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DR. FREAR: I can't answer tliat from my own experience, since 

 we have not experimented with it, but Prof. Patterson, of Maryland 

 State College, gave it a trial and found it an excellent caustic lime, 

 but I do not believe that I would pay |20 a ton for it, and I would 

 advise my farmer friends of Pennsylvania that the difference be- 

 tween eight or nine cents per bushel and that amount would be too 

 great, even if it had several advantages over the ordinary caustic 

 lime. 



The CHAIRMAN: Is there anything further? If not, what shall 

 be done with this paper? 



On motion, duly seconded, it was agreed to receive it and place it 

 on file. 



MR. HERR: I move that we take a recess of fifteen minutes to 

 greet the governor. 



Duly seconded and agreed to. 



After the recess, during which time all members and visitors fell 

 in line and shook hands with the Governor, business was resumed, as 

 follows: 



The CHAIRMAN: We will now be addressed by Prof. Hunt, of 

 State College. 



Whereupon Prof. Hunt spoke as follows: 



THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE IN PENNSYLVANIA. 



A COMPARISON. 



By PaoF. Thomas F. Hunt. State College, Pa. 



Coming from ii sister State to the State of Pennsylvania to become 

 the Dean of your School of Agriculture and Director of your Experi- 

 ment Station, I n:ight, perhaps, be expected to outline in a somev hat 

 comprehensive manner the policies which will actuate me in the per- 

 formance of the duties which will be placed upon me by the boaid of 

 trustees of the Pennsylvania State College. This, however, I shall 

 nor this morning attempt to do for several reasons. 



In the first place, the general aims and purposes of the School of 

 A-griculture and Experiment Station are now fairly well understood 

 and do not need stating to an audience of this character. 



In the second place, I do not expect to change in any radical jvay 

 the policies which have been pursued under the most excellent ad- 

 ministration of Dr. H. P. Armsby and his associates. I do hope to 

 add to and extend the agencies already existing. I believe in evolu- 

 tion, not revolution. The way to repair a leak in the roof is net to 

 tear down the house and build a new one. The better way is to add 

 some new shingles. 



In the third piace, I wish to take the brief time that is at m^ dis- 

 posal in talking to ^'ou of ways and means rather than of ideals and 

 operations, of finances instead of fancy. Perhaps it is just as well 

 that I do not hnve time to draw for you the picture which 1 see 

 painted against those beautiful hills in Centre county, where, um\d 



