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Report of the Director

of the

New Hampshire
Agricultural Experiment Station

Station Bulletin 467
November 1959

AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Foreword

This is the 70th annual report of the Director of the New Hamp-
shire Agricultural Experiment Station. It contains a list of all pro-
jects which were active during any part of the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1958, as well as the leaders of each project. Also included
are lists of the members of the staff, titles and authors of publica-
tions, a financial statement, and a brief review of services per-
formed for the State of New Hampshire and for the general public.

Publications of the Agricultural Experiment Station consist of
bulletins, reprints of articles published in scientific journals, mimeo-
graphed reports of research, and the Progress Report. A printed
list of available publications may be obtained from the Mail Clerk.
Citizens of the state can obtain copies of available publications with-
out cost.

On January 1, 1958, all agricultural activities at the University
of New Hampshire were consolidated under the College of Agri-
culture. Previous to this time the Cooperative Extension Service had
functioned as a separate unit. Under the reorganization, Dean H. C.
Grinnell relinquished the directorship of the Agricultural Experi-
ment Station, a position he had held since 1950, to assume the
added responsibilities of the deanship. S. W. Hoitt became Director
of the Cooperative Extension Service, M. C. Richards, Associate
Dean in charge of resident instruction in agriculture, and the writer
became Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. These
three positions report directly to the Dean of the College of Agri-
culture. Tribute is paid to Dean Grinnell for his leadership in and
untiring devotion to agricultural research on the University of New
Hampshire campus. He has established a difficult path for a suc-
cessor to follow.

Finally, I want to emphasize the reasons for conducting research
in the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. As with
any other industry, agriculture and forestry can continue to make a
significant contribution to the economy of the State of New Hamp-
shire only through the help of a strong and vigorous research pro-
gram. If we do not hold our position in competition with other
states and other areas, every citizen of the state will suffer. Agri-
cultural research serves everyone, not just farmers. It results in
plentiful food at reasonable prices, improved human nutrition, more
efficient use of our land and water resources for recreation, lumber
production and farm use, and a more prosperous economy. Research
is an investment in the future.

H. A. Keener
Director

Active Research Projects
July 1, 1957 — June 30, 1958

Administration

H-lll General Administration of Federal-Grant Fund Research. H. C.

Grinnell, H. A. Keener.

H-112 Planning and Coordination of Cooperative Research. H. C. Grin-
nell, H. A. Keener.

H-113 The Planning and Coordination of Research Under Regional

Project NE-18, Economics of Forage Production and Utilization.
H. C. Grinnell.

H-115 The Planning and Coordination of Research Under Regional

Project NE-33, Economics of Irrigation on Northeastern Farms.
H. C. Grinnell, H. A. Keener.

Agricultural Economies

H-95 Alternative Markets and Prices for New Hampshire Milk Pro-

NEM-13 duced in Excess of Fluid Requirements with Particular Reference
to the Boston Milkshed. J. R. Bowring.

H-96 The Extent of Migration and Its Effect on Rural Communities in

NE-31 New Hampshire. J. R. Bowring, 0. B. Durgin.

H-101 Opportunities for the Small Nurseryman in Developing Market

NEM-15 Outlets. L. A. Dougherty.

H-106 Competitive Position of the New England Apple Industry with
Particular Reference to New Hampshire. W. H. Drew.

H-109 Economic Effects of Changes in Retail Food Marketing Services
NEM-17 W. H. Drew.

H-127 Impact of Alternative Methods of Marketing Poultry Products on
NEM-21 Resource Requirements. W. F. Henry, E. T. Bardwell.

H-128 Characteristics of Low Production and Low Income Farms in
New Hampshire. 0. B. Durgin.

H-129 The Costs of Processing and Distributing Dairy Products in New

Hampshire. J. R. Bowring. (Closed 6-30-58.)
S-44 Cost Reduction in Dairying. W. F. Henry.

S-61 Evaluation of Methods of Improving in Decision Making. 0. B.

Durgin.

S-72 Economic Evaluation of Alternative Production Practices on

Specialized Poultry Farms in New Hampshire. W. F. Henry.

Agricultural Engineering

H-107 Agricultural Climatology of New England. J. J. Kolega, R. H.
NE-35 Owens, R. S. Palmer.

