Published June 1937. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The disposal of dead birds on the average specialized poultry farm often
becomes a burdensome problem that is not satisfactorily handled. The average annual
mortality of poultry in the United States is about 20 percent. On a poultry
farm with 2000 laying birds, therefore, one may expect to lose about...
The objective of the thesis is to present data upon which the management of the Oregon otter-trawl fishery can be based. In addition, a history of the Oregon trawl fishery is presented. A summary of gear development by many of the vessels in the Oregon fleet is presented in table...
The small size of the average plywood mill, and the wide spread of markets, has fostered the growth of independent wholesalers, or jobbers, as the main distribution channel for softwood plywood. Jobbers buy directly from mills, or indirectly through sales agents representing mills, and in turn sell to retail outlets....
The physico-chemical reactions of ammonia in soils and clays have many practical and theoretical implications. On the one hand, large quantities of anhydrous ammonia are used annually in agriculture for fertilizer; the dry gas is applied directly to the soil by simply injecting it below the ground surface. On the...