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VOL. 5 NO. 2 



JUNE 1956 



A free semiannual periodical published 

 as part of the annual report of the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. 



-All recjuests for Research in Revieic 

 should be addiessed to the Mailing Room, 

 Munson Hall, University of Massachusetts. 

 Amherst, Massachusetts. 



Director — Dale H. Sieling 

 Editor — Portia A. Ierardi 

 Photographer — John H. Vondell 



Statistics — a Tool for the Research 

 Man 3 



Veterinary Science Protects Animal 

 Health 4 



"The Proof of the Pudding . . ." . 8 



Mapping the Trail of E!m Diseases 

 in Massachusetts 10 



Professor Bourne Retires . Back Cover 



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Excerpt from "Advice to Newcomers — a re- 

 port on releasing the results of research to the 

 public." By A. J. Riker, M. R. Irwin, R. J_ 

 Muckenhirn, Helen Parsons, and M. A. Schaars 

 (a committee of the College of Agriculture of 

 the University of Wisconsin.) THE SCIENTIFIC 

 MONTHLY, Vol. LXVI, No. 6, June, 1948. 



The laws of the Commonwealth place 

 an obligation on the Massachusetts 

 Experiment Station to study the diseases 

 of domestic animals, plants, and trees, 

 and to test poultry for the elimination 

 of disease. 



Undoubtedly, this requirement has 

 been a substantial stimulus to the de- 

 velopment of extensive programs in 

 these subject matter areas. However, 

 without the interest of the scientists who 

 determine the quality of the program, 

 the notable research results that have 

 meant so much to producers and con- 

 sumers could not have been achieved. 

 Controlling domestic animal diseases 

 contributes in a large part to the con- 

 trol of many human diseases and to the 

 improvement of meat and meat products. This contribution alone has justified the 

 cost of the program through the years, and is a good example of the applica- 

 tion of agricultural research to problems that have a direct bearing on the consumer. 

 The control of plant and tree diseases makes our world a better place in which 

 to live because the flowers and shrubs and trees maintain a vigor and beauty 

 that enhance the over-all well-being of the community. We are happy that the Mass- 

 achusetts Agricultural Experiment Station can contribute so much to the general 

 welfare. 



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