Foreword 



This pul)licati()n is the 63th annual report of the Director of 

 the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New 

 Hampshire. The reporting period is from July 1. 1952, to June 30, 

 1953. The individual summaries of projects were prepared hy the 

 respective project leaders. The material is organized by depart- 

 ments and not necessarily l)y sul)ject matter in all instances. 



As projects are terminated and new ones introduci-d. a trend 

 toward more emphasis on basic research l)ecomes apparent. Con- 

 ceivably, the pendulum may swing too far in this direction, but for 

 the time being it would ap])ear that there is need for reexamining 

 basic i)rinciples with the purpose of discovering new fundamental 

 laws upon which to build a research program of an applied char- 

 acter. Surely there is much to learn in such areas as inbred lines, 

 plant nutrition, mineral nutrition, agricultural engineering, and 

 conservation. 



Plans to supplement the director's annual report with a quar- 

 terly report in a more popular form for general distribution will 

 be deferred awaiting more adequate funds and personnel. 



Harold C. Grixxell 

 Director 



Mat 11 1 AS C. Riciiard.s 

 Associate Director 



COVER : Harry Clark Woodworth— September 9. 1885. to 

 September 18, 1953. As Professor of Agricultural Economics he 

 served the University and the State efficiently and effectively 

 from 1921 to the date of his death, fulfilling his manifold tasks with 

 distinction and singular wisdom, rising to a position of eminence 

 among agricultural economists. 