H-108 Effect of Tractor Weight on Soil Compaction. G. L. Byers.

S-65 Efficiency of Forage Harvesting. G. L. Byers, G. E. Frick.

S-66 Developing Labor Saving Equipment for Agriculture. P. Gilman.

S-73 Engineering Studies of Poultry Housing as Related to Equipment,

Function and Structural Needs. J. J. Kolega, R. C. Ringrose.

Agronomy

H-32 The Adaptation of New Potato Varieties. P. T. Blood. (Closed

8-15-57.)
H-33 Variety Trials of Grain Crops for Forage and Grain Yields. L. J.

Higgins. (Closed 8-15-57.)

H-69 The Influence of Fertilization and Stage of Cutting on the Yield,

Persistency and Protein Content of Bromegrass (Bromus inermes).
N. K. Peterson, P. T. Blood.

H-83 The Influence of Deep Tillage and Fertilizer Placement on Soil

NE-11 Structure and Crop Production on Soils With Compact Sub-
soils. A. B. Prince.

H-93 Evaluation of Soil Physical Conditions that are Favorable to

NE-11 the Yield of Crops. A. B. Prince.

H-94 The Adaptation and Production of Regionally Developed Selec-

NE-28 tions and Strains of Smooth Bromegrass as Related to Morphologic
and Physiologic Characteristics. G. M. Dunn.

H-99 Water and Fertilizer Requirements of Selected Crops and Soils

NE-22 as Related to Supplemental Irrigation. A. B. Prince, R. S. Palmer,
P. T. Blood.

H-105 The Improvement of White Clover. G. M. Dunn, R. A. Kilpatrick.

H-116 Improvement of Smooth Bromegrass, Red Clover and Alfalfa.

G. M. Dunn, L. J. Higgins.
S-43 A Survey of the Soils of New Hampshire. A. B. Prince.

S-54 Soil Fertility Studies of Forage Crops. A. B. Prince.

S-74 The Adaptation and Introduction of New Potato Varieties. P. T.

Blood.
S-75 Variety Trials of Grain Crops for Forage and Grain Yields.

L. J. Higgins.

Bacteriology

H-62 Investigations on the Microorganisms of the Bovine Rumen. W. A.

Ayers.

H-120 Diagnosis and Control of Bovine Mastitis. L. W. Slanetz, F. E.
Allen.

Biochemistry

H-47 The Hemicellulose of Forage Crops. D. G. Routley.

H-71 The Effect of Soil Type and Mineral Additions on the Mineral

Content of Clover and Timothy. G. P. Percival.
H-77 Analysis of Forage Samples. G. P. Percival.

H-124 Influence of the Ration of Laying Hens on the Nutritive Value
of the Eggs. A. E. Teeri, M. E. Loughlin.

S-52 The Nutritive Value of Fish and Other Marine Products. A. E.

Teeri, M. E. Loughlin.

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Botany

H-44 Propagation of Woody Plants. S. Dunn, R. Eggert.

H-57 Fungicide Investigations. A. E. Rich, R. Eggert, W. W. Smith.

H-63 Virus Diseases of Strawberries in New Hampshire. A. E. Rich,

E. M. Meader.
H-68 The Effects on Vegetation of Weed-Control Measures Applied to

Woody Plant Areas. A. R. Hodgdon.
H-90 Light and Temperature Effects on Phytotoxicity with Respect to

NE-42 Herbicides. S. Dunn.
H-91 Effects of Light Quality on Plant Growth. S. Dunn.

H-103 Anatomy and Morphology of the Vegetative Organs of Repre-
sentative Rubus Species. C. G. Nast.

H-119 Virus Diseases of Fruit Trees. A. E. Rich, W. W. Smith.

NE-14

H-121 Testing Tomato Varieties and Selections for Resistance to the
Early Blight (Alternaria solani) and Late Blight (Phytophthora
infestans) Pathogens. A. E. Rich, A. F. Yeager.

S-30 The Flora of New Hampshire. A. R. Hodgdon.

S-46 Plant Disease Investigations. A. E. Rich.

Dairy Science

H-67 The Relation of Seminal Fluid Fructose Levels to Factors Affect-

ing Breeding Efficiency. C. H. Boynton. (Closed 6-30-58.)

