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North And South Dakota Horticulture, May 1937, North And South Dakota State Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 10, Number 5

The Bobolink, O.A. Stevens
North Dakota News Letter, Dr. A.F. Yeager
President's Corner, F.X. Wallner
Plant Hormones, P.W. Zimmerman
Secretary's Corner, W.A. Simmons
Forest Conditions, Walter H. Paul
A Test Winter, John S. Robertson
Beekeepers' Notes, J.A. Munro
Fruit Observations, W.R. Leslie

The Histology Of The Alimentary Tract Of Cambarus Virilis, Arno Fred Michaelis

Bachelors’ Theses

The crayfish is a Decapod belonging to the class Crustacea of the phylum Arthropoda. The animal is used for scientific study because it possesses all of the characteristics of the phylum. It has three distinct body divisions, head, thorax, and abdomen; bilateral symetry, metamerism, jointed appendages, a chitinous exoskeleton, a dorsal heart with an incomplete circulatory system, and a nervous system of the annelid type. The crayfish is also used in the laboratory because of its abundance and the ease with which it is handled. The animal is of great economic importance due to its food value to man as …

The Histology Of The Small And Large Intestine Of Rana Pipens, Chester R. Mantey

Bachelors’ Theses

The Frog in past years and in most recent years, has been used to a great extent in the experimental sciences. In the field of physiology, the Frog becomes a great factor for experimental purpose. In addition, the science of pharmacology also makes use of the Frog in determining the actions of many drugs. But, this thesis will endeavor to take up the histology of an organ of Rana pipens, thus limiting the subject matter to this particular phase. It would only be proper at this time, to cite some of the important early workers in Histology. Bichat (1800) …

The Types Of Sterility And Related Phenomena With Special Reference To Convallaria And Tropaeolum Majus, Mary Cecilia

Bachelors’ Theses

The development of superior plants through breeding is one of the chief contributions of America to agriculture. Out of old stock, scientists have developed a large number of new forms with better quality, more productiveness, and greater resistance to disease and adversity. However, the surface has hardly been scratched and possibilities reach in interest are pushing forward the experimentations necessary for success in the science field.

A Proximate Analysis Of Some Wisconsin Grown Varieties Of Soybeans, Herman Paas Jr.

Bachelors’ Theses

Within the last ten years there has been a constantly growing demand for soybeans. This demand is a result of the many new uses to which the by-products of the bean have been put. At present there are many varieties of soybeans on the market and each of these varieties have different compositions and hence have different qualities. Chemists are working on these different varieties and are trying to find the variety that is best suited for certain purposes. Wisconsin, which is primarily an agricultural state, will be among the leaders in raising the soybean. The purpose of this investigation …

Cross-Section Anatomy Of The Male Frog (Rana Catesbiana) : A Transverse Section Through The Region Of The Eighth Vertebra, Arthur L. Guepe

Bachelors’ Theses

At the present time there does not exist a complete cross-section anatomical study of the common bull frog, Rana catesbiana. In fact, there has been very little mention in literature of any cross-section anatomy of any particular animal. However, there has been some work of this nature done in the study of human anatomy, especially the important publication of Eycleshymer and Schoemaker (1917), and in a small measure in the anatomy of the rabbit. This lack of literature on this certain topic, however, does not mean that the author had any intentions of presenting a complete cross-section study of …

An Economic Analysis Of Farm Tenure In The Uintah Basin, Utah, Glen B. Johnson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Before presenting an economic analysis of farm tenure in the Uintah Basin, it will be helpful to consider some aspects of the historical, economic, and social background of that portion of the region included in this study.

A portion of the Uintah Indian Reservation, which was created in 1861, was opened to white settlement under the homestead and townsite laws on August 28, 1905 after 103,000 acres of farming land had been allotted to individual Indians living on the reservation and 276,000 acres reserved for Indian grazing lands and timber reserve.

Because of the large deposits of asphalt products that …

The Life History Of The Dewberry Fruit Worm Cacoecia Rosaceana (Harr.) In Utah, Merlin W. Allen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study has been to determine the identity and the life history of certain larvae attacking dewberry fruits and foliage in a few sections of Utah. The dewberry fruit worm as it was called until it was definitely identified the oblique-banded leaf-roller, was first observed by farmers at Granite and Butlerville in 1932. Since 1934 it has been found affecting dewberries in other parts of northern Utah.

