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MARYLAND MANUAL 85 EXTENSION SERVICE The Cooperative Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Eco- nomics was established by Federal and State laws in 1914 and is sup-ported by Federal, State, and County funds (Chapter 247, Acts of 1914). Each county of the State and Baltimore City is represented by Extension Agents conducting educational programs in agricultural pro- duction and marketing, home economics, public affairs and community development, and in youth development. A State office to provide administrative direction and technical assistance is located at the Uni- versity of Maryland. Scientific and economic information related to the production and marketing of agricultural products, and home economics is provided to the people in the State; ana factual information is used in the educational efforts directed to public affairs and community development. The youth of the State are served through the 4-H Club program. Short Courses in various fields are also provided (Code 1957, 1967 Repl. Vol., Art. 66C, sees. 66-57). 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 Biological Laboratory, Solomons; the Inland Resources Division and the Conservation Education Division, College Park; the Seafood Proc- essing Laboratory, Crisfield; 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, 1967 Repl. Vol., Art. 66C, sees. 18-21).
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