From the Director. . , 



Agricultural teacher, extension 

 specialist, and research ivorker. 

 In these capacities, Dr. Ralph A. 

 Van Meter, our president since 

 194s, has worked in the three 

 "atmospheres" of the University. 

 With this opportunity to catch 

 the spirit of each sphere, he has 

 cofne to understand and appre- 

 ciate the aims, ambitions, and 

 problems of each significant part 

 of the all-important whole — the 

 University. 



The experiment station is indeed fortunate to be a part of a- 

 university which is governed by a man whose interest in agriculture 

 has been of long standing. Aware of the vital importance of research. 

 President Van Meter in one of his annual reports to the trustees has 

 pointed out that ''although Massachusetts is an industrial state^ 

 agriculture is a $200,000,000 industry,'' and that ''the value of the 

 agricultural output is greater in Massachusetts than in any other 

 New England state.'' 



With President Van Meter's encouragement, research is bound 

 to flourish at the University. 



c^al MJU^ 



Cover: President Ralph A. Van Meter. (See letter from the Director.) Rollin H. Barrett. 

 Drawings on pages 3 and 5 by Roger A. Wokott. 



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

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