FOREWORD 



As current Director of the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, I 

 have been pleased to be a participant in the events that celebrated the 100th 

 year. I particularly w^ish to thank those who planned those events and those who 

 worked on this Station history. Very special thanks go to author Walter Collins. 



A planning committee of active and retired faculty decided to hold two 

 major events: a symposium entitled "Changing Opportunities in New Hamp- 

 shire Agriculture and Biological Industries" and a following workshop entitled 

 "New Directions in Agricultural and Natural Resources Research" (see Appen- 

 dix 7). The committee also proposed that a history be written to record the 

 accomplishments of Station people from the beginning in Hanover to the 

 present. This special Station Bulletin is the fruition of that planning. 



As part of the Centennial Symposium, we awarded three New Hampshire 

 citizens special certificates for their contributions to the state's agriculture and 

 natural resources. Stacey W. Cole served this college for many years as a member 

 of the Board of Trustees and had a profound influence on New Hampshire 

 agriculture as a farmer and a member and officer in farm organizations. Elwyn 

 W. Meader, plant breeder in the Station for 18 years, introduced and developed 

 many new plant varieties that have had a significant influence on farming and 

 gardening in the U.S. and beyond. Theodore Natti is a 1949 UNH Forestry 

 graduate who served the state's forest industry in several capacities, and in his 

 19 years as State Forester, initiated and improved many programs that benefit 

 sustained harvest and marketing of timber. These awards, which began in the 

 Centennial year, will become an annual event. 



The New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station represents a solid 

 100 years of accomplishments. The success story of American agriculture is 

 well known, and many of New Hampshire's contributions are recorded in this 

 history. The N.H. Senate and House of Representatives in General Court 

 convened on April 30, 1987 and proclaimed 1987 to be the centennial year of 

 the New Hampshire state agricultural experiment station (see Appendix 1). 



Research is the foundation upon which agriculture must build to remain 

 viable. As pointed out in the Centennial symposium and workshop, more 

 emphasis will be placed on basic research as we enter our second century. Only 

 then can we improve production effficiency and at the same time be more 

 responsible stewards of our environment. We also will see the public play a 



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