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training into our schools. He is probably better fitted for the 

 position as chairman for this commission than any other man 

 in the country. His heart is in the work. 



A friend once told me that she heard Prof. Bailey say that 

 we have two classes of men in the country, farmers and agri- 

 culturists. 



The farmers earn their money in the countr}^ and spend it in 

 the city, while the agriculturists earn their money in the city 

 and spend it- in the country. More and more city people are 

 seeking homes in the country. 



A friend of mine told me that once while she was in a western 

 state, she saw a beautiful red flower growing very thickly in a 

 farmer's hayfield. As the flower was unknown to her she picked 

 a handful of them and asked the farmer if he would tell her 

 what he called them, thinking if she got the common name she 

 would hunt it up in her Botany. 



The man took the flowers and turned them over and slowly 

 inspected them as though he had never seen them before, then 

 he rubbed them together in his hands and smelled of them, 

 then with a satisfied tone of conviction said, — "Smells like a 

 weed." 



Last year I took a walk of a mile with a botanist who was 

 especially interested in sedges. We walked over a strip of 

 meadow where I should only notice a variety of meadow 

 grasses, but he would stop delightedly and pluck a bit of grass 

 or rush and exclaim "Ah, here is carex so and so," and give a 

 Latin name as long as my arm. 



On the other hand, I had my net and cyanide jar and when I 

 caught a butterfly or other insect I was as happy as he. We 

 both found what we were interested in and it was like meeting 

 old friends. 



It is not enough to live in the country and simply know 

 enough to get dollars out of it's soil and forests and animals. 

 We must love it, and study it and get into the heart of it. 



The reason so many business men have purchased farms is 

 because they have learned that there is a chance to use their 

 brains and make them pay. The person who has brains loves to 

 use them and as he uses them life grows broader. It has often 



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