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Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 19, No. 4), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Dried Whey And Blood Meal In The Raising Of Calves On Limited Amounts Of Milk, I. L. Hathaway, G. W. Trimberger, H. P. Davis

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The use of substitutes for milk in the raising of calves is always of interest to the progressive dairyman, since there are a number of circumstances in which it is advantageous to reduce the milk feeding period. Producers of market milk often desire to raise their calves on as little milk as possible in order to have more milk available for market. When the demand for milk is good, dairymen who usually market cream only may prefer to sell milk and raise their calves on starters or other milk substitutes. Dairy farmers may wish to use the skim milk generally …

A Study Of The Respiratory System Of The Sparrow (Passer Domesticus), Ben Peter Arnowitz

Bachelors’ Theses

The respiratory mechanisms of birds, unlike that of mammals, are definitely adapted to the function of flight. Because of this added adaptation, we should expect, therefore, some morphological and perhaps even embryological, physiological, and histological differences. An example of a morphological difference between birds and mammals is the intricate system of air-sacs that are present in birds. This remarkable feature is probably the reason why birds are able to fly as they do.

In this thesis the writer has used the sparrow (Passer domesticus) for the basis of his experiments. This particular bird was chosen in preference to …

Replacement Of True Prairie By Mixed Prairie In Eastern Nebraska And Kansas, J. E. Weaver

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Destruction of a portion of one plant association and its replacement by another has just been completed. This has occurred not as the result of man's interference with the vegetation nor the effect of his grazing animals. It has been due to a dry climatic cycle and has been accomplished within a period of seven years. The scene of action was the broad area on the western edge of true prairie in central Kansas, eastern Nebraska, and eastern South Dakota. It is distinctly east of the mixed prairie in the central portion of these states. Although the phenomenon was general …

Bulletin No. 310 - The Influence Of Cropping On The Nitrogen, Phosphorus And Organic Matter Of The Soil Under Irrigation Farming, J. E. Greaves, C. T. Hirst

UAES Bulletins

Most soils contain sufficient nutrients for normal plant growth, with the exception of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. These elements are used by plants in the largest quantities and the amounts of these in the soil govern its productivity. Soil organic matter is of prime importance for it is the matrix which holds the nitrogen and modifies the structure, temperature, and water-holding capacity of the soil. The organic matter is the very life of the soil, for it is in and on it that bacteria work and by so doing determine the kind and speed of reactions which occur. It is …

North And South Dakota Horticulture, September 1943, North And South Dakota State Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 16, Number 9

Nuttall's Poor-Will, Dr. O.A. Stevens
Newslants, H.A. Graves
Manitoba News Letter, W.R. Leslie
Garden Notes, W.E.H. Porter
Notes from S.W. Pacific, H.R. Woodward
Garden Club Gleanings, Mrs. G.M. Jorgensen
Wild Flowers of S.D., Dr. L.C. Snyder
Fruit and Vegetable Notes, F.X. Wallner
The Peace Garden, Dr. G.F. Will
Book Reviews, Mrs. F. Briley
Secretary's Corner, W.A. Simmons
Questions and Answers, Dr. S.A. McCrory

Letter From A.M. Overton To W.T. Johnson, A. M. Overton

Documents

A. M. Overton says that he was glad Johnson visited and asks him to return.

North And South Dakota Horticulture, August 1943, North And South Dakota State Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 16, Number 8

Leconte's Sparrow, O.A. Stevens
Newlsants, H.A. Graves
Garden Notes, W.E.H. Porter
Manitoba News Letter, W.R. Leslie
Garden Club Gleanings, Mrs. G.M. Jorgensen
Wildflowers of South Dakota, L.C. Snyder
Spotted Fever Ticks, H.R. Woodward
Book Review, Mrs. F. Briley and W.R. Simmons
Fruit and Vegetable Notes, F.X. Wallner
Secretary's Corner, W.A. Simmons

Nitrate Production As Affected By Grain-Crop Residues On The Surface Of The Soil, T. M. Mccalla, J. C. Russel

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The purpose of this bulletin is to present the data on nitrate contents and nitrate production in tests where straw or stalk residues were left on the surface through subsurface tillage, as compared with check treatments where these residues were plowed under or were absent. Nine of these tests were at Lincoln, Nebraska, and one was at the Hastings, Nebraska, Hydrological Project. Two tests were conducted in 1939, four in 1941, and four in 1942.

Bindweed Eradication In Nebraska, N. S. Hanson, F. D. Keim, D. L. Gross

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

Bindweed, which is easily recognized by its creeping, entwining habit of growth, is Nebraska's most destructive weed because of its effect on crop plants. Its total annual cost to the agricultural industry of the state is several million dollars, which ultimately affects all those citizens who depend directly or indirectly upon income from agriculture.

