This community houses work produced by South Dakota State University graduate students. The collection includes both born digital ETDs, and digitized versions of printed theses and dissertations from 1883 to 2012.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
Open PRAIRIE strives to confirm that all open access items are clear of any copyright restrictions. Works in Open PRAIRIE are made available exclusively for educational purposes such as research or instruction. Literary rights, including copyright for published works held by the creator(s) or their heirs, or other third parties may apply. All rights are reserved unless otherwise indicated by the copyright owner(s).
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ETDS from 1946
Response of Some Perennial Grasses to Fertilizer and Clipping, Ralph Monroe Arms
Precipitation as a Basis for Estimating Crop Yields in Central South Dakota, Ray F. Pengra
ETDS from 1945
Fifteen Years of Future Farmers of America Progress in South Dakota 1929-1944, Arlington Eddy
The Farmers Union "Triangle" Program in North Dakota, Harold S. Hepner
Normal Levels for Hemoglobin, Phosphorus, Calcium, Carotene, and Vitamin A for Broad-Breasted Bronze Turkeys, Twila M. Paulsen
A Study of Some of the Effects of the War Upon Town and City Schools and School Personnel in South Dakota, James C. Schooler
ETDS from 1944
A Ten Year Study of the Schools of Hamlin County, South Dakota with Objectives for the Post War Period, O.A. Shuck
ETDS from 1943
History of Vocational Agriculture in South Dakota High Schools, 1917-1940, Harold E. Urton
ETDS from 1942
Balancing Power and Heating Loads at South Dakota State College, William M. Becker
Analysis of the Finances of the School Districts in Brookings County, South Dakota 1932-1941, Harvey G. Eitreim
Studies on the Resistance of Spring Wheat Varieties to Grasshopper, Melanoplus bivittatus (Say), Attack, Erhardt Richard Hehn
ETDS from 1941
A Study of Extra-curricular Financing in the Larger Schools of South Dakota and Southwestern Minnesota, Lester D. Horrigan
A Nephelometric Study of Silver Bromide Sols, Charles A. Kinsley
Factors Influencing Farm Population Fertility in Brookings County, Oscar Markeseth
The Condensation of Phenols with Succinic and Maleic Anhydrides, Lewis L. Sisson
A Study of Some Factors Influencing the Nitrate Content of Oat Seedlings, Eugene I. Whitehead
ETDS from 1940
Financial History of the Newell School District, Guy W. Austin
Fluidextract of Ephedra: A Study of the Methods for its Preparation and Standardization, Guilford C. Gross
Relationships Between Basic Boy Scout Accomplishments and Levels of Social and Economic Status, Roy Dickens Herold
Management of the Permanent School Fund of South Dakota with Special Reference to House Joint Resolution No. 10, Oral A. Holm
The Declining Rural School Population in Brookings County, Verna M. Simon
The Changing Role of the School of Agriculture at South Dakota State College, Herman Stallbaum
ETDS from 1939
A Study of the Sublingual Absorption of Insulin, Byrl E. Benton
The Efficiency of Churn Washing Method and the Keeping Quality of Butter as Indicated By Yeast And Mold Counts, T. Allen Evans
Relief and Family Welfare Problems of the Broken-Home Child in South Dakota, Robert L. McNamara