THE EXPERIMENT STATIONS 



for man and woman easier, which add to the 

 sum of human happiness. It is never a specu- 

 lative work carried on to satisfy the mere 

 cravings of scientific curiosity. It is not the 

 work of a day, either, but of long, patient 

 investigation and study. Years must elapse in 

 many of the tests before the end comes. Fre- 

 quently, the end has no tangible results in 

 apparent money value, but the test under 

 progress may have been of extraordinary value 

 through that which it demonstrated could not, 

 or should not, be done. First, there must be 

 demonstration, no matter how long the period 

 required, and every step of the demonstration 

 must be firmly established on facts, nothing 

 can be left to conjecture; after demonstration, 

 comes application, and it is here that those 

 who gain their livelihood from the earth reap 

 their benefits. 



While there are, as noted, over six hundred 

 thousand names upon the mailing lists of the 

 stations, there are very many other thousands 

 of names which should be upon these lists. 

 The only requisite for securing the information 

 needed is to ask for it. Any one who is 

 directly interested in any department needs 



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