Some Physical And Chemical Properties Of Wheat Starch In Relationship To The Maturity Of The Wheat, Claude W. Bice

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

Wheat is one of the most valuable of economic plants and is grown extensively throughout the world. Because of the unique chemical and physical properties of its gluten, wheat is superior to all other cereals for bread making. Its high starch content provides a tremendous source of energy as a food, as well as filling certain industrial starch needs, especially in textile manufacturing . The present study on properties of immature and mature wheat starches should be of inestimable worth for evaluation of damaged wheats for starch production, as well as for yielding fundamental information which may facilitate the use …

Bulletin No. 309 - An Economic Analysis Of The Milking Enterprise On Farms In The Ogden Area, Utah, 1937-39, George T. Blanch, Dee A. Broadbent

UAES Bulletins

The area included in this study is part of the better irrigated section of Utah. Although the soils are variable, that part used for arable agriculture is generally fair to good. The poorer soils are used largely for pastures which makes necessary a forage-consuming livestock enterprise in the farm organization. Dairy cattle is the type of livestock most common. Topography, climate, irrigation water supply, transportation, and markets all permit or favor a relatively intensive and successful cash-crop and dairy type of farming. The average farm is relatively small in area of cultivated land which also makes necessary intensive usage, high …

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 19, No. 3), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Fishes Of The Middle West, Rachel L. Carson

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

The waters of the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes are a potential source of several hundred million pounds of food in the form of tasty lake and river fishes. This rich resource of the inland waters is important to a nation at war. Because of the growing meat shortage, people will eat more fish than in pre-war years. In the interior of the country, people will eat more fresh-water fish than before, because fish are good and nutritious and because, in the coming months, the shipments of rosefish, halibut, shrimp, and other seafoods that come to them from the …

North And South Dakota Horticulture, July 1943, North And South Dakota State Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 16, Number 7

Baird's Sparrow, O.A. Stevens
Newslants, H.A. Graves
Garden Notes, W.E.H. Porter
Manitoba News Letter, W.R. Leslie
Garden Club Gleanings, Mrs. G.M. Jorgensen
Letter From Nebraska, Flora Sandoz Kicken
Weather Damage, H.R. Woodward
Beebe's Philosophy, H.E. Beebe
Fruit and Vegetable Notes, F.X. Wallner
Wild Flowers of South Dakota, Dr. L.C. Snyder
Secretary's Corner, W.A. Simmons

Nebraska Bird Review (July-December 1943) 11(2), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

Nesting of the Red-shouldered Hawk in Sarpy County,
By Dr. Charles A. Stewart ..................................... 25

Photographing the Pileated Woodpecker in Minnesota,
By W. Leroy Wilcox ......................................................... 31

Bird Observations· from Southern Army Camps,
By Cpl. Ralph W. Velich .............................. 33

N. O. U. Cooperative Bird Migration List for Spring of 1943 .... 38

General Notes ....................................... 45

A Message From N. O. U.'s President .........................48

Membership Roll of the N. O. U. ................................................... 50

Land Market Survey By Representative Counties South Dakota, Norris J. Anderson, Ray F. Pengra

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

The Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the United States Department of Agriculture, with the Department of Agricultural Economics of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station cooperating, is conducting a survey of agricultural real estate transfers in South Dakota. This study is designed to analyze the current land market. At the close of every three months period during the calendar year information concerning land transfers is gathered from county records and other reliable sources concerning the number of transfers that have occurred, the typos of sellers, the typos of buyers, the intent of the buyers, the price per acre at which …

Farm Management Aspects Of Agricultural War Production In South Dakota, C.R. Hoglund

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

ncreasing demands for meat, milk, fats, cereals, and oils make it essential that South Dakota farmers adjust their individual programs to achieve maximum production. This increased production may be brought about by a fuller utilization of crop land and land otherwise left idle, by shifting from low to high nutrient production crops, by adjusting livestock feeding practices for a more efficient use of feed and by the adoption of other improved farm management practices.

Bulletin No. 308 - A Farm Management Study Of Farms With Dairy Enterprises In The Ogden Area, Utah, 1937-39, George T. Blanch, Dee A. Broadbent

UAES Bulletins

Farmers in the irrigated sections of Utah are confronted by several difficult problems in the management of their farms. The farms are far distant from the consumption centers of the country which results in high freight rates and a need to produce concentrated products for market, and also in violent fluctuations in farm prices. The farms usually consist of relatively few crop acres which makes intensive usage necessary for an adequate sized business. Most farms also include a considerable acreage of land unsuited to tillage. The utilization of this land makes necessary the inclusion in the farm business of a …

North And South Dakota Horticulture, June 1943, North And South Dakota State Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 16, Number 6

Sprauge's Pipit, O.A. Stevens
Newslants, H.A. Graves
Manitoba News Letter, W.R. Leslie
Garden Notes, W.E.H. Porter
Ferns at Old Faithful, H.R. Woodward
Garden Club Gleanings, Mrs. G.M. Jorgensen
Fruit & Vegetable Notes, F.X. Wallner
Wild Flowers, Dr. L.C. Snyder
Book Reviews, Mrs. F. Briley
Sceney Island Park, H.J. Donaldson
Secretary's Corner, W.A. Simmons
Questions & Answers, S.A. McCrory

How To Reseed Utah Range Lands, A. Perry Plummer, Richard M. Hurd, C. Kenneth Pearse

Aspen Bibliography

Additional low cost forage is urgently needed by Utah's range livestock industry. Seeding of depleted tracts in accordance with recently developed methods and principles will help supply this forage and is entirely feasible. Where the value of the increased forage will repay the cost of planting, careful reseeding of selected sites is fully justified.

