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The Prairie Naturalist Volume 12, Numbers 3 And 4. September–December 1980

The Prairie Naturalist

THE FLORA AND SANDHILLS PRAIRIE COMMUNITIES OF ARAPAHO PRAIRIE, ARTHUR COUNTY, NEBRASKA ▪ K. H. Keeler, A. T. Harrison and L. S. Vescio

USE OF ULTRASONIC SOUND TO ESTIMATE BODY FAT DEPOTS IN THE MALLARD ▪ G. A. Baldassarre, R. J. Whyte and E. G. Bolen

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD BREEDING IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ D. Child, J. Fontaine, T. Gatz, M. Johnson and J. Oswald

SPRING ARRIVAL OF BIRDS AT WOODWORTH, NORTH DAKOTA ▪ K. F. Higgins, L. M. Kirsch, and J. M. Callow

HYBRIDIZATION AND TAXONOMIC STATUS OF GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKENS AND SHARP-TAILED GROUSE (HYBRIDIZATION IN GROUSE) ▪ D. W. …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 12, Number 2. June 1980

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COMPOSITION OF BEAVER CACHES ON THE TONGUE RIVER IN MONTANA ▪ J. E. Swenson and S. J. Knapp

GRAY PARTRIDGE WINTER MOVEMENTS AND HABITAT USE IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ J. W. Schulz

ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF MAMMALS OF NEBRASKA ▪ J. K. Jones, Jr. and J. R. Choate

OBSERVATIONS OF SEVERAL ARCTIC GULLS IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ C. A. Faanes and T. A. Gatz

WINTER FOOD HABITS OF NEBRASKA BOBCATS (Felis rufus) C. J Mahan

NOTE

The Meadow Jumping Mouse in Southeastern Montana ▪ W. L. Matthews

Sorrel - Effects Of Soil Nutrients, Dock – Control, Lupins - Residual Dicamba. Peas - Herbicide Screening, Rape - Herbicide Tolerance, Ryegrass - Effect On Wheat Yield, ‘Round Up’ - Drift Test, Artichokes - Herbicide Screening., John Moore

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Sorrel - effects of soil nutrients - 80KA39, 80KA40, Dock – control - 80AL74, 80AL76. Herbicides for Spray Graze of Dock in Clover Pasture. J. Tuffley, Albany. Herbicide mixtures for Dock in Clover - R. Pugh, Narrikup. Lupins - residual dicamba - 80MT44. Spray graze with cattle - 80AL80 Peas - herbicide screening - 80AL77. Rape - herbicide tolerance - 80MT45. Ryegrass - effect on wheat yield - 79A32. ‘Round up’ - drift test - 80AL79. Artichokes - herbicide screening - C. Barone, Elliot Road, Wanneroo.

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RESIDUAL SEEDS AS POTENTIAL SPRING WATERFOWL FOODS IN SMALL, MAN-MADE IMPOUNDMENTS ▪ G. A. Baldassarre

NOTES ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BATS FROM BADLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ J. P. Farney and J. K. Jones, Jr.

PRAIRIE CHICKEN DOMINATED SHARP-TAILED GROUSE INTERACTION ▪ R. A. Schmidt

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA— 1979 ▪ R. N. Randall

THIRD NESTING OF CATTLE EGRET IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. A. Schmidt

FIRST BREEDING RECORDS OF THE WHITE-FACED IBIS IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. A. Schmidt

NOTES

Pinon Jay in North Dakota ▪ R. N Randall, J. Swanick and O. Swanick

Gray-crowned …

Dpx 4189 And Other Herbicides For Weed Control In Wheat, G. A. Pearce

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

DPX 4189 and other herbicides for weed control in wheat: Object: To compare DPX 4189 with other herbicide treatments for the control of Broadleaved weeds and ryegrass in a wheat crop. Location Toodyay. Location: Moora District office trial . T Reynolds, Miling – 80MO43 – Gamenya wheat sown 29/5/80. Hoegrass plus Brominil trials 1980. To test the efficiency of Brominil M mixed with Hoegrass for weed. Sites: Toodyay and Dowerin.E. & M. Browne and Sons, East Wannamal – 80MO47B - Darkan wheat sown 16/6/80. O. & E. Coyle, Pithara - 80MO50 – Gamenya Wheat sown 29/5/80. Tank mixes with hoegrass. …

