Report of the Director, Volumes 27-36The Station, 1911 |
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... seed by hybridization experiments . By rigid selection , type plants were developed and by self- pollination , seed secured which was free from foreign strains . These varieties appear very promising and have been carefully graded by ...
... seed by hybridization experiments . By rigid selection , type plants were developed and by self- pollination , seed secured which was free from foreign strains . These varieties appear very promising and have been carefully graded by ...
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... SEED AND FORAGE IN NORTH- ERN WISCONSIN . The methods of seeding , harvesting and curing clover for hay and to save the seed under Northern Wisconsin conditions are described in this bulletin . Clover is a crop of prime importance in ...
... SEED AND FORAGE IN NORTH- ERN WISCONSIN . The methods of seeding , harvesting and curing clover for hay and to save the seed under Northern Wisconsin conditions are described in this bulletin . Clover is a crop of prime importance in ...
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... SEED INSPECTION LAW . The complete text of the law is presented , supplemented by popular explanations regard- ing labels , impurities and adulterations , seed testing and standards of purity and germination , for seed growers and ...
... SEED INSPECTION LAW . The complete text of the law is presented , supplemented by popular explanations regard- ing labels , impurities and adulterations , seed testing and standards of purity and germination , for seed growers and ...
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... seed grain through- out the state is being pushed by the Department of Agronomy with much vigor . A unique ... seed at good prices . The introduction of this seed improvement work has markedly affected the types of seed used . Mixed and ...
... seed grain through- out the state is being pushed by the Department of Agronomy with much vigor . A unique ... seed at good prices . The introduction of this seed improvement work has markedly affected the types of seed used . Mixed and ...
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... seed growers , as the College does not sell any product . On one day orders for over $ 5,000 of seeds passed through the College office . Professor Moore estimates the members of the Experiment Association sold last year not less than ...
... seed growers , as the College does not sell any product . On one day orders for over $ 5,000 of seeds passed through the College office . Professor Moore estimates the members of the Experiment Association sold last year not less than ...
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Page 82 - June 30, 1898 ; that we have found the same well kept, and classified as above, and that the receipts for the year from the treasurer of the United States are shown to have been...
Page 3 - That in order to aid in diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects relating to agriculture and home economics, and to encourage the application of the same...
Page 109 - States are shown to have been $30,000, and the corresponding disbursements $30,000, for all of which proper vouchers are on file and have been by us examined and found correct. And we further certify that the expenditures have been solely for the purpose set forth in the acts of Congress approved March 2, 1887, and March 16, 1906.
Page 30 - REORGANIZATION and expansion of the Office of Farm Management of the United States Department of Agriculture...
Page 69 - ... vacation of 1917, Professor Lewis J. Cross was employed by the Federal Bureau of Chemistry as an investigator in the drying of vegetables. He canvassed the growing sections of western New York, and was located at Albion for some time. Professor Cross expects to be engaged in the same work this summer. The Dairy Division of the United States Department of Agriculture has been waging a campaign for the better use of cottage cheese as a means of utilizing surplus skimmilk. Professor Walter W. Fisk...
Page 8 - December 15th ; a few days at the beginning and again at the end of their visit will be spent in quiet retreat.
Page 53 - Agriculture and paid in the manner hereinbefore provided, in the proportion which the rural population of each State bears to the total rural population of all the States...
Page 86 - ... study of certain dietary conditions bearing on the problem of growth in rats. Journ. biol. chem. 27:1:1-14. 1916. Hart, EB, Halpin, JG, and McCollum, EV The behavior of chickens fed rations restricted to the cereal grains. Journ. biol. chem. 29:1:57-67. 1917. Hart, EB, Humphrey, GC, and Morrison, FB Comparative efficiency for growth of the total nitrogen from alfalfa hay and corn grain. Journ. biol. chem. 13:2:133-153. 1912. Hart, EB, and McCollum, EV Influence on growth of rations restricted...
Page 89 - Bulletin 36. — Acidosis in Omnivora and Herbivora and Its Relation to Protein Storage (H. Steenbock. VE Nelson, and EB Hart). Experiments are reported in which it is shown that swine and calves when fed acid rations are able to protect themselves against acidosis (excess of acids over bases in the tissues) by a production of ammonia in the body tissues.
Page 61 - Farm Students. Review, St Anthony Park, Minn. The Farmer, St. Paul, Minn. The Farmer and Breeder, Sioux City, Iowa. Farmers. Guide, Huntington, Ind. Farmers. Review, Chicago, 111. Farmers. Tribune, Sioux City, Iowa. Farmers.