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Red River of the north, taking in a part of North Dakota and 

 South Dakota, and went away up to the Manitoba Hue trying 

 to study the situation. While there I met a professor with a 

 Norwegian name. He was with us. I simply could not make 

 those people understand the situation. It was the hardest 

 thing in the world. Finally, I said to that professor, " Pro- 

 fessor, I want you to come down into New York State and 

 make us a visit. It is your business to do so, and it is your 

 duty to do so. He was western born and bred, but was a 

 college man. and had never been east of Chicago. I said to 

 him, " Away down east they don't know whether you walk 

 on two feet or four," and I says, " now you come east. If 

 you will come and do a little institute work in New York you 

 , certainly should do so." He came. We had a meeting at 

 Cornell University, and then we started out. The first place 

 lay about six miles off, and to reach it we took a livery team 

 and started to drive. When we were about half way the driver 

 drove up to a watering-trough. I noticed the professor. He 

 looked amazed. He turned to me and he says, " Where does 

 that water come from? " " There is a spring back here in the 

 hillside," the driver says, " back here about eight or ten miles." 

 " Why," he says, " does that run all the time? " " Why, yes," 

 said the driver. " it is a never failing spring. There is always 

 plenty of running water there." Well, I noticed he looked a 

 little bit curious. He didn't know whether that was right or 

 not. Finally he said, " Is there any other such spring as that 

 in the State of New York? " " Why," says I, " we can count 

 them by the tens of thousands." Well, he never accused me of 

 lying before, but he came pretty near it then. " Well." I said, 

 " I want to have you believe me, and if you will stay here a 

 month you will be convinced of it yourself." We rode along 

 for a little ways, and says he, " Doctor, I don't know what you 

 people are thinking of. If I had that spring anywhere in North 

 Dakota it would be worth ten thousand dollars." 



We do not think of this advantage of water, f Applause.) 



The President. Now, gentlemen, do not be a bit bashful 

 about asking questions. 



Question. What do you do with the dogs in New York 

 State ? 



Dr. Smead. We have some trouble with dogs in New 

 York. They have killed a few sheep. I have learned this, in 