Weed Control In Pastures And Cereals, J R. Peirce

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

80N037 - Post sowing - pre emergence applications of chemicals for soursob control in cereals. Property J. Miller - Beverley. Gamenya wheat - sown 25/6/80. 80N039 - Chemical control of soursob in cereals using herbicide combinations. Property J. Miller, Beverley. Gamenya wheat, sown 25/6/80. 80N038 - Post-emergent chemical control of Soursob in cereal crops. Property J. Miller - Beverley. Crop Gamenya wheat, sown 25/6/80. 80N038 - Post emergent chemical control of soursob in cereal crops. Property N. Hansen - Northam. Crop Warimba wheat sown on 4/6/80. 80N039 - Property Chemical control of soursob in cereals using herbicide combinations. N. Hansen …

Sulphur Nutrition Of Pastures And Crops Phosphorus And Potassium Nutrition Of Pastures On Deep Sands In The High Rainfall Areas, J S. Yeates, M F. Clarke

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

CONTENTS A. SULPHUR 1. Sources, rates, time of application of sulphur to legume pastures (high rainfall) - 80AL1, 80AL4, 80MA1, 80KE1. 2. Sulphur soil test on pastures (high rainfall) - 80AL12, 80AL13, 80AL14, 80BY2, 80KE2. 3. Sulphur rundown on sulphur absorbing soils of the high rainfall areas - 80BY1. 4. Sulphur requirements of pasture in low rainfall areas - 80JE17, 80M020. 5. Residual value of 1979 applied sulphur. Rates of fine gypsum applied 1980 - 79AL2, 79AL18, 79AL22, 79AL23, 79AL25, 79AL41, 78BA8 B, 79BY3, 79BY4, 79HA2, 79KE3, 79KE7, 79M020. 6. Sulphur requirements of wheat - 80JE16, 80M09. B. PHOSPHORUS 7. …

The Effect Of Soil Acidity On Crop And Pasture Production, W Porter, W Cox, R Klemm

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Contents: 1. Summary. 2. Details of research. 2.1 Problem definition glasshouse trial. 2 (a) Vegetative yield affected by topsoil acidity. 2 (b) Root growth in acid subsoil . 2.2 Field Trials. (a) Wheat - Grain yield - Vegetative Growth. (b) Clover. (c) Acidification of soils from the use of nitrogen fertilisers 3. Appendices - trial data. Summary: 1. Problem defining glasshouse trials on soil from 12 sites were conducted in summer/autumn. Results showed that the components of soil acidity affecting wheat growth... 2. The lime and molybdenum requirements of wheat and clover were examined at the sites from which soil …

Economic Comparison Of Alternative Burley Tobacco Harvesting Practices By Computer, Thomas C. Bridges, Larry G. Wells, George A. Duncan, John N. Walker

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

The computer model CATCH (Computer Analysis of Tobacco Cutting and Housing) was developed to provide the individual tobacco producer with management information concerning alternative methods of harvesting burley tobacco. CATCH utilizes specific producer in-puts to analyze 24 alternative burley production systems and presents up to four economic rankings containing costs, equipment and labor for each system. The economic rankings aid the producer in decision making with regard to his own operation.

Plant Viruses, G D. Mclean, T. N. Khan, J Sandow

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

1. Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus: G.D. McLean, T.N. Khan, J. Sandow. 2. Clover Viruses: G.D. McLean, J. Sandow. BYDV: Survey of incidence - Locations: Esperance (80ES53) sown June 27, 1980 Williams (80NA35) sown June 19, 1980 Kojonup (80KA28) sown June 19, 1980 Bokerup (80MA11) sown July 8, 1980 Jerramungup (80JE14) sown June 26, 1980 Albany (80AL30) sown July 3, 1980 Busselton (80BU3) sown July 8, 1980 Bridgetown (80BR19) sown June s, 1980 Northam (80N026) sown June 16, 1980 All these plots were located at the cultivar variety trial sites. Sites varied considerably in BYDV incidence as well as in rate …

(1) Powdery Mildew Control Of Grapes With Fungicides. (2) Black Spot And Downy Mildew Of Processing Peas: 80al32. (3) Facial Eczema Investigation., A Bokor

