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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Farmstead"”.
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An ecological survey of insects of a Pennsylvania farmstead
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, 1956
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Selling Tradition: Impression Management and Draft Animal Agriculture of a Mississippi Farmstead
<p>This thesis is a case study of a family of farmers in Mississippi’s Piney Woods who use horse-drawn equipment to grow crops. This practice is notable in the context of a larger agricultural system that prioritizes mechanization (particularly the use of tractors). The production style and their …
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Archaeological and Historical Investigations of the Robert Newsom Farmstead (23CY497), Callaway County, Missouri
… slaveholdings through study of the Robert Newsom Farmstead, or "Celia" Site (23CY497), located in Callaway County, Missouri. The research goal is to model the antebellum spatial organization of the landholding, thereby increasing our understanding of slavery at the Newsom site and on …
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The Oaks: Interpretation and Analysis of the Support Structures of a 19th Century Urban Farmstead
… of excavation in 2004 and 2005 of an urban farmstead in Jackson, Mississippi, called The Oaks. This research was conducted in order to find the functions of the various outbuildings at The Oaks. All the artifacts were analyzed at The University of Southern Mississippi and then placed into …
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The Rural Settlements of Hellenistic and post-Hellenistic Central Asia: an Archaeology of Indigenous Life under Colonial Rule
… as well as my own excavations of a rural farmstead at Bashtepa in western Uzbekistan, I situate indigenous life under colonial rule within the context of rural, non-elite agriculturally based economies. Methodologically this involves: first, the systematic GIS mapping of nearly 1,250 known …
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Middening in the Outer Hebrides : an ethnoarchaeological investigation.
… analysis of samples from an abandoned farmstead to identify potential traces of recycling. The Uists and Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides were selected for fieldwork because local conditions favoured intensive recycling in the recent past, farmers with experience of such practices are …
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Kongo to Kings County
… the garret room floor in the attic of the Lott Farmstead is an extension of Kongo-descended cultural practices. This connection is shown by the presence of several artifacts that taken together, invoke a Kongo Cosmogram called the diKenga, alongside artifacts arranged in what is believed to be a …
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WESSELMAN FARM, AN ARCHAIC SITE ON THE LOWER GREAT MIAMI RIVER, HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO
… on their 15.38-hectare (38.00 acre) historic farmstead. The landowner’s collection, archival research, geophysical survey, archaeological excavations, and radiocarbon dates each contributed valuable information in locating and interpreting this incredible archaeological site. The data also …
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Paleoethnobotanical Analysis of 38Bk1633
… at Daniel Island consists of an Ashley phase farmstead with historical references tying the land to the Etiwan Indians. Cultural resource investigations indicated the presence of early Ashley phase (A.D. 1590-1620) and Late Ashley phase (A.D. 1620-1670) occupations ending prior to the founding …
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FROM STRAWBERY BANKE TO PUDDLE DOCK: THE EVOLUTION OF A NEIGHBORHOOD, 1630-1850 (URBAN COMMUNITY, MARITIME; NEW HAMPSHIRE)
… to 1850. Until 1690 the site was part of a large farmstead; during the eighteenth century it became a thriving commercial area in the seaport town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire; after 1820 it became an old waterfront neighborhood serving primarily as a residential area. The study first places the …
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An Evaluation of Duck and Ring-Necked Pheasant Nest Survival and Nest Density in Relation to Patch Size and Landscape Variables in Eastern South Dakota
… in areas with larger proportions of farmsteads within 1,600 m. In landscapes with 1% farmstead area, nest survival was approximately 13%, but when the farmstead area was increased to 2% nest survival decreased to 6%. Additionally, ring-necked pheasant nest survival decreased with …
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Seasonal Habitat Use, Home Range, and Dispersal of Wild Turkeys in Southcentral South Dakota
… habitat which included grassland, woodland, and farmstead-cultivated areas. Winter habitat use was directed towards woodlands near farmsteads.
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Spatial quantification of maize water stress using UAV-acquired data in smallholder farms of Swayimane in KwaZulu-Natal Province
… data use in determining maize water stress at a farmstead level and 2) assess UAVs acquired data and machine learning (ML) techniques utility in estimating maize Crop Water Stress Index (CWSI) as an indicator for crop water stress and 3) estimate maize water stress across different phenological …
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Witch Hazel Advent, The Story of an Ozark Poet
… project is deeply rooted in place: the remote farmstead in the Boston Mountains of northwestern Arkansas that my grandparents called home, Frog Bayou. I spent many summers and holidays there as a child and I developed a deep love for the land and for my grandparents' rugged way of life. Tied to …
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Integrating dynamic rural clusters into multimodal town through endogenous development
… environmental contexts. Different layouts of farmstead, field and infrastructure are always a compromise on either the efficiency of production or efficiency of infrastructure. The fundamental questions are how to integrate the population, how to obtain the investment for construction, and how …
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The Effect of Harvesting and Storage Methods on Chemical Composition and in Vitro Digestibility of First Cutting Alfalfa Hay
… or as bales in the field, to be hauled to the farmstead later for feeding. Stack frames, stack movers, bale collectors, and mechanical bale stackers have all reduced the man hours of labor required to harvest hay. With the increased use of these mechanical devices to reduce labor, increasing …
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Habitat Selection and Use by Breeding Hen Pheasants in Eastern South Dakota, 1999-2001
… wetland, fenceline, right-of-way/ditch, road, farmstead, and miscellaneous. A 28-m radius (about ¼ ha) buffer around each location point was used to estimate habitats selected. Land-use changed little over the course of the study, with the exception of standing water. Seasonal home ranges were …
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Nesting Giant Canada Geese in Western South Dakota
… of surrounding vegetation, distance to nearest farmstead, and southward drainage were the 6 variables which best separated the 4 classes of ponds. When “class” and the other 30 variables were entered into the analysis the presence of absence of geese on stockponds was predicted by the computer …
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Palaeoecological studies on the Rivington Anglezarke uplands, Lancashire
… Lancashire. Scattered ancient monuments and farmstead ruins stimulate enquiry and suggest long-term human influence while expansive species poor vegetation over peat suggests little has changed over long periods of time. This study seeks insight into such observations by investigation of the …
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Ecology of Gray Partridge in North Dakota
… winter were cereal grains, sunflowers, and farmstead/wooded areas. Differences in habitat use were noted among years, dates, and snow depth. Roadside observations of partridge habitat did not accurately reflect actual use by partridge during winter. Capturing and radio-tagging gray partridge …
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