June 1941] Agricultural Research in New Hampshire 



of thought and study needs to be given by our experiment stations to 

 the problems that must present themselves following the war. Not 

 only thought will be needed, but money must be conserved to that 

 end. 



New Hampshire will never be called upon in any emergency or 

 otherwise to contribute enormous agricultural supplies for any pur- 

 pose. Products on a large scale may be expected from parts of our 

 country that are better endowed with respect to the natural re- 

 sources of topography, climate, and soil. Recognizing our relation- 

 ships to production problems as a whole, however, and the proper 

 niche into which our half-million population should be fitted in the 

 distribution and production processes, New Hampshire people may 

 well exercise some ingenuity in taking thought for their own wel- 

 fare and needs. 



Nor is this a selfish or unpatriotic suggestion, for the animals 

 and crops with which we carry on and for which we seek more 

 knowledge and skill in their manipulation are not peculiar to New 

 Hampshire. Any farm problem, recognized and solved in our state, 

 will find its counterpart elsewhere. Any disease for which we can 

 find a cure through research, or any better plant that we may de- 

 velop through breeding and selection, can hardly fail to be significant 

 in the world's economy. Research that serves us well in New Hamp- 

 shire must also serve humanity as a whole. At the same time it 

 may render us much less dependent in any emergency on supplies 

 and transportation from other parts of the country. 



Station Personnel 



Alan G. MacLeod was released as Assistant to the Director to 

 become secretary of the New England Research council June 30, 

 1940. For some weeks, he had cooperated with that organization and 

 worked part-time for us. Arval Erikson came to us from graduate 

 work at Iowa to supersede Mr. MacLeod as of June 5, 1940. John 

 W. Spaven, Editorial Assistant, was released March 7 to accept a 

 position at Massachusetts State college, and was replaced by John 

 T. Kangas as of March 1. 



Robert B. True, Assistant to the Treasurer in the business office, 

 resigned April 10, and Howard W. Feindel took his place. 



The main university library lost the services of Mr. Marvin Mil- 

 ler as librarian June 30. He was replaced by David Jolly as of 

 September 1. Miss Doris Dart served as acting librarian in the in- 

 terim. Robert B. Sears became assistant in charge of the Biological 

 Institute library in Nesmith hall January 1, 1941, following the resig- 

 nation of Miss Josephine L. Taub, which was accepted as of Decem- 

 ber 3. 



In Agricultural Economics, Harold C. Grinnell was given a leave 

 of absence which became effective October 22. He will return early 

 in June, 1941. Arval Erikson, previously mentioned, became Assist- 

 ant Economist in Marketing, assuming some of the duties relinquished 

 by Mr. MacLeod. Byron Peterson, a graduate assistant, was released 





