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throughout the state. Results are published in bulletins and distrib d from the Information Office, College of Agriculture, 113 umfoiV, Hall. Station director is Dean Louis B. Howard.

FAR 5 and agricultural fields include 1,600 acres adjoining the Urbana-Champaign campus in Champaign county, experiment areas in Adams, Bureau, Crawford, Cumberland, DeKalb, DuPage, Edwards, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Lee, Logan, McLean, Mercer, Ogle, Putnam, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St.Clair, ..hite, Will, and ..oodford counties, and income areas in DeKalb, Douglas, LaSalle, Moultrie, Piatt and Vermilion counties.

DIXON SPRINGS Experiment Station in Southern Illinois includes 5,000 acres of land leased in the Shawnee National Forest area. Here the University has dramatically demonstrated the value of good farm practices against rugged odds.

ROBERT ALLERTON PARK is operated by the College of Agriculture. (See page 8)

EXTF. ION SERVICE in agriculture and Home Economics was established in 1914. It has extension specialists and superisors in agriculture, home economics, and 4-H Club work who maintain contact with farm and home advisors serving all the state's 102 counties. Director is Dean Louis B. Howard. (Extension work in other fields is by the Division of University Extension,see page 0.) COLLEGE OF VETERINARY ,1 .'CINE was established in 1944. DepartM ments are veterinary anatomy and histolo \ rinary clinical m icine, veterinary pathology and no, veterinary physiology and pharmacology. Its Diagnostic ice inod 06,^41 specimens last year sent from all over the tate. Jean since 1944 is jr. Robert Graham.

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