Guide to the Purnell Act Research Files, 1922-1956
(Collection number: UA 10/2/3)
Size: 5 boxes (2.00 cu.ft.)
About New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
The Purnell Act was passed by Congress in 1925. It provided federal money to state Agricultural Experiment Stations for research on agriculture as well as the related economic and sociological factors. The University of New Hampshire took full advantage of the funds and has conducted hundreds of experiments on a whole range of topics.
About the Purnell Act Research Files
This series contains the files on the various research projects performed using the funds provided by the Purnell Act. The files are arranged according to project number.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the University of New Hampshire.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Purnell Act Research Files, 1922-1956, UA 10/2/3, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
These records were transfered to the University Library for storage prior to the establishment of the University Archives in 1992.
Collection Contents
| Box 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | 1930-1934 | Temperature Levels in Battery Brooding | |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | 1930-1934 | Vitamin A Requirements if Growing Chicks at Various Stages of Development | |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | 1937-1940 | Fruit Farm Studies | Purnell 1 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | 1927-1932 | Poultry Farm Studies, Detailed Farm Records and Accounts on Typical N.H. Commercial Poultry Farms in Southern N.H. | Purnell 2 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | 1930-1942 | A Study of Land Utilization in Grafton County, N.H. | Purnell 5 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | 1930 | Wholesale Milk Farms Study | Purnell 8 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | 1939-1940 | An Experiment with Hay on Neglected Hay Lands | Purnell 9 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | 1940-1943 | An Experiment with Legumes in Neglected Hay Lands | Purnell 10 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | 1926-1942 | An Experiment with Legumes in Neglected Hay Lands | Purnell 10 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | 1940-1943 | Potatoes in a Dairy Farm Rotation | Purnell 12 |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | 1940-1942 | A Fertilizer Experiment with Dairy Farm Crops in the Connecticut Valley | Purnell 12 |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | 1929-1942 | A Fertilizer Experiment with Dairy Farm Crops in Connecticut Valley | Purnell 13 |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | 1939-1947 | Nutrition Studies with a Lactating Cows | Purnell 14 |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | 1944-1945 | Nutrition Studies with Lactating Cows | Purnell 14 |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | 1931-1941 | Effect of Place on Mosaic + Leaf Roll of Potato | Purnell 15 |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | 1931-1941 | A Study of the Use of Virulent Vaccine on Virgin Heifers as a means of controlling Bang's disease + the relationship of such vaccine to the standard tube agglutination blood test for Bang's disease | Purnell 16 |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | 1930-1936 | Rural Precooling of Milk | Purnell 21 |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | 1931-1941 | A Study of Paralysis in Chickens | Purnell 27 |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | 1928-1942 | Studies in the Improvement if Technique Eradication of Pullorum | Purnell 29 |
| Box 1, Folder 20 | 1935-1949 | Protein Requirements of Chicks at Various Stages of Growth and Development | Purnell 30 |
| Box 1, Folder 21 | 1940-1949 | Protein Requirements for Chicks at Various Stages of Growth and Development | Purnell 30 |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | 1928-1932 | A Study of the Factors Involved in Marketing Head Lettuce Grown in N.H. | Purnell 33 |
| Box 1, Folder 23 | 1930-1936 | A Study of Practices and Factors Affecting Marketing Costs + the Quality of Milk Produced on N.H. Farms | Purnell 35 |
| Box 2 | |||
| Box 2, Folder 1 | 1930-1940 | Efficiency Studies in Dairy Farming in New Hampshire | Purnell 36 |
| Box 2, Folder 2 | 1931-1941 | Studies on the Control of Coccidiosis in Poultry | Purnell 37 |
| Box 2, Folder 3 | 1930-1946 | Spray Management Studies | Purnell 38 |
| Box 2, Folder 4 | 1940-1942 | An experiment in top dressing old pasture lands with lime and fertilizer | Purnell 41 |
