Effects of freezing on HCN potential of sorghum plants

Hydrocyanic acid is one of the most toxic and rapidly acting poisons found in nature (14). Dhurrin, a precursor of hydrocyanic acid is found in all species and varieties of the genus Sorghum (10). Sorghums are tolerant to drought and have become an important summer crop in the United States (17). In 1963, there were 3,797,000 acres grown for forage and silage (29). In Tennessee in 1962, sorghums grown for forage and silage amounted to 23,000 acres (30). With the advent of the more productive sorghum x Sudangrass hybrids, this acre age is expected to increase (13). Under certain conditions, the hydrocyanic acid content of sor-ghum plants may become high enough to be lethal to livestock (19). It is generally accepted that actively growing sorghum plants are unsafe for animal consumption after being frozen. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of freezing on hydrocyanic acid potential of Sudangrass and sorghum x Sudangrass hybrids

Factors influencing use of consumer credit by selected Anderson County, Tennessee Home Demonstration Club members and nonmembers

The purpose of this study was to secure information which would be helpful in planning Extension educational programs on consumer credit for Anderson County Home Demonstration Club members and nonmembers. Home demonstration club members and nonmembers were compared for the purpose of (1) characterizing them; (2) determining which recommended consumer credit practices they were using; and (3) identifying some of the factors that influenced them to adopt or reject the practices. The population included 471 Anderson County, Tennessee Home Demon-stration Club members and their friends who were nonmembers. Data were secured from 30 Anderson County Home Demonstration Club Council members who were present at their regularly scheduled quarterly meeting and 30 of their nonmember friends. Each member participating in the survey listed the name and address of a friend who does not belong to a Home Demonstra-tion Club. Comparisons were made between Home Demonstration Cliab members and nonmembers in an effort to identify group differences. Findings re-lated to the total group interviewed also were studied. Major findings of the study were: 1. The majority of all interviewees (88 percent) were homeowners. A larger percent of the HDC members (97 percent) than the nonmembers (80 percent) owned their homes. 2. Twenty-eight percent of all interviewees worked outside the home including one-half of the nonmembers (50 percent) and 6 percent of the HDC members. 3. Approximately two-thirds of all interviewees (70 percent) owned credit cards. A slightly larger percentage of HDC mem-bers (73 percent) than the nonmembers (67 percent) owned credit cards. Most respondents who owned credit cards had only one (28 percent) and those with two (18 percent) ranked second. 4. Sixty-three percent of the total interviewees had used credit in the past 60 months; while 75 percent of all respondents had used credit in the past 12 months. 5. Three-fourths of all the interviewees (75 percent) had secured a loan from an agency or individual. Fewer of the respondents (57 percent) had secured a loan from an agency or individual in the past 60 months. 6. Most of the interviewees (87 percent) indicated that their family was not overusing credit; however, most of the respon-dents (83 percent) considered overuse of credit to be a pr- blem among families in Anderson County. 7. The average diffusion ratings of the HDC members exceeded those of the nonmembers on all of the 17 recommended consumer credit practices. 8. University bulletins (48 percent), commercial bulletins (42 percent), and magazines (42 percent) were the major sources used by all respondents to secure information on consumer credit. 9. Almost one-half of all interviewees (48 percent) were not seeking advice from anyone concerning the wise use of credit. When respondents did seek advice about credit, it was most frequently from a friend or neighbor (28 percent). 10. Three-fourths of all interviewees (75 percent) felt that most families in Anderson County were not informed on the wise use of credit. 11. The majority of all interviewees (70 percent) were interested in attending one or more meetings on consumer credit. Implications and recommendations also were made

Adsorption Characteristics of Copper and Nickel on Granular Activated Carbon

Bioenviornmental Engineerin

Effects of Pacing on Heart Rates During Rope Jumping

Health, Physical Education, and Recreatio

Using Birdsfoot Trefoil in Kentucky Pastures

Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) is an excellent pasture legume in the Corn Belt and in northeast United states . It has usually been considered too poorly adapted to Kentucky to merit trial by the farmers. Observations and grazing results in Woodford county during the last 14 years, however, indicate that this view is no longer valid. A grazing trial was established in 1954, with birdsfoot trefoil and Kentucky bluegrass as one of three mixtures used. Trefoil was seeded alone in the spring, and an excellent stand was obtained. Bluegrass was drilled in the established trefoil in September 1954. There were four 4-acre experimental pastures of trefoil-bluegrass and an additional 6-acre field which was used as a reserve pasture

Retro fit kit to the exhaust of a JetCat P100 for electrical power generation

This paper presents the design and analysis of a power generator retro fit kit that bolts on a JetCat P100 in place of the stock nozzle. The motivation for this study is for small high-speed aircraft that would benefit from a power supply to their payload. The approach to this study was to first create a cycle analysis to determine the restraints and characteristics of the flow through the stock JetCat P100. From this analysis it was determined that the optimal place to extract power is from the exhaust, since the exhaust has the highest mass flow rate potential to be harvested from. Finally, detailed drawings of each component were made and analyzed. The final design is a power turbine in the nozzle that is connected to a generator through a gear box. When the exhaust flow spools up the turbine, the generator will produce an AC current. This current will go through a rectifier converting it into DC current that can be stored in a battery. This set up will produce an excess of 500 watts of power when the engine is running at full throttle. Observation from this study can inform potential aircraft and engine designers for small high-speed aircrafts