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North And South Dakota Horticulture, April 1935, North And South Dakota Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 8, Number 4

Say's Phoebe, O.A. Stevens
North Dakota News Letter
The Lawn and the Drought, C.B. Waldron
Control Methods for Fruit Pests, John S. Robertson
Roses for the North, E.C. Hilborn
Pests in the Garden, F.X. Wallner
South Dakota Notes, R.W. Vance
Secretary's Corner, W.A. Simmons
Gardening on a Hillside, Mrs. L.H. Robinson
Soil Color and Fertility

Determination Of The Ratio Of Specific Heats Of A Gas By Method Of Clement And Desormes, J. C. Carpenter

Field and Laboratory

No abstract provided.

Notes

Field and Laboratory

The Groundhog As A Weather Forecaster; Two Leading Chemists Visit Southern Methodist University; The Chemistry Club; Central Texas Section, American Chemical Society Meets At Southern Methodist University; Oberholser Lectures At Southern Methodist University

A Slime Mould Collection For Comparison And Identification, Mayne Longnecker

Field and Laboratory

The University of Iowa has long been known as a center of mycological study….In order that more intelligent work may be done in various parts of the country in the classification of the myxomycetes, and for the purpose of stimulating interest in them, Professor [George W.] Martin is assembling a few collections of representative forms from the herbarium at the University of Iowa, and placing these in the hands of interested individuals at strategic and widely separated locations….It is the good fortune of the department of biology of Southern Methodist University to have received one of these collections for use …

An Old Experiment Carried A Step Further, John D. Boon

Field and Laboratory

An old experiment described in almost every elementary college text book that has been issued for years, illustrates how the boiling point of water may be reduced to room temperatures by boiling a small amount of water in a flask until the air has been carried out by the steam, then putting a stopper in the flask and holding it under a stream of cold water, thus condensing the steam and producing a partial vacuum….Why authors of texts do not carry this experiment a step further and reduce the boiling point to the triple point is difficult to understand.

Muscles Of The Forelimb And Pectoral Girdle Of The Spiny Soft-Shelled Turtle, Amyda Spinifera, Joseph Volk

Bachelors’ Theses

The order Chelonla Is characterized by an exo-skeleton formed by a somewhat cupshaped, oval carapace on the dorsal surface and a roughly rectangular, flat plastron on the ventral surface, which are united at their lateral edges, between the fore and hind limbs by structures of similar composition, the bridges.

Exotic Ancient Forests Of Washington, George F. Beck

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

The greatest fossil forest in the world is located within easy driving distance of the University of Washington campus in the State of Washington, near the Columbia River, east of the city of Ellensburg. Mr. George F. Beck, a member of the faculty of the Ellensburg State Normal School, and a former graduate student of the College of Forestry of the University of Washington, discovered this forest, which is now known as the Ginkgo Forest State Park. Aside from its importance from a scientific point of view, this "petrified forest," which contains a greater variety of species than any other …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (April 1935) 3(2)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

The Songs of the Western Meadowlark. By Misses Jessie M. and Mary A. Towne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 51

The Case Against the Bronzed Grackle. By Mrs. George W. Trine. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. 54

General Notes......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

North And South Dakota Horticulture, March 1935, North And South Dakota Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

The Raven, O.A. Stevens
North Dakota News Letter, A.F. Yeager
Premium List for 1935
South Dakota Notes, R.W. Vance
Pruning of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, G.W. Gurney
Pruning, Dr. A.F. Yeager
President's Corner, F.X. Wallner
Secretary's Corner, W.A. Simmons
Honor Roll
Our Friends at the Breakfast Table, Dr. Ferd. Brown

Determining The Sex Of Day Old Chicks, H. E. Alder

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

More than 2,000 years ago people were interested in determining the sex of the embryo in hatching eggs and the sex of day-old chicks. No method of determining the sex of day-old chicks (except of course in sex-linked chicks) was of the slightest value until the Japanese method was discovered and developed. About 1925 Japanese scientists discovered the presence of a rudimentary copulatory organ located on the ventral rim of the cloaca which was present in all day-old males and only a few day-old females.

Annual Fodder And Silage Crops For Nebraska, W. E. Lyness, T. A. Kiesselbach

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

The present shortage in the seed supply of all standard varieties of annual forage crops has created a special demand for information concerning their relative productivity and the possible use of substitute crops. This circular reports the yields secured from such crops at the Experiment Station, in an effort to help farmers reach a decision as to which crops should be grown this year for roughage, and which ones especially should have their seed supply increased for use in future years. Feed value and production costs as well as yields should be taken into consideration by the grower.

