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- An attempt to determine the cause of curled or deformed tongues in young Beltsville white turkeysBragg, Denver D. (Virginia Tech, 1952-04-15)In this experiment where identically the same ration was fed except for feed particle size, the poults fed the pellets, with only one exception, consumed the most feed and water and made the greatest growth per gram of feed consumed, and the poults fed the medium-fine or regular ground mash consumed next to the most feed and water and made the second best growth per gram of feed consumed.
- Eating behavior of preschool children in relation to control patterns in Iowa rural familiesKimbrell, M. Azalee (Virginia Tech, 1952-06-05)It is believed that one of the best ways to study the personality adequacy of children is through their behavior in situations.
- An economic study of agriculture on 174 farms having colored operators in Nansemond county, Virginia, 1932Gibson, William L. Jr. (Virginia Tech, 1934-06-05)The colored farmers in Nansemond County suffered severely during 1932 from both low prices which they received for their products and weather conditions. The average capital for the farms studied was $2,556, of which 88.2 per cent was invested in real estate. the total capital invested per farm varied from about $1000 to about $5000.
- The enterotoxin producing ability of staphylococci associated with the bovine mammary glandLizarraga, Milan Oscar Veliz (Virginia Tech, 1951-05-05)There was good correlation between the presence of biochemical and cultural features indicating pathogenicity and the ability to produce enterotoxin, but not to such a degree that these features can be used as an indication of enterotoxin-producing ability.
- An evaluation of Virginia's farm game programLittle, Harold Alfred (Virginia Tech, 1951-06-05)Interviews with the Farm Game Cooperators in Game Conservation Districts II, V and VI disclosed that individual landowners were interested in improving habitats for farm game species. In order of preference of wildlife planting materials cooperators chose annual seeds, L. bicolor seeds, L. bicolor plants and L. sericea. (Pp.25-35) The data on cultural practices indicate that the Farm Game Program cooperators need to follow instructions of the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries for planting, fertilizing and cultivating wildlife materials in order to receive maximum benefits from the objectives of the Farm Game Program. (pp. 38-52) Cooperators considered the wildlife plantings of intrinsic value in that they were using the plantings for erosion control, food and cover for wildlife, field-woods borders and turn rows for farm machinery. (Pp. 55-56) It was observed that farm game species were utilizing wildlife food plantings established in 1950-51. The perennial plantings were immature yet in many instances they attracted quail, rabbits, turkey and deer. The data on food availability as determined by ground quadrant samples taken from wildlife food plantings on the three specific areas indicate that adequate food is be:ing produced on one-eighth acre plots, which have been maintained according to recommended cultural practices. A hundred percent increase was noted in quail populations on the Hawfield Game Demonstration Area during 1950. (Pp. 70-75)
- Factors affecting the carotene content, yield, smoothness and shape of varieties and selections of sweet potatoes for seed stockSanders, Charles W. (Virginia Tech, 1951)The Virginian variety and four selections of the Porto Rico variety were planted on two soil types at Toano, and Walkerton, Virginia, and on one soil at Warsaw, Virginia. At Williamsburg, Virginia, the Virginian, Nancy Hall, and a selection of the Porto Rico were planted under aluminum foil mulch, black paper mulch, and on cultivated plots. From these plantings an attempt was made to determine the influence of aluminum foil mulch, black paper mulch, selection or variety, and soil type, on the factors studied. The following summary is given of the results obtained from the “Mulched Treatments” phases of the experiment: 1. Aluminum foil mulch tended to increase the soil moisture and lower the soil temperature as compared to black paper mulch end cultivation. 2. Where the entire plot was covered by unperforated black paper, without some provision for water to reach the soil, the soil moisture is lowered. 3. The carotene content of the Virginian was 3 to 4 times as high as the Porto Rico variety. 4. Neither the yield nor the carotene content of the Porto Rico variety was affected by the aluminum foil, or black paper mulches. 5. The carotene content and yield of the Virginian, and the total yield of the Nancy Hall was higher under aluminum foil mulch than on the cultivated plots. 6. There was no difference between the aluminum foil, black paper, and cultivated treatments in the smoothness and uniformity of shape of the three varieties considered. 7. The Virginian was smoother and more uniform in shape than the Porto Rico or Nancy Hall varieties. The Virginian was also more uniform in skin and flesh color than the Porto Rico variety. The following summary is given of the results obtained from the “Affect of Variety and Selections” and “Affect of Soil Type” phases of the experiment: 1. No variety or selection was consistently higher in yield than all the others. 2. Selection #2 of the Porto Rico variety was the only selection which was consistently among the highest in yield at all locations. 3. The Virginian sweet potato variety was smoother and more uniform in shape than any of the selections of the Porto Rico. 4. No selection of the Porto Rico variety was consistently smoother than the others. Selection #1 was the most consistent selection of the Porto Rico variety to grade high in uniformity of shape. 5. There was no appreciable difference between varieties and selections in their disease susceptibility. 6. No selection or variety was significantly better, in respect to cracking, than the others. 7. The Virginian variety was 3 to 4 times as high in carotene content than any of the selections of the Porto Rico, regardless of location or soil. It was also more uniform in skin and flesh color. 8. None of the selections of Porto Rico was consistently higher in carotene content. Selection #4 varied more than the other selections in the uniformity of skin color. 9. Variety or selection was a more important factor than soil type in determining the yield, carotene content, and uniformity of flesh, and skin color of the sweet potatoes. 10. Soil type did not affect the yield of the Virginian, or selections of Porto Rico at either of the locations. 11. Soil type had only a slight and inconsistent affect on the smoothness, and uniformity of shape of the sweet potatoes. 12. Under the conditions of this experiment there was no consistent difference in soil type in the amount and kind of disease present.
