Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
- Keyword
-
- Home economics department (39)
- Agronomy department (29)
- 4-h club work (28)
- Agriculture department (20)
- Boys girls club work (14)
-
- Horticulture forestry department (13)
- Boys' club work (12)
- Girls' club work (12)
- 4-h garden club (11)
- Agricultural economics department (10)
- Corn (10)
- Animal husbandry department (9)
- Barley (8)
- Oats (8)
- Spring wheat (8)
- Winter wheat (8)
- Agricultural engineering department (6)
- Home ecnomics department (6)
- Health (5)
- Poultry (5)
- Agricultural department (4)
- Agriculture economics department (4)
- Corn breeding (4)
- Extension of clothing (4)
- Phases of poultry (4)
- Potato (4)
- Potato crop (4)
- Breeding plot (3)
- Corn crop (3)
- Diet (3)
Articles 121 - 150 of 385
Full-Text Articles in Agriculture
Learning Through Judging For 4-H Home Economics Club Members, Marie Curry, Ima Crisman
Learning Through Judging For 4-H Home Economics Club Members, Marie Curry, Ima Crisman
SDSU Extension Circulars
Judging is an every-day activity. A person judges every time a choice is made whether it is food, clothing, home furnishings, or entertainment. In 4-H club work, judging is simply a matter of selecting one article or product over another because of certain qualities. In order that club girls may learn to choose wisely, they need practice in making comparisons and recognizing excellent qualities.
Improving Property Tax Assessments In South Dakota, Joshua Robinson, Lyle M. Bender
Improving Property Tax Assessments In South Dakota, Joshua Robinson, Lyle M. Bender
SDSU Extension Circulars
The object of this publication is to provide helpful information and suggestions which may result in a better property tax than now exists. What does "improving the property tax" mean? Before improvement can be made, we must first study the current property tax structure. From this study and other information problem areas can be spotted. These problem areas include tax equalization, true and full assessment of property and the assessment or administrative machinery. Improvements can be made in each of these areas.
From Tots To Teens : Growing In The Family, Merle L. Gunsalus
From Tots To Teens : Growing In The Family, Merle L. Gunsalus
SDSU Extension Circulars
Growth is a most important process in life for all of us and especially so for the child from birth through adolescence. In the first third of life we gain our body growth, establish our habits, learn to think and to use ideas. We build skills of communication, we discover that there are many problems in living. We find that we have feelings and emotions and we begin to use and control them. We become acqllainted with people of all sizes and shapes, all ideas and beliefs. We have a wide variety of experiences. We prepare for living in the …
Organizing Watersheds In South Dakota, Joseph T. Paulson
Organizing Watersheds In South Dakota, Joseph T. Paulson
SDSU Extension Circulars
Wherever you live, you are within a watershed. Your farm, ranch, home on a town lot, or your business in the city are all within the natural boundaries of some watershed. All the lands and waters of the nation are bounded by natural drainage divides. Federal and state watershed acts are intended to help you and your neighbors manage your watershed, conserve the soil, and make better use of the rain where it falls. The federal act provides for technical and financial assistance, whereas the state act provides for necessary administration, operations, and management. The state act provides a taxing …
Swine Production Guide For South Dakota 4-H Club Members, L. J. Kortan
Swine Production Guide For South Dakota 4-H Club Members, L. J. Kortan
SDSU Extension Circulars
Formerly there were two general types of swine: the lard type and the bacon type. Today, in general, all breeds are considered meat type and are being developed as meat hogs. The more popular breeds are: Hampshire, Berkshire, Yorkshire, Pol.and China, Chesterwhite, Durocs, Spotted Poland China, Tamworth and Landrace. Note the lifelike picture of a finished market hog on this page. An animal like this carries a high percentage of its weight in the most valuable cuts; the ham loins and bacon sides. This is the type of hog now in demand, a type to keep in mind when planning …
Good Taste In Dress, Anna D. Walker
Good Taste In Dress, Anna D. Walker
SDSU Extension Circulars
Successful clothes depend on your knowledge and imagination--not your pocketbook. Good taste is the keynote to being well dressed. Since customs and habits of dress vary in different places, it is never possible to lay down hard and fast rules for correct dress. Local practice and your personal feeling towards clothes influences correctness of dress.
