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The radio broadcasting enterprise of Free China
(University of Missouri., 1958)
"The purpose of the study: This is a study of the radio broadcasting enterprise e of Taiwan, the last stronghold of Nationalist China. As it represents the spark of sturdy independence, the valiant stand of human freedom, ...
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...
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...
The amount of edible meat in the various cuts from animals of known life histories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1909)
This series of experiments was undertaken with the thought of studying the composition of the different cuts of meat from the housekeeper's standpoint, to determine what cut of meat will furnish the most edible meat for a given amount of money....
Investigations of rural conditions in Boone County, Missouri, as related to the county farm adviser
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
The agricultural development of the past five years has established in thirty-three states of the union outside of the southern states "County Agricultural Agents" or "Farm Advisers" whose duty it is to live in the county in which they work...
The effect of age and condition on the mineral composition of the ash of the bovine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
and in most cases incomplete. Furthermore, a great deal of the data as presented by various investigators cannot be compared because of lack of uniformity in reporting results as well as in the selection of samples for analysis. Forbes in his bulletin on "The...
The pure milk problem of the small town. A survey and movement for improving the milk supply of St. Charles, MO.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
Text from page 9: There is need for considerable study of the exact importance of the milk problem of the small town and of the proper means of remedying bad conditions. In this work the agricultural colleges should be of considerable aid....
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 ...
Minimum protein requirements for the growth of dairy heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
to determine the minimum amount of this constituent necessary to promote their normal growth. With the object of determining such a figure, the Missouri Experiment Station started an experiment in August, 1913. The results of this experiment to date are given...
The influence of breeding young swine upon the parents, the offspring and the breed
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
has long been known as a swine-producing country of surpassing excellence, and claims to produce and consume more pork than any other nation. Missouri alone, in 1907. sent to market 3,878,863 head of hogs valued at $38,788,630, and at that time...
Control of the humus supply of certain important Missouri soils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1908)
treatments upon the humus content of Missouri soils two lines of experiment were carried out. First, a study of the effect of crop rotation and manures upon the humus and nitrogen content of soils as evidenced in the rotation plats of the Missouri Experiment...
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...
A study of types of farming in the U.S. by the farm management survey method
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
of Agricultural science. This study was made from the 1910 Census. The object sought in this investigation in farm management is to secure the elementary facts which must be utilized in organizing and conducting the business of the farm in such a way as to give...
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 ...
Dietary studies of Missouri State hospitals for the insane
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
"The aim and plan of the investigation was to determine the adequacy of the dietaries and to find out if they were planned as economically as possible. In order to do this it was necessary to collect the following data: ...
The cost of milk production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
This condition of milk prices has lead to considerable unrest in the dairy industry. State and federal experts have studied the problem, and extension and country agricultural workers, city chambers of commerce, special committes appointed...
The price-quality relationship of lint cotton in five local markets in southeast, Missouri, 1951-1953
(University of Missouri., 1958)
"A purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the various local markets in reflecting to cotton producers the average price level prevailing for cotton, and in reflecting central market premiums and discounts ...
The Soils of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from page 2: It is the purpose of this thesis to describe briefly the origin, distribution, and character of the soils in the different parts of the State, as determined by extensive field and laboratory studies and experiments, and to show...
To study the effect of pregnancy and of nursing on the maintenance requirement of mares
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
digestion trial for each part of the experiment is compared and a summary of the results presented....
The killing of plant tissue by low temperature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
-soaked appearance, and evaporation from that tissue is much more rapid than from living tissue. In the experiments described in this paper, the killing temperature of plant tissue that kills at relatively high temperature has been reduced whenever the sap density...