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Barker, S. & D. W. Middleton - Farm Ledger, 1872-1885 (Sc 1522), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2007

Barker, S. & D. W. Middleton - Farm Ledger, 1872-1885 (Sc 1522), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1522. Farm ledger kept by S. Barker and Daniel Wilcoxson Middleton of Warren County, Kentucky. The farm was located approximately five miles east of Bowling Green on the Louisville Road (Highway 31-W). Records expenses and wages for farm laborers.


Agricultural Situation And Outlook Fall 2007, Chuck Corby, Kenneth H. Burdine Oct 2007

Agricultural Situation And Outlook Fall 2007, Chuck Corby, Kenneth H. Burdine

Agricultural Situation and Outlook

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Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Heat Detection, Dennis Worwod Oct 2007

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Heat Detection, Dennis Worwod

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Heat detection is the most important and time consuming part of an A.I. breeding program. Your goal is to recognize when the sow or gilt reaches “standing heat,” which is the period when she stands still and rigid when you put weight on her loin.


Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Selecting The Right Boar, Dennis Worwod Oct 2007

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Selecting The Right Boar, Dennis Worwod

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Artificial Insemination (A.I.) can complement or replace traditional breeding programs for youth swine projects and other small swine operations.


Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: The Insemination Process, Dennis Worwod Oct 2007

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: The Insemination Process, Dennis Worwod

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You should not attempt to breed a sow or gilt that is not in standing heat. Put weight on the animal’s loin and watch her response to make sure that she is standing.


Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Ordering And Caring For Semen, Dennis Worwod Oct 2007

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Ordering And Caring For Semen, Dennis Worwod

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Sows and gilts are usually bred twice, with 12 to 24 hours hours between inseminations. For this reason, boar studs will not ship less than two doses of semen.


Hay Quality Sensory Evaluation Guidelines, T. C. Griggs, S. C. Franson, M. G. Bohle Aug 2007

Hay Quality Sensory Evaluation Guidelines, T. C. Griggs, S. C. Franson, M. G. Bohle

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Grass, legume, and mixed hays contribute to natural resource conservation, diversity in crop rotations, livestock health and performance, and economic returns from sustainable agriculture.


Sericulture Letter (Sc 1490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

Sericulture Letter (Sc 1490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1490. Letter written in 1839 by Fox & Still of Dover, Kentucky, in Mason County, to Mr. Adam Beatty in Frankfort regarding sericulture in Kentucky. Beatty wrote extensively about Kentucky agriculture. The letter discusses the processes involved in sericulture and particularly the feeding of silkworms.


Biting The Horse: Snaffles, Patricia A. Evans, Dale Barnett Mar 2007

Biting The Horse: Snaffles, Patricia A. Evans, Dale Barnett

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Garland, Robert F. (Sc 1478), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2007

Garland, Robert F. (Sc 1478), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1478. Letter from Robert F. Garland to Rubin Morris of Bowling Green, Kentucky, in which he discusses family matters and farming in Wilson County, Tennessee.


Cox Family Collection, 1919-1945 (Mss 161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2007

Cox Family Collection, 1919-1945 (Mss 161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 161. Correspondence, legal papers, and farm records of the Cox family of Hart County, Kentucky. Consists chiefly of letters sent to John Howard Cox, Sr. from his children and in-laws. Includes World War II letters from John Howard Cox, Jr. to immediate family members.


The Kentucky Agricultural Economic Outlook For 2007, Linda Inman, Kenneth H. Burdine Jan 2007

The Kentucky Agricultural Economic Outlook For 2007, Linda Inman, Kenneth H. Burdine

Kentucky Agricultural Economic Outlook

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Boyup Brook - Upper Warren Area : Catchment Appraisal 2007/ Prepared By The South West Arm Region Appraisal Team., Henry Brockman Jan 2007

Boyup Brook - Upper Warren Area : Catchment Appraisal 2007/ Prepared By The South West Arm Region Appraisal Team., Henry Brockman

Resource management technical reports

The aim of this Resource Management Technical Report is to assess the current extent of salinity and other natural resource degradation issues in the Boyup Brook - Upper Warren area and provide landholders with the best current management options to address natural resource management issues and enhance sustainable agricultural production.