Meal Planning For South Dakota 4-H Girls, Jane Meyer
Meal Planning For South Dakota 4-H Girls, Jane Meyer
SDSU Extension Circulars
Cooking's fun, so let's begin! Even if you're a very young 4-H girl, you can cook. But, you must start with simple foods. As you learn more, and practice, cooking will be easier. You can then make more difficult dishes, and even plan and prepare some family meals. Let's start by learning some basic rules. You need to be neat and clean; you should always be safe; you should measure correctly; you must know how to read recipes. A good cook knows and follows these rules. You'll want to know them too!
Rat And Mouse Control On The Farm, John A. Lofgren
Rat And Mouse Control On The Farm, John A. Lofgren
SDSU Extension Circulars
Each year the Norway ( or brown) rat and the common house mouse consume thousands of bushels of grain and other foods on South Dakota farms. They attack grain in the field and in farm storage. At the time they consume the grain they also pollute and contaminate it by their droppings, urine and hair. Every 24 hours each rat voids an average of 70 pellets and about 15 cc of urine. Such contamination makes food grains subject to seizure by the Food and Drug Administration because they are unfit for human use. The monetary losses resulting from such seizure …
Meat : Selection-Care-Cookery, Rena Wills
Meat : Selection-Care-Cookery, Rena Wills
SDSU Extension Circulars
Meats are excellent protein foods. Meat protein contains generous amounts of the essential amino acids. These are the amino acids which your food must provide to enable your body to build its protein. Protein rich vegetables and cereals may lack one or more of these essential amino acids. Meat enhances their protein value when it is served with them. The B vitamins and the minerals--phosphorus, iron and copper--are found along with protein in the meat. Pork is an exceptionally good source of thiamine and iron. Under ordinary circumstances, if your protein needs are met, your body's need for the B …
Make A Slip Cover, Rosa M. Starkey
Make A Slip Cover, Rosa M. Starkey
SDSU Extension Circulars
A well-made, properly styled slip cover has a place in today's home decoration, for it can give a new and fresh appearance to a room. The slip cover described in this bulletin is made in several ·separate sections. With this method the number of sections will depend on the structure of the chair. Usually the back is one finished piece, each arm one piece, the seat-base and seat-front one piece, and the cushion one piece, totaling five separate sections. Because this slip cover has separate sections, it is easy to make and easy to fit smoothly to the chair. When …
You Can Get More Eggs, Boyd Bonzer, Lloyd Shinnick
You Can Get More Eggs, Boyd Bonzer, Lloyd Shinnick
SDSU Extension Circulars
One of the most common causes of lost profits and failure in poultry keeping is the lack of planning and foresight. A good poultryman is alert and wide awake; he is a person who spends a lot of time with small details-one who can watch his birds and sense when they start to get sick or go out of condition. He is a person who plans ahead and is prepared for the different phases of poultry management as the birds grow and mature.
The South Dakota Farmer And The Soil Bank, Lyle M. Bender, Arthur W. Anderson
The South Dakota Farmer And The Soil Bank, Lyle M. Bender, Arthur W. Anderson
SDSU Extension Circulars
The Soil Bank is a program designed to help reduce farm production and bring it more in line with consumption. While this adjustment is under way government payments are being made to help maintain net farm income. This circular has been prepared to provide information on the Soil Bank--what it is, how it will operate, and what the general consequences might be. It is not a publication of program regulations. The regulations are available at county ASC offices.
Livestock Judging For South Dakota 4-H Club Members, Laverne J. Kortan
Livestock Judging For South Dakota 4-H Club Members, Laverne J. Kortan
SDSU Extension Circulars
The title of this bulletin implies the purpose for which it is intended. It has been prepared to help beginners improve their judging ability. Special emphasis has been given to the basic mechanics of livestock judging and the beginner will find it helpful to follow the suggested steps in his efforts to gain judging skill. Livestock judging is an art and yet there are certain scientific findings that have had considerable influence on the selection of good stock. Too often beginners learn the art of selecting animals but fail to know the reason for their selection. An appreciation of the …
The Art Of Pressing, Murle Scales
The Art Of Pressing, Murle Scales
SDSU Extension Circulars
THE ART OF PRESSING can be learned by any girl or woman who knows a few fundamental facts and has the patience to work with fabrics. Pressing is time consuming but well worth the effort. It helps give a professional. look to garments made at home. Every seamstress should put up her ironing board for pressing when she sets up her sewing machine. No garment can look well made without proper pressing during construction.
