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Ind. Specialty Crops: Costs and Returns . Obtain costs & return 



data with regard to the growing of various specialty crops- 

 canning factory tomatoes, tobacco, mint, potatoes, canning 

 factory sweet corn, watermelons, & strawberries; relate size of 

 enterprise, crop yields, & other related factors to these data; 

 obtain physical resource inputs that can be used to budget these 

 enterprises in the future. 



Hort., Agr. Econ., Agron. 957 



Iowa The Introduction, Testing. Multiplication, and Preservation 



of New and Useful Plants of Potential Value for Industrial and 

 Agricultural Uses ! To (1) cooperate in a coordinated program 

 of plant exploration & introduction to obtain plant materials 

 of potential value for industrial & agricultural uses, & as 

 sources of new germ plasm for use in plant improvement; (2) 

 maintain regional primary plant introduction station; (3) main- 

 tain & periodically publish an inventory of seed & plants; (4) 

 prepare Breeders Stocks Inventory of field & horticultural 

 plants of economic value to states of North Central Region & 

 assist the states in preserving, maintaining, & distributing 

 these stocks; & (5) establish regional accession record system 

 & publish information on performance of new introductions & 

 domestic accessions as reported by research workers. 



Bot., Agron., Hort., For., PI. Path. 1018 (NC-7) Coop. ARS 



Ky. Introduction. Multiplication. Preservation, and Determina- 



tion of Potential Value of New Plants and Plant Species for 

 Industrial and Other Purposes, and for the Preservation of 

 Valuable Germplasm of Economic Plants. To (1) introduce species 

 & varieties of plants into Kentucky which are considered to 

 have possible agricultural value; (2) multiply & evaluate intro- 

 duced plants as new crops, as sources of new germplasm in crop 

 improvement, & for possible new uses; (3) evaluate any native 

 plants which may have potential value to Kentucky agriculture; 

 & (4) preserve varieties & species of economic plants which 

 have valuable germplasm. 

 Agron. 166 (S-9) 



Nebr. Development of Crops for Industrial or Other Special Uses . 



Study adaptation & determine economic value of varieties of new 

 or potential crops for special uses in state; improve adapta- 

 tion of potential or present crops for special uses by breeding 

 & selection; conduct cultural & weed control studies with new 

 crops; conduct fundamental research to augment improvement pro- 

 gram. 



Agron., PI. Path. 506 Coop. ARS 



