State Department of Drainage

The State Department of Drainage, established by Chapter 465, Acts
of 1937, promotes and encourages drainage of agricultural lands, cor-
relates activities of local drainage organizations, and cooperates with
State and Federal agencies in the development of a permanent pro-
gram of improved drainage (Code 1957, Art. 66C, sec. 64).

Agricultural Advisory Board

Temporary Chairman: Benjamin Parran, 1964

Ex officio member: Edward F. Hotter, State Board of Agriculture
Appointed members: James A. Bayard, 1962; Lawrence E.
Downey, 1962; Stephen M. Kahoe, Jr., 1962; G. German Brittingham,
1963; Walter J. Hahn, 1963; William E. McGuirk,
Jr., 1963; John B. Foard, 1964; Paul A. Groll, 1964.

University of Maryland, College Park Telephone: Warfield 7-3800

The Agricultural Advisory Board, created by Chapter 470, Acts of
1961, was established to formulate and make proposals for the ad-
vancement of Maryland agriculture and to serve as an advisory body
to the State Board of Agriculture on matters pertaining to agriculture.

The Board consists of ten members, nine of whom are appointed by
the Governor for three-year terms. Five of the members must be
farmers, each of whom represents one of the five regions of the State,
while two represent the State at large and must be farmers. Two
other members represent business or service directly related to agri-
culture. The tenth member is an ex officio member of the Board desig-
nated by the State Board of Agriculture. The Board selects its own
chairman and appoints a Secretary (Code 1967, Art. 66C, sec. 47A).

NATURAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE

The Natural Resources Institute replaces the former Department of
Research and Education (Chapter 776, Acts of 1961). It is responsible
for increasing knowledge of the resources of Maryland and their best
uses, with special emphasis on the tidewater and inland resources.
The research program is maintained in cooperation with the depart-
ments represented on the Board of Natural Resources. The Institute
also participates in the education of the public and of individuals in
the problems and potentials of natural resources and in the training of
students and specialists in related fields.

The principal divisions of the Institute include the Chesapeake Bio-
logical Laboratory, Solomons, Maryland; the Inland Resources Divi-
sion and the Conservation Education Division, Annapolis, Maryland;
the Seafood Processing Laboratory, Crisfield, Maryland; and a field
station in Western Maryland for problems relating to the Appalachian
region.

A wide series of publications is issued, including the quarterly
journal, CHESAPEAKE SCIENCE, devoted to research and progress
on natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay region (Code 1957, Art.
66C, sees. 18-21).