H-76 Causes of Reproductive Failure in Cattle Fed Ladino Clover Mix-

tures. H. A. Keener, F. E. Allen. (Closed 6-30-58.)

H-85 Package Milk Vending Machines as a Means of Increasing Fluid

Milk Sales. H. C. Moore. (Closed 6-30-58.)

H-102 The Nutritive Evaluation of Forage for Dairy Cattle. N. F. Co-
NE-24 lovos, H. A. Keener, N. K. Peterson, P. T. Blood, H. A. Davis,
A. E. Teeri.

H-126 The Maximum Use of Roughage in Feeding Dairy Cattle. H. A.
Keener, N. F. Colovos.

S-67 The Influence of Herd Management Practices on Milk Production,

Efficiency of Reproduction and Herd Replacement Maintenance.
K. S. Morrow.

Entomology

H-43 Factors Affecting the Action of Acaricides. R. L. Blickle, W. J.

Morse.

H-114 Relation of Honeybee to Horticultural Crops in N. H. W. R. Lee.
H-122 Testing New Organic Pesticides Under N. H. Conditions. J. G.
Conklin, R. L. Blickle, W. J. Morse.

S-34 Insect Record. J. G. Conklin, R. L. Blickle, W. J. Morse.

S-35 Control of Apple Maggot and Certain Other Economic Insects.

J. G. Conklin.
S-36 Studies on the Ecology of European Saw-Fly. J. G. Conklin.

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Forestry

H-70 The Relationship of Growth of White Pine in N. H. to Selected

Environmental Characteristics. B. Husch.
H-82 Marketing Forest Products in N. H. L. C. Swain, 0. P. Wallace,

NEM-6 (Closed 6-30-58.)
H-89 The Utilization of Products from Chemically Treated Trees. L. C.

Swain, 0. P. Wallace.
H-104 Site Preparation for Reproduction of Eastern White Pine. H. W.

Hocker.
H-110 Stimulation of Seed Production of White Pine {Pinus strobus L.)
NE-27 H. W. Hocker.

S-l Reproduction Studies. H. W. Hocker.

S-51 Relation of Available Labor to Woodlot Income on N. H. Dairy

Farms. 0. P. Wallace.
S-70 Marketing Eastern White Pine Lumber from Maine and N. H.

Saw Mills, 0. P. Wallace.

Home Economics

H-97 Color Changes in White Dacron Blouses. (Closed 1-1-58.)

NE-19

H-117 The Effect of Isocaloric Exchanges Between Protein and Fat on
NE-37 the Metabolic Interplay of Specific Blood Nutrients. A. L. Smith,
S. R. Shinier, C. H. Howarth.

Horticulture

H-37 Variety Tests of Fruits and Vegetables. R. Eggert, A. F. Yeager,

J. Kitchin.

H-38 Improvement of Ornamental Plants. E. B. Risley, A. F. Yeager,

E. M. Meader, R. B. Pike.

H-39 Cultural Studies with Horticultural Crops. R. Eggert.

H-40 Temperature Relations in Horticultural Plants Under N. H. Con-

ditions. R. Eggert, L. P. Latimer. (Closed 6-30-58.)

H-41 Nutritional Studies with Horticultural Plants. R. Eggert, L. P.

Latimer, G. P. Percival.
H-54 Breeding Better Vegetables for New Hampshire. E. M. Meader,

A. F. Yeager, A. E. Rich, A. L. Smith.

H-56 The Development, Improvement and Maintenance of Blueberry

Fields. W. W. Smith, E. M. Meader, J. G. Conklin, A. R. Hodgdon.

H-64 The use of Rootstocks and Interstocks as a Means of Securing

Smaller, Hardier, and More Productive Apple Trees. W. W. Smith.

H-74 Breeding Improved Fruits for New Hampshire. A. F. Yeager,

E. M. Meader, A. E. Rich, A. L. Smith.

H-87 The Testing and Utilization of New Plant Materials in New Hamp-

NE-9 shire. A. F. Yeager, E. M. Meader, G. M. Dunn, A. E. Rich.

S-38 Nut Improvement. A. F. Yeager, E. M. Meader.

S-69 The Effect of Rootstock and Preplanting Soil Treatments on the

Up-take of Nutrients by Apple Trees. R. Eggert.