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Powdery mildew control of grapes with fungicides. Location: Mount Barker Research Station. Black spot and downy mildew of processing peas - 80AL32. Facial eczema investigation. Facial eczema is a recognised myco-toxic disease of grazing stock in New Zealand. It is caused by a fungus Pithomyces chartarum growing on dead litter part of the pasture. The disease has become recognised as a risk to sheep in the Albany Region following reported losses in 1978. A pasture paddock at Cape Riche was sampled weekly by the Animal Division to determine fluctuations in spore numbers of P. chartarum. Comments: The fungus could readily …

Phosphorus Sources Trials, M J. Baker, J. W. Bowden

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Pasture trials. 75N07B - New land pasture at Chittering – gravel. 76MT10 - New land pasture at Mt. Barker – gravel. 77MT1 - New land pasture at Mt. Barker – gravel. Methods and particle size.

Cropping trials 77MT2 - Old land at Mt. Barker - gravel – oats. 76WH10 - Young land at Wongan Hills - WLS – wheat. 76WH14 - Very old land at Wongan Hills - WLS – wheat. 77WH2 - Very old land at Wongan Hills - WLS – wheat. 77M016 - New land at New Norcia - gravel – wheat. 80BA6 - New land at Badgingarra …

Septoria Diseases, A. G. P. Brown

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Effect of stubble and seed infection on S. nodorum at Badgingarra. Fungicide timing on Septoria control.

Double cropping wheat was simulated by spreading stubble fragments collected from an adjoining paddock at 30 g/m2. Infected seed was from a 1979 sowing at Badgingarra, clean seed was pedigree Gamenya ex Merredin. Treatments were thus:- 1. Clean seed, no stubble. 2. Clean seed plus stubble. 3. Infected seed, no stubble. 4. Infected seed plus stubble. Plots were 10 x 25 m separated by equal sized barley buffers.

Trace Element Nutrition, J. W. Gartrell, R. F. Brennan

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Field trials. 1. Long term copper residual page 1. 2. Effect of granule size and cultivations on copper availability – 79N23 page 2. 3. Copper, zinc residual for sub-clover – 78MO26 page 5. 4. Copper, zinc residual for sub-clover on peaty sand – 75AL24 page 6. 5. Effect of copper fertilizer on wheat yield – 80NO27 page 7. 6. Ammonium sulphate/molybdenum on wheat – 80NO28 page 8. 7. Mo, lime, mg on sub-clover – 80NO29 page 9. 8. Zinc residual with high analysis N.P. Fertilizer for wheat – 80NO31 page 10. 9. Zinc, sulphur, copper residual with high analysis N.P. …

Scald, Blotch And Powdery Mildew General Comments And Highlights, T. N. Khan

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Locations - Avondale, Badgingarra, Mount Barker I. General Comments and Highlights. II. SCALD: Crop Loss Assessment - 80BA25, 80MT24. III. SCALD: Field Inoculation - 80A28. 80BA26. IV. SCALD: Genotype Reaction in Single Plants and Hill Plots - 80MT26. V. SCALD: Epidemic in Segregating Populations - 80A29, , 80MT25. VI. NET BLOTCH: Yield Loss Assessment - (Net Type) - 80A30, 80BA30. VII. NET BLOTCH: Field Inoculation (Net Type) - 80A31, 80BA31. VIII. 'SPOT TYPE' NET BLOTCH: Yield Losses - 80C24. IX. POWDERY MILDEW: Yield Losses - 80AL33.

Grass Control And Minimum Tillage Herbicides, J. E. Holmes

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Bromegrass. Wheat loss caused by bromegrass - 80WH47. Herbicides for bromegrass control - 80WH48. Bromegrass control - spraytop - 79NO41. Control of bromegrass – spraytop - 79BA59. Brome and barley grass control - 80NA62. Wild oats. Wild oat control - comparison of commercial treatments – 80NO44. Wild oat control - minimum tillage system - high challenge SITE - 80NO45. Ryegrass. Ryegrass control. Hoegrass effect of rates x volumes x times of application - 80SG41. Barley grass. Barley grass control in wheat - 80SG40. Pasture manipulation. Pasture manipulation - grass reduction - 79A31. Pasture manipulation - rates of herbicide - 80AB3. …

Nitrogenous Fertilisers For Cereals, Rape And Linseed. Results From 1980 Trials., M. G. Mason

