University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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AGRICULTURE ii,(r . tly- JNever before in the history of the nation have such great demands been made upon the farmer and his wife. Not only is the American farmer being called upon to feed his own country but in a very large measure he is also helping to keep our far-flung Allied armies supplied with neces- sary foodstuffs. During the past year the College of Agri- culture, working closely with the Extension Service and the Experiment Station, has made an all-out attempt to help in every way possible in the war effort throughout Maryland. The resident instruction, exten- sion, research, and regulatory divisions of the University were all a part of that effort. Many of the graduates of the College of Agriculture this year have entered the Dr. Harold h Cotterman Prof. Arthur M. Ahalt Dr. Ronald Bamford Dr. Charles Appleman Prof. Ray Carpenter 20

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Dr. Ernest Cory Dr. Morlev .lull Dr. Samuel DeVault Dr. William Kemp Dr. Frederick Leinbach Dr. Kenneth Turk Dr. Charles Mahoney Dr. Mark Welsh armed services as commissioned officers. It is expected that most of them will re- turn to their agricultural work after the war. They have been trained for positions as livestockmen, dairymen, horticulturists, soils and crop tec hnologists, teachers, county agents, and scientists in State, Federal, and commercial work. In addi- tion, through their own organizations, the students in the College of Agriculture sup- plemented the instruction that they re- ceived in classrooms and laboratories. The numerous wartime measures now being carried out in the state and the na- tion have greatly added to the responsi- bilities of the Extension Service and its force of workers. In the increased food production programs, and other campaigns such as scrap collection, conservation, and fire prevention, the county and home demonstration agents in the counties and specialists have carried information to rural people throughout the state. The Victory Garden campaign was one of the most intense carried on during the year. The work of the Experiment Station was also directed to research that would help in the war effort. For example, dehydra- tion of fruits and vegetables, so that they could be shipped to all parts of the world, with less weight and in condition to keep in all sorts of climates, was one of the most important contributions made by the Ex- periment Station staff. Regulatory functions, such as control of insect pests and diseases of plants and ani- mals, and the grading and standardization of farm products, were carried on largely by the same personnel as the other lines of work. SO