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The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) is the Connecticut state government's agricultural experiment station, a state government component that engages in scientific research and public outreach in agriculture and related fields. It is the oldest state experiment station in the United States, having been founded in 1875. Its official mission is to "develop, advance, and disseminate scientific knowledge, improve agricultural productivity and environmental quality, protect plants, and enhance human health and well-being through research for the benefit of Connecticut residents and the nation."〔(Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Home Page )〕 The station operates a main research campus in New Haven, a research farm in Hamden, a satellite research facility and farm in Windsor, and a research farm in Griswold.〔(Plant Pathologist/Diagnostician position announcement ), Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 2009; accessed June 1, 2010〕 == Historic campus in New Haven == The experiment station's main facility in the Prospect Hill area of New Haven dates from 1882 when it became the permanent home of the first state agricultural experiment station.〔 The station had been founded at Wesleyan University in 1875〔(Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Connecticut State Library )〕 and moved to Yale in 1877 as it became associated with the Sheffield Scientific School.〔(Amino Acids, Alleles, & Antibodies: The Work of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Yale Scientific Magazine, Winter 2004 )〕 However, by 1882, the station needed more space, and Sheffield needed its space back. A property at the top of Prospect Hill was purchased and buildings built, using a $25,000 appropriation from the state legislature. The buildings include the Osborne Library, built in 1882-83 and believed to be the oldest building at any state agricultural experimental station, and the Johnson Laboratory, which has notably large brackets supporting its wide overhanging eaves.〔 The station was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964, recognizing its significance as the first state agricultural station in the nation.〔〔 and (''Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1963 and 1974'' )〕 The main campus in New Haven currently houses the activities of six departments: Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Genetics, Entomology, Environmental Sciences, Forestry and Horticulture and Plant Pathology and Ecology.〔http://www.ct.gov/caes/cwp/view.asp?a=2812&Q=344990&caesNav=|〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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