Relation Of Root Distribution To Organic Matter In Prairie Soil, J. E. Weaver, V. H. Hougen, M. D. Weldon

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Although the root distribution of the chief grasses and forbs of tall-grass prairie has been known for 15 years (18), no studies on the relation of root distribution to the organic matter in the soil have been made. In fact, so far as the writers are aware, few studies of this type have been undertaken in America. SPRAGUE (15), working in New Jersey, has attempted to correlate root occupation of the several soil layers with their specific soil properties. The grasses, chiefly Kentucky bluegrass and Colonial bent grass, were grown on a formerly cultivated soil of the gray-brown forest soil …

Ledger Recording Of Bread Received 1935 - 1936, Griffin Bakery

Manuscripts

Ledger detailing bread received between March 1935 and May 1936 at Griffins's Bakers and Confectioners, 21 Shop Street, Galway.

Bulletin No. 253 - Cherries Of Utah, Fancis M. Coe

UAES Bulletins

In the production of cherries, as with all fruit plants, growers are dealing with clonal varieties which are individuals, and as such differ from each other in their characteristics. Since these characteristics vitally affect the value of each variety and returns from its culture, the importance of complete information on these characteristics for a given region is evident.

All varieties now grown, unfortunately, have faults or fail to reach the ideal in one or more important characters. They may lack size, productivity, hardiness, or quality. They may lack vigor or be susceptible to diseases and insects. They may ripen at …

North And South Dakota Horticulture, February 1935, North And South Dakota Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

The Magpie, O.A. Stevens
North Dakota News Letter, A.F. Yeager
Digging and Storing Gladiolus, Dahlia, Canna and Other Tender Plants, Purley L. Keene
Extracts from the Diary of a Traveling Man, W.A. Simmons
The Plains Shelterbelt Project in South Dakota, A.L. Ford

Letter From R. W. Wilson To S. B. Simmons. Letter From S. B. Simmons To R. W. Wilson, R. W. Wilson, S. B. Simmons

Documents

Letter from R. W. Wilson to S. B. Simmons, concerning event plans. Letter from S. B. Simmons to R. W. Wilson, concerning plans for an event at Rocky Point.

Letter From H. F. Wilson To S. B. Simmons. Letter From S. B. Simmons To H. F. Wilson, H. F. Wilson, S. B. Simmons

Documents

Letter from H. F. Wilson to S. B. Simmons, concerning plans for an event at Rocky Point. Letter from S. B. Simmons to H. F. Wilson, concerning plans for an event at Rocky Point.

Bulletin No. 254 - Summer And Winter Rations For Fattening Hogs, H. H. Smith, E. J. Maynard

UAES Bulletins

Practically all of the 85,000 hogs on the farms of Utah (as of August 1, 1934) are in the irrigated sections of the state where they fit in well with dairying. Utah, however, is a hog-deficient area and produces about 109,000 hogs less than are slaughtered in the state for its own use. Large amounts of milk by-products such as skim milk, buttermilk, and whey are produced in Utah. Large amounts of alfalfa are also grown in the irrigated sections, thus providing excellent pasture for the growing out and feeding of market hogs. Barley is the principal feeding grain grown …

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 11, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Annual Report: 1935

Cherry County (Nebraska) Extension: Historical Documents

Throughout the year ending on November 16, 1935 extension work in Cherry County was administered cooperatively and sponsored by the following groups; namely, Board of County Commissioners; a County Extension Committee of seven members; a District AAA Wheat Control Association with headquarters at Ainsworth; a County AAA Corn-Hog Control Association, the Nebraska Resettlement Administration; and a tentative Farm Bureau organization.

Slightly less than one-half of the agents time was devoted to developing the AAA programs for the year. Somewhat less than one-fourth of his time was devoted to Emergency Drouth relief activities including the close of the cattle buying. The …

Muslin Wall Hanging Presentation Materials From The 1930s, Louis Leviticus, William Splinter

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Earlier this summer someone looking for oil rags at the Lester Larson Tractor Museum remembered there was a drawer of them in an old file cabinet. When unfolding one, and then many more, they discovered that the fabric pieces were actually hand-illustrated, fabric panels which had once been used in Extension presentations.

Much as speakers might use a PowerPoint presentation today, these are thought to have been hung at meeting sites and referenced during the course of the meeting/class.

Individuals from the Tractor Museum carefully photographed each of the panels and created a spreadsheet of information about them.

It is …

Forty-Eighth Annual Report Of The Agricultural Experiment Station Of Nebraska, February 1, 1935, W.W. Burr

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

This report differs from previous reports in two respects: it covers experimental work up to January 1, 1935, and it includes brief abstracts of publications since the last report. Previously most of the report dealt with work done before the end of the fiscal year; that is, work done between June 30 and January 1 was not reported until over a year later, for the most part. The present report corrects that defect, and in addition the abstracts of publications will make the report useful as a reference guide to published matter.