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Effect of stubble treatment on nitrogen fertiliser requirement – 78C3, 78M2, 78WH3. Rate of N on wheat - conventional vs. Direct drilling – 80A1, 80Cl, 80N1. Rate and time of application of nitrogen on wheat - CONVENTIONAL VS. DIRECT DRILLING – 80E1. Rate and time of application of nitrogen on rape - conventional vs. Direct drill – 80MT1. Rates of nitrogen on wheat on heavy land – 80GE1, 80GE2, 80MO2. Rates of nitrogen on wheat - soil test – 80BR3, 80ES14. 80KA2, 80NO2, 80TS1. Rates of nitrogen on wheat – 80LG26, 80ME2. Rates and sources of N and P for …

Minimum Tillage Investigations. Direct Drilling Trials - Moora Office. Evaluation Of Stubble Management Techniques. Rye Grass Control Under Direct Drilling. Miscellaneous Chemical Trials. Deep Ripping., R. J. Jarvis

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Minimum Tillage Investigations - 77A16. Rotational site - 77A43, 77E52, 77MT51, 77WH88. Continuous Cropping Site - 78BA42, 77E18, 77MT15, 77WH17. Heavy land continuous cropping site - 77Ml3. Light land continuous cropping site - 78M25. Direct Drilling Trials - Moora Office. Round Hill, Miling, Dalwallinu, East Wubin. Evaluation of Stubble Management Techniques. Stubble management – WHRS light land - 79M7, 79WH6. Rye grass Control Under Direct Drilling. Ryegrass herbicides - dd/conventional - 80N22. Tillage systems x ryegrass control - 80LG23. Trifluralln/direct drilling - 80LG24. Trifluralin/direct drilling - 80LG25. Miscellaneous Chemical Trials. Hoegrass compatibility trial 80LG31. Early broadleaf weed control in wheat …

Regional Trials At Esperance, M Da Bolland

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trials on Salmon Gums Research Station. The trials on the research station are aimed at making the maximum use of the rainfall for cropping. On the heavy Kumarl soils the trials include fallow trials, furrow seeding trials, seeding rate and time of seeding trials, and trials assessing methods of getting the crops in as early as possible; these trials being repeated on fallow and ley Kumarl soil. On the sandy surfaced soils the trials assess methods of sowing the crops as early as possible, and checking if there are different nitrogen requirements for cereals sown by minimum tillage or mechanical …

Part I. Take-All Of Cereals, Rhizoctonia Bare Patch. Part Ii. Minimum Tillage Trials 1980, G C. Macnish

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

A. Take-all of cereals. Take-all survey. Effect of nitrogen sources on take-all - 76LG25 (N = 50 kg/ha), 77E4 (N = 25 kg/ha), 77MT19 (N = 45 kg/ha), 77MT18 (N = 45 kg/ha) Oats (1977 Results).

Take-all and the economics of Agras No. 1 (1979 Results) – 79BA30 (N = 10 to 90), 79ES14 (N = 10 to 90), 79LG4 (N = 10 to 90).

Take-all, row spacing and rates of Agras No. 1 - 79ES41 (1979 Results).

Take-all and paddock grass history - 68NA1, 80NA58, 80NA59.

Take-all following cleaning crops - 79El2.

Take-all build-up on new land rotation - …

1979 Trial - Doublegee Seed Dormancy, Lupins Weed Control, Doublegee Control In Pasture, D J. Gilbey

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

74C7 Doublegee seed longevity X cultivation, Chapman Research Station 75WH65 Doublegee seed longevity X cultivation, Wongan Hills Research Station 75WH66 Doublegee seed longevity X depth, Wongan Hills Research Station 76C9 Doublegee seed longevity X depth, Chapman Research Station 76KA8 Doublegee seed longevity X depth, Katanning Townsite 74A4 Effect of double cropping, shallow dry cultivation and spraying pasture on viable doublegee seed, Avondale Research Station 79C24 Lupin tolerance to herbicides - Illyarrie, Chapman Research Station 79C25 Lupin tolerance to herbicides – Unicrop, Chapman Research Station 79C26 Lupin tolerance to herbicides – Ultra, Chapman Research Station 79C27 Lupin tolerance to herbicides – …

Deep Ripping Trial, Wongan Hills Research Station/ Avondale Research Station. Rates Of Ryegrass And Rates Of N On Wheat Yield, M. L. Poole

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

80WH52, 80A44, 80WH53. 80M41, 80M42.

