- 11 - 



Mont. Oat Improvement by Breeding, Selection and Testing * To 



(1) develop through breeding superior oat varieties with respect 

 to yield, quality, and other desirable agronomic characteristics; 



(2) test adaptability of new and introduced oat varieties and 

 selections for Montana: and (3) provide information relative to 

 improvement of cultural practices and production techniques, 



Agron. 142, MS 929 Coop. ARS 



Nebr. Improvement of Spring Small Grains. — Oats. Barley, and Spring 



Wheat: And Winter Barley . To improve status of spring-sown small 

 grain and winter barley production by 1. discovering in breeding 

 material and among introductions of superior strains of these crops 

 for culture under Nebraska conditions; 2. finding and using strains 

 with superior germ plasm in breeding better adapted varieties having 

 resistance to major hazards of production; 3» investigating quality 

 of crops and varieties with reference to yield and value of products; 

 4* determining underlying principles concerned in biology of cereal 

 plants; and (5) making small quantities of foundation seed of super ioi 

 varieties available for further increase and use by citizens of 

 Nebraska. 



Agron. 19 Coop. ARS 



Nebr. A Study of the Effects of Food. Temperature and Related 



Factors on the Ecology and Physiological Development of Corn 

 Rootworms . To (1) develop a satisfactory technique for mass 

 rearing of several species of corn rootworms in greenhouse under 

 controlled conditions; (2) determine effects of various host plants 

 on development and fecundity of corn rootworms; and (3 J develop 

 complete synthetic diet for rootworms. 

 Ent. 376 



Nebr. Annual Census of European Corn Borer Populations . To study 



(1) annual changes in abundance of borer in two counties for a 

 period of several years. (2) influence of weather conditions, 

 biotic controlling factors, soil management, and irrigation 

 practices on borer populations, {3) presence of, or lack of synchro- 

 nization of, changes of borer populations in state and other study 

 areas in North Central States. 



Ent., Agron. 508 (NC-20) Coop. ARS 



N.J. Breeding and Culture of Winter and Spring Small Grains 



To make more efficient by breeding and better cultural practices the 

 growing of both winter and spring small grains in N. J. 

 Farm Crops 259 



N. C. The Ecology. Cultural and Chemical Control of Insect Pests Of 



Field Corn . To determine life history of more important insects of 

 field corn and best chemical and cultural methods for their control. 

 Ent. hh 



