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its best success. We recommend the extension of this movement 

 as rapidly as is consistent with proper management, and the sup- 

 ply of properly equipped men will permit. 



AGRICUTUKAL EDUCATION 



Onr society may well feel gratified and the entire state grateful 

 for the splendid results in the development of a coherent and ef- 

 fective state policy for agricultural education that has come 

 largely upon the suggestion and initiative of this society. The 

 past vear has seen noteworthv advances in the introduction of 

 agriculture into our public school system, and the report from our 

 efficient Committee on Agricultural Education to be given to- 

 nxorrcw will set forth somewhat in detail the progress of this work. 



It is worthy of note and indicative of the trend of the times 

 that various colleges and universities in the state are, of their own 

 volition and entirely without state aid, beginning to give instruc- 

 tion in agriculture. 



A division of agriculture has just been established at Syracuse 

 University with a full four years' college course in agriculture. 

 The president of your society is a member of the advisory board of 

 this college. The extension of this movement may bring up the 

 question of state support to such colleges and universities, and it 

 may become necessary to give this matter consideration in the near 

 future. 



PUBLICITY WORK 



As was pointed out last year, it has not been possible through 

 lack of funds to take advantage of many opportunities for mak- 

 ing known to people here and elsewhere the wonderful possibili- 

 ties for agriculture in our state. 



Full credit should be given to our State Department of Agricul- 

 ture for much that has been done with limited funds. A liberal 

 appropriation was made by last year's legislature for a New York 

 State exhibit at the Land Show in New York, but it failed to re- 

 ceive executive approval. However, Commissioner liuson was 

 able with some volunteer assistance from outside interests, to make 

 a very creditable and attractive showing of the diversified agri- 

 culture of the state. 



