• Age as a factor in animal breeding 

    Zimmerman, Brenton Creamer (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
    The experiment furnishing the basis for this discussion was begun in 1909 by Director F.B. Mumford and has since been continued under his general direction. Swine were used in the experiment since they probably lend ...
  • Factors favoring or opposing injuries from transplanting 

    Gardner, John Samuel (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 ...
  • Factors influencing the normal rate of growth in domestic animals and the permanency of the effect of arrested development 

    Ritchie, Walter S. (Walter Stuntz), 1892- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
    As the title indicates, the investigation has for its object the determining of the factors influencing the normal rate of growth of domestic animals and the permanency of arrested development. While all these factors ...
  • The minimum protein requirement for growing dairy heifers 

    Fine, Solomon (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
    Text from page 1: "By minimum protein requirements of growing dairy heifers is meant the least quantity of protein in the ration which will allow normal growth to proceed. A study or investigation leading to a knowledge ...
  • Physiological studies on parasitic fusaria with special reference to fusarium lycopersici saccardo 

    Neumann, Eleanor Henrietta (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
    Text from pages 2-3: "Tomato Wilt, Bacterial Wilt, and Septoria Leaf Spot are the most important diseases of this plant. My studies have been with the organism causing tomato wilt, Fussarium lycopersici Sacc."
  • Statistical determination of the response of apple trees to cultural methods 

    Winkler, A. J. (Albert Julius), 1894-1989 (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
    Text from page 1: "Within recent years the subject of orchard tillage has come to be one of much interest to the fruit growers. It is only within the last few decades that tillage has been regarded as important. This may ...
  • Study of difficult churning 

    Osborn, Robert, Jr. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
    There is at the present time a lack of definite knowledge as to why cream, at certain times, fails to give up its fat in the form of butter. This trouble occurs most commonly where only one or two cows are kept, the usual ...
  • Winter rations for dairy heifers 

    Dawson, J. R. (James Robert), 1894- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
    "Comparatively little experimental data are as yet available concerning these problems of raising heifers. The purpose of the author in conducting the experiments reported in this thesis was to add to the data now available ...