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A preliminary study of the chorion design in the micropyle area of noctuid eggs (Lepidoptera)
(1933)The family Noctuidae is the largest family of the Lepidoptera and includes all those forms the larvae of which are commonly known as "cutworms". These larvae are the generally hairless caterpillars of the heavy-bodied ... -
The leading Clydesdale sires in Canada
(1933)The outlook for the Clydesdale horse trade in Canada has brightened considerably in the course of the past year. Contractors and others have at length found that, for short hauls and town work, horse traction is the most ... -
The Mennonites of western Canada with special reference to education
(1934)The Mennonites were the first foreign settlers to take up their residence on the prairies of Western Canada. What contributions, we may ask, have they made to the development of the West. In order to understand them better ... -
The development of a method of measuring the resistance of monomolecular films to the evaporation of water
(1934)Measurements of the rates of evaporation of water through thin films have been made by Rideal(1) and Langmuir(2). To find the effect of the film alone, the usual method adopted is to measure the rate of evaporation from a ... -
Viability of weed seeds in manure and silage
(1934)Where manures are spread out on the fields, this problem is extremely important, but where manures are hauled out into the pastures or some pot hole and there burned or left, never to be utilized, weed seeds in manure are ... -
Linear associative algebra and quaternions
(1934)Let us assume that there exists a system E of distinct elements a1, a2, a3, .......... and that there also exist processes of combinations in a specified order of any two of these elements or of any one with itself, each ... -
The mysticism of William Wordsworth
(1936)By these five marks we can recognize mystic consciousness --- by the sense of the transcendent , of unity, or energization, or revelation, and of loving emotion. Its exponents have always declared that the experience in ... -
Taylor's expansion and its applications to analysis
(1936)In the following pages, I have attempted to develop Taylor's expansion such that the reader may see his method, the modern treatment, and the resulting applications. The greater part of the treatise deals with Taylor's ... -
John Neilson : his political activities in Lower Canada, 1818-1834
(1937)Before the introduction of responsible government and party rule in Canada, individual members of the legislative body could assume an importance which today is reserved almost exclusively to the leaders of the parties. ... -
Notes on Russell's theory of number
(1937)This paper treats the development of the real number system. As the title suggests, it is based on the theory of number as presented by Bertrand Russell in his two works, the "Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy" and ... -
The Influence of the Iroquois on the development of New France 1603-1663
(1938)It was ever the policy of France in America to take an active part in the politics of the forest and from the outset the fortunes of the French colony on the banks of the St. Lawrence were closely bound up with those of ... -
The formation of methyl ketones in the bacteriological oxidation of butter fat
(1938)The chemical changes to which animal and vegetable fats are subjected, have been a problem ever since Chevreul determined the constitution of fats in the middle of the last century. Although the experimental work done is ... -
A study of the types of bacteria surviving a long-term period of storage
(1938)The chief reason for storing butter in cold storage is to ensure a supply of good butter throughout the year. Most butter goes into storage in May, June and July, the season of the year which is best suited to cream ... -
A study of assessment and taxation in relation to the economic land classification in twelve municipalities south central Saskatchewan
(1939)In the summer of 1937 a land economic survey was conducted in twelve rural municipalities and one local improvement district (1) in south central Saskatchewan. The purpose of this survey was, "to delimit and to give an ... -
Burns again
(1939)One hundred and forty-three years ago Robert Burns died and was buried, yet today he is more alive than are a great many people who are walking about and talking. Hear a group of Burnsites discussing their poet. Is not ... -
A study of settlers' progress in northern Saskatchewan for the period 1935 to 1939
(1940)The program of the Northern Settlers Re-Establishment Branch comprises one of the most significant attempts at organized resettlement which has been attempted in Canada. The forces which have given rise to the plan of ... -
The effect of different spacings on the development of the wheat plant
(1941)The problem of spacing in field crops and its influence on the quality and quantity of grain, deserves close consideration. Farm practices and experiments have shown that rows spaced six inches apart are the most satisfactory ...