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Show Atomic Energy May Perform Chores Ever since the first big explosion ex-plosion in New Mexico, many in farm science have wondered if atomic energy could be applied to agriculture. Some preliminary research has been acomplished on the question, ques-tion, but the real work remains to be done. It may be, according to scientists, that atomic energy will some day pump water, saw wood, light the home even supply the power for field equipment. equip-ment. That isn't all . -i . this newly developed energy may be used to improve field crops and livestock; live-stock; The possibilities of atomic energy's en-ergy's value to agriculture are to be explored by a group under the direction of Dr. James Jensen Jen-sen of Carolina ' State College. He has been appointed head of the biology section' of the Atomic Atom-ic Energy Commission. |