Ift— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, D«c. 13, 1975
Research costs little
per person m
UNIVERSITY PARK - A
bargain in costa of research
was reported recently at
Penn State University
Research in agriculture at
Penn State costs each citizen
of the Commonwealth about
64 cents a year, stated Dr
James M Beattie, Dean of
the College of Agriculture,
during the November
meeting of the Board of
Trustees,
Beattie described what he
termed "significant benefits
of research ’’ His list in
cluded control of plant and
animal diseases as well as
development of new
varieties of food crops for
humans and feed crops for
livestock.
“There has been notable
research at Penn State
dealing with improved
nutrition for livestock, better
pest control measures,
renovation of strip mine
spoil banks, and improved
usage and disposal of waste
materials,” he claimed.
Since 1911, he said, there
have been over 140 new plant
varieties introduced by
scientists with the
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Agricultural Experiment
Station at Penn State Dr
Beattie serves as Director of
the Experiment Station and
the Cooperative Extension
Service, ns well as Dean
He indicated Penn Stale
scientists have published
research information in over
800 bulletins, more than 850
progress reports, and some
4,600 journal articles and
technical publications
In addition, "Science in
Agriculture,” the quarterly
magazine of the Experiment
Station, presents research
findings m popular
language. He further pointed
out that the results of
research are described in
hundreds of new articles,
radio broadcasts, and
television programs an
nually.
This year, said Beattie,
scientists in the 50 states are
celebrating the 100th an
niversary of the agricultural
experiment stations of the
state universities.
He presented bronze
medals to board members,
commemorating the cen
tennial of this research effort
slate
which has played a major
role In making the United
States the most productive
agricultural nation in the
World
"Research carried out at
the agricultural experiment
stations ultimately benefits
all consumers Research like
that at Penn State makes it
possible for 5 per cent of the
nation’s population to
produce the food and fiber
needed for the entire nation -
as well as about 22 billion
dollars worth of food ex
ports," the Penn State Dean
of Agriculture said.
He noted that the Penn
sylvania Agricultural Ex
periment Station was
established in 1887. In that
year, the U.S. Congress
passed the Hatch Act which
provided funds to establish
an experimental station in
each state and territory.
Financial support comes
from state and federal funds,
as well as from gifts and
grants by private firms and
individuals.
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Parks for the Department of
Environmental Resources,
said recently the Penn
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