Poultry Science

H-55 Efficiency of Feed Utilization in Poultry Production. R. C. Ring-

rose.

H-78 The Isolation and Control of Chronic Respiratory Disease in

NE-5 Chickens and the Relationship to the Satisfactory Immunization

with Newcastle Disease and Infectious Bronchitis Vaccines. W.

R. Dunlop, J. W. Gill, R. G. Strout.

H-81 Factors Influencing the Market Quality of Eggs on New Hamp-

shire Farms. W. C. Skoglund.

H-88 The Influence of Light upon Feathering Condition, Weight Gains,

NE-8 Feed Conversion and Mortality in Broilers. W. C. Skoglund.

H-92 Recurrent Selection vs. Closed Flock Selection for Improving

NE-6 Broiler Qualities. W. M. Collins. (Closed 6-30-58.)

H-118 Control of Poultry Pathogens. W. R. Dunlop, S. C. Thayer, R. G.
Strout, J. W. Gill.

H-123 Basic Problems in Random Sample Testing of Broiler Strains
of Chickens. W. M. Collins, W. C. Skoglund.

H-125 The Inheritance of Feed Utilization in Poultry. W. M. Collins.
S-55 Factors Influencing Sexual Maturity of Pullets. R. C. Ringrose,

W. S. Reed.

S-71 Control of Avian Coccidiosis. R. G. Strout, W. C. Skoglund,

W. R. Dunlop.

State Services

Inspection of Fertilizers and Feetlingstuffs

Official samples of fertilizers and feedingstuffs as submitted by the State
Department of Agriculture have been analyzed.

Fertilizers: Of 173 samples submitted, 108 met the guarantee in all re-
spects. Analysis for nitrogen, phosphoric acid, potash, total magnesium, water
soluble magnesium, and boron were made when guarantees for these materials
were made. Penalties were assessed by the State Department of Agriculture
on 27 different lots of fertilizers. The manufacturers in general are doing a
good job in supplying the plant nutrient needs of New Hampshire farmers
and home owners. Detailed analyses of these samples are published in Bulle-
tin 446 of this Station.

Feeds: A total of 703 official samples of feedingstuffs were submitted for
analysis. Of these, 78 were pet foods, mostly canned cat and dog foods.
Guarantees were generally met and when deficiencies occurred they were
usually slight. Only 10.4 percent were deficient in protein, 5.9 percent were
deficient in fat, and 7.1 percent carried an excess of crude fiber. Of the
samples analyzed, 75 were from bulk delivery lots and 120 were drawn on
New Hampshire farms. Also 83 mixed feed or ingredients and 30 pet food
lots were found to be unregistered at the time of sampling. Detailed results
are published in Bulletin 450.

A constant check is maintained on the analytical methods used. Two check
sample programs are participated in by this laboratory. Over 100 labortories
throughout the country take part in these programs. The laboratory also is
asked by manufacturers to supply a part of official samples for checking
purposes in many cases when a deficiency is reported. In order to continue
in good standing, it is necessary that the procedures of analysis be con-
tinually checked.

A total of 55 samples of miscellaneous materials such as hay, silage, home
mixtures, etc., were examined for residents of the state and reported directly
to the person concerned.

H. A. Davis

Soil Testing

During the year residents of the state submitted 4,279 soil samples for
analysis of pH and available nutrients. This work entailed 29,953 determi-
nations. Two hundred and thirteen samples from greenhouses were tested
for soluble salts. Ten peat and muck samples submitted for identification
were analyzed for moisture content, organic matter content, and for pH
value, and suggestions were made as to their commercial value. Seventeen
samples were submitted by veterinarians to be tested for specific poisons.
This program was carried out in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension
Service.

Seed Inspection

Seed inspection work for the New Hampshire State Department of Agri-
culture was conducted during the past year. The results of the tests of
744 official samples collected by the state seed inspectors throughout the
state are reported in Station Bulletin 454. In addition, 902 private samples
were sent in by seed dealers and farmers, making a total of 1,646 samples
handled at the laboratory.

The laboratory took part in the referee testing of samples sent out to
all official seed testing laboratories in the United States and Canada.

*e

Bessie G. Sanborn

Diagnostic Service Performed at the Poultry Laboratory

From January 1, 1957, to December 31, 1957, a total of 6,785 specimens
of all kinds were submitted to the Poultry Laboratory for diagnosis. These
represented 2,948 cases.

