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with the cost of living as applied to every mem- 

 ber of the community, should not be hampered 

 by any financial restrictions, and should have 

 the cooperation of investigators in many parts 

 of the world; such cooperation as a government 

 bureau alone can command. 



The little company of grasses, 

 represented by wheat, rice, barley, 

 rye, and oats, have since prehis- 

 toric times occupied a preeminent 

 position in supplying man and his 

 domesticated animals with suitable 

 foods. 



