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ment and incentive Avhich there should be for men to spend their 

 time and money in more thorough preparation. 



The a])pointment of men on the station staff is not a matter for 

 haste. The selection should be made after a careful canvass, and the 

 aim should be set high. It is often better to delay appointment indefi- 

 nitely than to accept a man who evidently does not meet the require- 

 ments and whose limitations will begin to be felt in a short time. 



The apparent dearth of men can be relieved somewhat by drawing 

 upon the universities and colleges giving postgraduate work in eco- 

 nomic branches of science. Many of these institutions which have 

 no agricultural departments are devoting more attention to the 

 stations, as offering a field for their graduate students, and now that 

 less extension work is required which calls for intimate knowledge 

 of agricultural practice, positions in the stations are increasingly 

 attractive to men from such institutions. The stations, if they will, 

 can create a demand and set a standard which will be met by these 

 higher institutions, and the latter will thus supplement the agricul- 

 tural colleges in providing workers. 



The point of view and general grasp Avhich the agricultural grad- 

 uate has is of material advantage, and if he will supplement his col- 

 lege course with advanced study will make him a strong man. But 

 this point of view and familiarity with the subject are not everything, 

 and unaided they can not take the place of the more advanced work, 

 or the special training which gi^^es the prospective worker, not merely 

 added information, but the pro]:)er attitude toward investigation, and 

 teaches him the value and significance of a scientific fact. 



