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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 ...
Rural church survey of Boone county, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
This thesis is the report of a study made of the rural churches of Boone County, Missouri. The object of this study is to ascertain the status of these churches; whether they are declining or growing, and to determine as ...
An investigation of the movement of water and petroleum through rock under high pressure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
... Then working upon the problems of underground water supply, ore deposits, and petroleum accumulations, the lack of definite informatlon regarding the laws which govern the movement of liquids through the rocks making ...
On the reaction in a mixture of hydrous ferrous ammonium sulfate and sodium chloride
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
In connection with work in this laboratory it had been observed that a reaction takes place between hydrous ferrous ammonium sulfate and sodium chloride when they are intimately mixed and kept in tightly closed bottles, ...
The surface tension of soap solutions and their emulsifying power
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
"In this work, surface tensions of solutions of sodium palmitate and of sodium stearate in contact with air have been determined. These surface tensions were found to increase with decrease in the concentration of the ...
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 English towns and the War of the Roses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
Text from page 5: "The growth, material progress and political power of the English towns in the fifteenth century may claim some attention. In this study nothing is more noticeable than the gradual breaking up of the ...
Some factors influencing fruitfulness in apples
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
"SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS: Missouri apple yields tend to rotate in three year cycles, the sizes of the crops produced showing the following order: heavy, light, medium, heavy, etc. A five years' study of the behavior of ...
Poverty and relief among Negroes of St. Louis, Missouri as indicated by the work of the philanthropic agencies of the city
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
Text from page 2: "This monograph is an attempt to present the poverty situation as found among negroes of St. Louis by the philanthropic agencies of the city; to give an idea of the work done by these agencies to relieve ...
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 ...
Foreign exchange and foreign banking of America as it is related to American business
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
"The purpose of this thesis is to investigate our present system of foreign banking and exchange and to discuss its relations to American business. I propose in Chapter I to outline the situation that confronted us at the ...
The article of the legislature in the Missouri Constitution of 1875
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
Text from Introduction: "The purpose of this paper is to determine so far as possible the inf1uences responsible for the provisions in the Missouri Constitution of 1875 dealing with the organization and functions of the ...
The miracle play : medieval and modern
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
"The purpose of the present study is to investigate one of these three types,--the miracle play. It is the aim of the thesis to study typical examples of the medieval miracle and the entire list, so far as possible, of ...
The growing power of the governor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
Text from page 29: "The tendency toward a decline in the power and position of the legislature and a corresponding enhancement of that of the executive is one which has been widely observed and commented upon. Probably so ...
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 ...
A study of the costs of the Kansas City high schools for the year 1915-1916
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
"The problem of this thesis is the study in detail of the cost of the Kansas City high schools for the year 1915-1916. For convenience, the problem is divided into several studies, as follows: Study A. A comparative study ...
Studies on contagious abortion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
Text from Introduction: "This thesis includes a review of the more important literature relating to contagious abortion or infectious abortion that was available, and particularly that dealing with experimental researches ...
Generalizations of theorems from the Theory of Functions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
Text from introduction: "Practically all of the text books and lectures on the Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable treat only those functions which have a derivative in every point of some given region. This derivative ...
Studies in the winterkilling of cereals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
"It is the object of this thesis to outline the present status of the problem of winterkilling in cereals and to report certain preliminary experiments, indicative of future development, which were conducted by the writer ...