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ber uselessly the earth; that the soil itself would 

 suffer by the absence of the golden hoofs. We are 

 aware that we are the best fed people in the world, 

 but few of us know or care particularly to hear 

 about how we came by these generous supplies. 

 The fat of the land is delivered daily at our doors, 

 and yet we grumble. As for expressing gratitude 

 to the great producers and providers, nothing is 

 usually farther from our thoughts. We do not mean 

 to be ungrateful, but despite the fact that we need 

 cattle vastly more than cannon, we build our monu- 

 ments to HINDENBERGS, not to herdsmen. The sen- 

 sational, the dramatic, gets the limelight always. 

 The most illustrious exponents of the unobtrusive 

 useful arts are rarely in the public eye or print, 

 and so it comes to pass that many of the greatest 

 benefactors of the race go to their reward for the 

 most part unhonored and unsung. 



Although the SADDLE AND SIRLOIN CLUB does not 

 yet fully comprehend its own great potential power, 

 it is doing something to remind the country of these 

 wholesome truths. It could do more, and let us 

 hope that in the years to come it will give still 

 further assurances to those of the present and the 

 future who may render outstanding service along 

 these lines, that their work and the influence of 