A total of 5,815 chicken specimens were examined, 65 turkeys, and 3
miscellaneous birds. In addition, 38 cases consisting of 67 specimens from
various animals also were handled by the laboratory personnel. There were
287 cases (813 samples) of blood samples submitted for immunity tests.

A. C. CORBETT

W. R. Dunlop
R. G. Strout
F. E. Allen

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Infectious Bronchitis Virus

The Poultry Laboratory has continued to grow infectious bronchitis
virus on embryonating eggs, and after being tested for purity and potency
it is sold to poultrymen of the state for inoculation of their susceptible
birds. During the year, 56 lots of this virus were supplied to New Hamp-
shire poultrymen.

A. C. CORBETT

F. E. Allen
W. R. Dunlop

Pullorum Testing

Testing of poultry for Pullorum disease in the state is done by the
Poultry Laboratory. During the year, 992,014 birds were tested by means of
the tube agglutination test.

Of 271 flocks tested, none were found to harbor infection.

A. C. CORBETT

F. E. Allen

New Hampshire Broiler Test

The New Hampshire Broiler Test is managed by the Department of
Poultry Science in cooperation with an advisory committee from the in-
dustry. It consisted of 30 pens of 250 chicks each. Three lots of birds are
reared each year. Both commercial and experimental entries were entered
in the test. Measurements recorded were 8 and 10 week weights, feed con-
version, mortality, and dressing grades. The New Hampshire Broiler Test
is considered one of the outstanding ones in the country and attracts entries
not only from New Hampshire, but all parts of the country.

W. C. Skoglund

Dairy Bacteriological Testing

During the year 648 Babcock milk test bottles and 37 pipettes were
calibrated as required by law. In addition numerous samples of milk were
tested for butterfat, total solids, and bacteria for dairymen of the state.

H. C. Moore

New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Staff

June 30, 1958

Administration

Harold C. Grinnell, ph.d., Dean of the College of Agriculture

Harry A. Keener, ph.d., Director

Norman W. Myers, b.a., Treasurer

W. Kent Martlinc, ll.b., Assistant Treasurer

Russell C. Smith, b.a., Purchasing Assistant

L. Franklin Heald, b.a., Editor

Henry W. Corrow, Jr., b.s., Associate Editor for Agriculture and Home Economics

Thelma Brackett, a.b., Librarian

William E. McGrath, a.m.l.s., Librarian, Plant and Animal Sciences Library

Agricultural Economics

William F. Henry, m.s., Economist

James R. Bowring, ph.d., Associate Economist

William H. Drew, m.s., Associate Economist

Lawrence A. Dougherty, b.s., Assistant Economist

Owen Durgin, m.a., Sociologist

Georce E. Frick, m.s., Economist, a.r.s.,u.s.d.a.

George B. Rogers, m.s., Economist, a.m.s., u.s.d.a.

Edwin T. Bardwell. b.s., Economist, a.m.s.,u.s.d.a.

Richard Smith, b.s., Graduate Research Assistant

Agricultural Engineering

John J. Kolega, m.s., Agricultural Engineer
Gordon L. Byers. m.s., Associate Agricultural Engineer
Paul A. Gilman, m.s., Assistant Agricultural Engineer
Robert S. Palmer, m.s., Agricultural Engineer, a.r.s.,u.s.d.a.

Agronomy

Allan B. Prince, ph.d., Associate Soil Chemist
Leroy J. Higgins, b.s., Associate Agronomist
Paul T. Blood, m.s., Associate Agronomist
Gerald M. Dunn, ph.d., Associate Plant Breeder
Nobel K. Peterson, ph.d., Associate Agronomist
Robert F. Lucey, m.s., Assistant Agronomist
Walter Lyford, m.s., Sr. Soil Correlator, s.c.s.,u.s.d.a.
Bessie G. Sanborn, Seed Analyst
Sadi A. Tamimi, b.s., Graduate Research Assistant
Hsueh-Shun Chow, b.s., Graduate Research Assistant
Yen-Sun Puh, b.s., Graduate Research Assistant
Leslie Hayden, b.s., Departmental Technician