Long Term Roatation Trials. Lupins: Wheat Rotation. Continuous Cropping With Nitrogenous Fertiliser., I Rowland

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Long term rotation trials - 66M29, 67C13, 67N4, 68E5, 68SG5, 73SG16. Lupins: whet rotation - 79GE36, 79GE37. Continuous cropping with nitrogenous fertiliser - 80NA6.

Legume Diseases, P Mcr Wood

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Lupin root disorder. Resistance to lupins to Phomopsis leptostromiformis (Fungal ratings by P. McR. Wood and F.M. O'Donnell, data compiled by J. Hamblin, Plant Production Division) Phomopsis levels on any particular genotype are influenced by environment. Therefore material selected for Phomopsis resistance is done so on its being better than average over all sites. Data for the Plant Breeders' S2-l trial at Avondale (ARS), Badgingarra (BRS), Chapman (CRS), Esperance (ERS) and Mt. Barker (MTRS) are shown in Table 3.

Lupin Agronomy / Field Pea Agronomy / Alternative Grain Legume Comparisons / Cereal/Legume Mixtures, G H. Walton

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

1. Lupin agronomy. 1.1 Crop density x weed population – 80GE7, 80GE8, 80GE37, 80GE38, 80GE39, 80TS7, 80TS8. 1.2 Lupin variety x density – 80BA36, 80C25, 80MT34. 1 .3 Variety x density x time of planting – 80MO6, 80MA5. 2. Field pea agronomy. 2 .1 Variety x density – 80NA13. 3. Alternative grain legume comparisons. 3.1 Soil fertility improvement – 79BR2. 3.2 Grain legume comparison – 80BR6, 80ES18, 80ES19, 80GE9, 80JE1, 80JE2, 80NA12, 80NO3. 3.3 Faba bean potential yield – 80MT2. 4. Cereal/legume mixtures. 4.1 Cereal/lupin mix for hay and grain – 80AL11, 80BR4, 4.2 Oats/pea mix for hay and grain …

Blackleg Disease Of Rapeseed, Loose Smut Of Barley, Foiliage Diseases Of Sub-Clover., M J. Barbetti

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Blackleg disease of rapeseed. Control of seedling infection – 80MT36. Loose smut of barley. Fungicidal control of loose smut in barley – 80MT35, 80NA37. Foliage diseases of sub-clover. Role of trash in sub-clover foliage diseases – 80KA30.

Wheat Potential Yield Trials 1980, M Perry, A Brown, R Weir, D Tennant, E Harvey, L Linton

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

80C34, 80TS9, 80BA4, 80WH8, 80KA7, 80N20, 80E41.

A Guide To The Threatened And Endangered Vascular Plants Of The Lake Mead National Recreation Area, James S. Holland, Wesley E. Niles, Charles L. Douglas, Dennis R. Schramm

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This illustrated guide was prepared to provide the botanical community, land managers, and other interested persons with a reference that describes and locates the twelve plant taxa currently being considered by the Fish and Wildlife Service for threatened or endangered status in or around the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The guide is intended to assist managers of government agencies in determining the presence of these species and in defining management programs for their protection. The guide should be consulted prior to any construction project. If a potential conflict is identified, an onsite evaluation should be conducted early in the …

Bibliography Of J. E. Weaver

Papers of John E. Weaver (1884-1956)

1914-1963

(8 pages, typescript)

Pasture Species Investigations: Clover Cultivar Evaluation High Rainfall Area 1980, D A. Nicholas

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Clover Cultivar Trials - 78 MN5 - Manjimup Research Station. 78BU15 - N. McDonald, Jindong. 78BR16 - K. Stacey, Darradup. 78DE1 - S. Ravenhill, Tingledale. 79MA12 - H.H. Jackson, Pemberton. 80AL63, 78BU15, 78BR16, 78DE1, 78MN5, 79BY6, 79ES35, 79ES36, 79MA13, 79MT48, 79W5, 80AL59, 80B4, 80B5, 80BR18, 80BU7, 80BR18, 80BU7, 80ES64, 80HA3, 80HA4 Alternatives to cv Woogenellup. Progress report January, 1981, D.A. Nicholas. Of five trials continued from 1979 only two gave worthwhile results in 1980. Management of the other three sites (two at Esperance, one at Wokalup) gave some problems. At Palgarup (79MA13) and Mt. Barker (79MT48) regeneration of the crossbreds …