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cents a bushel makes the large sum of ten million eight hundred thou- 

 sand dollars in increased wealth for this commonwealth through the 

 careful selection of seed and the cultivation of this great plant. This 

 sum would do wonders in extending the work of our Association. 

 Through the assistance of the College of Agriculture and the State Board 

 of Agriculture, we have been able to maintain our organization and 

 extend its scope, but some provision should be made by the present legis- 

 lature for this Association to receive a sum sufficient for its needs so 

 that the good work already started may grow each year and the taxable 

 wealth of our State be much enlarged as the years roll on. 



The plan adopted two years ago of having county and local shows 

 for boys and young men, the principal premium to be a scholarship to 

 the short course at the College of Agriculture, has been a wonderful 

 success and is so far reaching in its possibilities that no one can surmise 

 just what the ultimate results will be. This plan brings the youth of 

 our State in close touch with our University, and it must of necessity 

 stimulate them to greater interest in the science of Agriculture. As 

 they return to their homes in the various sections of the State we feel 

 assured that the time spent at the University will help maintain the high 

 standard of citizenship of this great Commonwealth. It is the plan of 

 the present officers of the Association to continue this program during 

 the coming year. 



During the year 1910, the "Frisco" Railroad held these contests 

 in each of the forty-five counties through which the road runs and sent 

 a young man from each of these counties to the University and paid all of 

 his expenses for the fourteen weeks' short winter course in Agriculture. 

 These forty-five young men have influenced others, so that there are 

 now one hundred and twelve students attending the short course directly 

 influenced by this action of the "Frisco" road. This was certainly a 

 good business investment for the company and no doubt the manage- 

 ment will in the near future reap substantial financial benefit from such 

 foresight. It is my understanding that this policy is to be continued 

 for the coming year. The Corn Growers' Association takes this occasion 

 to express to the officers of the "Frisco" railroad, thanks for this public 

 spirited action. 



Allow me to suggest that while we have up to the present devoted 

 our time to the growing and selecting of seed corn, yet the day is near 

 when we must take in the whole range of cereals, wheat, oats, all the 

 small grains as well as the grasses, thus making our association a grain 

 growers' in place of a corn growers' association. In thus enlarging 

 the scope of our work more funds would be required but the profits to 