This investigation was begun in the spring of 1935 and continued until the fall of 1936, being made possible through the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Entomology, and with …

The Plankton Of The Bear River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Utah Seasonal Distribution Of Organisms, George Piranian

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In the summer of 1932, an investigation of some biological, physical, and chemical conditions at the Bear River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Utah, was begun at the Utah State Agricultural College to determine some of the factors governing the biological productivity of brackish-water marshes. Unfortunately, lack of funds made it impossible to continue work beyond the first season.

In 1936, the Wild Life Experiment Station at the Utah State Agricultural College appropriated a fund for a cooperative project between the Station and the Department of Botany at the same institution. This project, planned to be continued by various graduate fellows over …

The Microflora Of Milk Drawn Aseptically From The U.S.A.C. Dairy Herd, Lewis W. Jones

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Early studies on the bacterial content of milk were made mainly to satisfy the interest of people who wished to determine the various materials that contained bacteris. Soon the value of bacterial counts, as an indication of the general conditions of production, of handling, and of the keeping qualities of milk, became evident and bacterial counts were used to obtain information concerning these problems. Numbers of bacteria in milk have been used also in the studies of the desirable and undesirable changes in milk.

In the last few years our citizenry has been made more conscious of the presence and …

The Identification Of The Tomato Mosaic Virus Prevalent In Utah, Ross D. Watson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Collections of tomato mosaic virus obtained from Utah and California produce a localized severe leaf and stem necrosis on Datura meteloides. After the streaked plant has stood sufficiently long to permit secondary growth to occur, a systemic diseased expression develops in a few of the plants. No reference to a similar development on Datura meteloides following inoculation with the tobacco mosaic virus was found in the literature.

Fifty-First Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science And The Sixth Annual Convention Of The Junior Academy Of Science Of Iowa, April 16 And 17, 1937, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.

Dinosaur Tracks At The Fourth Crossing Of The Paluxy River Near Glen Rose, Texas, Ellis W. Shuler

Field and Laboratory

Erosion has laid bare at least eight localities in Somervell County, Texas, showing dinosaur tracks in the Glen Rose limestone. It is with keen regret that this article records the disappearance of one of the most notable of these exhibits, the well known track locality at the fourth crossing of the Paluxy River, about four miles west of the town of Glen Rose. Stream erosion, which brought to view there a superb collection of tracks, continued its work too well and wiped out the exhibit as an eraser wipes out a school­boy's blackboard drawing.

Notes On The Acrididae (Orthoptera) Of Iowa, Herbert Knutson

Field and Laboratory

Considerable taxonomic work has been published on the grasshoppers of many of the midwestern states, such as that of Hebard on species of South Dakota ('25), Kansas ('31), Minnesota ('32), and Illinois ('34). Also, some work of economic character has been done in each of the mid­western states.

Age Of The Malone Fauna, Claude C. Albritton Jr.

Field and Laboratory

The geological age of the Malone fauna, described in 1905 by Cragin, has been a subject of considerable uncertainty…. The writer spent the summers of 1934 and 1935 in the Malone area, mapping it with plane table on a scale of one inch to a thousand feet. Extensive collections of fossils gathered at both old and new localities were referred to twenty-five carefully measured stratigraphical sections.

Blue Sun: A Colloidal Explanation, Phil Wagley

Field and Laboratory

During a severe duststorm at Dallas, Texas, on March 17, 1935, the disk of the sun appeared deep blue in color. The dust of the storm was composed largely of small grains of quartz, floating in the atmosphere at a great height, perhaps 12,000 feet or more. Reports from the Dallas Airport Station indicated that the duststorms that came during the spring of 1935 often reached this height, and at times the ceiling was 13,500 feet. In western Texas and Oklahoma, these duststorms frequently produced high potential electrical charges in the atmosphere, causing sparks to be drawn from metal parts …

Pectinatella Magnifica Leidy An Occasional River-Pest In Iowa, S. W. Geiser

Field and Laboratory

The common fresh-water Bryozoan, Pectinatella magnifica Leidy, with which this paper deals, is widely distributed in the United States, Northern Germany, and Czechoslovakia.

