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 present.
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ETDS from 1936
The Abortion of Essential Organs in the Imperfect Flowers of Benzoin Aestivale, Norris M. Paulson
ETDS from 1935
Selenium in Proteins from Toxic Foodstuffs, Edgar Page Painter
An Analysis of the Expenditures of South Dakota Counties from 1919 to 1935, George H. Phillips
A Study of Economic Activity in South Dakota, Glenn Aldrich Scott
A Study of Inequalities in Farm Real Estate Assessment in South Dakota, Norman Victor Strand
ETDS from 1934
Dissociation and Life Cycle of Bacillus Subtilis, Herbert C. Batson
A Study of the Sculpture of the Chorion of the Eggs of Eighteen South Dakota Grasshoppers (Acridiidae), Raymond Cecil Bushland
Trends of Property Taxes in Brookings County and in South Dakota from 1915 to 1938, Adlowe Lyle Larson
Reaction to Price Change by South Dakota Farmers, John Gordon McNeely
A Comparison of Certain Methods of Assay Oil of Chenopodium, Orville Peterson
An Analysis of the Bank Credit Situation in South Dakota, Roy James Smith
The Effect of Fertilizer Applications on the Quality and the Quantity of the Oil in Flaxseed, Clarence O. Stockland
ETDS from 1933
The Effects of Temperature and Pressure Variation on the Process of Cooking Foods, Benjamin M. Aldrich
The Latex System in the Root of Taraxacum Officinale, Eleanor Kelton Evenson
An Investigation of the Reaction Between Ethylene Bromide and Magnesium, Charles E. Heacock
Reliability and Adequacy of South Dakota Farm Price Data, John Muehlbeier
The Influence of Feed and Sunshine on the Vitamin D Content of Cow’s Milk, Ben L. Robinson
A Comparative Study of the Toxic Effects of Colloidal Arsenic and Certain Inorganic Arsenicals on the Grasshopper (Helanopus Differentialis), Nial K. Tidball
Social Adjustments of Physically Handicapped Persons, Marie Van Maanen
A Plant Efficiency Survey and Experimental Plant Results Obtained at The Sioux Falls Sewage Treatment Plant, Sioux Falls, S.D., Lowell A. Yost and Hans Jepson
ETDS from 1932
Anatomical Study of Water Shoots and Ordinary Twigs, Dorothea I. Bingham
Some Effects of a Constant Temperature and Different Relative Humidities Upon Egg Laying of Melanoplus Bivittatus Scudder., Millard Jewell Hatten
Public Charities in Brookings County, South Dakota, Anna Foulks Hubbell
The Development of the Floral Organs of Glycyrrhiza Lepidota, Richard L. Matteson
Stress Investigation and Design Methods for Composite Beams Consisting of Concrete Slabs on Steel I-Beams, Hjalmer T. Person
Juvenile Delinquency in Brookings County, South Dakota, Cathryn Schaefer
Farm Mortgage Experience of Life Insurance Companies Lending in South Dakota, Harry Allan Steele
ETDS from 1931
Studies in the Life History of the Croton Bug, Blatella Germanica (Linnaeus), Laurence Adams Carruth
Greenhouse Studies on the Relationship of Age of Wheat Plants to Infection by Puccinia Graminis Tritici, George W. Eade
Certain Cultural Characteristics of Digitalis Pupurea, (Linne) with a Proposed Chemical Assay, Clark W, Eidsmoe
Discrepencies of Theory as Against Empirical Results of Critical Speeds of Circular Cross Sectioned Shafting, Vern Kilpatrick
The Effect of a Varying Moisture Supply at Different Periods of Growth on the Development, Yield and Quality of Flax, William K. Soule
Comparative Metabolism of Several Calcareous Minerals in Poultry Feeding, John T. Tripp
ETDS from 1930
A Study of the Farm Shop Curriculum, Robert B. Fall
A Traffic Survey of the City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, George Everett Thompson
The Anatomy of the Germinating Bulbil of Lilium Tigrinum, Katherine Harris Tripp
Abortive Stamens and Carpels in Lychnis Alba, Gus B. Ulvin
ETDS from 1929
The Morphology, Life History, and Control of Some Common Species of Oniscoidea Found in South Dakota, M. T. Fredricksen
A Systematic Treatise of the Coccidae (Scale Insects) of Brookings County, South Dakota, Merrill K. Riley
A Contribution on the Staminate Flower of Cucumis Sativus, Kenneth W. Simons
The Effect of Treatment With Ethylene Chlorhydrin Upon the Respiration of Sweet Potatoes (Ipomea Batatas), Leon J. Tyler
