Arkansas and Texas, 1917-1918 : To investigate damage done by birds to rice crops; Includes a field diary, 12 December 1917 - 6 January 1918, correspondence, and a report on the investigation
date: label: Date Range
content: 1917-1918
label: Start Date
content: 19171212
label: End Date
content: 19180106
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Arkansas and Texas, 1917 - 1918
notes: label: Abstract
content: Materials document Alexander Wetmore efforts to investigate damage done by birds to rice crops in Arkansas and Texas, while working for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. Includes a field diary, 12 December 1917 - 6 January 1918, photographs, receipts, correspondence, and a report on the investigation. Report on Colorado and Texas: describes processing of farming rice in region irrigated by the Colorado River; damage from Blackbirds; discusses specific companies in the region; damage seen below Houston Texas. Report on Stuttgart and Dewitt [De Witt], Arkansas covers: general description of rice farming in the area; damage by ducks; damage seen at specific farms; and damage by blackbirds. There are a bird reports for the same areas, listing scientific name, frequency of sightings, and locations were seen. Short portion of the notebook details information requests, bird lists and counts. Photographs of crop samples.
place: label: Place
content: Arkansas
label: Place
content: Texas
label: Place
content: Colorado
label: Place
content: Wharton
label: Place
content: Matagorda
label: Place
content: Stuttgart
label: Place
content: De Witt
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Crop losses
label: Topic
content: Rice
label: Topic
content: Blackbirds
label: Topic
content: Ducks
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
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content: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007006
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Correspondence
label: Object Type
content: Black-and-white photographs
label: Object Type
content: Reports
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
label: Physical Description
content: 1 folder
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 138 Folder 7