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Minimum protein requirements for the growth of dairy heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
In order to reduce the feed cost as much as possible, it is of considerable importance to know the required amount of protein necessary to develop the heifer normally. To best arrive at a protein standard for dairy heifers ...
The preparation and behavior of certain halogen and nitro derivatives of benzene
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
During the course of this research four new derivatives of 2,6-dibromo-4-nitroaniline were prepared. The action of sodium, sodium ethylate, and nitric acid with both the monoitro compounds was studied, as well as the action ...
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 best winter ration for the dairy heifer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
The increasing demand for dairy cows, and cows of greater efficiency has led to a more systematized rearing of the dairy heifer. The need of a winter ration, considering the economic price and amount of food consumed, is ...
Mental tests of school children
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
The gradation and classification of pupils, the nature of the curriculum and methods of teaching, have long been vital questions for educators. The mental measuring rods for classification and promotion which have been ...
A study of types of farming in the U.S. by the farm management survey method
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
The following study was made to get an insight into the conditions and farm practices of six different types of farming in the United States from the standpoint of farm management. Previous work along this line indicates ...
The urogenital system of the 20-MM. pig embryo
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
The studies recorded in this dissertation were begun and largely carried out in the Department of Anatomy, University of Missouri Medical School, under the direction of Professor Franklin P. Johnson. They were completed ...
The dramatic function of the Aeschylean chorus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
The qualities of the Aeschylean chorus are distinct from the ideal Schlegelian chorus as has been shown by many works listed here. With these conclusions as a foundation, the author determines what office is actually filled ...
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 narrative structure of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
The efforts of the critics of Sir Thomas Malory's romance, Le Morte Darthur, seem to have been confined for the most part to two phases of Malory's work, namely, to the prose sytle and to the relation of the work to its ...
The origin, development, and present status of the Open Door Policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
There is no evidence to prove that our commerce has increased as a result of the open door" policy. The statistics show that America's commerce with China experienced a steady growth during the decade and a half beginning ...
The limitations of the Ricardian theory of rent : a study of static theory in relation to changing business practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
PART I. Adaptation of the theory of rent to the time of its origin. The early dominance of the landlord class -- The rise of a trading class -- The competitive theory in the natural order of Adam Smith -- The historical ...
Woman in the epic
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Within the pale of that civilization which has grown up under the combined influence of the Christian religion as paramount and what may be called the Teutonic manners as secondary, we find the idea of Woman and her social ...
An experimental study of the rest period of plants : the effect of rest period breaking agencies upon hardwood cuttings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Much work has been done within the past twenty years upon forcing into growth of plants of all kinds, hard wood twigs and pot grown plants, herbaceous perennials, bulbs, tubers, seeds and vegetables by the use of such ...
The mental and physical development of rural children
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
A. Problem: Are there any fundamental differences between rural and urban children in mental and physical growth and development? If there are differences, are they due to the inborn nature of the children, or to environment? ...
The social and political effects of the Spanish Colonial system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
The Spanish colonies in America were occupied by three races, whose mixture and action upon each other produced a new race and a new society. Of the three race elements, the negro is of no importance, except in the islands ...
The extraction and recovery of radium from low grade American pitchblende ores
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
The pitchblende deposits of the United States are widely distributed, altho the most extensive deopsits are found in Colorado. In the past many of them yielded ore carrying high percentages of uranium oxie (U[subscript ...
The effects of background on the color behavior of Anolis Carolinensis (Cuv.)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
It is peculiar fact, so far as the literature of the color changes in Anolis Carolinexsis is conerned, that no one has as yet investigated the effects of background on theses changes, -- it is a further peculiarity, the I ...
An improved method for the qualitative separation and determination of the lead, barium, and strontium ions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
More accurate and distinct tests in Qualitative analysis are continually sought. Sing L. J. Curtman and E. Frankel showed the source of the inaccurate attending the qualtative determination of the barium ion, new methods ...
A critical study of the chemical and physical factors involved in cake making
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
There is no specific history as to how and when the first cake was made. However, it is reasonable to suppose that it developed logically from bread making at an early date, when some clever cook found that the addition ...