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ETDS from 1961
Effect of Slope and Exchangeable Sodium on Run-off, Erosion and Electrical Conductivities of Leachates from Cheyenne Sandy Loam Soil, Abbas Shahrzad Tabatabai
Fall Food Habits of the Merriams' Wild Turkey in Western South Dakota, Curtis Martin Twedt
Chemical Bonding in Niobium Heptaflouride, Russell Leroy Wilson
Effects of Reserpine Additions to Feed for Broilers and Laying Hens, Harlan R. Woerpel
Natural and Induced Dormancy in Sorghum vulgare Pers, Wayne G. Wright
ETDS from 1960
A Fluid Mechanics Laboratory for South Dakota State College, George Russell Alger
Physiologic specialization within Sphacelotheca reiliana (Kühn) Clint. on Sorghum and the Biology of its Chlamydospores in the Soil, Ibrahim Aziz Al-Sohaily
Least-cost Sites for Cooperative Egg Marketing Federations for Eastern South Dakota, John S. Arnold
Comparisons of the Profitability of Certified and Uncertified Alfalfa Seed Production in South Dakota, Arnold Lyle Aspelin
A Rapid Method of Determining Fat and Protein Content of Beef Using Specific Gravity, Duane Donald Bieber
A Study of the Attitudes of South Dakota State College Debaters Toward Extracurricular Debate, Carol Hammer Bowles
Comparative Studies of Strains of Pleuropneumonia-like Organisms Isolated from Cases of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry, Orville M. Brand
A Study of Student Evaluation of the Freshman English Course of South Dakota State College, Charles E. Brickwedel
Effects of Irrigation and Fertilization on Alfalfa Yield and Quality, Donald J. Brosz
Tenderization of Meat by Pre-rigor Infusion of Various Chelating Agent, John A. Carpenter
The Curtain Antenna Design, Cheng-Lee Chao
The Cost of Manufacturing Butter and Non-fat Milk Solids in Two Model plants in South Dakota, Cleveland Aldridge Christophe
A Study of Educational and Promotional Programs of Certified Seed as Evaluated by Certified Seed Growers and Certification Officials, J. Duane Colburn
Manifest Anxiety as a Variable in Grade-point Delinquent Freshman Students at South Dakota State College, James David Davidson
A Study of the Farming Status and Educational Needs of the Out-of-School Young Farmers in the Rockwell City (Iowa) Community School District, Don Albert Davis
The Effectiveness of Various Phosphorus Carriers for Increasing the Yield and Phosphorus Content of Alfalfa and Barley, Lloyd E. Davis
Economic and Organizational Aspects of Cooperative Feedyards, Harlan J. Dirks
An Investigation of the Kinetics and Thermodynamics of the reaction Between Maleic Anhydride and 9,10-dichloroanthracene, Budd L. Duncan
Measurement of the Hydraulic Conductivity Above a Water Table in Situ, Anthony S. Dylla
A System for Making Selective Matings in Dairy Cattle, Basil Ralph Eastwood
The Effects of Different Methods of Freezing on the Viability of Rabbit Ova, Mansur Ferdows
Changes in Cardiovascular Condition Resulting from an Eight Week Training Program as Shown by the Cameron Heartometer, Merle L. Foss
The Attitudes of South Dakota State College Women Students Toward Physical Education, Peggy Meister Foss
A Status Survey of the Requirements of Thirteen Teacher Training Institutions Offering Baccalaureate Degrees in Elementary Education, Kenneth Ellwood Fritz
An Analysis of Newspaper Usage of 188 News Releases Issued by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, Marshall Gall
Physiology of Nitrogen Fixation by a Species of Achromobacter, Royal Donald Goerz
A Study of the Provisions Made for the Gifted Students in Public Secondary Schools in Eastern South Dakota, Mervin J. Healy
A Study to Determine the Feasibility of Combining Scholastic Journalism and Community Journalism Through a School-produced News Weekly, Archie N. Hill
Follow-up study of high school graduates from the West Lyon Community School District, George Alton Hillberg
Variations in Motor Fitness Resulting from Calisthenic Exercises, Donald R. Hilsendager
Protein and Energy Levels for Wintering Beef Calves and Effects on Subsequent Production, Marcus Hoelscher
Quadratic Residues and Certain Related Topics, Donald George Hook
The Evaluation of Weaning Weight, 12-month Weight and 12-month Type Score in the Selection of Replacement Heifers, Birkett Howarth
Factors Contributing to and Affecting the Cellulose Digestibility of Pelleted Roughage, John Russell Jahn
Some Limnological Conditions Relative to Winter Kill of Fish in Ice-Covered Representative Farm Ponds in Eastern South Dakota, Jerome L. Johnson
A Physiological Study on the Amino Acid Requirements of Sphaerophorus necrophorus, Douglas W. Kennedy
The Relationship of Selected Factors to the Personal Adjustment of Residents of Homes for Aged in Eastern South Dakota, Darlien G. Klug
The Design and Development of a Pasture Furrower for Constructing Contour Furrows Without Destroying the Sod, Henry T. Knudson
Some Effects of Saline Toxicity on Chicks, Laying Hens, Poults, and Ducklings, Laverne M. Krista
Mathematical Analysis and Evaluation of the Law of Corresponding States for Real Gases, Simion C.Y. Kuo
A Differential Medium for the Isolation and Cultivation of Sphaerophorus Necrophorus from Bovine Liver Abscesses, Charles Leslie Lamke
Lysine Supplementation of Swine Rations Containing Oats, Wayne Francis Larson
A Free-field Pure-tone Hearing Screening Test, Robert E. Litke
The Production and Ingestion of Antibodies in Milk, George Donald Marx