The Founding of the Brookings Register, Neva Whaley
Bridge Survey Practice, R. B. Yule
ETDS from 1928
The Origin of Adventitious Roots In Coleus, Ethel Belk
Reversal of Polarity In Some Woody Dicotyledonous Angiosperms, Ida J. Rude
ETDS from 1927
The Ontogeny of the Vascular Elements in Zea Mays, George L. Cross
A Consideration of Methods of Securing Historical Price and Production Data and a Survey of Their Relationship for South Dakota, Owen L. Dawson
A Study in the Metabolism of the Adult Honey Bee, M. D. Farrar
The Introduced Plants of South Dakota, William Houk
A Study of Atropa Belladonna, (Linne) Grown in South Dakota, Floyd J. LeBlanc
The Effect of Treatment With Ethylene Chlorhydrin Gas Upon the Respiration of Dormant Potato Tubers, Leon M. Pultz
A Study of Pollen, Sterility, and Blossoming Dates of Plum Varieties in the Experimental Nursery at South Dakota State College During the Spring of 1926, Russell W. Vance
ETDS from 1926
The Relative Feeding Value of Ground Soybeans and Soybean Oilmeal for Milk and Butterfat Production by the Dairy Cow, Harold J. Brooks
Studies on the Epidemiology of Stem Rust in South Dakota, Raymond O. Bulger
Recent Developments in X-Rays, Orville G. McMillan
ETDS from 1925
A Chemical and Morphological Study of Grindelia Squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal, Marcus A. Chase
Resonance in Magnetically Coupled, Tuned Circuits, H. D. Craun
Quantitative Determination of the Elements in the Nodes and Internodes of Normal and Abnormal Corn Plants, Percy Danielson
The Relation of Respiration, Transpiration, and Loss of Weight to Surface Area and Number of Lenticles in Potato Tubers, Walter H. Michaels
The Influence of Starter on the Keeping Quality of Butter, J. Kenneth Muse
ETDS from 1924
An Experimental Comparison of the Feeding Value of Soy Bean with Alfalfa Hay for Feeding Dairy Cows, Wilard R. Beall
ETDS from 1923
The Influence of the Diet of the Cow and the Effect of Heat Upon the Antiscorbutic Potency of Milk, Lynn Copeland
The Influence of the Size and Design of Nails On Their Efficiency With Respect to Driving and Pulling From Various Species of Wood, George Emil Heck
The General Cytology of the Aecium of Dicaeoma Distichlidis, Lynn D. Hutton
A Comparative Study of Methods of Proportioning Concrete, Lawrence C. Maugh
ETDS from 1922
The Effect of Diet of the Cow and the Pasteurization of Milk in Closed Bottles Upon the Nutritive and Antiscorbutic Properties of Cows' Milk, George C. Biggar
A Chemical and Morphological Study of Nicandra Physalodes (L) Pers., Anton Hogstad
Concerning the Degree of Self Fertilization in Corn (Zea mays indentata) That is Obtained Under Normal Field Conditions, George Janssen
ETDS from 1921
Cooperative Marketing of Farm Products in South Dakota, Wendell Frichiof Kumlien
ETDS from 1919
The Indians and the Agriculture of Crow Creek Indian Reservation, Thomas J. Jackson
ETDS from 1917
Some Studies on the Effect of Different Storage Temperatures Upon the Fat Constants and Acidity of Print Creamery Butter, Arthur D. Lynch
ETDS from 1916
Correlation of Certain Characters in Ears of Moody County White Dent Corn, Jens L. Bolland
ETDS from 1913
The Potato, I. S. Oakland
ETDS from 1905
The Influence of Habitat Structure and Environmental Variability on Habitat Use by Fish in the Vermillion River, South Dakota, Patrick J. Braaten
Chimney Design and Chimney Formula Comparison, W. F. Schaphorst
ETDS from 1899
The Evolution of Cooking Apparatus With Some Tests With the Aladdin Oven, Hattie Dibble
ETDS from 1898
Course in Sewing For Children, Lilla Harkins
Thesis, William H. Knox
ETDS from 1897
A Comparative Study of Degenerative Tissue, Homer Davis
Hygienic Analysis of some of the Potable Waters of Brookings, Lloyd E. Work
ETDS from 1896
The Trend Towards Socialism in Recent Law-Making, James Arthur Brown
ETDS from 1895
Specifications for a System of Irrigation for College Grounds, Harry M. Cornell
A Study of the Wheat Market, William J. A. Schoppe
ETDS from 1894
The Power Absorbed by a 60 in. Circular Saw and Other Wood Working Machines, Duston W. McKenney
ETDS from 1893
A Study of the Forage Plants of South Dakota with Their Fungous and Insect Enemies, David Griffiths