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Ohio Improving Methods and Equipment for Harvesting Soybeans . 



(1) Evaluate problems involved in soybean harvesting under farm 

 conditions; learn extent & nature of losses. (2) Learn prin- 

 ciples of operation & adjustment of existing equipment result- 

 ing in highest harvesting efficiencies & bean qualities. (3) 

 Learn feasibility of high moisture harvesting &. subsequent dry- 

 ing as a means for reducing losses & permitting more timely 

 wheat seeding after soybean harvesting. (4) Develop & evaluate 

 design changes & changes in equipment as methods for reducing 

 harvesting problems. 



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Term. A Study of the Insects Attacking Legumes, with Special 



Reference to Alfalfa and Soybeans . Study will be made of insect 

 pests of soybeans and alfalfa; their life histories as they apply 

 to these crops under Tennessee conditions. A spraying and dust- 

 ing program with various organic s will be undertaken. 

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D. Minor Oil Crops 



Nebr. Improvement of Safflower by Development of Better Cultural 



Methods and Superior Varieties . (1) Learn cultural practices 

 for safflower production under irrigated & dryland conditions. 



(2) Study chemical & cultural methods of weed control. (3) 

 Cooperate with existing safflower varietal improvement program. 



Agron. 544 Coop. ARS 



Okla. The Mechanization of Castor Bean Production and Harvesting . 



(l) Learn principles of operation needed for successful castor 

 bean harvesting. (2) Continue work on hullers, & combine hull- 

 ing with harvesting. (3) Develop planter seed boxes that will 

 meter seeds accurately. (4) Learn best placement for fertilizer 

 in relation to bean seed. (5) Survey health hazards from bean 

 seed & dust. 



Agr. Engin. 924 Coop. ARS 



S. C. Breeding Disease Resistant Sesame Adapted to Mechanized 



Production . To develop & test desirable indehi scent & even- 

 maturing varieties of sesame with emphasis on (1) adaptability 

 to mechanized production, (2) resistance to diseases (Pusarium 

 wilt & Cerospora leaf spot), & (3) adaptability to climate & 

 soils of the Southeast. 

 Hort. 19 Coop. USDA 



