheat grass, and the invasion of a host of weeds. The favorable spring of 1936 promoted an abundant growth and emphasized the great changes in the prairie flora.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (July 1936) 4(3)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

The Bird Life of Lincoln County. By Wilson Tout.........51

General Notes ....................................... 33

The 1936 Migration Season.............................. 56

Minutes of the Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting. . . . . . . . . . .. 67

Report on the Thirty-fourth Annual Field Day. . . . . . . . . . ..73

Membership Roll of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Untion. . .. 74

The Effect Of Variation In The Calcium-To-Phosphorus Ratio On The Utilization Of Nitrogen, Calcium, And Phosphorus By The Growing Chick, C. W. Ackerson, M. J. Blish, F. E. Mussehl

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

1. Three groups totaling 123 chicks were fed accurately known amounts of rations containing 0.9, 1.5, and 2.3 per cent of calcium with liberal provision of the antirachitic factor so that conditions for assimilation and deposition were favorable. 2. By means of the comparative slaughter test the retention of ingested nitrogen was found to be about 37 per cent, and that of phosphorus about 28 per cent in the three lots. 3. With 0.9 per cent calcium in the ration, 35 per cent of that ingested was retained; at a level of 1.5 per cent calcium, 24 per cent was …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (April 1936) 4(2)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

A Study of the Distribution, Migration and Hybridism of the Rose-breasted and Rocky Mountain Black-headed Grosbeaks in the Missouri Valley Region. By Myron H. Swenk .............27

General Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41

Editorial Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

The Effect Of Pregnancy And Parturition On The Weight Of Dairy Cows, R. F. Morgan, H. P. Davis

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

A study was made of the effect of pregnancy and parturition upon the weight cycle of dairy cows of the Ayrshire, Guernsey, Holstein, and Jersey breeds according to gestation periods from data accumulated from records for the period 1922 to 1934 of the dairy herd of the Dairy Husbandry Department of the University of Nebraska. The weights of the cows were obtained from three consecutive weighings made at the middle of each month and daily weighings beginning at the 265th day of pregnancy and continuing for 30 days after calving. A total of 656 separate gestation periods were tabulated according …

Annual Report: 1936

Cherry County (Nebraska) Extension: Historical Documents

After January 1, 1936 the extension program in Cherry County has been sponsored by the Cherry County Farm Bureau. The organization of the County Farm Bureau was completed January 31, 1936. Funds made available for their use total $1345.70.

Goals accomplished were well in line with program of work at the beginning of the year.

Seven hundred three applications for corn-hog contracts were filed. Final tabulations showed that five hundred seventy-seven complied in full, forty-four complied partially, and eighty-two were refused or rejected. Total benefit payments received into the county were $166,035.95. Administrated costs of the County Association totaled $8157.62. …

Block And Bridle Annual, 1936

Block and Bridle Annual (1933–2021)

Contents:

Officers for the Year 1935-1936
Active Members in School for 1935-1936
Feeders’ Day
Breakfast for Duncan Marshall
Junior Ak-Sar-Ben Show
Junior Ak-Sar-Ben Ball
Block and Bridle Livestock Judging Contest
Men’s Meat Judging Contest
Women’s Meat Judging Contest
Summary
Conclusion

Palaeontologic And Geologic Consideration Of Early Man In Nebraska, Erwin Hinckley Barbour, C. Bertrand Schultz

Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum (1924–2023)

There has been much discussion recently relative to the geologic age of Yuma and Folsom artifacts. The writers submit the following palaeontological and geological data which may aid in a better interpretation of the subject. This paper deals with three localities in Nebraska where Yuma and Folsom implements have been found with extinct mammals; namely, the Scottsbluff Bison Quarry, the Sand Hill blow-out sites, and the Sioux County artifact sites.

