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ought to be taught all over the State, and we sent men with 

 pieces of apparatus to sixty different localities in this State last 

 summer, and held sixty of these meetings. They have proven 

 very helpful. They have proven valuable and we are going to 

 develop this work further. We are going to put our whole 

 force into this work next summer. You can reach the farmers 

 better on their own land than anywhere else. 



Now beside that I shall have to mention some other things. 

 At the present time we are sending lecturers all over the State, 

 simply asking that their travelling expenses be paid. We have 

 to have that. We couldn't keep five or six men travelling all 

 over the State with our present funds, and we think our lectures 

 and talks are certainly worth the expenses of the lecturers. 



And for those who can't come to the University at all, even 

 for the one week, we are giving correspondence courses. We 

 have over lOO now taking this work by correspondence, abso- 

 lutely free, don't even charge you for postage. All you have 

 to do is to send in your name and we will send you a circular 

 describing this course. How far this work is going to be a 

 success depends largely on the farmers. We believe it is the 

 duty of the State University to help the farmer; we are willing 

 to do it and, as I say, the success of it depends largely on how 

 much the farmers of the State want it. I am sure the trustees 

 and the president of the institution, if necessary, will hire any 

 number of men to carry on this work through the State as it 

 develops. So I hope you will all come for this extension work 

 and ask for more of it than you have had in the past. I thank 

 you. 



