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The character and dimensions of sheep depredation in Benton County, Oregon

Creator:: Kaiser, Geoffery Wayne
Abstract:: Despite a relative decline in the size of Oregon's sheep industry, the problem of sheep depredation remains a serious economic and environmental dilemma in need of objective examination and innovative solutions. An investigative report on the problem as it occurs in Benton County can contribute to the information required to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

A survey of the resources of Union County

Creator:: Richards, Wayne Elliott
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ACKÌ: O;LEDGENE T Sincere appreciation is exteded to Dr. Richard i. Highsrnith, Jr. for

The role of Columbia River transportation in Pacific Northwest resource development

Creator:: Severtson, Dale
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Spatial expressions of farm size changes in the Polk and Linn counties of Oregon

Creator:: Van Otten, George A.
Abstract:: The spatial organization of farm units in Polk and Linn counties in the mid-Willamette Valley has undergone significant change over the past 30 years. Whereas most study areas operations in the 1930's and 1940's consisted of small family owned farms with contiguous land bases, present mid-Willamette Valley units vary considerably...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: gratitude to Dr. Richard M. Highsmith, Jr., chairman of my committee, for his patient and thorough editing

Conversion or retention of agricultural land? A Marion County, Oregon example

Creator:: Tillson, Gregory D.
Abstract:: Marion County had a 1976 cash receipt from all farm products amounting to $110,429,000. Much of this farm value was produced on the county's 410,350 acres of class I through IV soils. These soils, regardless of productivity, also have potential for a variety of other non-farm uses. It is this...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Richard Highsmith, Jr. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF MAPS LIST OF TABLES ABSTRACT

Land use changes of north Corvallis area between 1963-1978

Creator:: Nathalang, Santhita
Abstract:: Corvallis has been growing steadily in terms of population and functions of the city while the biotic resources of the immediate environs have declined. This study sought to examine land use changes of North Corvallis rural-urban fringe area between 1963 and 1978 by interpreting the changes from aerial photographs. The...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Environmentally imposed problems of the range beef cattle industry in eastern Oregon

Creator:: Thomason, Leonora Marie
Abstract:: Beef cattle ranches provide a substantial portion of income in Oregon. Range beef cattle ranches are located on land having relatively low productivity and value. The ranches of interest for this study were among the largest and most extensive in the state. The purpose of the study was to examine...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: wishes to gratefully acknowledge the advice and assistance of Dr. Richard M. Highsmith, Jr., Chairman of

A method for analyzing changes in the urban fringe: Albany, Oregon 1936-1975

Creator:: Kapuscinski, Pearl B.
Abstract:: A method for analyzing growth of an urban area is developed. Albany, Oregon, from 1936 to 1975 was used as a test case. The method employs the use of remotely sense imagery combined with an analysis of selected physical characteristics of the land being urbanized. The study consists of an...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: August 1978 Directed by Dr. Richard N. Highsmith ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the many people who contributed

A transhumance beef industry of southern Oregon

Creator:: Henderly, Herschel H.
Abstract:: The Upper Kiamath Valley and Klamath Marsh areas of south-central Oregon comprise the summer range for a modern system of transhumance agriculture. Approximately 72,000 head of cattle are annually trucked from these relatively small Kiamath pastures to winter pastures scattered throughout the Sacramento Valley. Field research indicates that the development...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: particularly indebted to several individuals for their assistance on this project. Dr. Richard Highsmith

The resource base of Adair Village, Oregon problems and prospects

Creator:: Jacobson, Gerald Patrick
Abstract:: The utilization of pre-existing military structures and facilities to serve as a resource base for an incorporated city is a unique situation posing several problems for the new city of Adair Village. The resultant land uses from the disposal of Adair AFS provide little economic opportunities so the residents are...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Dr. Richard M. Highsmith, Jr. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES ABSTRACT

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The character and dimensions of sheep depredation in Benton County, Oregon

A survey of the resources of Union County

The role of Columbia River transportation in Pacific Northwest resource development

Spatial expressions of farm size changes in the Polk and Linn counties of Oregon

Conversion or retention of agricultural land? A Marion County, Oregon example

Land use changes of north Corvallis area between 1963-1978

Environmentally imposed problems of the range beef cattle industry in eastern Oregon

A method for analyzing changes in the urban fringe: Albany, Oregon 1936-1975

A transhumance beef industry of southern Oregon

The resource base of Adair Village, Oregon problems and prospects

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