Relative Efficiency Of Roots And Tops Of Plants In Protecting . The Soil From Erosion, Joseph Kramer, J. E. Weaver

Papers of John E. Weaver (1884–1956)

An increasing realization of the importance of preventing or controlling soil erosion has resulted in numerous scientific investigations. Some of these are concerned with soil characteristics which promote or retard erosivity (Middleton, '30; Middleton et al., '34; Lutz, '34; and Bouyoucos, '35). Many have to do with engineering methods of reducing soil wastage (Bates and Zeasman, '30; Ramser, '30; Roe, '33; and Bartel, '35). But perhaps most were planned to discover the effects of plants in protecting and binding the soil, reducing runoff, and consequent loss of soil and subsoil (Sampson and Weyl, '18; Duley and Miller, '23; Lowdermilk, …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (January 1936) 4(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

Our Bird Neighbors. By Dr. Solon R. Towne ... 3

General Notes ... 7

Editorial Page ... 11

The 1935 Migration Season ... 18

Christmas and New Year's Day Censuses ... 19

Here and There with the N.O.U. Members ... 22

In Memoriam ... 28

Announcement ... 28

Advertisement ... 24

Relative Efficiency Of Roots And Tops Of Plants In Protecting The Soil From Erosion, J. E. Weaver

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Plant cover, soil and topography are the major factors concerned in the problem of erosion. During the earlier studies, conducted largely by engineers, chief emphasis was placed upon topography. Following extensive work by pedologists, it is now generally conceded that type of soil is an equally important factor. Intensive studies on the effect of plant cover reveal the extremely important role played by plants in holding the soil against the forces of erosion. In this preliminary account of the relative effectiveness of roots as compared to tops in holding the soil in place, the results are based on extensive experiments …

Role Of Fire In Pasture Management, J. E. Weaver

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

The practice of burning grass is an old one. It was extensively used by the Indians to attract game animals in early spring and to facilitate hunting. It is also highly probable that a large portion of the prairie was burned periodically during very dry years from natural causes

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (Oct 1935) 3(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

The Weights of 356 Nebraska Specimens of Geese of the Branta canadensis Group, Formerly Contained in the D. H. Talbot Collection. By Myron H. Swenk and Philip A. DuMont ... 135

General Notes ... 142

Editorial Page ... 146

The 1985 Migration Season ... 148

Index ... 152

Advertisement ... 160

Response Of The Prairie To The Great Drought Of 1934, J. E. Weaver, L. A. Stoddart, W. M. Noll

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Drought during the growing season of 1934 was the greatest ever recorded in the prairie region. It offered an exceptional opportunity to study the response of native plants to extremely adverse water relations. Measurements of the environmental factors of the prairie, in connection with various grassland researches, have now been completed, except for one year, for the seventeenth consecutive growing season. In a summary of findings at the end of twelve years it was stated that although periods of drought are liable to occur at any time, and especially after midsummer, yet only twice during these twelve years was the …

The Utilization Of Nitrogen, Calcium, And Phosphorus By The Growing Chick, C. W. Ackerson, M. J. Blish, F. E. Mussehl

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

1. The nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus content of 127 newly hatched chicks was determined. 2. Thirty newly hatched chicks were fed accurately known amounts of a good chick mash for 60 days. At the end of the period nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, and fat were determined for each chick. 3. By means of the comparative slaughter test the retention of nitrogen was found to be 37.8 per cent, calcium 43.4 per cent, and phosphorus 27.3 per cent of the respective elements fed. 4. The average gain in live weight per gram of nitrogen fed was 12.0 grams. 5. The rate of …

The Vitamin A Content Of Sour Cream Butter, Sweet Cream Butter, And Margarines, I. L. Hathaway, H. P. Davis

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Nineteen samples of margarine were obtained from Illinois, Ohio and Nebraska. They were analyzed chemically and the vitamin A content of each one was compared with that of either sour-cream or sweet-cream butter. The fat content of the butter samples varied from 80.2 to 81.5 per cent, while the fat content of the margarine samples varied from 78 .3 to 89.2 per cent. From the results it was evident that these samples of margarine were very poor sources of vitamin A when compared with butter. One of the margarine samples caused an average gain of 10 grams per rat and …