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know his subject, or he wiU never Ije at that institute again. I 

 would rather stand before anybody else than an audience of 

 Iowa farmers talking about these things with which they are 

 familiar. 



I am not satisfied with the present situation. We are gradu- 

 ally getting around to group our institutes together, so as to 

 save labor. There are ver}- few men in Iowa who are able to 

 do institute work; that is a very serious problem. There are 

 not very many men wdio are scientists who can make the proper 

 connection wath the farmer's mind. 



I would like to see a central organization in this State; yet, 

 at the same time, I do not want to give up this initiative in the 

 different counties. There are counties in this State that can 

 get up a splendid institute and not have a man there from the 

 uutside. Now, since Professor Holden has stirred them up on 

 the corn question, they all want him. One of the best institutes 

 ever held was one I didn't go to; I telegraphed them I couldn't 

 come. They had some of the very best papers there I ever read. 



I never knew a first class institute in my life that didn't have 

 a woman there. If yon can get the girls there and the boys ; 

 the men will come; we must get the two together. 



The President: The next subject on the program is en- 

 titled, "Live Stock at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. 

 Louis, in 1904," by Hon. F. D. Coburn, Chief of Live Stock 

 Division of the Exposition. 



Before reading his paper, Mr. Coburn said : P'or reasons, 

 which I perhaps mildly suggested this morning, I have had to 

 have my piece written out. I will say, it is not near as formid- 

 able as it looks. On the one hand, I am glad to be here; on the 

 other hand, I feel guilty for breaking into this meeting at such 

 an interesting time, or appearing perhaps to interrupt the reg- 

 ular procedure and discussions. But I think your officers fully 

 understand that I am not here on account of any solicitation of 

 mv own. 