Meteorite Scars In Ancient Rocks, John D. Boon, Claude C. Albritton Jr.

Field and Laboratory

In a previous paper the writers suggested that some explosion structures currently attributed to volcanism may actually record impacts of giant meteorites which fell during the geological past. It is the purpose of this article to show how meteorite craters and their underlying structures might be preserved, and to evaluate the meteoritic hypothesis as an explanation for three structures which tentatively have been assigned to other origins.

North And South Dakota Horticulture, April 1937, North And South Dakota State Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 10, Number 4

The Kingfisher, O.A. Stevens
North Dakota News Letter, Dr. A.F. Yeager
President's Corner, F.X. Wallner
From Our Mailbag, Victor Lundeen
Orchard Management, L.L. Davis
Secretary's Corner, W.A. Simmons
New Apple Varieties, G.H. Howe
Evergreens from Seed, J.H. Gerbracht

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 13, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Block And Bridle Annual 1937

Block and Bridle Annual (1933–2021)

Membership

Regular Activites

Feeders' Day

Emergency Livestock Day

Junior Ak-Sar-Ben Show

Junior Ak-Sar-Ben Ball

Block and Bridle Livestrock Juding Contest

High School Livesstock Judging contest

Women's Meat Judging Contest

Men's Meat Judging Contest

Initiation of New Members.

Special Activities

Omaha Day

Saddle and Sirloin Medal Essay Contest

Financial Statement

Publicity Obtained

In Memoriam, Lawrence Bruner, Myron H. Swenk

Nebraska Bird Review

On January 30, 1937, at his home at 3033 Deakin Street in Berkeley, California, Lawrence Bruner, pioneer American economic entomologist and a world authority on grasshoppers and related insects (Orthoptera), as well as the person who more than any other individual was responsible for the organization of the Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union, passed away after a severe illness of a few days that culminated a rather extended period of gradually declining health. It is difficult to epitomize any account of the life accomplishments of this man, because they were so many and varied, and perhaps for this purpose there …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (April 1937) 5(2)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

Banding and Bird Study. By O. A. Stevens ... 27

General Notes ... 29

Editorial Page ... 34

In Memoriam. Lawrence Bruner ... 35

North And South Dakota Horticulture, March 1937, North And South Dakota State Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 10, Number 3

The Mourning Dove, O.A. Stevens
North Dakota News Letter, Dr. A.F. Yeager
Plant Spacing, John S. Robertson
President's Corner, F.X. Wallner
New Fruits Hardiness, E.A. Gates
Bee Report, J.A. Munro
Secretary's Corner, W.A. Simmons
Gambles of a Gardener, Mrs. G.M. Jorgenson

North And South Dakota Horticulture, February 1937, North And South Dakota State Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 10, Number 2

The Passenger Pigeon, O.A. Stevens
N. Dak. News Letter, Dr. A.F. Yeager
New Tomatoes, John S. Robertson
President's Corner, F.X. Wallner
From Our Mailbag, Victor Lundeen
State Tree Planting, J.L. Low
Secretary's Corner, W.A. Simmons
Beekeeper's News Letter, J.A. Munro

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.

Twenty-Five Years Of Agricultural Extension Work In South Dakota, Gilbert S. Weaver

SDSU Extension Publications Archive

Organization of Agricultural Extension Work in South Dakota during March, 1912,

Marked the beginning-of a-movement in agricultural education that was destined to influence the economic and social life of rural people in South Dakota for twenty-five years. Only the future will reveal its limitations. Agricultural Extension Work had its inception in Brown county. Farmers, business men, a railroad, a mail order house, and county commissioners of Brown county had formed the Better Farming Association. This organization took the initiative in promoting and inaugurating county agent work. During the span of years from March, 1912, to March, 1937, Agricultural Extension work …

Daily Light Ration And Gonadal Activity In The English Sparrow, Passer Domesticus, A. R. Ringoen, A. Kirschbaum

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

How Two Captive Young Beavers Constructed A Food Pile, Thos. S. Roberts

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Comparative Permeability Of Woods To Liquids, Harvey D. Erickson

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.