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enjoys; and the same is true in borrowing capital. Hence for the 

 small farmer, who appears to be efficient in production, organiza- 

 tion into larger units was urged, to overcome inefficiency in buying 

 and selling. 



The meeting of the Section of Agriculture was well attended 

 throughout, the hall assigned to it being filled to its capacity. Fully 

 three hundred people gathered for the opening, and a large pro- 

 portion remained through the program. This showing of interest 

 was gratifying and encouraging to those connected with the sec- 

 tion, as the first meeting was regarded as something of an experi- 

 ment. 



There is no field of scientific research that belongs exclusively 

 to agriculture or to the new section, but there are problems which 

 are primarily agricultural, and as Professor Bailey well said, it is 

 imperative that the attitude of all the sciences be brought to bear 

 on these problems. If this can be furthered by the new section, and 

 the agricultural point of view contributed to some of the discus- 

 sions of the association, the result will be of mutual advantage. 



