Temporary silos

"Reprinted July, 1939

Farm lighting

"Reprinted, January, 1940

A low cost kitchen water system

"January, 1940""An abdundant supply of good pure water, conveniently furnished, and a safe sanitary method of disposing of household wastes are two of the greatest conveniences that can be installed in any home. No type of equipment will return as much satisfaction for the money expended as a good water and sewage disposal system. The object of this circular is to give information regarding a simple and inexpensive, yet very effective method of bringing water into the kitchen and removing at least a part of the kitchen waste."--First page.K.B. Huf

Loading livestock

"June, 1939""Reprinted April, 1949""Every livestock farm should be equipped with some sort of a loading chute to facilitae safe, convenient handling of livestock. A survey made in 1935 by the National Livestock Loss Prevention Board shows there is an average yearly loss of about $3,000,000 on deads and cripples and$9,000,000 from bruises in livestock delivery from farms to packing plants in the United States. The producer, of course, bears the loss. The survey traced part of this damage directly to careless loading on the farm. Convenient loading equipment will make it possible to greatly reduce this loss. This circular shows several methods of solving this loading problem, furnishes a list of materials required, and gives the details of construction of two typical loading chutes."--First paragraph.K. B. Huf

Planning the farmstead

"January, 1942

Poultry house remodeling

May, 1938

Influence of early postmortem protein oxidation on beef quality

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of early postmortem protein oxidation on the color and tenderness of beef steaks. To obtain a range of oxidation levels, the longissimus lumborum muscles (LM) from both strip loins of 20 steers fed either a finishing diet with vitamin E (1,000 IU per steer daily, minimum of 126 d [VITE]; n = 10 steers) or fed the same finishing diet without vitamin E (CON; n = 10 steers) were used. Within 24 h after slaughter, the LM muscle from each carcass was cut into 2.54-cm-thick steaks and individually vacuum packaged. Steaks from each steer were assigned to a nonirradiated group or an irradiated group. Steaks were irradiated within 26 h postmortem, and were aged at 4°C for 0, 1, 3, 7, and 14 d after irradiation. Steaks from each diet/irradiation/aging time treatment were used to determine color, shear force, and degree of protein oxidation (carbonyl content). Steaks from steers fed the VITE diet had higher (P \u3c 0.01) α-tocopherol contents than steaks from steers fed the CON diet. Immediately following irradiation, steaks that had been irradiated had lower (P \u3c 0.05) L* values regardless of diet. Irradiated steaks, regardless of diet, had lower a* (P \u3c 0.05) and b* (P \u3c 0.01) values than nonirradiated steaks at all aging times. Carbonyl concentration was higher (P \u3c 0.05) in proteins from irradiated steaks compared to nonirradiated steaks at 0, 1, 3, and 7 d postirradiation. Immunoblot analysis showed that vitamin E supplementation decreased the number and extent of oxidized sarcoplasmic proteins. Protein carbonyl content was positively correlated with Warner-Bratzler shear force values. These results indicate that increased oxidation of muscle proteins early postmortem could have negative effects on fresh meat color and tenderness

Four types of hog houses : modified a-type and combination-roof in single and double units

"November, 1941

Homemade poultry equipment

"June, 1940""On every farm where poultry is raised the use of adequate equipment is essential for profitable net returns. The laying flock comfortably housed and provided with ample feeders, waterers, nests, and sanitary roosts will be more profitable, and the labor required to care for the flock will be reduced."--First paragraph.D.D. Moyer and K.B. Huf

The Missouri range shelter

"October, 1946