THE CALL OF THE LAND 



different from what inspired school activity 

 previous to about 1850. 



Generic and inclusive phases of agricul- 

 tural education are: 

 I. Research, and 



II. Inculcation. 



I deal first with research. Before pro- 

 ceeding, however, I pause for a quartet of 

 remarks. 



1. In all enterprises of rural interest the 

 state university in a young state like Ne- 

 braska occupies a more central position than 

 would be expected or possible in an eastern 

 community. It is much more than a teach- 

 ing agency. People turn to it for counsel 

 upon almost every problem arising on the 

 farm concerning soils, minerals, water, 

 crop planting and care, what trees to set out 

 for shade, orchard or forest; problems about 

 farm or range stock, how to purchase or 

 handle to best advantage, how to fatten and 

 how and when to market with greatest 

 profit. 



2. "We," "our," "us," in these notices, 

 while meaning primarily university people, 



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