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in different parts of the country. One formal conference on sec- 

 ondary agricultural education was held at which Professor Warren, 

 of Cornell University, discussed where and how to teach agriculture. 

 Mr. D. J. Crosby, of this Office, gave a review of the present status 

 of agriculture in secondary schools, and Professor Davis, of Miami 

 University, Ohio, discussed the training of teachers of agriculture. 

 A number of more informal conferences were also held at which the 

 work in secondary education in agriculture in different States was 

 described and questions relating to organization, courses of study, 

 equipment, and methods of teaching were earnestly discussed. 



Interesting conferences were held on agricultural journalism and 

 the relation of agricultural education to the business of farming. At 

 the former the qualifications necessary for success in agricultural 

 journalism were discussed by Mr. Henry Wallace, and college courses 

 in this subject were described by Professor Marquis, of the University 

 of Wisconsin, and Professor Gregory, of Iowa State College. At 

 the latter Dr. William Hill, of the University of Chicago, called 

 attention to the difficulties encountered by the agricultural colleges in 

 devising systems of farm accounting and in training farm managers, 

 and described two enterprises inaugurated under his direction to 

 overcome some of these difficulties. Doctor Ewart spoke very briefly 

 of the work of schools and boards of agriculture in Scotland and Ire- 

 land, and Mr. Crosby gave an illustrated address on the practical 

 features of high-school instruction in agriculture. 



A general excursion was given to Odebolt, Iowa, where the party was 

 met by farmers and other citizens with about 30 automobiles, and thus 

 were enabled, to visit a number of large estates w^ithin a range of 40 

 miles where different forms of management of large cropping areas 

 were illustrated. A general view of Iowa agriculture was also ob- 

 tained en route under most favorable conditions, and the generous 

 hospitality of the people of this region was amply demonstrated. 

 The members of the school interested in agronomy also visited a fine 

 farm largely devoted to the growing of seed grains near Marshall- 

 town. Iowa. Smaller parties of botanists and others made excursions 

 to various points in the vicinity of Ames. The International Asso- 

 ciation of Poultry Instructors and Investigators held a meeting be- 

 ginning July ?>0. 



The steady rise of interest in the graduate school since its first ses- 

 sion and the growing attendance are sure indications that it is filling 

 a useful place in our scheme of agricultural education. The attend- 

 ance and interest might be considerably increased if all our agricul- 

 tural colleges and secondary schools would regularly arrange for the 

 attendance of at least a portion of their faculties at each session. It 

 is believed that none of these institutions can afford to neglect to make 

 such provision. 