Insect Pests Of Alfalfa Seed Production And Their Control, John A. Lofgren
Insect Pests Of Alfalfa Seed Production And Their Control, John A. Lofgren
SDSU Extension Circulars
Insecticides are perfectly safe when they are used according to directions. Use them safely. Store them where children, pets, or farm animals cannot reach them. A void spilling. Change clothes and bathe thoroughly with soap and water after spraying or dusting. Do not smoke or eat while mixing or applying insecticides. Do not feed hay or forage treated with DDT to milk cows, meat animals being finished for slaughter or to poultry. For other applications the following guide may be used in connection with feeding treated forage.
Culling The Egg Production Flock, Boyd J. Bunzer, Lloyd Shinnick
Culling The Egg Production Flock, Boyd J. Bunzer, Lloyd Shinnick
SDSU Extension Circulars
Every pullet housed in the fall represents a sizeable investment that must be recovered from the eggs she lays because her meat value is usually only a third to a half of what it costs to raise her. With this in mind most flocks should receive little culling through the fall and winter months. A rigid culling program should begin during late spring and early summer when hens start their annual molt. The history of the flock should be carefully considered before any culling is done. A flock should never be culled when it is sick or still recovering from …
A Look At Finishes, Anna D. Walker
A Look At Finishes, Anna D. Walker
SDSU Extension Circulars
"Does it pay to sew at home?" This often-asked question is one every homemaker must answer for herself. Although many modern-day families buy the major part of their clothing, many homemakers still find that sewing pays dividends. Time and energy, both nervous and physical, are factors to consider along with the cost of the fabric. The rule of three is a good guide to use when estimating the value of a new garment made at home. "One-third of a garment's value is the cost of fabric, one third is the fashion rightness of the style and its becomingness to the …
Farm Families And Social Security, Everett E. Peterson, Elton B. Hill
Farm Families And Social Security, Everett E. Peterson, Elton B. Hill
SDSU Extension Circulars
THE ORIGINAL Social Security Act of 1935 provided for several types of assistance, including old age· insurance for industrial workers. In 1939, this program was broadened to provide benefits for dependents and survivors. In 1950 some farm workers and domestic employees 3:nd many nonfarm self-employed persons were made eligible for this insurance. Beginning January 1, 1955, self-employed farmers and additional hired farm workers were included in this insurance program.
Fun Along The Road To Recovery, Donald W. Clayton
Fun Along The Road To Recovery, Donald W. Clayton
SDSU Extension Circulars
Lengthy sick bed confinements can mean hours of boredom. When the hours drag on tediously, the mind and emotions do things which doctors agree may hinder convalescence. Anyone caring for the sick knows that enforced idleness can make the patient restless, irritable, and unreasonable. And sometimes; even after the patient recovers, this attitude continues with lasting effect.
South Dakota's Farm And Home Development Program, Lyle Bender, Arthur W. Anderson
South Dakota's Farm And Home Development Program, Lyle Bender, Arthur W. Anderson
SDSU Extension Circulars
The South Dakota Farm and Home Development Program is a family approach to farm planning with better family living as the end objective. Farm and home development differs from other methods of planning in that the farm family considers its problems as a whole, rather than on a piecemeal basis. This is achieved through careful study and selection of alternate choices in searching for solutions to problems. Decisions are based on needs and desires, farm and family resources, economic trends, available markets and credit, and the supply of capital and labor. Farm and home development is not a custom built …
Irrigating Vegetables And Small Fruits, Martin Fogel, Lloyd Ayres
Irrigating Vegetables And Small Fruits, Martin Fogel, Lloyd Ayres
SDSU Extension Circulars
Vegetables and small fruits are grown more extensively in South Dakota than most people realize. Almost every farm has a garden where vegetables and small fruits are grown for immediate use. In every town and city, gardens of varying sizes are found. These home gardens produce a large amount of wholesome, high nutritional food. Market gardening is an important enterprise near the larger towns in South Dakota. It is a highly specialized business, though oftentime it is done on a very limited acreage. The detrimental effects of prolonged dry periods, which have caused complete failure of vegetable and small fruit …
Meet Music, Marvel Labrie
Meet Music, Marvel Labrie
SDSU Extension Circulars
"Confidentially, this long-haired stuff is not for me. I don't really know a thing about music, and I can't carry a tune in a bushel basket." With this pessimistic statement, many of us close the door to a whole new world of enjoyment. It does seem confusing when we hear people conversing in longhandled terms about symphonies, sonatas, oratorios, writing styles, and the like. Immediately, we become frightened by their apparent knowledge of music. Don't be misled by that big talk, which may even be done just to impress you. Knowledge of those terms doesn't mean that they enjoy music …
Health Resources In South Dakota, George I. Gilbertson, Rena Wills, E. J. Niederfrank, G. J. Van Heuvelen
Health Resources In South Dakota, George I. Gilbertson, Rena Wills, E. J. Niederfrank, G. J. Van Heuvelen
SDSU Extension Circulars
Improving rural health is a teamwork job--one that deserves all the cooperation that state health and education services, communities, organizations, and individuals can give. From the farm family's standpoint, good health is essential to farming success as well as to happy living.
