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A Study Of Man's Environmental Impact On Shell Creek And Sand Gulch, Gary Hassebrook

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Description of Shell Creek in 1972, including an investigation into the source of pollutants that have killed the first 15 miles of the creek.

Discussion of town dumping at Sand Gulch and the damage that is causing.

Student paper

Directory - Where To Find It, Air Applicator Institute

Air Applicator Information Series

Where to obtain authentic and needed information is a problem in every new industry. The purpose of this volume is to provide classified lists of sources of material and information.

There is a wealth of information available in the field of agricultural aviation. This material, however, is obtainable in piecemeal form and from many sources. State colleges of agriculture, the United States Department of Agriculture, city and county libraries, chemical and agricultural magazines, chemical companies and state departments of aeronautics are a few of the sources. This volume presents these and other channels of pertinent information for the air-applicator who …

Answers To Legal Problems, Air Applicator Institute

Air Applicator Information Series

The purpose of this volume is to provide a working knowledge of the federal, state and local laws which control the air-application industry. This volume also provides information on the sources of the regulations now existing and makes suggestions for obtaining professional information of a legal nature.

Selecting Efficient Equipment, Air Applicator Institute

Air Applicator Information Series

This volume describes the various components in a sprayer, duster, seeder or fertilizer airplane, and their functions. Emphasis is placed upon the factors which are most important in equipment design. Illustrations are provided of many commercially available units. Beginning with the essential components, the volume finishes with a discussion of airplane types most suitable for agricultural use.

How To Spray And Dust, Air Applicator Institute

Air Applicator Information Series

This volume has been prepared especially for pilots, crew chiefs and others who wish to familiarize themselves with the general methods of applicating. Much of the information is of particular concern to those responsible for the application, methods of handling and precautions.

Every pilot and crew chief needs a broad general knowledge, of chemicals, pests and crops. Such persons are urged, therefore, to obtain all of the books in this series. Applicators will do a better job of applying if their knowledge of the entire field of air application is both broad and accurate.

Understanding Crop Pests, Air Applicator Institute

Air Applicator Information Series

The first part of this volume presents in brief the life cycles of all the most important crop insect pests in the United States. Knowledge of the life cycle is necessary to a clear understanding of the insect and the injury which is often done by it in its larvae stage. The second part of this volume provides brief descriptions and illustrations of the most common weed pests and fungus diseases of crops in the United States.

Knowing Agricultural Chemicals, Air Applicator Institute

Air Applicator Information Series

The purpose of this book is to present brief descriptions of various chemicals used in agriculture. Insects and weed pests will be discussed only incidentally, as they are the subjects of other volumes of this information series. The reader who wishes to make a more detailed study of agricultural chemicals should consult the Bibliography in Volume Six for additional reference material.

Early Nebraska Cooking - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"Early Nebraska cooking, because of its lack of variety, often became unappetizing for even the least fastidious settlers. Sowbelly (salt pork), corn meal and coffee were nearly always on the table for the main meals."

The First Five Years Of The Regional Agricultural Council For The Southern Great Plains States, Office Of Land Use Coordination

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From the document:

At the October, 1940, meeting of the Southern Great Plains Regional Agricultural Council, the retiring chairmnn, F. A. Anderson, asked the Coordinator to prepare a history of the Council since its inception in 1935. This history accordingly constitutes a review of the activities of the Council during the five years from the first meeting in Pueblo, Colorado, December 12-13, 1935, through the 28th meeting, and the last one of the 1940 calendar year, held in Waco, Texas, October 17-18, 1940.

Nebraska Cattle Brands, Federal Writers' Project

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Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"Nebraska cattlemen have more than 13,000 brands registered with the Division of Live Stock Brands in the Secretary of State's OFfice.

All the brands are a part of the folklore of the state, since their designs were originated by the stockmen themselves...Regardless of whether the brand design was made into a romantic flourish of the setting sun, or into a simple initial, it became a trademark and thing of pride for its owner. So all these cattle brands, apart from their practical worth in the stock business, have an aura of romance …