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Nebraska Soil Association Map, 1969, Conservation And Survey Division Jan 1969

Nebraska Soil Association Map, 1969, Conservation And Survey Division

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Late Middle Ordovician Graptolites From The Subsurface Of Eastern Nebraska, M. P. Carlson, W. B.N. Berry Jan 1969

Late Middle Ordovician Graptolites From The Subsurface Of Eastern Nebraska, M. P. Carlson, W. B.N. Berry

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Total Number Of Irrigation Wells Located In Nebraska Counties As Of 1969 Jan 1969

Total Number Of Irrigation Wells Located In Nebraska Counties As Of 1969

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Groundwater Levels In Nebraska, 1969, C. F. Keech Jan 1969

Groundwater Levels In Nebraska, 1969, C. F. Keech

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Water Levels In Observation Wells In Nebraska, 1967, C.F. Keech Jun 1968

Water Levels In Observation Wells In Nebraska, 1967, C.F. Keech

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Groundwater Data Polk County, Nebraska, F.A. Smith, E.C. Weakly May 1968

Groundwater Data Polk County, Nebraska, F.A. Smith, E.C. Weakly

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


West Midlands Development : Farm Planning, G W. Spencer Jan 1968

West Midlands Development : Farm Planning, G W. Spencer

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FARM planning relates to the development and sub-division of a property in such a way that it is possible to obtain the safest, most efficient, and most practical use of every acre of land.


West Midlands Development : Cereals For The West Midlands, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia Jan 1968

West Midlands Development : Cereals For The West Midlands, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE sandplain soils and climate of the West Midlands area are primarily suited to grazing.

However, the place of cereals is receiving a great deal of attention in view of their advantages in the early stages of development, and the need for the diversification of farm production.


West Midlands Development : Pastures For Sandplain Soils, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia Jan 1968

West Midlands Development : Pastures For Sandplain Soils, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

TRIALS at the Badgingarra Research Station have indicated that many pasture species will grow in the West Midlands area.

Choice of the species most suited to any particular locality will be influenced by soil type, rainfall, grazing characteristics and possible ill-effects on stock.

The following species have been recommended.


West Midlands Development : Selection Of Areas For Development, J A. Swarts Jan 1968

West Midlands Development : Selection Of Areas For Development, J A. Swarts

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

BEFORE commencing any clearing or fencing on a new property it is most important to carefully select those areas which are to be developed first.


West Midlands Development : Erosion Prevention And Control, G W. Spencer Jan 1968

West Midlands Development : Erosion Prevention And Control, G W. Spencer

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE prevention of soil erosion is essentially a matter of using each soil according to its potential, and treating it according to its needs.

Good land use and sound management practices are the best preventive measures.


West Midlands Development : Fertilizers For The West Midlands, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia Jan 1968

West Midlands Development : Fertilizers For The West Midlands, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FARMING the light lands of the West Midland area would be impossible without fertilisers.

Most light land areas are inherently very low in phosphate and also require nitrogen.

The nitrogen can come from fertiliser for cereal crops, or can be built up by growing appropriate legume pasture plants such as clovers and lupins.


West Midlands Development : Water Supplies In The West Midlands, I A F Laing Jan 1968

West Midlands Development : Water Supplies In The West Midlands, I A F Laing

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

IF it is practical and economic to develop both surface and underground supplies, the aim on each farm should be to provide half the farm water requirement from dams, and the other half from bores.


West Midlands Development : The Interpretation Of Lands Department Soil Maps Of The West Midlands Area, T C. Stoneman Jan 1968

West Midlands Development : The Interpretation Of Lands Department Soil Maps Of The West Midlands Area, T C. Stoneman

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Before most Crown land in the West Midlands area was released, Lands Department survey parties examined and mapped the soils using a soil classification system based on technical advice from the Department of Agriculture.


The Ord River Regeneration Project. 2. Dealing With The Problem, K Fitzgerald Jan 1968

The Ord River Regeneration Project. 2. Dealing With The Problem, K Fitzgerald

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE PROGRAMME of protective and remedial work being undertaken in the Ord River catchment area had as its major objective the re-establishment of perennial vegetation, as a means of controlling erosion and reducing the silt load of the rivers. It is now in its seventh year of operation.


Copper, Zinc And Molybdenum Fertilizers For New Land Crops And Pastures : 1969, J W. Gartrell, R. N. Glencross Jan 1968

Copper, Zinc And Molybdenum Fertilizers For New Land Crops And Pastures : 1969, J W. Gartrell, R. N. Glencross

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Four years of intensive research into soil deficiencies in developing areas have resulted in a more comprehensive understanding of the need for trace elements in Western Australia.


Bulletin No 3547 - Kimberley Research Station - Progress Report 1968, Western Australian Department Of Agriculture Jan 1968

Bulletin No 3547 - Kimberley Research Station - Progress Report 1968, Western Australian Department Of Agriculture

Bulletins - 3000 - 3999

Rivers flowing to the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Timor Sea have been estimated by hydrologists to carry about three times the water transported annually over the Murray drainage system and the South Eastern slopes which, together, comprise the highly settled agricultural areas of South Eastern Australia.

In 1945, the North Australian Development Committee recommended research in the Ord-Victoria rivers region as a first step toward ultimate agricultural development of this Northern potential and, in 1946, the Kim- berley Research Station commenced operations under the joint control of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and the Western Australian Department …


Procedure And Structure For An Instructional Laboratory Which Supplements Research, R. S. Adams Jr. Jan 1968

Procedure And Structure For An Instructional Laboratory Which Supplements Research, R. S. Adams Jr.

