From the Director . . . 



In the continuous pageant of 

 Massachusetts Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station history since 1882, the 

 names of 



C. A. Goessmann 1882-1895 



H. H. Goodell 1895-1906 



W. P. Brooks 1906-1918 



F. W. Morse 1918-1920 



S. B. Haskell 1920-1927 



will always be remembered for the 

 service each gave as director. 



With the recent passing of forjner 

 Director Fred J. Sieversf 1928-1952 ), 

 the curtain has fallen again on an outstanding performance by a great 

 leader. It is to his memory that this issue of Research in Review is dedicated. 



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Cover: Fred J. Sievers, former director of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. 



(See opposite page for story.) Pholo by Kinsman'i Studio 



Cartoon on page 5 adapted from cover of Nafional Fertilizer Review, Jan. -Mar. 1953, a 



publication of National Fertilizer Association, Washington, D.C. 



Photography, Robert L. CoflRn 



Publication of this Document Approved by George J. Cronin, State Purchasing Agent 

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