laws and principles. Applied research, however, continues as the 

 major part of the station's program. 



Society gains from its investment in agricultural research 

 only as the results of that research are made available to those who 

 are in a position to apply them. It is particularly important that 

 these results be made available through publications and the Coop- 

 erative Extension Service, to producers and also to research 

 workers at other experiment stations. This matter of communica- 

 tion is of great concern and will be partially resolved by publishing 

 the results of applied research in the form of a periodical of some 

 three or four issues per year. This new publication will receive 

 general distribution among farmers. Moreover, it will replace the 

 progress reports of the Director's annual report. The bulletin 

 series of the experiment station will continue, and the results of 

 the more basic research will continue to be published in profes- 

 sional journals. 



Harold C. Grinnell 



Director 



Mathias C. Richards 

 Associate Director 



