New material from Golden Queen 
and a local Delaware line has been 
collected, and an intensive breeding 
and selection program is planned. 
With the extensive program in effect 
in Pennsylvania during the last two 
years, the regional plots carried by 
Eastern States in that state have been 
discontinued as a separate endeavor, 
but material has been furnished to 
Dr. Huber, and we are cooperating in 
furnishing assistance and contacts for 
him in his work. In the next few 
years we are planning to make exten- 
sive use of this southern test plot, 
including in it both our own ma- 
terial, which is being developed 
jointly with Dr. Jones at Connecti- 
cut, and the Pennsylvania lines which 
Dr. Huber is selecting. Iam convinced 
that an intensive program of this 
sort, coupled with winter increases 
in the far South, will result in much 
improved corn hybrids for use in our 
southern territory. 
During the past years we have had 
several joint programs with the Farm 
Supply Service, and this type of work 
should increase, particularly since 
this department now has a specialist 
in pest control. Usage of many of the 
spray and dust materials now being 
offered will need more follow-up 
studies in method of application and 
equipment than usually are available 
from experiment station results, and 
many of the materials need to be com- 
pared closely while a program is be- 
ing built. We feel that a great deal 
can be accomplished by joint action. 
Herbicides are still being studied, 
and the interest that has developed 
around their use, and potential use, 
appear to justify continued investi- 
gation. 
One of the good things about farm gardening is that it brings to your table new “treats” and new sources of health-building 
nutrients . . . Swiss chard, for instance, can be prepared temptingly better than some of the commoner items. 