Dynamic Effect on Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Beams, Fuat Metin
Effects of Reserpine (Serpasil) on Bloat, Edward P. Michalewicz
Ruminal Variation in pH, Temperature, Bacterial Flora, and In vitro Activity as Affected by Ration Change and Season, Norman Theodore Miller
An Analysis of Prices Paid by Fifteen Eastern South Dakota Slaughter Hog Market Outlets, 1959-1960, Gene E. Murra
A Comparative Analysis of Performance by the Madelia Public School Students on the Kraus-Weber Test and the AAHPER Fitness Test, Donald Ray Nehowig
Studies on the Persistence of Corynebacterium insidiosum in Soil and of an Antagonistic Variant of the Species, Gordon Albert Nelson
Response of Inbred Corn Lines to Drouth Under Several Different Environmental Conditions, Paul Terrence Nordquist
A Study of Selected Factors Related to Level of Living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Joseph F. Powers
The Chemical Effects of Gamma Radiation on Blood Sugar, Linda Kay Rames
Response of Feeder Lambs to Diehtylstilbestrol, Diallyldiethylstilbestrol, Diallylhexestrol, Dynafac and Animal Fat, Donald House Reid
An Investigation of Production Control Systems and Methods Used in Selected Small Commercial Printing Plants, Donald Nelso Rollo
A Comparison Study of Certain Aspects of Development, Achievement, and Adjustment Between Children of Working Mothers and Children of Non-working Mothers, Joan Clancy Smith
A Study of Some Herbicides Applied Pre-emergence and the Influence of Rainfall Upon their Activity, Walter E. Splittstoesser
A Study of the Organization and Administration of Home Economics Teacher Education in the Central Region--with Implications for Improvement at South Dakota State College, Carol (Magney) Spomer
An Analysis of Front Page News Pertaining to Juveniles in South Dakota Daily Newspapers for the First Three Months of 1960 with Regard to Favorable and Unfavorable Content, Harlan S. Stensaas
The Interaction of Nitrogen and Moisture on Crop Yield and Water Use, Clinton D. Stoner
Study of Dietaries and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Indian Girls in Boarding Schools of the Dakotas, Margaret I. Talcott
A Study of Seventh Grade Problems Compiled into a Check List, Catherine Thurston
A Study of Certain Cultural Practices and Chemicals for the Control of Wild Oats (Avena fatua L.), Wilford Henry Wallace
Strength and Physical Fitness of Rural Versus Urban Boys as Determined by the Rogers Physical Fitness Index, James L. Welton
Unidentified Growth Factor(s) in Soybean Oil Meal, Robert Wilcox
Periodicals Printed in South Dakota from Territorial Beginning Through 1930, with a Check List of Periodicals, Maxine Schrader Wiseman
Derivation of the Equation for the Instantaneous Diffusion Current at the Cylindrical Drop Mercury Electrode, Prodromos Xenides
ETDS from 1959
Attitudes of Students Studying Huxley's Brave New World: An Analysis, David Kenneth Adams
A Spectrophotometric Investigation of the System Iron (III) Perchlorate-Ethylene Glycol-Water, Glenn H. Allcott
Development of a Group of Indian Pupils in Strength and Motor Educability as a Result of A Year's School Activities, Donald L. Bartlett
The Clear Lake Courier as a News and Advertising Medium: A Pilot Study, Charles Jarl Bellman
Economic Opportunities Available to Farmers on 160-Acre Farms in Southeastern South Dakota, Leonard R. Benning
An Analysis of Farm Enlargement by Owner-Operators in Spink County, South Dakota, 1958, Kenneth J. Binkley
The Utilization of Time by Instructors of Vocational Agriculture in South Dakota, Arthur L. Bruning
An Analysis of FFA Chapter Owned Livestock Projects in South Dakota, Eldred Chicoine
A Study of the Effect of Ammonium Hydroxide, Acetone, and Phenol on the Transference Number of Copper (II) Ion, Joe Boyd Coacher
A Comparison of Public Owned and Private Owned School Transportation Systems of the Minnesota State High League, Region Number II, Roger William Cook
The Effect of One Semester of Physical Education on Male Freshmen and Sophomores at Yankton College, Douglas L. Cowman
Marketing Northern Alfalfa Seed, Dale C. Dahl
A Study of the Attitudes of Teachers of Technical Subjects at South Dakota State College Toward Student Proficiency in Language Skills, Walter C. Daniel
Evaluation of Final Weight in the Selection of Performance Tested Bulls, Delwyn D. Dearborn
Soil-Cement Stabilization for Roads, Dogan S. Dorkan
Analysis of Summer Spotlighting for Determining Deer Populations Indices, Donald C. Duerre
An Investigation of the Relationships Among Various Language Skills of Freshman English Students at South Dakota State College, Paul A. Elsner
A Probability Sampling Design for the City of Brookings, South Dakota, Marian Egeberg Flesner
Diffusion of Oxygen Through Saturated Porous Media, Paul Fruen
A Study to Determine the Order in Which Major Tools are Desired by Industrial Arts Instructors in South Dakota, Dwight J. Gertsen
The Design and Evaluation of a Heat Pump Heating and Cooling System for a 1000 Bird Windowless Cage Layer Poultry House in South Dakota, Donald D. Hamann
Genetics of Resistance to Selenium Poisoning in the Fruit Fly, Drosophila Melangaster, Carl T. Hansen
A Linear Programming Approach to the Optimum Farm Organization for a Typical 480-Acre Farm Under Partially Irrigated Conditions in Central South Dakota, Clifford Dwaine Harmelink