The projects are discussed under subject headings and …

North And South Dakota Horticulture, January 1935, North And South Dakota Horticultural Societies

North and South Dakota Horticulture

The Ruffed Grouse, O.A. Stevens
North Dakota News Letter, A.F. Yeager
Growing Narcissus, Hyacinth and Other Bulbs in the Home, Purley L. Keene
Extracts from the Diary of a Traveling Man, W.A. Simmons
Some Experiences with Evergreens in North Dakota, C.L. Jensen
Roadside Improvements in So. Dak., M.M. Taylor
Suitable Varieties for Plums and Apples for Central Saskatchewan, E.V. Hutton
Shelter Belts, Anson L. Crawford

The Anatomy, Systematic Position, Natural History And Economic Importance Of The Spoonbill Ganoid, Polyodon Spathula., Oscar H. Steinberg

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (Jan 1935) 3(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

Contents

A Quarter Century of Spring Bird Migration Records at Red Cloud. Nebraska. By Charles S. Ludlow………….. 3

General Notes ........................................... 26

Editorial Page .......................................... 32

The 1934 Migration Season ......................... 35

Christmas and New Year's Day Censuses ................... 43

Here and There with the N. O. U. Members ............... 45

In Memoriam ........................................... 47

Advertisement ........................................... 48

A New Fossil Peccary, Prosthennops Niobrarensis, From Brown County, Nebraska, Edwin H. Colbert

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

During the summer of 1929, the writer, accompanied by Mr. Paul O. McGrew of the University of Nebraska, discovered during the course of excavations for fossil vertebrates in northern Brown County, Nebraska, a fairly complete peccary skull referable to the genus Prosthennops. This skull, due to its several unusual characters, as well as to its fair degree of completeness, would seem to warrant a special and a rather detailed description. Consequently the specimen has been kindly turned over to me by Dr. E. H. Barbour, Director of the Nebraska State Museum, not only for the purpose of the present …

A New Miocene Dog, Mesocyon Geringensis, Sp. Nov., Erwin Hinckley Barbour, C. Bertrand Schultz

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

A field party from the Nebraska State Museum consisting of Messrs. E. L. Blue, Frank Crabill, Loren Eiseley, and C. Bertrand Schultz, on August 28, 1931, was fortunate in finding the remains of a new Mesocyon. This specimen, number 4-28-8-31, the Nebraska State Museum, was found in the Gering formation (lower Miocene), fifteen feet above the Brule, 400 feet west of the road in Redington Gap, near the center of the S. 1/2, sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 52 W., west of Bridgeport, Morrill County, Nebraska.

Gnathabelodon Thorpei, Gen. Et Sp. Nov. A New Mud-Grubbing Mastodon, Erwin Hinckley Barbour, George F. Sternberg

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

In February, 1932, while opening a gravel pit to get material for highway construction, the skull, tusks, and mandible of a new longirostral mastodont were found by Robert Arnold on his ranch, Sec. 24, T. 12 S., R. 22 W., 1 1/2 miles due east of Ogallah, Trego County, western Kansas. This point is located about 20 miles west and three miles north of Hays, the seat of the Fort Hays Kansas State College, in the museum of which the above mentioned specimen is mounted and exhibited. When unexpectedly exposed by Mr. Arnold and his associates, the great skull was …

Comparison Of Runoff And Erosion In Prairie, Pasture, And Cultivated Land, J. E. Weaver, Wm. C. Noll

Papers of John E. Weaver (1884–1956)

Soil erosion resulting from runoff water has come to be recognized as a national menace. The determination and evaluation of all factors influencing runoff and erosion are studies of fundamental importance, especially insofar as they may be made to yield information upon methods of control over this insidious tendency of washing away the land.

"Fully 75 per cent of the crop-producing and grazing areas of the United States is sloping enough to set in motion, moderately or violently, these wasteful processes of accelerated soil-removal and excessive runoff. That 35 million acres of formerly cultivated land have been essentially ruined by …

Ec35-50 Bindweed Eradication, T.A. Kiesselbach, P.H. Stewart, D.L. Gross

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Field bindweed, also known as small-flowered morning glory, European morning glory, Creeping Charlie, Russian Creeper, and Creeping Jennie, is becoming each year a greater menace to farm lands. The infestation of cultivated fields with this pest lowers the yield of crops an average of 30 percent, increases the labor costs, and reduces land and loan values. It is therefore important that land-owners learn to identify bindweed and guard against its introduction on their farms. Where it has become established, steps should be taken at once for its eradication.

This 1935 extension circular discusses identifying field bindweed, prevalence and spread of …