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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station (OAES) (view source)
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Three million acres should be sown to wheat in Ohio during next September, and on three-fourths of this area acid phosphate or steamed bonemeal should be used at the rate of not less than 300 pounds of the former or 200 pounds of the latter per acre. ... Ohio farmers grew nearly 19 bushels of wheat per acre on a little less than two million acres in 1915. With equally favorable seasonal conditions and a more liberal use of phosphorus and manure they can grow MORE THAN SIXTY MILLION BUSHELS OF WHEAT IN 1918, and in doing so they will have performed a no less patriotic service than if they had abandoned the plow and shouldered the rifle<ref>Edward Harry Hauenstein, <i>A History of Wayne County in the World War and in the Wars of the Past</i>, p.215</ref>.
Three million acres should be sown to wheat in Ohio during next September, and on three-fourths of this area acid phosphate or steamed bonemeal should be used at the rate of not less than 300 pounds of the former or 200 pounds of the latter per acre. ... Ohio farmers grew nearly 19 bushels of wheat per acre on a little less than two million acres in 1915. With equally favorable seasonal conditions and a more liberal use of phosphorus and manure they can grow MORE THAN SIXTY MILLION BUSHELS OF WHEAT IN 1918, and in doing so they will have performed a no less patriotic service than if they had abandoned the plow and shouldered the rifle<ref>Edward Harry Hauenstein, <i>A History of Wayne County in the World War and in the Wars of the Past</i>, p.215</ref>.
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Others at the Station contributed to the war efforts on the home front. Edmund Secrest, Station Forester, surveyed the amount of wood fuel available to replace the coal needed for war purposes as well as coordinated efforts to harvest ash, oak, walnut, and black locust for gun stocks, aeroplane parts, shovel handles, and other war tools<ref>Edward Harry Hauenstein, <i>A History of Wayne County in the World War and in the Wars of the Past</i>, p.217</ref>. Mabel Corbould, specialist in baking at the Station, helped promote food conservation in the county and developed palatable recipes using reduced quantities of wheat, sugar, and fats to support wartime conservation<ref>Edward Harry Hauenstein, <i>A History of Wayne County in the World War and in the Wars of the Past</i>, p.218</ref>.
The Station grew in size and reputation over the years, adding programs, buildings, and resources such as the Forest Arboretum (established 1908, renamed [[Secrest Arboretum]] in 1950). Director Thorne instituted the Station's Field Days program in 1917 to show farmers the facility's research results firsthand<ref>Paul Locher, "Chamber Harvests Honor For OARDC," Daily Record, 20 March 1992</ref>. By the Station's 50th anniversary in 1932, the Station encompassed 3400 acres, one-third of which were at Wooster with the balance located at 15 district and county farms. The Station's Department of Forestry also administered 58,000 acres of state forests and parks, a responsibility relinquished to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources when it was established in 1949<ref>Paul Locher, "Chamber Harvests Honor For OARDC," Daily Record, 20 March 1992</ref>. The 1950s and 1960s saw an even greater expansion of the Station, with additional departments established, buildings repaired or constructed, and a budget running into the millions of dollars. In 1965, the Station was renamed the [[Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center]] "to better reflect the institution's expanding role"<ref>Paul Locher, "Chamber Harvests Honor For OARDC," Daily Record, 20 March 1992</ref>.
The Station grew in size and reputation over the years, adding programs, buildings, and resources such as the Forest Arboretum (established 1908, renamed [[Secrest Arboretum]] in 1950). Director Thorne instituted the Station's Field Days program in 1917 to show farmers the facility's research results firsthand<ref>Paul Locher, "Chamber Harvests Honor For OARDC," Daily Record, 20 March 1992</ref>. By the Station's 50th anniversary in 1932, the Station encompassed 3400 acres, one-third of which were at Wooster with the balance located at 15 district and county farms. The Station's Department of Forestry also administered 58,000 acres of state forests and parks, a responsibility relinquished to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources when it was established in 1949<ref>Paul Locher, "Chamber Harvests Honor For OARDC," Daily Record, 20 March 1992</ref>. The 1950s and 1960s saw an even greater expansion of the Station, with additional departments established, buildings repaired or constructed, and a budget running into the millions of dollars. In 1965, the Station was renamed the [[Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center]] "to better reflect the institution's expanding role"<ref>Paul Locher, "Chamber Harvests Honor For OARDC," Daily Record, 20 March 1992</ref>.