The important part that reseeding can play in restoring ranges to their former capacity has been demonstrated. Although satisfactory results can be obtained on many sites during average or better years, much more study is needed to insure consistent success in abnormal years and to extend …

The Outlook For Waxy Sorghum In Nebraska, R. L. Cushing

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

This circular reports on the present situation regarding the use of waxy sorghum grain for the manufacture of special starches. In the spring of 1942, a publication from this Station (Experiment Station Circular 69) suggested the possibility of a market for the waxy grain of Nebraska-grown Leoti sorgo. Since then there have been many developments which may interest those who have grown or who may contemplate growing Leoti in Nebraska.

An Evaluation Of The Baking And Boiling Qualities Of Eight Varieties Of Potatoes, Minerva Kellogg, W.F. Buckholtz

Agricultural Experiment Station Home Economics Pamphlets (1943-1957)

In 1942 the Sebago, Pontiac and Sequoia potatoes grown. at Brookings were late blight-resistant and somewhat scab-resistant. The prevalence of scab in Deuel County and a part of Codington County may make it highly desirable to resort to a resistant variety for table stock production in that area. One of the prime requisites of a potato variety is its cooking quality, and varieties differ in their relative response to different methods; for instance baking and boiling. To evaluate these three varieties in that respect, they were scored, when baked and boiled, along side Early Ohio, Irish Cobbler, Bliss Triumph, Katahdin, …

Effects Of Rootone On Shoot And Root Growth Of The Soy Bean And The Effects Of Nutrient Salts On The Same, Thomas Pastras

Biology Honors Papers

This thesis provides background information on plant hormones and plant physiology and describes an experiment on the effects of growth hormone on the root and shoot of the soy bean plant.

Species And Parasitic Diseases Of The Genus Viola In Milwaukee County, Ruth E. Gass

Bachelors’ Theses

This study was conducted to determine the species of Viola and parasitic diseases of the genus Viola. The specimens were collected in Wauwatosa, located in Milwaukee County; a few plants were collected in Jefferson County.

Population Size And Longevity Of Males And Females In Drosophila, Kathleen M. Murphy

Bachelors’ Theses

The two ever present instincts of man are self-preservation and the propagation of the race. At the beginning of one’s life this urge to survive is wholly unconscious but later on this will to live Is supplimented within the individual as a definite conscious search for longevity. Awareness to this inherent and universal desire to live is evidenced by the sought after services of the physician or doctor; the presence of civil law with the law courts and many other protective establishments. This conscious awareness to the possibilities, no matter how slight, of extending or at least maintaining life has …

Studies Of The Excretory System Of The Passer Domesticus, James Julian Stout

Bachelors’ Theses

In past years and in recent years most animals have been made a subject of study. However, very little or no research has been made on the most common of all birds, the English Sparrow. This thesis will endeavor to take up the study of the excretory system of the Passer Domesticus. In most animals the excretory organs are the kidneys and the skin, which pass of nitrogenous and other waste matters from the body. I will take up the main organ of this system the kidney at this time, with a histological study of the ureter, and leave the …

A Study Of The Digestive System In The Sparrow (Passer Domesticus), Henry Joseph Wisniewski

Bachelors’ Theses

The digestive tube proper of the Sparrow beings with the Oesophagus. This is a soft tubular organ which serves to convey food rapidly from the pharynx to the stomach. It extends along the median ventral margin of the neck lying dorsal to or to one side of the trachea. Posteriorly, at the base of the neck and shortly in front of the sternum it broadens slightly and gives rise to a dilated region of the oesophagus, namely the Crop, "whose secretion serves to moisten the food or even to initiate digestion." In larger birds as in the pigeon, the crop …

The Urogenital System Of The Male And Female English Sparrow, Passer Domesticus, Peter Paul Wisniewski

Bachelors’ Theses

The testes is a pair of oval organs posterior to the lungs and anterior to the kidneys. Each testes is attached by a mesentery to the anterior end of the kidney. An adrenal gland is located at the anterior portion of each testes. The vasa deferentia are slender convoluted tubules. Each arises from the median edge of the testes passes cauded along the ventral surface of the kidney, paralleling the ureter and enlarging slightly at the distal end to form a small seminal vesicle, which enters the urogenital region of the cloaca by a papilla. The male urodaeum is smaller …

An Electrophoretic Determinatin Of The Properties Of Methacrol M.E. By The Use Of A Capillary Cross-Arm "U" Tube, Richard Reiland Bains

Bachelors’ Theses

this research was undertaken primarily to discover the use of a capillary cross-arm "U" tube in the determi­nation of the electrophoretic and other electrical proper­ ties of a plastic emulsion.

The primary objective was to determine the isoelectric point of the emulsion and also the optimum pH or electro-endosmotic motion.

The secondary and distant objective was to note when, how, and it any coherent plating on the electrodes took place.