Farmers' Week in Agricultural (Jullege. 



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given only to visitors who registered, had been distributed before noon 

 of the third day. 



"With half a dozen meetings in progress at the same time during each 

 day of Farmers' Week, it was impossible to get complete reports, or 

 even copies of all the leading addresses. However, an effort was made -to 

 secure a stenographer's report of the addresses made at the general open- 

 ing session and at the evening meetings. In addition, the secretaries of 

 the various associations were invited to prepare reports for publication. 

 Such of this material as it was possible to secure will be found in follow- 

 ing pages of this year book. 



(Dr. A. 



ADDRESS OF WELCOME. 



Ross Hill. President University of Missouri.) 



I am delighted to welcome you. The University 



of Missouri is dedicated to the interests of all the 



/■mmm^^^ people of the State, but no class of people can, in this 



L ^9 State, be as significant in their relations to the Uni- 



Jb| ^K W- versity, or the University in its relations to them, as 



HL- ^ those representing the agricultural interests of the 



^^^ . State. This has been well brought out by Professor 



^^^""" i iMumford in his remarks in regard to the significance 



^^^Ev iLn- 0^ ^'^G agricultural wealth of the State and of the 



^^^^^ ^*» l agricultural industry. The University, I say, as a 



pres. A. Ross nui. ^^.j,^]^^ -^ dedicated to the interests of all. Its first 



department established was intended to educate the youth of the State 



who were interested in literary lines. Then came the department for 



the education of teachers, and the third department established was the 



College of Agriculture, and the other technical schools have developed 



since. I am glad to be able to welcome you to the largest technical 



school in the University and to the best building of the University. The 



University is proud of the fact that it now has its best building devoted 



to the interests of agriculture, and we are hoping that by the time you 



come again, or at least by the second time you come, we will have more 



buildings of this type located near this where you can attend lectures, 



and that we shall have plenty of room for all. 



I am especially interested — and I think the University as a whole 

 must be — in the agricultural people of the State for a few special reasons : 

 In the first place, at least one-half of the entire population of the world 

 spend their time in the industry of cultivating the soil and rearing stock 