| Box 2, Folder 5 | 1922-1942 | An experiment in top dressing old pasture lands with lime and fertilizer | Purnell 41 |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | 1932-1941 | Studies of the so-called trembling chick disease(encephalomylitis) | Purnell 42 |
| Box 2, Folder 7 | 1933-1946 | A Dairy farm rotation experiment in Southern N.H. with sweet corn as a cash crop | Purnell 43 |
| Box 2, Folder 8 | 1933-1941 | The effect of mulching in the development if bitter-pit in apple before harvest and storage | Purnell 44 |
| Box 2, Folder 9 | 1933-1940 | Pneumatic wheel equipment for tractors | Purnell 45 |
| Box 2, Folder 10 | 1933-1935 | Heat Requirements for Brooding Chicks | Purnell 46 |
| Box 2, Folder 12 | 1933-1936 | A study of delinquent taxes, tax sales, and transfers of farm real estate | Purnell 47 |
| Box 2, Folder 13 | 1934-1938 | A study of egg grades, grading methods and costs and returns for eggs of various grades and weights from auction sales | Purnell 49 |
| Box 2, Folder 14 | 1930-1935 | Skin Vaccination for Chicken Pox (fowl pox) | Purnell 50 |
| Box 2, Folder 15 | 1934-1947 | Determination of the ratio to solids-not-fat to fat in milk produced by cows in different family lines | Purnell 51 |
| Box 2, Folder 16 | 1940-1942 | A study in the causes of abnormal relationships (ratio) of fat to solids-not-fat in milk from N.H. farms | Purnell 51 |
| Box 2, Folder 17 | 1934-1948 | Pasture Management studies | Purnell 52 |
| Box 2, Folder 18 | 1940-1942 | Soil Survey of N.H. | Purnell 53 |
| Box 2, Folder 19 | 1935-1955 | A survey of the Soils of N.H., fldr.1 | Purnell 53 |
| Box 2, Folder 20 | 1935-1955 | A survey etc., fldr.2 | Purnell 53 |
| Box 2, Folder 21 | 1937-1942 | A Detailed study of type farming areas in N.H. | Purnell 54 |
| Box 2, Folder 22 | 1935-1939 | A study of adjustment farming by regions and type of farming areas from the standpoint of agricultural adjustment and planning, including soil conservation | Purnell 54 |
| Box 3 | |||
| Box 3, Folder 1 | 1935-1942 | The effect of position in the bin and temperature differentials on loss of weight of potatoes in storage | Purnell 55 |
| Box 3, Folder 2 | 1936-1943 | Rural Tax Studies in N.H. | Purnell 59 |
| Box 3, Folder 3 | 1936-1940 | A study guide of quality, prices, and market outlets for small fruits in N.H. | Purnell 60 |
| Box 3, Folder 4 | 1937-1945 | A study of the operation to the agricultural conservation program in selected areas of N.H. | Purnell 61 |
| Box 3, Folder 5 | 1938-1942 | Selective breeding as a control of ruptured egg yolk and ruptured oviduct conditions in fowl | Purnell 62 |
| Box 3, Folder 6 | 1937-1952 | Methods for controlling erosion on N.H. potato fields | |
| Box 3, Folder 7 | 1937-1942 | Methods for controlling erosion on N.H. potato fields | Purnell 64 |
| Box 3, Folder 8 | 1938-1942 | Control of moisture in poultry litter | Purnell 66 |
| Box 3, Folder 9 | 1940-1941 | Control of Moisture in Poultry litter | Purnell 66 |
| Box 3, Folder 10 | 1938-1946 | Economies in purchases made by farmers | Purnell 67 |
| Box 3, Folder 11 | 1939-1941 | The design of small potato storage for farm use | Purnell 69 |
| Box 3, Folder 12 | 1939-1945 | The efficiencies of dairy herd management practices as revealed by analysis of permanent records of DHIA herds in N.H. | Purnell 70 |
| Box 3, Folder 13 | 1945-1949 | Breeding Improved Early Tomatoes | Purnell 71 |
| Box 3, Folder 14 | 1941-1948 | The control of Tomato diseases | Purnell 71-a |
| Box 3, Folder 15 | 1941-1944 | Developing disease resistance in muskmelons | Purnell 72-a |
| Box 3, Folder 16 | 1939-1942 | Place of woodlots in farm organization in Coos county N.H. | Purnell 74 |
| Box 3, Folder 17 | 1940-1942 | Credit problems in wholesale milk areas | Purnell 75 |
| Box 3, Folder 18 | 1941-1947 | A study of the etiology, pathology and prevention of contagious indigestion | Purnell 76 |
| Box 3, Folder 19 | 1941-1943 | A study of the etiology and prevention of contagious indigestion(bluecomb) | Purnell 76 |
| Box 3, Folder 20 | 1941-1948 | A study of the cause and prevention of gizzard erosion | Purnell 77 |
| Box 3, Folder 21 | 1941-1948 | studies of the cause and prevention of gizzard erosion(sub-project of Purnell 30) | Purnell 77 |
| Box 3, Folder 22 | 1941-1947 | Sensitive fern poisoning of horses | Purnell 78 |
| Box 3, Folder 23 | 1941-1942 | Freezer-locker possibilities in the Laconia area | Purnell 79 |
| Box 4 | |||
| Box 4, Folder 1 | 1942-1946 | Dry rations for Dairy calves and heifers | Purnell 80 |
| Box 4, Folder 2 | 1941-1948 | Dry rations for dairy calves and heifers | Purnell 80 |
