practices, nutrients, irrigation, and uses of organic matter.

These are plans for a similar bibliography for crop production,

plant sciences, and entomology.

 The distribution of SEA inhouse research categorized according

to size of farms or agribusiness firms revealed that 84 percent of

the research effort is not size-specific, six percent is directed

specifically to small-scale operators, and approximately 10 percent

is geared specifically to larger farms and firms. The percentage

estimates by the six major program areas are shown in Table 1.

 Increasing evidence that small-scale farmers have specific

technological needs resulted in SEA-AR's FY 79 budget request on

production and marketing systems for small-scale farming. The

Congress appropriated $3 million for a small farms research program.

 Implementation of this program includes the development of inte-

grated management systems for small cow-calf and pasture-fed steer

operations and small-scale sheep and goat production on hill lands.

Soil and animal production scientists are working together to select

adapted forage species of grasses and legumes to improve the nutri-

tional status of livestock and provide high quality pastures over

extended seasons, particularly for class V and VI lands. Research

on small-scale methods for processing and distributing animal pro-

ducts to assure quality and safety are also under study.

 Crop research centers on the development of improved systems

for production, protection, and utilization of vegetables and small

fruits grown on small farms and in home gardens. The work will

include development of improved nutritional quality and ripening

characteristics suitable to "U-Pick" operations. home gardens