- A follow-up study of Virginia vocational agriculture students who received the American farmer degree since 1928Greer, Gilmer L. (Virginia Tech, 1952-05-21)Although the minimum qualifications for election to the American Farmer Degree have remained essentially the same during the last ten years, the actual achievements the candidates for the American Farmer Degree have increased beyond these minimums.
- Future Farmers of Virginia Chapter Chats January 1952Bane, Bobby; Mabry, Hunter; Robertson, William Bruce; Young, H. N. (The Future Farmers of Virginia, 1952-01)
- Future Farmers of Virginia Chapter Chats January 1953Green, Jr., Jesse; Driver, Beverly; Young, H. N.; Fields, Tommy; Brown, Dennis (The Future Farmers of Virginia, 1953-01)
- Future Farmers of Virginia Chapter Chats July 1951Bane, Bobby; Bass, B. C.; Young, H. N.; Cummins, Walter (The Future Farmers of Virginia, 1951-07)
- Future Farmers of Virginia Chapter Chats March 1952Bane, Bobby; Richards, C. E.; Young, H. N. (The Future Farmers of Virginia, 1952-03)
- Future Farmers of Virginia Chapter Chats March 1953Martin, Clarence; Driver, Beverly; Johnson, R. E.; Metcalf, J. M.; Day, Charles; Young, H. N. (The Future Farmers of Virginia, 1953-03)
- Future Farmers of Virginia Chapter Chats May 1952Bane, Bobby; Burnette, Bobby; Young, H. N.; Keys, Roger M.; Goodman, Herbert (The Future Farmers of Virginia, 1952-05)
- Future Farmers of Virginia Chapter Chats November 1951Bane, Bobby; Dudley, W. C.; Cauley, V. B.; Reamey, Calvin; Young, H. N.; Pennington, Jr., E. M.; Johnson, M. W.; East, Richard; Bailey, John J.; Firestone, Raymond C. (The Future Farmers of Virginia, 1951-11)
- Future Farmers of Virginia Chapter Chats November 1952Driver, Beverly; Young, H. N.; Green, Jesse C. Jr. (The Future Farmers of Virginia, 1952-11)
- Future Farmers of Virginia Chapter Chats September 1952Driver, Beverly; Peters, J. E.; Ayers, Bruce; Young, H. N.; Green, Jesse C. Jr. (The Future Farmers of Virginia, 1952-09)
- The history and development of the Virginia Seed Service, Inc. into the Southern States Cooperative, Inc.Sutton, Robert W. (Virginia Tech, 1934)The Virginia Seed Service had its beginning in an older organization, the Virginia Crop Improvement Association. This later association was developed to stimulate the more widespread use of improved seed for field crops.
- Land utilization study on 100 farms in Floyd County, Virginia, in 1937Dougan, Ramon Carl (Virginia Tech, 1940-06-05)Soils in the area studied seemed to be a determining factor in land class. With very few exceptions the land of Class IV was found to consist mainly of alluvial soils, lying along Little River. Classes I and II combined, and Class III lands were found in some cases along Little River but these areas were dominated by cliffs, woods, and untillable land, and included relatively little alluvial soil. Rock outcroppings in the hilly soils were noticeable on most of the land of Classes I, II, and III. Farm management data alone provide insufficient information for an adequate classification of the land. A personal investigation in conjunction with farm management data will tend to improve the classification. Value and condition of buildings are an important factor in classifying land but too much importance should not be attached to this factor, especially in areas where lumber is relatively plentiful, as was the case in Floyd County. It seems, from the results of this study, that when the value and condition of buildings are used in the classification of land that the tenure of the operator should be taken into consideration. To attempt a land classification project without topographical and soil maps may easily result in many errors unless reliable farm management data be supplemented with information obtained by careful personal investigation. It is thought that on the basis of the procedure followed in this study a dependable classification is possible. However, the use of such maps should reduce considerably the difficulty and cost of making an adequate classification.
- Marriage expectancies of pre-World War II and post-World War II students of the Virginia Polytechnic InstituteWilson, Elizabeth (Virginia Tech, 1952-06-05)The literature on marriage reveals only one study which deals specifically with expectancies in marriage of college students, This study does not attempt to measure change in expectancies from on period to another or to differentiate between wishes and expectancies, Several investigators in the area of marital relationships express the need for further research on the predictive value of factors existing in the lives of individuals before marriage as they may or may not influence marital success. One factor which these investigators feel may be highly predictive of success or failure in marriage is the individual's expectancies from the marital relationship
- The relation of agriculture to industry in Henry County, Virginia: a study of indafarmingSmith, Harold E. (Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, 1941)The present study… had for its purpose to discover in what ways, to what extent, and under what conditions, both farming and industrial employment contribute to the family living of these persons in Henry County, Virginia who are engaged in both part-time farming and industrial employment.