Shelterbelt Care, E. K. Ferrell
Shelterbelt Care, E. K. Ferrell
SDSU Extension Circulars
Weeds affect young trees in the same way they affect other crops. Weeds rob trees of moisture, plant food and light. This often results in the death of most of the trees. Those that do manage to live are stunted. Planting a shelterbelt is a waste of time, money and land unless the planting is cultivated throughout its early life. Your young shelterbelt trees need the same care as any other row crop until they are big enough to shade out the weeds and grass. Results of an experiment carried out at South Dakota State College show how important clean …
Modern Poultry Housing, Boyd Bonzer, Glenn Hart, Louis Lubinus
Modern Poultry Housing, Boyd Bonzer, Glenn Hart, Louis Lubinus
SDSU Extension Circulars
A MODERN POULTRY HOUSE is an asset to a farm. It need not be expensive to give good results. Often some building already on the farm can be remodeled inexpensively to serve the needs of hens. Where old buildings are not available, new housing should be considered. Remodeling or building new poultry housing is a very important job. In order to invest money wisely, careful attention should be given to planning, choice of materials, arrangement of floor plan and use of labor saving devices. A modern, well organized house can do a lot of the chores for the poultry operator. …
Modern Poultry Housing Plans For The South Dakota 500 Hen Laying House, Agricultural Extension Service, South Dakota State College
Modern Poultry Housing Plans For The South Dakota 500 Hen Laying House, Agricultural Extension Service, South Dakota State College
SDSU Extension Circulars
This circular, published by the Agricultural Extension Service of South Dakota State College in 1955, includes the blue prints necessary to construct a 500-hen laying house ideal for South Dakotan farms.
State Hospitals And Schools For The Handicapped, Don Clayton
State Hospitals And Schools For The Handicapped, Don Clayton
SDSU Extension Circulars
All of us have a handicap of one kind or another. We may not be crippled in limb or mentally broken, but most of us do have handicaps that reveal themselves every once in a while. Sometimes we harbor prejudices that cause us to suffer extremely "low vision"; some people are subject to spells of "blind rage" while other "limp" socially on a withered sense of inferiority. All of us have areas and moods which find us "stumbling" in a kind of half-world between the real and the unreal.
Hay Stack Cages, W. T. Welchert
Hay Stack Cages, W. T. Welchert
SDSU Extension Circulars
Hay stack cages speed up stacking operations, save labor and insure uniform stack size are coming into use in range areas. These cages are especially useful with a hay stack moving system. Satisfactory hay stack cages have been made from scrap iron found on the farm.
Entertaining Informally In Your Home, Don Clayton
Entertaining Informally In Your Home, Don Clayton
SDSU Extension Circulars
Today fussy, proper parties are definitely out of style. Truly "smart" people just won't take the time to spend their precious leisure moments "putting on the dog". When one studies the kind of home architecture and appliances, and the casual clothing that "sell" and the types of recreation that are popular he soon realizes that simplicity and naturalness are the modern keynote for leisure time living. It suggests a search for an antidote to the strain and tension that involves most of us-in this business of "making a living". The front doors on most of our homes swing inward. This …
Farmer's 1954 Income Tax, Agricultural Extension Service, South Dakota State College
Farmer's 1954 Income Tax, Agricultural Extension Service, South Dakota State College
SDSU Extension Circulars
Every person whose gross income during the year is $600 or more MUST file a return even though no tax is due (except that any individual who has attained the age of 65 before the close of his taxable year is required to make a return only if he has for the taxable year a gross income of $1,200 or more). Gross income is total income (subject to tax) before any expenses are deducted. If at least two-thirds of your gross income is from farming and your business year starts January 1, you have two choices. Either, (a) File your …