Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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School has greatly expanded Claude Wiclxard, who graduated from Purdue in 1915, is Secretary ol Agriculture. He ltas lteld tlwis position since September, 1940. Mr. Wiclcard is a Firm believer in farm organization and holds membership in the Farm Bureau, the Grange, and tl'1e l:armer's Union, and organized two local cooperatives in lndiana. illie accompany- ing pictures sltow some ol the farms ol the United States. Claude Wiclcard'-Secretary of Agriculture Farms scattered over the United States. l .5.ll, -1. Plmlogrupfz lp' Iwtrnlllt Dui. Pltntngraph by lfarmm l'.S.ll. 4. Phulngrnpli ls lx Il m.,.,NMj,,.,

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1 sn r 111, ,lrrufwrhp Contented Brown Swiss Dairy cows are shown grazing in Wisconsin. . . 475 j' Q 1 X l gx 7 2 Nyricultare The School has expanded much since its beginning. The new Agricultural Engineering building is one oi the finest in America. The University farm and the experiment farms in cmd near the insti- tution comprise approximately two thousand acresf and five large experiment farms total 2700 acres. Many research projects are being conducted by this School to aid the war effort. Studies are being conducted on the conservation and nutritive values of dehydrated vegetables, fruits,and eggs to help point the way for better food products For our armed forces. fooper- ative studies are underway to develop better grasses for us on airports and highways. A program of experimental worlc to determine control measures lor the corn borer has been instituted. The School is also revising its courses oi instruction to be ready to offer an effective pro- gram to returning service men in order that they may be better pre- pared to take their proper place in the post-war world. 94

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