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furthermore from the faet that this Society iu those days al- 

 ways had a barrel of p(n'fec-tly sweet eider, and they never 

 watched the students slii3 iu with long straws under their 

 coats and help themselves. Then as I went on into profes- 

 sional work my pleasant relations continued. I remember 

 of one eminent inember sending in samples of cider, and upon 

 examinatiou of it I reported that there was a great deal of 

 salicylic acid in it, and immediately the students wanted to 

 know what effect that would have on the system. I told them 

 that it disturbed digestion but was said to be good for rheu- 

 matism, and the next day from the Dean down every one had 

 the rheumatism. 



Speaking iu a more serious vein, scientific agriculture first 

 began to develop along horticultural lines. Horticulture 

 blazed the way to see what could be done, and Avhen they first 

 set about it to see what would make the field crop a better 

 crop, of the men making agTiculture such a success the first 

 scientific agriculturists were horticulturists. So I think, not 

 to make any disparaging comments on any other workers, we 

 can saj^ truthfully that the horticulturists have stood in the 

 front rank of those dealing with agTicultural subjects and 

 of the phenomena therewith. 



Now I realize that you have an interesting program pre- 

 pared and I must not take up too much of your time. I will 

 close by formally expressing the gratification the University 

 authorities feel when such a splendid body of men meet here 

 in our rooms, and I hope j'ou will have during your sessions 

 a most agreeable meeting and that everj^thing will be profit- 

 able and pleasant. I thank you for your kind attention. 



RESPONSE. 

 C. S. HARRISON. YORK 



Mr. Chairman and Friends: 



When one looks at that beautiful exhibit of flowers and 

 fruits he feels like hurrahing for Nebraska. AAlmt changes 



