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factory arrangements of this kind. The State has no right to saj 

 to these local fairs that its exhibits shall be given room, or that 

 a part of the expense shall be borne. I have therefore written to 

 several of the local fairs in various parts of the State to secure a 

 few expressions from them. Here are a few of them: 



"The Great 1907 Pulaski Fair. 

 "Pulaski, Pa., January 14, 1907. 

 "Mr. E. S. Bayard, Sec'y, Pittsburg, Pa.: 



"Dear Sir: Replying to yours of the 10th inst., will say that in my opinion the 

 Experiment Station Ex)hibit you mention wouid toe of a very great use in the 

 locality, not only as an educator, but as an exhibit of interest to all the farmers 

 of this community, and would most certainly draw as an attraction, and to say 

 our Association would be willing to give space, I can assure you of that being 

 done in Agricultural Hall, and I feel certain that we would defray traveling ex- 

 penses and hotel accommodations to the manager, if not exorbitant, which I 

 know they would not be. I will confer with the board in a day or two, and will 

 write you more fully as to this last matter. 



"Very truly yours, 



"JAMES S. WOOD, 

 "Sec'y." 



"Union Agricultural Association, 

 "Burgettstown, Pa., Jan. 12, 1907. 

 "E. S. Bayard, Sec'y, Pittsburg, Pa.: 



"My Dear Sir: Replying to your communication, coming from you as Sec'y of 

 the 'Penn'a Live Stock Breeders' Association,' in regard to an Experiment 

 Station exhibit at county fairs, I think such an exhibition would be an attrac- 

 tion to our fair worth very mu^h more to our people than the probable cost. I 

 think our Association would be ready to meet all the requirements as to cost 

 and room. 



"Our board will meet in February, date not fixed yet. I will bring the matter 

 to the attention of the board at this meeting and will be able to write you 

 more definitely. 



"Very respectfully yours, 



"R. P. STEVENSON, Sec'y." 



COLLEGIATE EDUCATION. 



No doubt it has dawned on you all before this that I have 

 confined ray suggestions to plans which largely involve our agricu! 

 tural educational institutions at State College. This is for a reason, 

 and that reason a dual one. First, our other educational institu- 

 tions are largely provided for by existing laws; and second we must 

 build our permanent structure on the foundation of education of 

 the young. The farmer of the present must be reached in any way 

 and at any time that we can reach him. But the farmer of the 

 future must be .sent to school for a longer or a shorter term. I am 

 aware that Pennsylvania's Agricultural School has not had what 

 it should have had, and has not been v/hat it sliould have been. 

 But a better day is coming. It is preparing to carry out its primary 

 purpose, agricultural education. It is seeking men. and has found 

 some, but money must come to support them. We must give it 

 o them out of our State Treasury if Pennsylvania is to get into 

 line with other states. In the past we have heard charges of fos- 

 pilization, of lack of usefulness, brought against this institution. 

 This must not be so in the future, and will not be possible except 

 to the jaundiced mind. All such things, along with the attempt 

 to control things by any political rliqne, should be swept into the 



