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A study of the property rights constraints in US agricultural cooperatives : theory and evidence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1998)
This research addresses the issue of efficient user-owned and controlled organizational design. Using agricultural cooperatives as an example set of user-owned and controlled institutional arrangements, the economic issue examined is the degree...
A study of the variations in chemical composition of the timothy and wheat plants during growth and ripening
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1911)
Regarding previous investigations carried out on the chemical composition of timothy and wheat plants, very little work has been made upon wheat roots, no report has been made upon timothy bulbs and no separation has been made of the timothy stalks...
The energy requirements for the normal growth of dairy heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
Text from introduction: "There are at least two reasons why more definite knowledge of the energy requirements of growing cattle are desirable. First, the energy requirement of the animal is known to be high and because ...
The story of the farmer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
Text from preface: "The purpose of this study is to develop among boys and girls of junior high school age an appreciation of the farmer and the value of his work to society. Many books have been written about the things ...
The effects of supplemental fat and methionine hydroxy analogue on cellulose digestion in wether lambs
(University of Missouri., 1958)
"The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of different levels of two types of fat on cellulose diges tion in lambs on a poor quality roughage. Methionine hydroxy analogue, the alpha keto acid of methionine, ...
Physiological changes occurring in plant tissue as a result of stimuli administered to break the rest period
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
It is a matter of common knowledge that most of our woody plants do not grow continuously throughout the year. The fact is brought to our attention especially in spring, when we may observe the awakening of the vegetation ...
A plan for the reorganization of rural school administration in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from the Introduction: An increasing nrunber of students of social conditions are coming to regard the country school as one of the most pressing problems of our national life. In building, equipment, curriculum, ...
The minimum protein requirement for growing dairy heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
with such large farm animals as dairy heifers. Consequently the results cannot be entirely satisfactory from a scientific standpoint. Yet if such experiments are properly controlled they should give results of value both scientifically and practically."...
Some factors influencing the lipase content of the blood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
From the review of the literature of the lipase content of the blood it appears that no consistent series of determinations have been made through a period of time sufficient to learn under just what conditions the variation ...
A study of the chemical composition of steers on different planes of nutrition and of the relative cost of maintenance and growth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1911)
This thesis describes the methods and results of an experiment carried out by the author to discover what affect diet has on the composition of beef cattle....
The development of railroads in Missouri to 1860
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
Railroad construction in Missouri was undertaken by private companies who expected to finance the roads by subscriptions to the capital stock by individuals, towns and counties. Early in 1851 the people realized that the task was too great...
The effects of stress upon erythrocyte resistance in pedigree clean, known carrier and dwarf beef cattle
(University of Missouri., 1958)
"Has the fight against beef cattle dwarfism progressed? Are methods now available whereby the breeder can enjoy a "dwarf-free" production program? These questions are examples of those frequently encountered by the animal husbandry scientist who...
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 individuals were used which...
The relation of size, shape, and number of replications of plats to probable error in field experimentation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Introduction: Altho large numbers of experiments that attempt to measure small variations of characteristics in variety tests or slight differences resulting from unlike soil treatments or tillage operations are conducted each year, comparatively...
A study in the marketing of perishable fruit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
The strawberry industry has been a large factor in the development of the Ozark region. Its success is dependent upon the proper solution of a great variety of problems which cannot be solved by the growers, the shipping ...
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. ...
The most favorable temperatures for the cooking of some typical foods
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
A search through available published material on the subject of the cooking of foods reveals for the most part only recommendations of fairly wide ranges rather than definite limits of temperature for the cooking of specified ...
Place names of six east central counties of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1933)
Counties: Audrain, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, and Randolph....
Graduate students in the English Department of the State University under the supervision of Dr. Robert L. Ramsay have treated, to date, fifty-four counties in six master's theses (see Bibliography). The six counties included in this work make a...
Graduate students in the English Department of the State University under the supervision of Dr. Robert L. Ramsay have treated, to date, fifty-four counties in six master's theses (see Bibliography). The six counties included in this work make a...
The metabolism and localization of glycerol by bovine spermatozoa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1958)
Since the discovery that glycerol, a trihydroxy alcohol, would provide protection for spermatozoa during the freezing and thawing process, many questions have arisen concerning its metabolism and mode of action. Most of ...
A study of fruit marketing organizations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
The question that confronts the fruit grower of the present time is not only how to raise more and better fruit, but how to realize a reasonable profit on what he does produce; how to put up his product so it will reach ...