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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station"”.
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Design factors and operational requirements of irrigating burley tobacco
… plots located on the Smithfield farm of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station.
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A study of Sclerotium rolfsii, sacc.
… Wilt, Southern Wilt, or Southern Blight. The Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station has received many complaints of Sclerotium Wilt on ornamental plants in the last few years, but has been unable to give any definite recommendations because no satisfactory method of control has been …
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A study of the attitudes of college seniors toward the church and toward some church-related questions
… Church is part of a larger undertaking of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station which is studying country life trends in Virginia from 1900-1950. The Church section of the large study carries forward a bulletin published in 1929
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The effect of fertilizers on the vegetative composition of a hay mixture and on the total nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, and lime requirements of soils planted to different crops
… in this paper is obtained from a Rotation Experiment with Fertilizers, which has been conducted at the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, Virginia since 1909. The soil is a Hagerstown silt loam. The plats have been fertilized with the same kinds of fertilizer since 1909. …
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Effects of certain fertilizer and lime treatments on yield, chemical composition, and vegetative population of a pasture and on certain properties of Coeburn silt loam
… crops and soils have been carried out at many experiment stations. The correlation of the yield, the type and the chemical composition of vegetation and changes taking place in chemical properties of soil will contribute to a better understanding of soil fertility problems. Since 1940 the …
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An economic study of fire cured tobacco farming in Appomattox County, Virginia in 1936
… Island Creek Watershed of Appomattox County, Virginia. In order to secure information as to the farm practices followed in the area, the Soil Conservation Service and the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station conducted a farm management survey of the area during the summer of 1936, covering …
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The effect of different fertilizer treatments on the nitrogen and organic matter content of a soil when cropped to a definite rotation for a period of twenty-four years
… of soil management was a profitable one. At the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, Virginia, a series of rotation and continuous cropping experiments have been undergoing a specified treatment for a period of 24 years. Conclusions as to the expediency of the practices followed …
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Résumé of the Department of Statistics of Virginia Polytechnic Institute
… objectives of the Department of Statistics of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. In 1949, the Department of Statistics was established at VPI. Now it offers curriculums leading to a B.S. degree with a major in statistics, and to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in statistics. It also offers courses for …
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Feeding 2 yr. old beef cattle
Thie experiment was conducted by the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station for the purpose of comparing the values of several feeds for wintering beef steers with especial regard for local conditions. 1st. 28 lbs. silage and 1 lb. cottonseed meal will maintain 1000-pound steers during the winter …
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Corn planting methods in Virginia's residue mulch
… as a part of the research program of the Agricultural Engineering Department of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station to determine a method of planting corn in a vegetative residue mulch seedbed which would result in stand and yields as good as obtained in planting in a …
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A study of the effect of temperature and relative humidity on the drying rate and equilibrium moisture content of hay
… is of recognized importance. For several years, agricultural workers have realized that a limiting factor in the production of high quality hay in the Southeastern United States is the difficulty of proper curing. The climatic conditions found in the southern states are among the nations most …