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Del. ag college funded for expansion
NEWARK, DeL-A number
of changes in the University
of Delaware’s College of
Agricultural Sciences will
expand its service potential,
reports Associate Dean Dr.
William J. Benton. Speaking
to members of Sussex
County service dubs on the
eve of the University’s an
nual Farm and Home Field
Day at the Georgetown
Substation, Benton said the
College will be able to serve
both producers and con
sumers of agricultural
products in the state better
as a result of these im
provements.
As the top of the list comes
Seed users to air views
on Federal Seed Act '
Farmers, gardeners, other
seed users and members of
the seed industry may ex
press their views on the
Federal Seed Act at public
U.S. Department of
Agriculture meetings during
September in Memphis,
Tenn., and Denver, Colo.
P. R. Smith, assistant
secretary of agriculture for
marketing and tran
sportation services, will
conduct the meetings to
review the Federal Seed Act.
Both meetings start at 8:00
ajn. The first will be held
Sept 5 at the Holiday Inn,
Holiday City, 3728 Lamar
St, Memphis, Tenn. The
other meeting will take place
Sept 7 at the Social Services
Bldg., basement auditorium,
1575 Sherman St., Denver,
Colo.
“We are interested in
bearing views of seed users
and state seed officials on
the labeling protection, or
lack of it, afforded by the
Federal Seed Act and
regulations,” Smith said.
“We also want to hear from
the seed industry asto the
effect those rules lave on
their business practices.”
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construction of Worrilow
Hall-the new teaching and
research laboratory building
for the College. Work on this
is now well under way. “The
new facility is scheduled for
occupancy in the fall of 1960
and will contain 36,000 feet of
teaching and researchs
laboratory space. The ap
propriation Of 3.1 million
dollars in the state’s latest
capital bond bill provides a
total of 6.5 million for this
much needed addition to
Agricultural Hall. ’ ’
Benton also announced the
assignment of four new
faculty positions. “These
positions will .help reverse
Anyone unable to attend
the meetings may express
views on the Federal Seed
Act by writing to P.R. Smith,
assistant secretary for
marketing and tran
sportation services, U.S.
Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C., 20250. All
written comments should be
received by Sept. 10.
The meetings are open to
the public, and anyone
wishing to attend to make
comments may do so.
Participants may register
by calling or writing Clyde
Edwards, Chief, Seed
Regulatory Branch,
Livestock, Poultry, .Grain
and Seed Division,
Agricultural Marketing
Service, USDA, Washington,
D.C. 20250, Phone (202) 447-
9340. Advance registration is
not necessary, however. -
Comments will be
available for public in
spection in room 3631-S., -
USDA, 14th and In
dependence Ave.,
Washington, D.C. 20250.
The Federal Seed Act is a
truth-in-labeling law that
protects farmers and con
sumers who buy seed that is
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the decline in recent years of
scientific manpower for
research on agricultural
problems, While maintaining
an effective teaching
program,” he said. They
include one appointment in
soil science, one in plant
physiology-ornamental hor
ticulture, one in agricultural
engineering and one in
poultry virology.
In addition, he told his
audience, significant in
creases in funding from
state and county sources
have been made available
for poultry and swine
research and extension
programs. Money provided
sold across state lines or is
imported. The department’s
Agricultural Marketing
Service administers the act,
with the help of state seed
officials who cooperate in
making investigations..
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by the Delaware General
Assembly' has helped to
establish a swine research
and demonstration facility
at' the Georgetown Sub
station and to construct a
new machinery storage
building there. “Supporting
dollars to assist our swine
and poultry programs were
recently approved by the
Sussex County Council,” he
added. And a private in
dustry gift will make it
possible to build a modem
teaching broiler house on the
University farm in Newark.
Benton also reported'that
significant outside funding
has been obtained for a
number of important
research projects to be
conducted at the Delaware
Agricultural Experiment
Station-the research arm of
the College. These include a
pilot study of solar heating of
broiler houses and a study of
water pollution (depannent
of agricultural
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immunity in poultry
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and studies of the effective
disposal and use of sewage
sludge and power plaint
waste (department of plant
science).
The administrator
stressed the importance of
such agricultural research,
noting that in their own way
the men and women who
pursue these projects are as
dedicated to service as the
more familiar county agents
and extension specialists
whose job it is to take the
results of research out into
the community and show
bow these results can be
applied.
“Agriculturals research
conducted by scientists at
Delaware and other land
grant universitites
throughout the U.S. yields a
return of between 36' and 46'
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Benton told his audience. It
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to new technology, continued
Benton. Each research
accomplishment represents
many hours of tedious and
often frustrating effort.
Much of this effort goes
unheraled, and yet these
scientists are dedicated to
finding answers which can
benefit us all.
The land grant system
with its state universitities,
teaching faculties, State
Agricultural Experiment
Stations and Cooperative
Extension Service is funded
by a unique combination of
federal and state monies.
And right now it’s in trouble
because the federal dollars
provided for agricultural
research have declined
sharply in real purchasing
value.
“Unfortunately, thef
agricultural scientist may be
an endangered species,” he
warned, "unless the need for
agricultural research is
placed in its proper per
spective and given greater
priority for funding by out
tax dollars” - especially at
the federal level.
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