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Assessment of teachers' ability to integrate science concepts into secondary agriculture programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
agriculture instructors in teaching concepts related to science; 2) To assess how such a change in the curriculum would impact current agricultural education programs. The sample was derived from the population of agriculture instructors teaching in Missouri...
Study of the phenomenon of barrenness in corn
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1911)
and comment to both practical farmers and agricultural investigators as well. Strange as it may seem, however, there has been practically no work done to discover why the maize plant, or any other grain normally bisexual, should be sterile. Many theories have...
An analysis of the agricultural base and potential in State Economic Area 2b in northeast Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1965)
Important changes have occurred since 1950 in the agriculture of the State Economic Area 2b, a sixteen county area in northeast Missouri. The changes have been induced by broad movements in economic and technological forces affecting the agriculture...
Silage as a part ration for horses and mules or various ages under varying conditions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from page 174: This was an initial effort to feed silage as a part ration to horses and mules of various ages and under varying conditions at the Missouri Experiment Station. The data in the 1915-1916 tests are not sufficient to make possible...
A study of the effects of cotton seed products upon the composition of butter fat and the churnability of cream
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
Practical feeders raise many objections to the feeding of cotton seed meal. In addition to various alleged evil effects on the health of animals to which no consideration will be given in this thesis, cotton seed meal has ...
The use of silage to counteract the effect of cottonseed meal on the composition and market qualities of butter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
Text from page 58: In general, this experiment shows that very slight effects on the composition of butter result from feeding cottonseed meal with a liberal ration of silage; and that larger changes in the fat constants are to be expected when...
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 ...
Indexes of the influence of weather on corn yields in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1964)
findings from weather-related studies, (3) to construct weather indexes for the crop reporting districts and the State using the most suitable technique. The initial comparison of techniques was confined to seven counties in Central Missouri. Weather data...
Some Fusaria found on the cowpea, watermelon and carnation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from page 1: The economic importance of the Fusarium problem affords a sufficient reason for the study of this genus of fungi. Various wilts, rots and blights are caused by parasitic and saprophytic Fusaria. It is ...
A study of the relation of type and conformation to production in dairy cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
The subject of dairy type and conformation is a question of vital importance to all breeders and students of dairy cattle. It is a well-known fact that from the standpoint of milk production there is no method of ascertaining ...
Paths to agroforestry: landowner types, land use and perceptions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Land in the United States is predominantly owned by private individuals and families, and has traditionally been used for economic profit through agricultural or timber production. However, U.S. landownership patterns are changing, and an increasing...
Visit motivations and perceived benefits of farms, private forests and state/national parks in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study explored the variability in visit motivations and perceived benefits of Missouri households from three natural settings: (1) Farms; (2) Private Forests; and (3) State/National Parks. Specific goals of this study were: (1) To describe...
Factors influencing use of split-lines of credit and internal capital rationing among PCA borrowers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1984)
Farmers’ use of credit has been studied extensively because debt capital is an integral part of present-day agricultural financial management. However, very little is known about split-lines of credit or multiple sources of credit financing...
A study of the factors influencing the ability of the animal to digest its food
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
The purpose of the digestion trials, to be discussed in this paper, was to determine the effect of various factors on the ability of the animal to digest its food. The object of these experiments is somewhat different from the great majority...
Silage investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
questions that do not seem to be fully and satisfactorily answered. A series of experiments were carried on by the Dairy Department of the Missouri Agricultural College during the winters of 1913-1914 and 1914-1915. The work for 1913-1914 was carried on by D...
The use of fats in cooking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
The cost of food is the all important question at the present time. Our people must be fed. The problem is to discover what available foods will give the most nutritive value at a minimum cost. When we observe that a pound ...
The effect of calcium carbonate of certain soil constituents and on plant growth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
of Problem": It is the purpose of this investigation to secure data on the effects of adding calcium carbonate in the form of ground limestone to types of soils of common occurrence in the state of Missouri. These effects were studied in crop yields, in per...
Influence of characters of ear and kernel upon the germination of maize
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
of the ear and kernel which have a marked influence upon the yield. This is so universal that we have score cards which set forth the ideal type of ear and give certain values to the different characters. In general, the score cards are alike and all agree...
Visitor experiences at Eagle Days in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Missouri since the winter of 1978-1979, only one formal study has been conducted on these events and it was after the first year. The purpose of this research is to evaluate visitors' perceptions of Eagle Days events in Missouri using the experience economy...
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 each other and with other...