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which if is felt Bhould be begun at the earliesl possible moment Al- 

 though the future | - of agriculture in Victoria lies in the inten- 

 sification and diversification of agriculture, and particularly in the 

 development of systematic st< ck feeding, it is explained that pra 

 tically no local information is available on the merits or "f 

 differenl feeding . or of the available f< Similarly, lack 

 of information is fell on the proper use of water in irrigation, crop 

 rotation, fertilizers and i 1 eir and in many other d us. 

 This leads the author to " plead for generous support for i xtendi 

 the scope of our agricultural investigations and providing facilit 

 in tin- way "f s( 1 equipment t < » carry out a \ nr< >ri m> policy of 

 in vest i gal ion." 



Provision for farm surveys and for agricultural '< i? 



also advocated, but ! tin the lack of trained and ex] ••<! 



' difficulty at tl ■ nt tin 



Richardson : it the i<h>a tint in culturi 



■ jarded :i- 1 "ill a bu nd a mode "f life, and that the develop- 



ment of agriculture is a public concern; hence monej I upon it 



is not an outlay ("it an investment. I splaii . 



w hv Stal I leral ' \oy ernment - ar ap- 



propriations for agricultural education as an underlying as of 

 development. Based on this i<loa and tho returns from it. he :.- 

 for a long range policy which will look beyond th< nt and in 



out the requirements of the . makii g ; on for t! dy 



i. ili/ation of these plan- in the fut 



It doe not ■ irilv follow that what it policy r 



country will be equally L r,, o<l for another, hut • nricul- 



tural education ami invi tion h h wide and 



convincing demonstration as to show their sound ne »ns 



quite a- -uiclv a- for the older ettled ones. Tl 'lent i 



will furnish a reliable basis for agricultural i I I 



education and r< carch. 



