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A study of the physical and chemical properties of the soil as influenced by cowpea culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
In the past twenty-five years much experimental work has been done with cowpeas, in relation to cultural methods, fertilization, and variety tests, but practically nothing has been written with regard to the direct effect ...
The work of the Board of public welfare of Kansas City, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
The Board of Public Welfare idea is a universal one, by which we mean that such an institution is applicable to other communities. Its spirit, aim, and principles have been tested, and found not wanting; they meet the fundamental needs of a growing...
Political development in the mini-state Caribbean : a focus on Barbados
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
"Seconds after midnight, November 30, 1966, a new trident-bedecked, gold and blue banner caught the prevailing Caribbean breeze signaling the birth of another new nation. The fact that this former British outpost, Barbados, ...
Place names of St. Louis and Jefferson County
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1939)
"Strangely fascinating are place-name, not only by their euphony, but by their romantic associations." So attractive is the study of place-name that it develops in the student a curiosity concerning the origin of all names. ...
Risk assessment of adopting agroforestry in a peasant economy : the Honduran case
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1996)
Risk assessment plays an important role in evaluating new technology adoption among peasant households. The purpose of this study is to evaluate peasant behavior considering risk perception and how it affects agroforestry ...
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...
Apple orchards of Missouri : soils and varieties
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1907)
there will also be given data, taken in the variety orchard on the Missouri Experiment Station grounds, on new varieties being tested; giving descriptions of the tree and fruit, and comments on whether or not they are suited for orchards in this state...
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...
Methods of marketing Missouri apples
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Abstract taken from the Introduction section of this thesis: Missouri is the leading state in number of apple trees, yet it ranks fourth in yield and in total value. In comparison with other states, Missouri is twenty-eighth in bushels and thirty...
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."...
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, ...
Effect of sulfur dioxide treatment on wheat straw digestibility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
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 sociology." --Text taken...
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 ...
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, ...
British outlook on America, 1800-1850
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1942)
The British Outlook on America offers an interesting field for study and one in which there is a vast amount of material both in books and periodicals. This subject has been treated in such works as The English Traveller ...
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...
Early history of money and banking in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1906)
information concerning the industrial and financial activities of a people cannot be secured without a study of their character and habits. It would be impossible to understand certain phenomena in the early history of Missouri if we were to leave out...
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 ...
The value of in-breeding in the improvement of the domestic animals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
In this paper I shall take the stand of a neutral, and all literature and available material of value upon the subject both for and against, will be studied with a view of determining our present knowledge of in-breeding ...