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 1949
The Effect of Age of Gilt on Size of Litter, Clifford Inman Iverson
The Apparent Digestibility by Sheep of Prairie Hay Harvested at Three Stages of Maturity, Robert Manseau Jordan
Devitalization of Weed and Cereal Seeds by a Radio Frequency Generator, Dwight Lambert
A Study of the Heel Flies, Hypodermia Lineatum Devillers and Hypoderma Novis DeGeer, in South Dakota, John A. Lofgren
Systems of Producing Fat Yearlings for South Dakota, William Clark McCone
A Study of the Marketing of Feeder Cattle and Calves by the Farmers and Ranchers of South Dakota, 1947, Charles C. Micheel
A Study of the Mechanical and Economical Problems Involved in Converting a Farm Tractor from Gasoline Fuel Type to a Liquified Petroleum Type, Dennis Leroy Moe
Stress Analysis by Photoelastic Methods, Herald K. Palmer
Separation of the Selenium Compounds in Seleniferous Plant Protein Hydrolysates by Paper Partition Chromatography, Arnold L. Smith
The Apparent Digestibility by Steers of a Wintering Ration Consisting of Prairie Hay Cut at Three Different Stages of Maturity Supplemented with Oats and Soybean Oil Meal, George Emmett Staples
An Amplidyne Voltage Regulator, Junis Oliver Storry
Cytological Observations of the F1 and Two Backcross Generations of T.Vulgare X Agropyron Spp., Donald L. Thompson
An Improved Method for the Determination of Crude Fiber and Nitrogen Extract of Feeds, Robert Alvin Wilcox
ETDS from 1948
Lignin, Cellulose and Crude Fiber Changes in Maturing Western Wheatgrass: (Agropyron smithii Rybd.), Chester R. Anderson
Responses of Oats and Barley to 2.4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2.4-D), Lyle A. Derscheid
The Problem of Recreation for the Blind and a Survey of Present Conditions, Howard H. Hanson
Trends in Land Use and Crop Production 12 Federal Reclamation Projects Northern Great Plains, Earl F. Hodges
The Relative Accuracy of One-Day and Three-Day Weights of Range Cows, Leroy Henry Holt
Some Effects of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid on the Nitrogen and Carbohydrate Metabolism of the Corn Plant, Clifford H. Hullinger
A Study of some Factors Influencing Alfalfa Seed Production, John Harold Miller
The Apparent Digestibility of Prairie Hay Harvested at Three Stages of Maturity, Arnold Bernard Nelson
The Yielding Ability of Bulked F2 Barley Crosses and Parents in Comparative Yield Trials, Walter Lowell Nelson
Carcass Differences in Inbred Lines and Linecrosses of Swine, Ellis Andine Pierce
The Effect of Grubs (Hypoderma lineatum and Hypoderma bovis) and Various Treatments for Grubs on Cattle in the Feed Lot, Odell L. Reinertson
ETDS from 1947
A Pathological Investigation of the Lake Poinsett Fish Disaster, Herbert Bach
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
The Spiders of South Dakota, Allan G. Peterson
Teacher Load in the Three, Four, and Five Teacher High Schools of South Dakota, Newton C. Staley
A Study of the Piezoelectric Effect in Electrets, Perry Williams
ETDS from 1938
The Effects of Certain Salts upon the Saccharogenic Activity of Three Typical Enzymes, George F. Gastler
Design Considerations in Food Irrigation, Hans G. Jepson
ETDS from 1937
A Study of Production and Marketing of Butterfat and Butter in South Dakota, Lyle Morgan Bender
The Ectoparasites of Some of the Rodents in the Vicinity of Brookings, South Dakota, Dermont E. Herreman
Management of County-Owned Lands in Northwestern South Dakota: With Special Reference to Leasing Procedure, Charles W. Loomer
An Investigation of Some Addition Complexes of Magnesium Bromide with Organic Substances, John E. Martin
A Study of Business Activity in South Dakota, David Overacre Mesick
A Review of Certain Phases of Cosmetics, Dorothy Nelson
The Effect of Cultivation on Certain Chemical and Physical Properties of Some South Dakota Soils, Oscar E. Olson
The Relationship Existing Between the Extent of Education and the Relief Status of Rural Households in South Dakota, Vera Petheram
Dehiscence of the Fruit of Porulaca Grandiflora, Roland V. Rethke
Mortgage Loans on Farm Real Estate in Sample Areas in South Dakota, Howard C. Selvig
ETDS from 1936
An Analysis of Crop Production in South Dakota by Types of Farming Areas, Warren Richards Bailey
Index Numbers of South Dakota Farm Prices, Leslie Max Brown
An Investigation into the Bromate Method of Manganese Determination, Ray A. Bunday
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