Agriculture and Its Needs 83 



opinion upon every problem a New York 

 farmer will bring to them, and when they 

 do it the New York farmers are bound to 

 listen to them. They are to supply energy 

 and guidance to every farmers' organiza- 

 tion and every agricultural enterprise. In 

 theory and in fact they are to assume the 

 leadership in a great system of education 

 which adequately supports our fundamen- 

 tal and our greatest industry. 



We should enter upon a great system 

 of agricultural extension. The schools, 

 from highest to lowest, should act in accord, 

 not only in training students, but in carry- 

 ing knowledge to the very doors of the 

 farmers. Evangelistic work in agriculture 

 should go everywhere. