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Ua30/1/1 State Normal Farm Near Bowling Green, Kentucky, H. M. Yarbrough, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Administration Documents

Map by surveyor H.M. Yarbrough showing location of 81 acres of WKU Farm. Scale is 1 inch = 15 poles, northwest orientation, 22" x 10". Includes location of Jonesville. The map is undated, 1930 is a circa date.

Rb30-252 Sex And Age As Factors In Cattle Feeding, H.J. Gramlich, R.R. Thalman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Varying economic conditions and changes in the demands of the meat consuming public have been responsible for the turns that have taken place in the beef industry during recent years. Both feeder and producer must recognize and conform to these changes if they are to continue in business. Among the most important of these changes have been the turn toward the marketing of lighter cattle and the gradual disappearance from feed lots of two- and three-year-old animals. Furthermore, the cattle population of the United States is fast reaching stabilization with the resulting effect that more heifers are being marketed, since …

Rb30-246 Testing Ice Cream For Butterfat, L.K. Crowe

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Butterfat is usually the most expensive ingredient of ice cream; hence, great care is necessary in controllng its use. The manufacturer of ice cream, whether doing a large or a small volume of business, must manufacture a product that will comply with the established fat standard. Some means of determining the percentage of butterfat in the product must be available in order to establish this control.

This 1930 research bulletin discusses the different testing equipment used to test butterfat in ice cream.

Ec30-39 Swine Sanitation, L. Van Es

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

From the very beginning of Nebraska's agricultural development its farmers have recognized that the production of swine must of necessity accompany the growing of corn. The latter, one of the state's most important staples, cannot be marketed in a more economical manner than after having been transformed into pork, bacon, and lard.

As a result the state has for many years maintained a rather dense swine population mainly divided into large herds kept on relatively small areas of land. This density of population, as well as certain practices in management and selective breeding, has brought about conditions favorable for the …

Rb30-250 Raising Early Lambs From Aged Western Ewes, A.D. Weber

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Many farm flocks in Nebraska are comprised of aged western ewes. They are easily obtained because of the state's geographical position with reference to the sheep-producing sections of the West and the leading feeder lamb markets. Nebraska ranks second in number of western lambs fed. This also tends to acquaint farmers with range sheep.

This 1930 research bulletin discusses factors in early lamb production; objects of the experiment, experimental procedure, and experimental data of raising early lambs from aged western ewes.

Rb30-245 Water Supply And Sewage Disposal Systems For Farm Homes, Ivan D. Wood, E.B. Lewis

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

When the well "goes dry" or when the windmill or pump breaks down, every one in the household immediately appreciates the value fo plenty of water. In other words, "You never miss the water until the well runs dry." Fortunately, in most sections of this state, plenty of pure water may be obtained by sinking wells of moderate depth, yet surprisingly few farm homes are supplied with running water in the kitchen even though the barn yards are equipped with hydrants and tanks.

It is the purpose of this bulletin to present a number of water supply and sewage disposal …

Rb30-244 Types Of Farming In Nebraska, Harold Hedges, F.E. Elliott

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

"Type of farming" as used in this bulletin is a term descriptive of a group of farms similar in size and enterprise combination. Thus a group of farms having the same kind, quantity, and proportion of crops oand livestock may be said to be following the same type of farming. The term "type-of-farming area" refers to an area within which there is a high degree of uniformity in the type of farming practicse and in the physical and economic conditions under which production takes place. This should not be understood to mean that there is absolute uniformity either in farming …

Suggestions For Sectional Crops And Livestock Judging Contest, S. B. Simmons

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Suggestions for sectional crops and livestock judging contest.

Tabulated Results Of Sectional Judging Contest, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

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Tabulated results of sectional judging contest.

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

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Note from H. F. Wilson to S. B. Simmons, giving state tag number.

Reply To Prof. Owens' Suggestions For Sectional Contests, S. B. Simmons

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Reply to Prof. Owens' Suggestions for Sectional Contests.

Letter From W. A. Jordan To S. B. Simmons, W. A. Jordan

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Letter from W. A. Jordan to S. B. Simmons, concerning allegations against him.

Announcement Of The Fifth Annual American Vocational Dairy Contest: National Dairy Exposition Grounds, St. Louis, Mo., October 12-14, 1929, Inclusive, Federal Board For Vocational Education

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Booklet announcing the 5th Annual American Vocational Dairy Contest, at National Dairy Exposition Grounds, St. Louis, Mo., October 12-14, 1929.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. V, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Chapel
• Class News
• Club News
• Editorials
• Kempusology Inside Out by Kelly Thompson
• Kollege Kampus Ravings by A. Shavings
• Personals
• Rambling ‘Round by Leon Cook
• Training School Notes

This issue contains articles:

• Kentucky Citizens, Students & Alumni of Western Teachers College Respond Splendidly to Kentucky Building Plans
• Summer School
• Western Car of Debaters in Collision
• Rocky Mountain Field Trip Progressing
• The Kentucky Education Association Convenes April 17-20 in Columbia Hall First Session Wednesday Evening 7:30
• Know Kentucky Kanters are off to Learn State
• Training …

Ua3/1/1 Departmental Reports, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Reports by various WKU department heads to the president:

• Canon, E.H. Graduates 1924-1929
• Johnson, Lowe. Training School
• Pearce, W.M. Extension Department
• Diddle, E.A. & Carl Anderson. Health Education & Athletics
• Seward, R.H. College Heights Foundation
• Craig, W.J. Personnel Department [Placement Services]
• Yates, Charleen. Library
• Burton, A.C. Rural Demonstration School & Rural Education
• Smith, L.T. Industrial Arts Department
• College Heights Post Office
• College Heights Herald
• Bookstore
• Art Museum
• Kentucky Museum
• Three Hundred Thousand Dollar Campaign
• Taylor, Charles. Agriculture
• Strahm, Franz. Music
• Home Economics
• ROTC
• Hill, Will. All Star & Lecture Program & Publicity
• Woodward, R.C. Grounds
• Hines, J. Porter. Mechanical Department …

New North State Farmers Roster Of Modern Farmers, New North State Farmers

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The New North State Farmers roster of Modern Farmers.

Annual Report Covering My Work, W. A. Jordan

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Annual report of vocational agriculture teacher W. A. Jordan.

The Extent To Which Vocational Agricultural Instruction Is Being Used By Those Students Who Have Taken The Course One Or More Years, S. B. Simmons

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The study is on how vocational education for African-American students has been effective in Public Schools with the passing of the Federal Vocational Act in 1917.

Letter From J. F. Williams, Jr., To S. B. Simmons. State Of Florida, Agricultural Teachers For 1927-1928, J. F. Williams Jr.

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Letter from J. F. Williams, Jr., to S. B. Simmons, concerning study of vocational agriculture students. List of agriculture teachers for the state of Florida.

Letter From M. D. Mobley To S. B. Simmons. High Schools & District A&M, M. D. Mobley

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Letter from M. D. Mobley to S. B. Simmons, concerning questionnaire. List of vocational agriculture teachers in Negro Georgia high schools.

Ec28-234 Nebraska System For Tattooing Hogs For Identification After Slaughter, G.R. Boomer, O.O. Waggener

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

A plan to identify the individual farm upon which hogs reaching markets are produced has been developed in connection with the efforts toward eradicating tuberculosis among farm animals. While primarily intended as a means of tracing back to determine sources of disease infection, the system of tattooing which is being developed has other significant possibilities. With the growing emphasis on quality products in the market, it is only fair that the producers of high quality commodities receive the premiums paid by processors and consumers. Health of farm animals is a quality factor. The producer of healthy hogs should be rewarded. …

Ec28-36 Spraying Tree Fruits (Revised March 1932), C.C. Wiggans, E.H. Hoppert

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The production of sound, clean fruit is unquestionably one of the major problems facing the modern fruit grower. Culture may be neglected and pruning delayed for a time but the omission of sprays for even a single season demonstrates their absolute necessity. This applies equally to the commercial grower and to the farmer or gardener who has only a few trees.

Spray materials, equipment, management, schedules, insect pests and orchard diseases are discussed in this 1928 extension circular.

Rb28-229 Fattening Steers Of Various Ages, H.J. Gramlich

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

During recent years the beef industry has undergone vast changes. These have been made necessary in part by economic conditions and in part by changes in the demands of the American people. The tendency has been toward earlier marketing of steers, so that instead of going to the block as mature individuals at from 3 to 5 years of age, they are now reaching the market at a much younger age. In consuming centers where only heavy carcasses of beef were demanded formerly there is a call today for carcasses of the yearling and long yearling class.

The experiments reported …

New North State Farmers Roster Of Modern Farmers, New North State Farmers

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The New North State Farmers roster of Modern Farmers.

Vocational Agriculture Teaching Objectives, Arthur P. Williams

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Vocational Agriculture Teaching Objectives, Outline of a Discussion by Arthur P. William, Federal Agent, Agricultural Education Service, Federal Board for Vocational Education at the Joint Conference of Vocational Agricultural Teachers of New York and Connecticut.

Ec27-811 Harvesting Wheat In Nebraska With The Combined Harvester Thresher 1926, Arthur G. George

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Frequent inquiry from wheat growers in Nebraska and others as to the relative merits of the combined harvester-thresher as an efficienct and economical harvesting machine led the Nebraska Agricultural College to make a study of this problem in the summer of 1926. The work was carried on by the Departments of Rural Economics and Agricultural Engineering, cooperating with the United States Department of Agriculture which was conducting a similar survey in different parts of the United States. Perkins county, Nebraska, was the area selected for study as it is more or less typical of those parts of the state where …

Constitution And Bylaws For Future North State Farmers, Future North State Farmers

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Constitution and Bylaws for the Future North State Farmers.

Ec26-129 Profitable Wheawt Production, P.H. Stewart, D.L. Gross

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

More profitable wheat production, rather than greater total production in Nebraska, is the object of this circular. The grower who has the largest acreage of wheat does not necessarily make the greatest profit. High yields per acre usually means a lower cost and a great profit per bushel. Wheat of high quality brings additional profits. High yield and quality are usually the combined result of good seed, disease prevention, crop rotations, a well-prepared seed bed, the proper time of seeding, and reasonable care in harvesting, threshing and storing.

Report Of Progress In Vocational Education In Agriculture In Negro Schools Of The South For The Year 1926 - 27, H. O. Sargent

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A report on the progress of vocational education in agriculture at Negro schools in the South for the years 1926-1927. The author was a Federal Agent for Agricultural Education.

Ec25-228 Farm Slaughter Of Hogs, Wm. J. Loeffel

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Slaughtering hogs and curing the meat on the farm is a common practice which makes available a palatable and nutritious food. It utilizes labor at a season of the year when usually there is no great rush of work.

As a general rule, farm slaughter is not to be recommended until cold weather is a certainty, for warm weather is apt to cause heavy spoilage. Meat is a highly perishable food product, therefore absolute cleanliness should prevail in its handling. Contamination of meat by soiled hands, clothing, tools, or containers is not only insanitary but actually lowers the keeping quality …