University of Minnesota School of Agriculture - Agrarian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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.xi Back Row: C. BORGESON, G. H. ROBINSON, S. M. RALEIGH, A. C. ARNY, H. K. I'IAYES, D. M. HALL, C. W. DOXTATOR, W. E. HAINES. First Row: L. POWERS, R. F. PETERSON, I. J. JOHNSON, H. K. WILSON. The Division of Agronomy and Plant Genetics I-IE Agronomy and Plant Genetics Division was organized as a separate unit of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics in 1928. The division gives instruction in the school of agriculture in grain crops, forage crops and crop breeding. In addition, numerous summer projects are under the Supervision of the staff. Training is oifered also in the college and in the Graduate School. In recent years graduate students have come from China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Bulgaria, Canada, Peru, Haiti, and the United States. The essential experiment station projects are conducted in cooperation with the various branch stations in Minnesota, In addition, numerous trials are made on the fields of farmers so as to combine extension work with the experimental. Research is in progress in the fields of genetics, cytology, crop physiology, and weed control. Breeding for disease resistant varieties is cooperative with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Division of Plant Pathology. Extension work is carried -to all parts of the state and the Division maintains close cooperation with the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association. The active staff consists of 8 full time members and 6 assistants who are taking graduate training. During the school year, two of the assistants devoted half of their time to the teaching of courses in grain and forage crops. Page Tbirly-fi iff'

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l Back Row: L. H. WATKINS, M. M. REGAN, S. A. ENGENE, G. A. SALLEE, P. M. LOWE. Sccouzl Row: W. B. SILCOX, XV. P. RANNEY, D. S. ANDERSON, P. E. QUINTUS, L. L. ULLYo'r, D. C. Dvoimclalc, J. B. MCNULTY. First Row: R. W. Cox, L. F. Gamer, XV. C. WAITE, O. B. JIESNESS, A. Boss, G. A. POND, E. C. JOHNSON. The Division of Agricultural Economics CONOMIC problems have come to the fore in the life of the farmer. It is not enough for him to know how to produce. He must know what to produce, how to produce it as economically as possible and how to sell his products to the best advantage. The farmer also has many other problems of an economic nature relating to finance and credit, land values, taxation and similar questions. The function of the Division of Agricultural Economics is Ito conduct research studies and teach courses in this field. Among its research studies it has projects in farm management which seek to find out factors affecting the income of farmers and to ascertain -the part played by the human factor. Marketing studies seek to throw light on such problems as the development and consequences of trucking of livestock, the economic problems of cooperative creameries and the like. Prices are studied to find out the factors which influence them. The credit needs of the farmer and the agencies serving him are considered. The tax question is an important agricultural problem and a project is devoted to it. Land valuation is being analyzed. Lease arrange- ments employed on Minnesota farms are given attention. i The Division offers courses in such subjects as farm management, marketing, prices, statistics, land economics, farm finance, production economics, agricultural cooperation and agricultural policy. Page Tbirly-four

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T... W. NEUBAUER, C. L. BERGREN, R. E. WALD, J. B. ToRRANcE, D. G. MILLER, N. A. KESSLER, A. G. TYLER, H. B. WHITE, ADA E. MERRILL, WILLIAM Boss, RUTH E. ACIQERSON, L. H. SCHOENLEBER, J. ROMNESS, J. G. DENT, W. R. ANDERBERG, J. H. NEAL, O. W. HOWE, I-I. B. ROE, P. W. MANSON, A. J. SCHWANTES, The Division of Agricultural Engineering NGINEERING has been defined as The science of controlling the forces and utilizing the materials of nature for the benefit of man, and the art of organizing and directing human activities in connection therewithf' We may classify all the various materials of nature as the chemical elements or their various combinations, and We may consider such forces as gravity, magnetism, and chemical activity as some of the forces of nature. In such courses as Physics we study the laws and characteristics of these forces and materials in order that We may be able to realize and perhaps understand how man is able to make various combinations to serve his purpose. A knowledge of these fundamental things has made possible the construction of beautiful and efhcient buildings, the making of useful tools and imple- ments, and the invention of machines for harnessing the natural forces and thereby relieving man of the drudgery of labor. Man has thus been able to establish a new type of civilization in which he is working in full harmony with nature and the Creator. In Agricultural Engineering special studies are made of land reclamation, farm structures and farm machinery. In each case emphasis is placed upon the economy and practicability as well as upon the desirability and permanence of any particular project. Page Tlairty-six