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The article prosents an attempt to evaluate contribution of agricultural engineering to the development of science and national economy. The analysis comprised all home research centres of university agricultural branches and departmental Institute. The authors isolated 9 main scientific fields in technology by showing the place and significance of agricultural engineering in agricultural science, and their level and practicability were briefly evaluated. The paper evaluates also conditions of scientific workers, dividing them into groups and showing the attitude of socalled independent workers towards other groups.