Bacteriology

Lawrence W. Slanetz, ph.d., Bacteriologist
William A. Ayers, ph.d., Assistant Bacteriologist
Fred E. Allen, d.v.m., Veterinarian

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Clara H. Bartley, ph.d., Research Associate
Alberta F. Menter, Laboratory Technician I
Judyth Poblenz, b.s., Laboratory Technician II
Theodore Tzianabos, b.a., Graduate Research Assistant
Joseph Marelli, Departmental Technician

Biochemistry

Arthur E. Teeri, ph.d., Chemist

Stanley R. Shimer, m.s., Associate Chemist

Gordon P. Percival, m.s., Associate Chemist

Henry A. Davis, m.s., Associate Chemist

Marcaret E. Loughlin, m.s., Assistant Chemist

Douglas G. Routley, ph.d., Assistant Chemist

Dorothy Josselyn, Research Analyst I

David P. Hanlon, b.a., Graduate Research Assistant

Ruth S. Fowler, b.s., Laboratory Technician II

Botany

Albion R. Hodgdon, ph.d., Plant Taxonomist
Stuart Dunn, ph.d., Plant Physiologist
* Charlotte G. Nast, ph.d., Morphologist
Avery E. Rich, ph.d., Plant Pathologist
Mathias C. Richards, ph.d., Mycologist
Richard W. Schreiber, ph.d., Assistant Cytologist
R. A. Kilpatrick, ph.d., Plant Pathologist, a.r.s.,u.s.d.a.
Sanat K. Majumder, m.s., Graduate Research Assistant
Beyoung H. Kwack, m.s., Graduate Research Assistant
George Williams, b.s., Graduate Research Assistant
Arianna Hampton, Laboratory Technician I

Dairy Science

Kenneth S. Morrow, m.s., Dairy Husbandman
Harry A. Keener, ph.d., Dairy Husbandman
Herbert C. Moore, m.s., Associate Dairy Husbandman
Nicholas F. Colovos, m.s., Animal Nutritionist
C. Hilton Boynton, m.s., Associate Dairy Husbandman
Burr Clark, Jr., b.s., Graduate Research Assistant
William W. Feaster, b.s., Graduate Research Assistant
John E. Vanderveen, b.s.. Graduate Research Assistant
Ann Paul Hatch, m.s., Research Analyst I

Entomology

James G. Conklin, ph.d., Entomologist
Robert L. Blickle, ph.d., Entomologist
William R. Lee, Jr., ph.d., Assistant Entomologist
Wallace J. Morse, b.s., Research Analyst II

Forestry

Clark L. Stevens, ph.d., Forester

Lewis C. Swain, m.f., Associate Forester

Bertram Husch, ph.d., Associate Forester

Oliver Wallace, ph.d., Assistant Forester

Harold W. Hocker, Jr., d.for., Assistant Forester

Edwin C. Woodward, b.s., Graduate Research Assistant

* On leave 1957-1958.

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Home Economics

Anna Light Smith, ph.d., Home Economist

Horticulture

Albert F. Yeager, ph.d., Horticulturist

L. Phelps Latimer, ph.d., Associate Horticulturist

Elwyn M. Meader, M.S., Associate Horticulturist

William W. Smith, ph.d., Associate Horticulturist

Russell Eggert, m.s., Associate Horticulturist

J. T. Kitchin, ph.d., Associate Horticulturist

Edward B. Risley, m.s., Assistant Horticulturist

Radcliffe Pike, m.s., Collaborator

Virginia Wiegand, b.s., Graduate Research Assistant

Shin-an Yu, M.S., Graduate Research Assistant

Poultry Science

Winthrop C. Skoglund, m.s., Poultry Husbandman
Richard C. Rincrose, ph.d., Poultry Nutritionist
Fred E. Allen, d.v.m., Veterinarian
Alan C. Corbett, d.v.m., Pathologist
William R. Dunlop, d.v.m., Research Pathologist
Walter M. Collins, m.s., Poultry Geneticist
Richard G. Strout, m.s., Assistant Pathologist
James W. Gill, ph.d., Microbiologist
Wallis S. Rand, Laboratory Assistant
Emily Donovan, Laboratory Technician I
Harriet N. Focc, Laboratory Technician I
Bertha Mann, Laboratory Technician I
Kathryn Moore, Laboratory Technician I
Rose Thomas, Laboratory Technician I
Edna Woodward, Laboratory Technician I
Grace Sullivan, Laboratory Technician I
Samuel Moyer, b.s., Research Technician
Stephen Thayer, b.s., Graduate Research Assistant
Jere Beckman, b.s., Graduate Research Assistant
Willis S. Reed, b.s., Graduate Research Assistant

Changes in Personnel

Additions to the Staff

Chow, Hsueh-Shun, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy (Feb-
ruary 1, 1958- ).

