1919] EDITORIAL. 9 



'Ives with every phase of the theory and practice of silage produc- 

 tion, its value as feed for different classes of live stock, and its 

 economic importance. 



These are only a few examples drawn from the common things, 

 hut they show how largely dependent agricultural development and 

 teaching have been on the results of investigation, principally under 

 the Department of Agriculture and the experiment stations, which 

 has extended to every agricultural section of the country. And they 

 point to the underlying source of success in extension teaching. 

 This source will he just as essential to future growth and success. 



The stations will need and require more ample funds for investi- 

 gation, and in preparing the way for these they need the support 

 which comes of a full realization and acknowledgment of the part 

 they have played and must continue to play in no undiminished 

 degree. Their task has increased with the phenomenally rapid appli- 

 cation of their teachings in the past few years. This in itself will 

 make enlarged demands upon them, and the status which has been 

 reached makes the present problems more complex and difficult. 



The proper development of the system of agricultural research and 

 instruction must of necessity be S3 r mmetrical and proportioned. Con- 

 tacts and organization need to be maintained to further this end, and 

 within the institutions the attitude should be one fully recognizing 

 and exemplifying the mutual dependence of the several parts. 



