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which are desirable and even essential if the 

 most rapid agricultural progress in New Eng- 

 land is to be secured — co-operation among 

 individuals, among organizations, among states. 



The farmers of New England must work 

 together. The Grange is stronger in New 

 England than in any other portion of the country 

 of similar area — yet not one farmer in ten be- 

 longs to the Grange. We need not dwell on 

 this point, for it is a truth constantly preached 

 through the Grange and through other means. 

 Let me suggest two ideas relative to co-operation 

 which have not received so much attention. 



Each organization has its peculiar work. 

 The school is to train the young, the agricultural 

 college to prepare the youth, the farmers' insti- 

 tute to instruct and inspire the middle-aged and 

 mature. The experiment station seeks to dis- 

 cover the means by which nature and man may 

 better work together. The producers' unions 

 endeavor to secure a fair price for their goods. 

 The Grange enlarges the views of its members 

 and brings the power which comes from working 

 together, buying together, meeting together, 

 talking together, acting together. Boards of 

 agriculture control conditions of health and 

 disease among animals and plants. The coun- 



