Foreword 



This is the 70th annual report of the Director of the New Hamp- 

 shire Agricultural Experiment Station. It contains a list of all pro- 

 jects which were active during any part of the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1958, as well as the leaders of each project. Also included 

 are lists of the members of the staff, titles and authors of publica- 

 tions, a financial statement, and a brief review of services per- 

 formed for the State of New Hampshire and for the general public. 



Publications of the Agricultural Experiment Station consist of 

 bulletins, reprints of articles published in scientific journals, mimeo- 

 graphed reports of research, and the Progress Report. A printed 

 list of available publications may be obtained from the Mail Clerk. 

 Citizens of the state can obtain copies of available publications with- 

 out cost. 



On January 1, 1958, all agricultural activities at the University 

 of New Hampshire were consolidated under the College of Agri- 

 culture. Previous to this time the Cooperative Extension Service had 

 functioned as a separate unit. Under the reorganization, Dean H. C. 

 Grinnell relinquished the directorship of the Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, a position he had held since 1950, to assume the 

 added responsibilities of the deanship. S. W. Hoitt became Director 

 of the Cooperative Extension Service, M. C. Richards, Associate 

 Dean in charge of resident instruction in agriculture, and the writer 

 became Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. These 

 three positions report directly to the Dean of the College of Agri- 

 culture. Tribute is paid to Dean Grinnell for his leadership in and 

 untiring devotion to agricultural research on the University of New 

 Hampshire campus. He has established a difficult path for a suc- 

 cessor to follow. 



Finally, I want to emphasize the reasons for conducting research 

 in the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. As with 

 any other industry, agriculture and forestry can continue to make a 

 significant contribution to the economy of the State of New Hamp- 

 shire only through the help of a strong and vigorous research pro- 

 gram. If we do not hold our position in competition with other 

 states and other areas, every citizen of the state will suffer. Agri- 

 cultural research serves everyone, not just farmers. It results in 

 plentiful food at reasonable prices, improved human nutrition, more 

 efficient use of our land and water resources for recreation, lumber 

 production and farm use, and a more prosperous economy. Research 

 is an investment in the future. 



H. A. Keener 

 Director 



