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N. Mex. The Preliminary Testing and Evaluation of New Foreign and 

 Native Plants of Potential Value for Oil. Protein, and Legumin- 

 ous Forage . To (1) learn their adaptability . seed &/or forage 

 yields, & other agronomic characteristics; (2) evaluate by 

 chemical analysis seeds & other parts of new plants to learn 

 their value as potential sources of oil, protein, & leguminous 

 forage; & (3) maintain supplies of viable seed of the evaluated 

 plants. 



Agron. 43 (W-6) Coop. ARS 



N. C. New Plant Investigations . To (l) introduce & test new 



strains, varieties, species, & kinds of plants for possible 

 economic value in N. C; (2) maintain & use introduced plants 

 having important genetic characteristics in existing plant 

 breeding programs & (3) cooperate with regional primary station 

 on evaluation & maintenance of genetic materials. 

 Hort., Agron. S-116 (S-9) Coop. ARS 



Okla. Introduction and Evaluation of New Plants for Oklahoma . 



Learn (1) economic value of minor crops in Oklahoma farm pro- 

 gram; (2) amount of oil from oil bearing seeds & its value as 

 a possibility of making Oklahoma a source of vegetable oils 

 needed in domestic economy; (3) quantity & quality of such 

 constituents for crops with other special values because of 

 composition. (4) Cooperate with Primary Plant Introduction 

 & Evaluation Station in primary evaluation of such new field 

 crops as should, from time to time, be of interest in State. 

 Agron. 732 (S-9) 



Okla. Marketing Broomcorn in Oklahoma . To learn (l) effects 



of aggregate production, marketing practices, & cultural 

 practices on prices received by state growers for their broom- 

 corn; (2) requirements in terms of market stability & market 

 prices for a stable or growing broomcorn industry in Oklahoma. 

 Agr. Econ. 937 



P. R. Introduction and Evaluation of New Plants for Industrial 



and Other Purposes, and the Preservation of Valuable Germ Plasm 

 of Economic Plants . To introduce economically important plants, 

 evaluate them as sources of food and industrial use and as new 

 germ plasm for crop improvement, and evaluate usefulness of 

 some native species. 



PI. Brdg. 94 (S-9) Coop. ARS 



