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Qp VETERINARY MK PI CINE was est.iidished in 1» 14 with the first class accc * ", Present enrollment is 321 pr^ mnal eolloge and 38 graduate and post jradui .u-tmont a r e biolo cal s t r u c t u r e , clinii L medicine, pathology and hy and pharmacology, I'ho Diagnostic Laboratory of the collej receives many vs,v>l r o m throughout the tate and conducted an estimated 60,500 tests on 12,700

luring 1972, Veterinary medical clinics provide training for students and c • research, at the same time offering service to citizens of the state. In 1972-73 all Animal Clinic handled 10,233 patients, 1,305 were treated in the Large Animal and 21,759 through the farm service program of the Ambulatory Clinic. Dean is L. Meyer Jones. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE was one of the original units when the University opened in Departments are agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agronomy, lSoS. animal science, dairy science, food science, forestry, home economics, horticulture and plant pathology. Other areas under the college are agricultural communications, international agricultural programs, entomology research and extension, veterinary research and extension,and vocational agriculture services. Dean is Orville G. Bentley. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION was established in 1888 and coordinates research in agriculture, home economics and veterinary medicine, emphasizing the economic and sociological aspects of man and his environment. The research is conducted on the campus and at statewide field facilities. Results are distributed later through the statewide educational activities of the Cooperative Extension Service and in scientific journals. Director is G. W. Salisbury. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE was established in 1914. It has state specialists and supervisors in agriculture, home economics, 4-H Club work and community resource development plus extension advisers serving all the state's 102 counties. Director is John B. Claar. 4-H CLUB activities, organized in 1915 under the leadership of the Cooperative Extension Service, are carried on through 4,500 clubs located in every county, involving 78,000 youths and more than 17,000 adult leaders. State leader of 4-H work is Richard O. Lyon. FARMS and agricultural fields consist of 2,600 acres, including 1,850 acres adjoining the campus in Champaign County. Experimental areas are located in Cumberland, DeKalb, Edwards, Fayette, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lee, Logan, Mercer, Saline, White and Will counties. A horticultural experiment station and an agronomy research center, located in Jackson County, are operated jointly with Southern Illinois University. DIXON SPRINGS AGRICULTURAL CENTER in Southern Illinois includes 5,000 acres of land leased in the Shawnee National Forest area. The Center continues to be a valuable research and demonstration site with emphasis on good land use through agronomic and lifestock production activities. Director is Clarence J. Kaiser. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS was formally organized in 1966, although the College of Agriculture long has been involved in international programs. Staff members are involved in the MUCIA project in MUCIA-AID-INDONESIAN HIGHER AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PROJECT in Indonesia. INTSOY, an international soybean program promotes soybeans as a source of protein to improve human nutrition on a world wide basis. Efforts continue to expand opportunities for overseas experience for students. Director is W. D. Buddemeier. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND STUDIES has since 1962 been serving as a clearinghouse for information to students, faculty and the general public and as campuswide coordinator of resources and interests in the international area. Director is George K. Brinegar.

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