survived only one of the procedures, 

 and then only with difficulty, while 

 apples and hazel-filbert hybrids 

 propagated relatively well. R. W. 

 Schreiber knew that plant chloroplasts 

 make sugars, but sought to determine 

 whether or not they manufacture pro- 

 tein. 



In 1956, J. F. Reed was appointed 

 Professor of Botany, Dean of the 

 Graduate School, and Coordinator of 

 Research. Although he held an ap- 

 pointment in the Experiment Station, 

 teaching and administrative duties 

 consumed most of his time. In 1959 he 

 was named Dean of the College of 

 Liberal Arts, in 1960 Vice President 

 and in 1961 Acting President. 



Dairy Science 



H. A. Keener, in a five-year experi- 

 ment, evaluated factors which influ- 

 ence the Vitamin D content of forage 

 crops. Results were in agreement with 

 the then current practice of making the 

 first crop of forage into grass silage, the 

 second into field-cured hay. The grass 

 silage would be high in feeding value, 

 but contain less Vitamin D than sec- 

 ond cutting field-cured hay. Notwith- 

 standing the important role of grass 

 silage as one means of preserving for- 

 age, Keener and H. C. Moore expressed 

 concern that it must be made such that 

 it is free of odor caused by butyric acid. 

 For some reason, milk from cows fed 

 grass silage of high moisture content 

 has an objectionable silage flavor. 

 Keener, N. F. Colovos and graduate 

 student R. B. Eckberg experimenting 

 with dried citrus pulp for dairy cattle, 

 found it useful in a concentrate mix- 

 ture when the price was favorable. 



Colovos predicted that through 

 energy metabolism research all 

 feedstuffs eventually would be evalu- 

 ated on a standardized and direct en- 

 ergy basis. 



C. H. Boynton was extension 

 dairyman in 1945 and for a short pe- 

 riod conducted research in animal 

 physiology partially supported by the 

 Station. J. B. Holter joined the depart- 

 ment in 1962 as a dairy nutritionist. 

 Professor Morrow relinquished his 

 administrative duties in the depart- 

 ment in 1963. 



Entomology 



Horseflies are pests of cattle and horses. 

 Of the 39 species known in New 

 Hampshire, seven attack livestock and 

 appear in sequence during the sum- 

 mer. R. L. Blickle conducted tests of 

 various repellents and devised a 

 "backrubber," a self-treating device 

 which allowed an animal to treat most 

 parts of the body. It worked well, but 

 did not control flies on the underside 

 and legs. In 1957, Blickle reported an 

 established infestation of American 

 dog tick in certain areas of the state, 

 important because in other states spot- 

 ted fever has been associated with this 

 tick. Blickle and R. G. Strout devel- 

 oped a procedure for controlling 

 Northern fowl mites in laying hens. 



J. G. Conklin, now department 

 head, reported the apple mealy bug 

 (1956) and the livestock face fly Musca 

 autuninalis (1960) as pests new to New 

 Hampshire. 



W. R. Lee, geneticist, introduced 

 genetic markers into honeybee popu- 

 lations using artificial insemination. 

 The study was directed toward more 

 effective use of honeybees for pollina- 

 tion of agricultural crops. Honeybee 

 hives should be dispersed throughout 

 a field or orchard for most efficient use 

 of each colony. 



G. T. Fisher brought a practical 

 and industry viewpoint to the depart- 

 ment when he began as chairman in 

 1969. Apples, and the insects affecting 



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