| Box 4, Folder 3 | 1942-1945 | Effect of vitamin a on the utilization of energy and protein by calves | Purnell 80-a |
| Box 4, Folder 4 | 1944-1950 | The effect of vitamin d on the metabolism and utilization of energy and protein by calves | Purnell 80-B |
| Box 4, Folder 5 | 1941-1947 | The establishing of low-bush blueberry fields | Purnell 81 |
| Box 4, Folder 6 | 1942-1948 | Factors effecting the nutritive value of N.H. grown fruits and vegetables | Purnell 82 |
| Box 4, Folder 7 | 1942-1944 | Producing the full roughage requirements on N.H. dairy farms with special reference to pastures | Purnell 83 |
| Box 4, Folder 8 | 1942-1950 | Producing the full roughage requirements on N.H. dairy farms | Purnell 83 |
| Box 4, Folder 9 | 1941-1948 | Producing the full roughage requirements on N.H. dairy farms(with special reference to pastures) | Purnell 83 |
| Box 4, Folder 10 | 1942-1946 | Producing the full roughage requirements of N.H. dairy farms (with special reference to pastures) | Purnell 83 |
| Box 4, Folder 11 | 1941-1956 | The influence of the level of available potash in the soil on the longevity and persistence of Ladino clover in hay pastures | Purnell 84, Hatch 50 |
| Box 4, Folder 12 | 1942-1948 | Proper construction of farm and commercial potato storage | Purnell 85 |
| Box 4, Folder 13 | 1942-1947 | The place of a small-inland town in the war and post-war economy | Purnell 86 |
| Box 4, Folder 14 | 1944-1947 | Efficient chore practices in dairy barns | Purnell 87 |
| Box 4, Folder 15 | 1942-1951 | Efficient chore practices in dairy barns | Purnell 87 |
| Box 4, Folder 16 | 1943-1945 | Transmission of pullorum disease to adult birds | Purnell 88 |
| Box 4, Folder 17 | 1944-1947 | Development of Income Formulas for Specialized Farms | Purnell 89 |
| Box 4, Folder 18 | 1945-1948 | The testing of new pesticides for the control of plant diseases and insects | Purnell 90 |
| Box 4, Folder 19 | 1945-1948 | The use of herbicides in N.H. with reference to pastures | Purnell 91 |
| Box 4, Folder 20 | 1945-1946 | Land title problems | Purnell 94 |
| Box 5 | |||
| Box 5, Folder 1 | 1947-1955 | The relationship between the diet of dairy animals, the activity of the flora od the digestive tract, and the utilization of protein and energy | Purnell 95 |
| Box 5, Folder 2 | 1945-1950 | The relationship between the diet of dairy animals, the activity of the flora of the digestive tract and the utilization of protein and energy | Purnell 95 |
| Box 5, Folder 3 | 1945-1949 | Dairy husbandry, Relationship of the composition of milk to methods used for determining adulteration | Purnell 96 |
| Box 5, Folder 4 | 1945-1948 | Agricultural Chemistry, Relationship of the composition of milk to methods used for determining adulteration | Purnell 96 |
| Box 5, Folder 5 | 1945-1949 | Efficient farm labor practices on commercial poultry farms. | Purnell 97 |
| Box 5, Folder 6 | 1945-1951 | Choline in the nutrition of poultry | Purnell 98 |
| Box 5, Folder 7 | 1945-1951 | Choline in the nutrition of poultry | Purnell 98 |
| Box 5, Folder 8 | 1950-1954 | Chemical studies concerning the determination of ascorbic acid in food | Purnell 99 |
| Box 5, Folder 9 | 1948-1951 | The relative efficiency of plowing down fertilizers | Purnell 100 |
| Box 5, Folder 10 | 1946-1951 | The relative efficiency of plowing down fertilizer | Purnell 100 |
| Box 5, Folder 11 | 1946 | Reducing seasonal variation of fluid milk deliveries of N.H. producers of wholesale milk for the greater Boston and secondary markets | Purnell 101 |
| Box 5, Folder 12 | 1946-1947 | Reducing seasonal variation of fluid milk deliveries of N.H. producers of wholesale milk for the Greater Boston and secondary market | Purnell 101 |
| Box 5, Folder 13 | 1947-1952 | Utilization of good agricultural resources | Purnell 104 |
| Box 5, Folder 14 | 1948-1954 | Control of N.H. weeds using herbicidal methods | Purnell 106 |
| Box 5, Folder 15 | 1951-1952 | Efficiency of Feed Utilization in Poultry Production | Purnell 107 |
| Box 5, Folder 16 | 1949-1955 | A study of farm management problems of potato production in N.H. | Purnell 111 |
| Box 5, Folder 17 | 1950-1951 | Cost reducing in Dairying | Purnell 112 |
| Box 5, Folder 18 | 1950-1952 | Harvesting and marketing N.H. cucumbers under contract | Purnell 113 |
| Box 5, Folder 19 | 1950-1953 | Proper width and slope of beds for draining Whately and Biddeford soils | Purnell 115 |
| Box 5, Folder 20 | 1950-1954 | Diagnosis and control vibriosis in N.H. Dairy Herds | Purnell 116 |
| Box 5, Folder 21 | 1952-1954 | Production Management problems in specialized poultry farms | Purnell 118 |