Iowa 
Minn. 
Miss. 
= 4) 
Secondary Markets for Wood in Iowa. To (1) investigate 
secondary wood-using industries of Iowa particularly as a 
market for primary wood producers; (2) investigate and learn 
feasibility of marketing products manufactured from low grade 
forest crops, woods, and mill waste for which a fully developed 
system of marketing channels is not now in existance; (3) bring 
up to date a directory, Wood Using Industries of Iowa; and (4) 
learn economic feasibility of establishing concentration yards 
between the primary and secondary manufacturers. 
Agr. Econ., Fore ES 454 


Consumer Preference, Acceptance, 
and Merchandising 
The On-Farm Market for Farm-Produced Wood Chips for Live- 
stock Bedding. To (1) learn demand for chips for use as bedding; 
(2) assess possibility of actualizing potential demand for chips 
by learning if: a. presently-used bedding materials are in short 
supply due to diversion toother uses, as trench silage; b. diver- 
sion of productive resources from bedding-producing crops to other 
crops; ce increase in animal population; d. there is dissatis- 
faction on part of farmers with qualities of bedding; es. farmers 
think present bedding supplies are inadequate; f. they would like 
to replace this with other types; g. bedding qualities farmers 
consider most important; cost of current bedding; if farm is 
equipped tn handle, dry, and store chips; and (3) make on basis 
of findings recommendations for or against large scale research 
on production and use of chips on farm. 
For. 1920 (NCM-17) 
The Market Potential For Christmas Trees Grown in Mississippi. 
To (1) learn market potential for state grown Christmas trees; and 
(2) compare prices for Mississippi grown trees to those grown in 
other areas. 
For. H I-4 
