Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item Sheep country in three western American localities: place identity, landscape, community, and family(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2018) Sando, Linnea Christiana; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: William WyckoffSheep ranching in the American West is a vanishing way of life, but one that has for generations shaped many of the region's communities and their cultural landscapes. This research explores how powerful and enduring place identities associated with sheep ranching and the wool industry have transformed communities in Sweet Grass County, Montana, Elko County, Nevada and Umatilla County, Oregon. To assess the evolving roles sheep ranching and the wool industry have played in cultivating place identity, I used interviews and conversations, 'stories,' landscape observation and analysis, an analysis of past and contemporary creative endeavors, and archival works, such as government documents, local histories, newspaper articles, and promotional literature and imagery. I also explored the concept of place identity from varied perspectives, including from a community standpoint and a more in-depth family perspective. The sheep and wool industries did not unfold and impact the places and people in identical ways. Factors including the physical environment, local economies, key players and image makers, cultural backgrounds, and defining institutions of communities all played a role in shaping place identities. This research also shows the myriad ways communities and their residents incorporate the heritage of raising sheep into their daily lives, such as through festivals, community events, the sharing of social memories, and through creative works. The urban and rural landscapes in each case study also reflect the wool and sheep legacies, but this legacy is displayed differently based on distinctive environmental settings and unique settlement histories. By assessing the concept of place identity from varied perspectives and varied sources in three different localities, this dissertation provides a meaningful methodology for examining the ways place identities are created, nurtured, and reflected at multiple scales and in a diversity of communities.Item Factors affecting the marketing of Montana wool(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1960) Anderson, Emery G.Item The comparative effects of soap and non-soap detergents in laundering wool in soft and hard water(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1940) Mytinger, Mary GraceItem Preparation and marketing of wool(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1950) Wirak, Owen S.Item Influence of the plane of nutrition on wool growth(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1934) Niven, Francis L.Item Production of two-year-old ewes(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1957) Colman, Kenneth L.; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: J. L. Van HornThe purpose of the investigation of these data was to explore the possibilities of relationships existing between the body weights of the ewes during their early life and their subsequent lamb and wool production as two-year-olds. The effects of environmental influences, such as type of birth and age at weaning, on the growth of ewe lambs and their production as two-year-olds were studied. The growth of two-hundred and fifty-nine ewes was measured by body weights taken at irregular intervals from birth to twenty-three months of age. Records of the individual lamb and wool production of these ewes were tabulated with the body weights. Results showed that the effect of type of birth and age at weaning, on body weights of ewe lambs was reduced as the lambs progressed toward maturity from weanling age. It was also found that the birth weights, weaning weights, and fall yearling weights of the ewes were significantly related. The fall yearling weight of the ewes was most indicative of two-year-old lamb and wool production. A significant relationship was found between the birth weights of the Rambouillet ewes and the pounds of lamb born per ewe as two-year-olds. The relationship between the birth weights of the Targhee ewes and the pounds of lamb born per ewe was not significant nor was this relationship significant for the birth weights of the Columbia ewes and the pounds of lamb born per ewe. The early single-born lambs were consistently lighter at birth than the late single-born lambs; however, at weaning time, the early single-born lambs were consistently heavier than the late single-born lambs. The average daily gain of the early single-born lambs and the late single-born lambs was about the same. The weaning weights of the ewes and their yearling fleece weights were significantly and positively related. The difference between the yearling fleece weights of the ewes and their two-year-old fleece weights was significant, the yearling fleece weights being the heaviest. It is evident from this study that valuable genetic breeding stock may be lost if suitable precautions are not taken to adjust for environmental conditions affecting the size of ewe lambs at weaning time when most replacements are selected. According to these data and that published previously by other workers, a sounder method of selecting higher producing replacements is to retain a larger number of ewe lambs at weaning and to make final selections at fall yearling age. Since production factors are closely related to body weight at fall yearling age, the heavier ewes of similar breeding will be better producers than the lighter ewes if selections are made at this age.Item The benefits and costs of the tariff on wool(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1947) Vaughan, E. DeanItem Histological studies on wool follicles(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1962) Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad