1906.] LIMING SOILS AND PLANTS. IO3 



" abandoned " farm in a granitic region where abandoned farms 

 and acid soils were common. By the use of Hme he had been 

 put in a position so that he was rapidly paying for the farm 

 which the former owner had abandoned, on account of sheer 

 inability to make it pay. 



It may not be amiss at this point to show a perfect field of 

 clover where only straggling individual plants were obtainable 

 before the Rhode Island Station called attention to the condi- 

 tion of the soil and the need of liming. 



The excellent second crop in cocks in the same field also 

 gives an idea of the good results. 



Liming alone without intelligent handling of the soil in 

 other respects is by no means the panacea for the Agriculture 

 of New England. The greatest need of the farmer and his 

 children today is agricultural education. Intellectual, techni- 

 cal training counts, whether the people are white, yellow, or 

 black. The Germans have made it count in their last inten^al 

 of peace perhaps more than any other nation. We should be 

 prepared to use it in peace and in war if necessary, and to em- 

 ploy it in peace as never before. The sons and daughters from 

 the homes of New England have been powerful factors in the 

 past in leavening the great human lump in this country, and 

 their work is not yet done. Wise leaders are needed today 

 in agriculture as never before and facilities for acquiring some 

 phase of agricultural education of the modern extension and 

 demonstration type should be extended to the vast multitude 

 of New England homes. 



In closing this story of liming, practical suggestions and 

 directions for its use have been omitted for lack of time and for 

 fear of wearying a patient audience. These can be had for the 

 asking by sending a request to the Division of Publications, 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, for 

 Farmer's Bulletin No. yj. 



Thanking you for your attention and with the highest ex- 

 pectations for the future of the agriculture of Connecticut, I 

 bid you Good-Night! 



The President. If there is no further business the meet- 

 ing will stand adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9.30. 



