- 3 - 



N« H. Variety Tests of Fruits and Vegetables , To test and 



eventually make recommendations concerning new varieties of 

 fruits and vegetables as they are Introduced, particularly 

 those which seem to have promise in this area in coii5)arison 

 vlth standard varieties, 

 Hort. 37 



S, Dak, The Collecting, Preserving, Cataloging, Propagating , 



and Testing of Fruit Plants Having Potentlsil Genetic Value , 

 To catalogue all fruit plants used in the fruit breeding 

 project. This will include plant introductions bls well as 

 local selections. Propagate a limited nuaiber of such plants 

 to he made available to other experiment stations. Test the 

 plants for adaptability, quality, genetic value, disease 

 resistance and any similar characteristics. To cooperate 

 with stations of other regions in the collection and testing 

 of materials to be used in the N. C, Region, 

 Hort. 17h (NC-7) 



Tenn, Fruit Variety Investigations . To (l) evaluate varieties 

 for potential yield and market value; and, (2) le«Lrn perform- 

 ance of varieties with respect to climatic adaptability. 

 Hort, 127 



Wyo. Testing Kinds and Vetrieties of Vegel^ables and Fruit in 



Wyoming! To (l) find disease reslsteuat varieties of vegetables 

 and fruits which will grow and produce hi^ quality marketable 

 yields in areas of different altitude in Wyoming; (2) test and 

 evaluate new kinds and varieties of vegetables and fruits grown 

 at a high elevation for adaptability, freezing and dehydro- 

 freezing qualities; and, (3) determine factors affecting quality 

 and nutritive properiiies of processed vegetables, 

 y^gron.. Home Econ., (3hem, 5^2 



Culture 



Alaska Weed Control of Horticultural Crops . To determine which 

 chemicals and cult\aral practices or conblnation thereof are 

 best suited to control of weeds and their Influence on pro- 

 ductivity, winter svirviveG., and quality of such crops as 

 lettuce, cabbage, beets and strawberries, 

 Hort. 9 



Calif, Studies in Orchard Soil Fertility . Points to be investi- 



gated Include: (1) soil management practices such as (a) cover- 

 crop block, under differential treatment for 25 years, X^) pear 

 block for data on cultivation vs . non-leguminous sod, anS. 

 (c) "non-cultivation" plots now under way as cooperative trlfiLLs 

 in cofflBBercieG. orchards; (2) use of commercial fertilizers to 

 provide suitable nutritional conditions; and, (3) adaptation of 

 meeuis of evaluating effect of treatment on soil structure, 

 Pomol. 768 



