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Theses from 1927
A study of the seed of Apium graveolens Linn: With special reference to the effect of light, temperature, disinfectants, and other factors upon germination., Elizabeth F. Hopkins, Botany
Comparative validity of high school marks and mental test records in predicting college success, Anna H. Mcdonnell, Agricultural education
On the nitrate accumulation as affected by soil type, soil management and cropping system, Alwyn C. Sessions, Agronomy
The triangulation method of stadia transit topographic surveying adapted to landscape architecture, Kenneth Boyd Simmons, Landscape Architecture
Theses from 1926
The relation of hydrogen-ion concentration to the speed of inversion of sucrose, Frederick Sheldon Bartlett, Chemistry
A further study of the condensation products of resorcinol, Martin E. Cupery, Chemistry
Highway financing in Massachusetts , Mary J. Foley, Agricultural Economics
A comparative study of the official method for determining furfural and pentosans and a colorimetric method, Hovanes. Garabedian, Chemistry
The influence of the hydrogen ion concentration on the electrolyte requirement for the coagulation of bentonite dispersions, Gerald Matthew Gilligan, Chemistry
The life history and control of the cranberry weevil Anthonomus musculus Say (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and other papers, Donald Sewall Lacroix, Entomology
The viscosity and surface tension of the principal proteins in ice cream, Gordon Pittinger Percival, Chemistry
Theses from 1925
The phloroglucinol furfural reaction, Eleanor Frances Chase, Chemistry
An ecological study of pasture cover, Marshall Olin Lanphear, Agricultural Economics
Determination of iron in nutrient solutions and its role in plant metabolism, Henry. Louwsma, Chemistry
Theses from 1924
The effect of sodium hydroxide on the composition, digestibility and feeding value of grain hulls and other fibrous material, John Geddie Archibald, Chemistry
The external anatomy of the horse-fly (Tabanus atratus Fab. diptera; tabanidae), W. Stanley Bromley, Entomology
The study of the growth and bearing habit of apple spurs and shoots as related to biennial bearing, Warren Bryan Mack, Horticulture
Physical properties of fertilizer materials, Raymond Alson Mooney, Agronomy
Theses from 1923
On the correlation between the nitrate content of the soil and the chlorotic condition of maize, Mehmed. Ali, Agricultural engineering
Some condensation products of resorcinol and their relation to the phenomenon of fluorescence, Renzy Evert Flikkema, Chemistry
Studies of varietal vigor and growth in apple trees, Arthur P. French, Plant & Soil Sciences
A study of the methods and equipment employed in the harvesting, grading, and packing of the Massachusetts apples, Chinghsi Hiram Lowe, Pomology
Morphological and physiological correlations in the solanaceae, David. Potter, Botany
Smithdale and physical education; : a study in rural health, education and recreation., Esther Watson Tipple, Physical education and training
The biology of Trichopoda pennipes Fab. (Diptera; Tachinidae),: a parasite of the common squash bug., Harlan N. Worthley, Entomology
The taxation of farm values, Hubert W. Yount, Agricultural Economics
Theses from 1922
Damping-off of onion seedlings due to Rhizoctonia, Dorothy Porter Clark, Botany
Some condensation products of fluorenone - 5 - carboxylic acid, Rowland Barnes French, Chemistry
Investigations in avocado breeding, B. S. Nirody, Horticulture
The digestive system of the Carolina locust (Dissosteira carolina Linn.), Harrison Morton Tietz, Entomology
Theses from 1921
The differential reactions of hemolytic and other streptococci to methylene blue, Roy Crowdy Avery, Microbiology
New England's agricultural position, Josiah C. Folsom, Economics
The moisture content of acid soils as a factor influencing their lime requirement, Alfred Sidney Mallorey, Plant & Soil Sciences
An investigation of the effects of sugar, acid and pectin on the quality of gels, Reginald K. Stratford, Chemistry
Theses from 1920
The rate of oxidation of lime-sulphur solutions, Arthur L. Prince, Chemistry
Factors affecting the pop-ability of pop corn, James A. Purington, Agronomy
Theses from 1917
A method for supervision of rural schools in hill towns of Massachusetts, Harold C. Bales, Education
Studies in the genus Hydnocera Newman: the species of the New England states /, Edward A. Chapin, Entomology
Rust of antirrhinum, William Leonard Doran, Botany
Swine feeding investigations, Ernest E. Fish, Animal Husbandry
The decomposition of organic matter in soils, Fred G. Merkle, Agronomy
Effect of one crop upon another and upon the fertility of the soil, S. G. Mutkekar, Agronomy
Principles of real estate subdivision with a practical problem, Irving C. Root, Landscape Architecture
The respiratory system of the Carolina locust (Dissosteira carolina Linn.), Stuart Cunningham Vinal, Entomology
Theses from 1916
The training of the apple tree, Robert Pierson Armstrong, Pomology
The chemical composition, digestibility and feeding value of vegetable ivory meal, Carlos Loring Beals, Chemistry
A study of community transitions: phases of a town's history with psychological and sociological interpretations, R. F. Lund, Sociology
The plant food materials in the leaves of forest trees, Paul Serex, Chemistry
Foliage key to trees and shrubs: including those native and introduced species with alternate leaves that are deciduous and semi-evergreen and hardy in New England and New York, Arthur S. Thurston, Horticulture
Theses from 1915
The absorption of potassium and phosphate ions by typical soils of the Connecticut Valley, Robert Herman Bogue, Chemistry
The velocity of saponification of fats and oils by potassium hydroxide in different solvents, Henry Leavitt Brown, Chemistry
Trogus of America north of Mexico, W. H. Hasey, Entomology
Inheritance of habit in the common bean, John B. Norton, Horticulture
A study of the thoracic sclerites of Lepidoptera, George A. Root, Entomology
Floral decoration, Gertrude M. White, Floriculture
Theses from 1914
The composition and feeding value of cocoa shells, G. Scott Fowler, Chemistry
Essential oils: their properties, identification and analysis /, Rupert Granville Gates, Chemistry
The absorption of certain radicals by leaves in varying stages of decay, and the effect of leaves on the absorption of these radicals by a soil, Harry Alfred Noyes, Microbiology
Some effects of ammonium sulfate on soils, Rudolf William Ruprecht, Chemistry
Theses from 1913
Report on Rosedale Subdivision Richmond, Virginia, John Bullock Watkins, Horticulture
Theses from 1912
The secondary sexual characters of the Hymenoptera, Leonard S. Mclaine, Entomology
Theses from 1911
Types of corn suited to Massachusetts conditions, Philip H. Smith, Horticulture