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The relation of type and conformation to production in dairy cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from introduction: "The object of this investigation is to determine so far as possible how much importance should be attached to form and type in the selection of dairy cows and to what extent type may be expressed ...
A study of bloodlines which have produced 2:10 trotters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from page iii: The data reported in this thesis are the results of a study of the bloodlines which have been most prominent in the production of individuals of extreme speed. As a basis for this extreme speed, those ...
Distribution of labor and its relation to farm management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
The following pages are devoted to a study of labor conditions on four Missouri farms, in an effort to determine if possible, just what those conditions are. The work was started in the spring of 1910, under the direction ...
Pricing and trading practices of country elevators in Missouri
(University of Missouri., 1958)
"The purpose of the study is to obtain information concerning the pricing and trading practices of country grain elevators in Missouri that will be of value to grains producers, elevator operators, and others who are ...
The effects of various planes of nutrition upon the cost of maintenance, reproduction, and development of beef cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
The frequency with which valuable animals reproduce themselves has always been a factor of economic importance in the pure bred cattle business. Great economic changes during the last few years have made this an important ...
A critical study of the chemical and physical factors involved in cake making
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
There is no specific history as to how and when the first cake was made. However, it is reasonable to suppose that it developed logically from bread making at an early date, when some clever cook found that the addition ...
The effect of lactation on growth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
There are five uses in general to which a dairy cow may put her feed. It may be used for maintenance, for growth, for the production of milk, for the laying on of fat and for the growth of the foetus. In view of the fact ...
Factors favoring or opposing injuries from transplanting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
"The purpose of this investigation was to determine the factors favoring or opposing the injuries following the transplanting of vegetables. The factors dealt with in this study were as follows: (a) The relation of moisture ...
A comparative study of the verse rhetoric of Layamon's Brut and Beowulf
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
This thesis compares Layamon's Brut with Beowulf to examine poetic inheritance and style. Previous studies emphasizing similarities of language and meter, without definite tests of verse rhetoric, may lead to the false ...
The impact of the Sino-Soviet conflict on the Japanese Communist Party, 1961-1968
(University of Missouri -- Columbia., 1973)
The magnitude and intensity of the Sino-Soviet conflict since 1956 have had a profound impact on East- West international relations, the intra-bloc relations of the Communist political parties, particularly those in Asia. ...
A method of sociological investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
"It is the purpose of the author of this thesis to present, from his limited experience as a social surveyor and from a rather extended study of social surveys, the meaning and value of the survey method to the science of ...
Place names of six counties in southeast Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1945)
Counties: Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Perry, Reynolds, and Wayne Counties.