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look to increased production from the "soil to meet these burdens. Every 

 day in the year the farmers of Victoria produce £100,000, or 

 £40,000,000 per annum. Every bushel an acre added to Victoria's wheat 

 yields means half-a-million extra income. Every disease, insect, and 

 fungus we. learn to control saves enormous wealth to the country. Every 

 contribution to our knowledge of stock feeding, stock management, and 

 dairying is of direct benefit to the whole community. Hence money 

 wisely spent on agricultural development is money invested which will 

 ultimately return a high rate of interest. The amount now spent on 

 agricultural development is trifling in comparison with the total value 

 of our agricultural production. History shows that great countries have 

 always developed their educational institutions in times of adversity. 

 The American College of Agriculture and the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculturo wore born in the midst of the civil war. When 



Irrigating Vegetables for Canning in Southern California. 



Schleswig-Holstein was torn from Denmark she sought refuge in agri- 

 culture. France, after the Franco-Prussian war, developed her educa- 

 tional systems, and with what result we see to-day. 



A long-range policy for agricultural education is required. A long 

 time is required to realize upon educational work, and continuity of 

 effort is essential. We therefore need a bold policy which will look 

 beyond the immediate present and map out the requirements of the 

 State for the next ten years and make provision for its steady accom- 

 plishment. (Applause.) 



At the conclusion of the prolonged applause which followed his 

 address, Mr. Eichardson, by means of lantern slide pictures on a screen, 

 forced home some of the many points in his lecture; giving ocular cor- 

 roboration of his remarkable statements. 