Fowler, Ruth S., Laboratory Technician II, Department of Biochemistry (July 1,
1957- ) .

Gill, James W., Microbiologist, Department of Poultry Science (November 13,
1957- ) .

Hanlon, David Paul, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry
(September 1, 1957- ).

Hampton, Arianna, Laboratory Technician I, Department of Botany (July 8,
1957- ) .

Lucey, Robert F., Assistant Agronomist (March 10, 1958- ).

Poblenz, Judyth R., Laboratory Technician II, Department of Bacteriology (July
1, 1957- ).

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Puh, Yen-Sun, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy (February
1, 1958- ).

Reed, Willis S., Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Poultry Science
(February 1, 1958- ).

Routley, Douglas G., Assistant Chemist (August 20, 1957- ).

Schreiber, Richard W., Assistant Botanist (September 1, 1957- ).

Smith, Richard, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Econo-
mics (February 1, 1958- ).

Williams, George, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Botany (July 1,
1957- ) .

Losses from Staff

Barrat, Joseph G., Jr., Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Botany (Sept-
ember 1, 1955- August 31, 1957).

Feaster, William, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Dairy Science
(July 1, 1956-June 30, 1958).

Lavoie, Pauline, Research Analyst II, Department of Agronomy (July 1, 1956-June
13, 1958).

Majumber, Sanat K., Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Botany (Feb-
ruary 1, 1955-June 30, 1958).

McCann, Marcia, Laboratory Technician I, Department of Biochemsitry (October
1, 1956-June 5, 1958).

Tamimi, Sadi, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy (July 1, 1956-
June 30, 1958) .

Thayer, Stephen, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Poultry Science
July 1, 1956-June 30, 1958).

Tzianabos, Theodore, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Bacteriology
(July 7, 1955-June 30, 1958).

Wiegand, Virginia, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Horticulture (Sept-
ember 1, 1956-June 30, 1958).

Woodward, Edwin C., Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Forestry (Sept-
ember 1, 1956-June 30, 1958).

Publications

Experiment Station Bulletins

443 Inspection of Commercial Feedingstuffs. H. A. Davis and Jeanne Benjamin.

444 Marketing New England Poultry. I. Characteristics of the Processing Industry.
George B. Rogers, William F. Henry, Alfred A. Brown and Edwin T. Bardwell.

445 Results of Seed Tests for 1957. Bessie G. Sanborn.

446 Inspection of Commercial Fertilizers. H. A. Davis and Ruth Fowler.

447 The Woody Plants of New Hampshire. Albion R. Hodgdon and Frederick L.
Steele.

448 Breeding Better Fruits and Nuts. A. F. Yeager and E. M. Meader.

449 Effects of Flood Control Projects on Agriculture. I. Reservoir Areas. George B.
Rogers.

Station Technical Bulletin

96 The Effect of Three Color Genes Upon Red in the Surface Plumage of Heterozyg-
ous Dominant White Chickens. F. L. Cherms, Jr., W. M. Collins and W. C.
Skoglund.

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Scientific Contributions

193 Blickle, R. L., W. J. Morse, "New Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) from New Hamp-
shire." Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 52:48-50, 1957.

194 MacKay, K. H., G. M. Dunn, "Crossing of Smooth Bromegrass, Bromus inermis
Leyss, in the Greenhouse." Agron. Jour. 49:359-362, 1957.

196 Teeri, A. E., W. Virchow, N. F. Colovos, F. Greeley, "Blood Composition of
White-Tailed Deer." Jour. Mam. 39:269-274, 1958.

197 Keener, H. A., E. J. Thacker. "Growth Studies with Calves and Rabbits Fed
Timothy Hay Grown on Heavily Fertilized Soils." Jour. Dairy Sci. 41:182-189, 1958.

