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This time, in his unique way and peculiar voice, he 

 said: " Professor, you've got us let us down 

 easy!" 



I served two terms myself as president of this 

 association somewhat later. But this long story 

 has been set down here for the purpose of showing 

 how professors of agriculture were discounted in 

 those early days by practical men. It was as hard 

 to get a respectful hearing among the farmers as 

 to get a foothold in the universities; and it required 

 infinite patience, perseverance and good temper. 



Since that time one of my former pupils, Pro- 

 fessor H. H. Wing, has served two terms as presi- 

 dent of this association; and at times many agri- 

 cultural students have been employed throughout 

 the State in testing herds of cows as to quantity and 

 quality of product. Professor R. A. Pearson, also 

 one of my former pupils, who succeeded Professor 

 Wing in the dairy department at Cornell, became 

 State Commissioner of Agriculture and took great 

 interest in the development of the dairy cattle of 

 the State. Mr. Pearson has now (1912) been 

 elected to the Presidency of the Iowa State Agri- 

 cultural College at Ames. 



The dairy interest of New York which had al- 

 together in 1900, 1,501,608 milch cows and 98- 

 466 other cows, now constitutes a great industry 