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

This paper describes the organization of a laboratory course in Soil Chemical Analysis. Students select and pursue small research problems to gain experience in the soil analyses that are discussed in lecture and required in the laboratory. Involvement of the class in an actual research problem proved challenging to both the instructor and the class. The data obtained often supplemented current departmental research. Individual projects were found to be easier to supervise than team problems. This paper reports results of a team project examining parameters of a pot experiment. Shape of the pot, methods of watering, methods of fertilizing, and …


Multiple Cropping Will Increase The Erosion Hazard, W J. Burdass Jan 1968

Multiple Cropping Will Increase The Erosion Hazard, W J. Burdass

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

WITH the low price of wool and the price of wheat high in comparison, farmers need little encouragement to increase their acreage of crops.

Unfortunately with increased cropping comes the risk of increased erosion—unless there is a simultaneous increase in the use of conservation practices.


Nebraska Groundwater Level (Decline & Rise), 1968 Jan 1968

Nebraska Groundwater Level (Decline & Rise), 1968

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Description Of Nebraska's Common Rocks, Raymond Burchett Jan 1968

Description Of Nebraska's Common Rocks, Raymond Burchett

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

This one page information sheet lists names of common rocks found in Nebraska. It also includes a brief description and locations where these common rocks may be found.


Directory Of Nebraska Quarries, Pits And Mines (1968), R. R. Burchett Jan 1968

Directory Of Nebraska Quarries, Pits And Mines (1968), R. R. Burchett

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Acres Irrigated In Nebraska- Past And Present Jan 1968

Acres Irrigated In Nebraska- Past And Present

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


The Nitrate Hazard In Well Water: With Special Reference To Holt County, Nebraska., Richard A. Engberg Oct 1967

The Nitrate Hazard In Well Water: With Special Reference To Holt County, Nebraska., Richard A. Engberg

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Stratigraphic Cross Section Of Paleozoic Rocks Of Nebraska, Russell Smith, Raymond Burchett Jun 1967

Stratigraphic Cross Section Of Paleozoic Rocks Of Nebraska, Russell Smith, Raymond Burchett

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Irrigating With Saline Water On The Energy Status Of Water In Soil And Plant, Rolando H. Braun May 1967

The Influence Of Irrigating With Saline Water On The Energy Status Of Water In Soil And Plant, Rolando H. Braun

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

  1. Changes in the energy status of water that occurred in Milville silt loam and in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plants growing on it , during two consecutive 6-day periods while being irrigated with saline solutions, were studied.
  2. Total soil water potential (Ψ soil) (measured with thermocouple psychrometers), matric-potential (Ψm) (measured with tensiometers) were considered. In leaf samples, the total water potential (leaf) and the osmotic potential (Ψπ)--after freezing-- were determined with thermocouple psychrometers; by difference, the pressure potential (Ψp) was obtained.
  3. There is no evidence of close relationship between changes taking place in …


Water Levels In Observation Wells In Nebraska, 1966, C.F. Keech May 1967

Water Levels In Observation Wells In Nebraska, 1966, C.F. Keech

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Movement Of Atrazine In Soil Under Furrow Irrigation, Jyothi Veerabhadrappa May 1967

Movement Of Atrazine In Soil Under Furrow Irrigation, Jyothi Veerabhadrappa

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Movement of atrazine in response to furrow irrigations was studied using the samples of Timpanogos silt loam soil. Distribution in soil profile of surface applied herbicide was determined by drawing samples of water extracts through porous cylinders. Atrazine quantity was determined by spectrophotometer.

It was observed that the herbicide found in the water extracts was an indication of the quantity present in the soil. The herbicide moved readily with the applied water. Irreversible thermodynamic model could not be applied because of the initial and final boundary conditions. The pattern of movement was in conformity with the chromatographic theory.


The Interaction Between Water Movement, Solute Uptake, And Respirational Energy In Plant Roots, Mohamed Sadek Tawakol May 1967

The Interaction Between Water Movement, Solute Uptake, And Respirational Energy In Plant Roots, Mohamed Sadek Tawakol

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Sunflower plants (Helianthus annus, var. Russian mammoth) were grown in Hogland nutrient solution. The roots (after being subjected to treatments with either respiratory inhibitors or respiratory stimulators) were used to measure the flux of water Jw, flux of solute Js , and the rate of respiration Jo.

The thermodynamic theory of irreversible processes was used to examine the interaction between fluxes, and the changes in conductivity under different treatments. The rate equations for a root membrane of unit thickness were developed as:

Jw = LwwVw∆p + LwsRT ln …


The Influence Of Thermo-Gradients Upon Water Movement And Retention In Unsaturated Soils, Jose V. Salazar May 1967

The Influence Of Thermo-Gradients Upon Water Movement And Retention In Unsaturated Soils, Jose V. Salazar

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Temperature differences of about 5, 10, and 15 V, were applied to uniformly packed and insulated horizontal column of Millville silt loam soil using mean temperatures near 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 23.5 C. The temperature distribution along the soil column was determined using copper constantan thermocouples. Soil samples were taken to determine volumetric moisture content, and soil water potential, using the vapor pressure psychometer technique. The thermodynamic flow equation of Taylor and Cary, (1964) was used to calculate the hydro-thermal transfer coefficient (ß) as given by:

-ß = d(μw)T / dlnT

where …