INTRODUCTION 



This compilation is one of a series providing information on 

 State agricultural experiment station research supported by Federal- 

 grant funds appropriated annually by Congress under authorization of 

 the Hatch Act of 1887, as amended and approved Aug. 11, 1955, and 

 Section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. It is 

 prepared for use by research workers in the subject-matter areas 

 presented. Only that part of each State's research program supported 

 by Federal-grant moneys is included. 



In addition to the Federal-grant moneys, the State experiment 

 stations receive some Federal support through cooperative agreements 

 or contracts with the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Information 

 on such research, along with other departmental research, is avail- 

 able in the Central Project Office, Agricultural Research Service. 



A substantial part of each State agricultural experiment station's 

 research is supported with moneys appropriated by the respective State 

 or Territorial Legislatures and through other forms of private and 

 public financing. Information on current agricultural research at the 

 stations which is not financed under the Federal-grant program or 

 through USDA cooperation can be obtained from experiment station 

 directors. 



The information given in the series of Federal- grant compilations 

 includes the title and objectives of each Federal- grant project per- 

 taining to the subject given on the cover. The identification of each 

 project gives the department(s) conducting the research, the station 

 number of the project, and the number of the regional project if it is 

 a contributing project. 



Relevant regional projects, if any, appear at the end of the com- 

 pilation. States having 'projects contributing to regional projects are 

 indicated. The Roman numeral (and capital letter) refer to the location 

 in the summary of the contributing project title and objectives. The 

 States are grouped into four major regions. These are designated NC- 

 North Central, NE-Northeastern, S-Southern, and W-Western. The capital 

 letter "M" following the letters for the region indicates regional 

 marketing projects. 



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