8 UNIV. OF X. H. AGR. EXPERIMENT STATION 



Association of Land-Grant Colleges. April, 1925, ''Report of Special 

 Meeting of Presidents and Station Directors dealing with the Purnell 

 Act": 



One point stressed by the Chairman of the Executive Committee and emphasized by the Secretary of 

 Agriculture in his address was to the effect that the Purnell monies were appropriated, in the language of the 

 act, "in addition to the amounts now received"; that the clear intent of Congress, expressed in hearings 

 and on the floor during discussion, was to increase the abihty of the Stations to do work in behalf of the 

 public welfare; that in no sense was this appropriation meant to be in lieu of a state appropriation; that the 

 federal allotment does not relieve the states of their responsibilities in the matter of Station support. 



For these reasons it seems essential that the state should at least con- 

 tinue the amount of support already given the Experiment Station, 

 either through the regular appropriations to the University as a part of 

 the Mill Tax Fund, or as a special appropriation. 



Changes in Personnel 



During the past year, the following changes in personnel have taken 

 place: Dr. T. G. Phillips, formerly of Ohio State University, has been 

 appointed chemist, taking the place; left vacant by the resignation of Dr. 

 H. R. Kraybill. Mr. Ford S. Prince, who was several years ago a 

 member of the station staff, has been appointed specialist in soils and 

 crops. Mr. W. T. Ackerman, formerl}- of the Iowa State Agricultural 

 College, has been appointed leader in the rural electricity project. ]\Ir. 

 L. B. Lincoln has been secured to assist in the state-wide economic 

 survey. Mr. Fred R. Clark has been appointed assistant botanist to take 

 the place of Dr. L. J. Klotz. Mr. A. W. Petre has been appointed grad- 

 uate assistant in the agricultural chemistiy department. 'Sir. R. D. 

 Stevens has been appointed assistant forester. Mr. ]\L H. Voyagis has 

 been appointed assistant in the animal husbandly department. 



Improvements 



A much needed improvement has been made in our library and mail- 

 ing facilities by concentrating each in separate rooms. This has relieved 

 serious congestion in the central office and made possible a more efficient 

 operation of extension and station machines and clerical work. 



Publications 



The following publications have been issued during the year: 



Station Bulletin No. 213 — Inspection of Commercial Feeding Stuffs for 



1924. 

 Station Bulletin No. 214 — Inspection of Commercial Fertilizers for 1924. 

 Station Bulletin No. 215— Results of Seed Tests for 1924. 

 Station Bulletin No. 216 — ^Progress of Agricultural Experiments, 1924. 

 Station Bulletin No. 217 — The Balance Between Farm Production and 



^larket Demands in Cheshire County, 



New Hampshire. 

 Station Circular No. 24 — Effect of Spray Pressure and Number of 



Nozzles on Late Blight of Potatoes. 

 Station Circular No. 25 — Control of Apple Scab. 

 Technical Bulletin No. 28 — Effect of Phosphorus on Yield and Time of 



]\Iaturity of the Tomato. 



