Changes in the structure of the U.S. agricultural
industry since World War II have transformed it into a
highly productive component of the domestic economy. But
these changes have not occurred without indirect costs. For
example, the reliance on agricultural chemicals has produced
environmental effects causing growing concern. In addition,...
This thesis is a documentation of a selected number of nineteenth century quilts studied by the investigator in the Willamette Valley.
The quilts were located in museums and in individual's homes. A questionnaire, that was developed for this study of quilts, was
filled out as each quilt was examined. Slides...
The future expansion of agricultural production in the Willamette
Valley will depend to a large degree upon the feasibility of introducing
irrigated agriculture on the poorly drained soils in the Valley. A
r earch program has been initiated to investigate the feasibility of
rigation on poorly drained soils with the...