Report of the Director, Volumes 27-36The Station, 1911 |
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... GRAINS Improvement work on existing varieties of fall rye , spring and fall wheat , have been in progress for twelve years . This work has been carried on by the Agronomy department by 10 WISCONSIN EXPERIMENT STATION .
... GRAINS Improvement work on existing varieties of fall rye , spring and fall wheat , have been in progress for twelve years . This work has been carried on by the Agronomy department by 10 WISCONSIN EXPERIMENT STATION .
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... varieties of wheat and rye on the Station farm show not less than five bushels per acre increase over ordinary varieties . The yield of pedigreed oats ( No. 4 ) on the Station farm this fall was 76 bushels per acre . This variety will ...
... varieties of wheat and rye on the Station farm show not less than five bushels per acre increase over ordinary varieties . The yield of pedigreed oats ( No. 4 ) on the Station farm this fall was 76 bushels per acre . This variety will ...
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... VARIETIES OF APPLES Climatic conditions in Wisconsin are such that the list of desirable winter varieties of apples is quite restricted and efforts have been made to add to the varieties that may be found valuable for Wisconsin . The ...
... VARIETIES OF APPLES Climatic conditions in Wisconsin are such that the list of desirable winter varieties of apples is quite restricted and efforts have been made to add to the varieties that may be found valuable for Wisconsin . The ...
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... varieties appear very promising and have been carefully graded by growers and buyers , who regard this pure - bred type as superior to the select variety heretofore disseminated . It will be necessary to continue this work for a few ...
... varieties appear very promising and have been carefully graded by growers and buyers , who regard this pure - bred type as superior to the select variety heretofore disseminated . It will be necessary to continue this work for a few ...
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... varieties of apples , three of cherries , three of European plums , one of Japan plums and eight of American type . This orchard is developing in a wholly satisfactory manner and it is to be hoped will give adequate data on varieties ...
... varieties of apples , three of cherries , three of European plums , one of Japan plums and eight of American type . This orchard is developing in a wholly satisfactory manner and it is to be hoped will give adequate data on varieties ...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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