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God speed the day when the people will realize that these 

 vast plains were not intended to be mere grazing lands 

 for the few cattle companies, but that they will give sup- 

 port to many small herds and flocks cared for by many 

 men, and that all the grass and cereals of the best agri- 

 cultural regions of the earth will be grown here in abun- 

 dance. 



Ours is an age of progress in many lines. We are 

 witnessing almost miracles in industrial and commercial 

 life. Those of us who are devoted to the noblest calling 

 of all should not be behind our neighbors in taking up 

 with all that is good among the new things of the century. 