199 Lonsdale, M. R., R. M. Vondell, R. C. Ringrose. "Debeaking at One Day of Age
and the Feeding of Pellets to Broiler Chickens." Poultry Science. 36:565-571, 1957.

200 Dunlop, W. R., R. G. Strout. "State Wide Testing for PPLO Infection of Poul-
try." Proc. 16th Annual Meeting U. S. Livestock Sanitary Assoc, 1957.

206 Vondell, R. M., R. C. Ringrose. "Debeaking at One Day of Age and Feeding of
Pellets to Broiler Chickens. 2." Poultry Sci. 36:1310-1312, 1957.

207 Collins, W. M., W. Hubbard. "Influence of Plumage Color on Hatching Ratio
and Growth Rate in Chickens." Poultry Sci. 37:69-77, 1958.

208 Majumder, S. K., S. Dunn. "Effect of Metal Chelates on Growth of Corn in Solu-
tion Cultures." Plant Phys. 33:166-169, 1958.

209 Vondell, R. M., R. C. Ringrose. "The Effect of Protein and Fat Levels and
Calorie to Protein Ratio Upon Performance of Broilers." Poultry Sci. 37:148-151,
1958.

210 Teeri, A. E., P. G. Sesin, "Determination of Potassium in Blood Serum." Amer.
Jour. Clin. Path. 29:86-89, 1958.

213 Thayer, S. C, R. G. Strout, W. R. Dunlop. "Observation on Infectious Syno-
vitis." Poultry Sci. 37:449-454, 1958.

214 Kilpatrick, R. A., "Fungi Isolated from Ladino White Clover Seeds (Trifolium
Repens L.) in New Hampshire." Plant Dis. Rep. 42:142-144, 1958.

215 Keener, H. A., F. E. Allen, N. F. Colovos, A. C. Paul, H. A. Davis. "Value of
Adding Corn Silage and Limited Grain Ration for Dairy Heifers." Jour. Dairy
Sci. 41:429437, 1958.

Progress Reports

Vol. 4, No. 1:1-12
Vol. 4, No. 2:1-16

Research Mimeographs

Agricultural Economics

16 Rogers, George B., Edwin T. Bardwell, Dister L. Deoss. "Declining Numbers
of Live Poultry Dealers in New England; Causes and Effects."

17 Dougherty, L. A. "Problems in Purchasing and Opportunities in Selling Irises."

18 Dougherty, L. A., "Use of Color and Ornamentals by Motels and Cabin Operators
in New Hampshire."

19 Bowring, James R. and Aaron W. Chadbourn, Jr., "Cost and Returns for Milk
Processing and Distribution in New Hampshire — 1957."

20 Rogers, George B., W. F. Henry, A. A. Brown, E. T. Bardwell, D. L. Deoss.
"Economies of Scale and Current Costs in New York Dressing Broilers and Fowl."

Forestry

6 Wallace, Oliver P., "Stumpage Prices for New Hampshire 1937-1957."

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Expenditures for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1958

Federal

Funds

Non-Federal

Hatch

Regional

Funds (1)

Personal Services

$194,539.48

$ 30,161.05

$141,656.07

Travel

1.685.79

2,698.04

5,449.17

Transportation

138.52

322.15

428.76

Communication Services

155.51

202.05

1,530.92

Rents and Utility Services

600.00

2,480.06

Printing and Reproduction

164.25

1,868.23

Other Contractual Services

477.42

59.50

435.%

Supplies and Materials

18,871.43

10,374.10

33,837.14

Equipment

8,562.60

4,058.94

12.992.24

Land and Structures

200.00

720.00

$225,395.00

$ 47,875.83

$201,398.55

(1) This includes the following:
State Money
Research Sales
Other Income (Mostly Private Grants)

$158,002.12
13,756.54
29,639.89

$201,398.55

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a Liberal Education and a Career

The objectives of the College of Agriculture at the University of
New Hampshire are to give students a broad education in the bio-
logical, physical, and social sciences along with the best possible
training for a career.

Careers include:

1. Business and Marketing

2. Teaching, Research, and Extension

3. Food and Fiber Production

4. Agricultural Engineering

5. Forestry and Game Management

6. Home Economics

The College of Agriculture strives to help the student select a
career and to prepare him for competence and leadership in that
career.

For additional information write to:

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University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire