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The relation of the size of seed to the character of plant produced
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text taken from pages 1 and 2 of this thesis: During the past fifty years a number of investigators have reported results on the relative value of heavy and light or large and small seed grain. Each investigator has devised ...
An investigation of farm or dairy buttermaking : dissertation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1911)
is now being made in all dairy sections and is due largely to the advance of agricultural science and the dissemination of knowledge through colleges, agricultural newspapers, bulletins and circulars. The present demand for butter as a food...
Critism of the methods of Christian missions in China from a sociological point of view
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from page 1: "Christian Missions have been a powerful agency toward the social transformation of mission lands. While it has been as a rule the avowed purpose of missionaries to work for individuals, they have from ...
Cage culture of channel catfish in a heated effluent from a power plant, Thomas Hill Reservoir
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1976)
The thermal effluent from electric power plants has been a subject of increased concern because of possible detrimental effects to the enviornment. Power demands in the united states have increased tremendously and may ...
Locks on deep waterways
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1900)
Being an outline of the course pursued in the investigation of the proper shape, size, and strength of the walls, floors, miter-walls, &c for locks on Deep-Waterways, built to accommodate Lake and Ocean going vessels, of ...
Silage investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
More than one hundred years ago people began the practice of preserving green feed in silos. In this country the first silo above ground was built in 1875, in Michigan. From this beginning the use of the silo has spread ...
A comparison of some methods of estimating radium
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
The quantitative determination of the small amounts of radium present in the atmosphere, spring waters, minerals and rocks involves two steps: (1) The quantitative separation of the radium emanation in a known weight of ...
The Homeric and Hesiodic conception of the universe
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)
Abstract taken from the Introduction section of the thesis: The chief purpose of this paper is to give a full account of the Homeric and Hesiodic ideas of the different parts of the universe, the main sources of information ...
Holts Summit (Devonian) conodonts from Missouri
(University of Missouri., 1958)
The conodonts of a previously unrecognized Upper Devonian formation, the Holts Summit, are unusually abundant and include unique forms which have not been elsewhere reported from strata of North America. An assemblage from ...
Conodonts from isolated Devonian outcrops
(University of Missouri., 1958)
shales that may be interpreted as environmental responses? (4) What other formation or formations do the conodonts of these two Devonian sections or parts of these sections suggest as time equivalents? It was concluded the boundary can be located in each...
Minimum milk requirement for calf raising
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
The dairyman is keenly interested in knowing how he can raise his calves in an economical and successful manner. This thesis reports the results of several experiments in early weaning and minimum use of milk for calf ...
The complex refractive index of water
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 1981)
A spectrum of the imaginary part of the complex index of refraction for water as a function of wave number was compiled from the literature and theoretical considerations. The spectrum ranged from 10⁻⁶ through 10⁸ cm⁻¹. ...
Silage investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Abstract derived from the Introduction and Literature sections of the thesis: Ensilage as defined by Webster is the material as it appears while being put into the silo. Immediately after the material is stored it begins ...
A re-evaluation of the kernos, with special reference to the kernos in Demeter's rites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
The focus of this paper has therefore become the objects excavated throughout the Mediterranean, which have been called "kernoi." An examination of these vessels of various shape and a survey of the finds from excavated ...
A study in seventh grade subject-matter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
Two years ago the writer came into the University Elementary School to devote about half time to teaching the seventh grade and the other half to graduate work in the University. As the writer worked along he found that ...
The use of Table Rock Reservoir projectile points in the delineation of cultural complexes and their distribution
(University of Missouri., 1958)
Reservoir. 2. To classify certain groups of projectile points from Table Rock Reservoir as types through their repeated association in specific cultural complexes. 3. To plot the distribution of components of the cultural complexes in Table Rock Reservoir. 4...
Development and evaluation of pattern recognition habitat models for the ruffed grouse, gray squirrel, and fox squirrel in Missouri
(University of Missouri -- Columbia., 1987)
Pattern recognition (PATREC) models are single-species models that use habitat characteristics to arrive at an estimation of population abundance. Currently, personnel of the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri are using ...
Cotton seed and cotton-seed products as feeds for live stock
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
The purpose of this work was to get together the results of the different experiments with cotton seed and cotton seed products in order that comparisons might be made of the feeding values of the different products with ...
A study of the Warrensburg sandstone
(University of Missouri., 1952)
The purpose of this research is to apply various statistical and qualitative analytical methods to a study of the Warrensburg channel sandstone. The area covered by this problem includes parts of Lafayette, Johnson, and ...
Pressure, volume, temperature, and composition properties of liquid n-alkane mixtures at elevated pressures
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1969)