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     that we believe may be resistant.    However, it is necessary
     to plant these strains on an infested soil.    We have located
     a farmer in Pendleton County who has soil infested with black
     shank and who will be glad to participate in the trials to
     determine the commercial value of the various experimental
     strains of Burley tobacco as to their resistance to black
     shank and give an opportunity for further breeding work to
     introduce other disease resistance factors.    We wish to
     enter into an agreement with him for the production of these
     strains on land heavily infested with the black shank organ-
     ism.   He will provide all labor for the production and mar-
     keting of the crop.   Strains must be handled separately so
     that there may be no intermixture.    Work will be done under
     the direction of a representative of the Experiment Station.
     Later the tobacco produced, if any, is to be sold on the
     warehouse floors on behalf of the Kentucky Experiment Sta-
     tion.   The grower will be paid for the use of his land,
     tobacco barn and labor expenses.    This arrangement,
     which is in the interest of the further development of Burley
     tobacco, has been approved by the Tobacco Branch of the Unit-
     ed States Department of Agriculture.    I request your approval
     and that of the Board for this agreement.

                                     Sincerely yours,

                                   (Signed) Thomas Cooper
                                             Dean and Director


       A lengthy discussion followed concerning the general develop-
ment of burley tobacco, low nicotine tobacco, and aromatic tobacco.

       The Board being' sufficiently informed, upon motion duly made,
seconded and carried, approved the request of Dean Cooper as outlined
in his letter and granted authority tQ contact and arrange with farm-
ers to grow the tobacco crops necessary.



       L. Adoption of Budget for 1950-51.

       President Donovan made the following statement to the Board:




       Budget 1950-51

            The preparation of a budget is probably one of the
       greatest responsibilities a college president and his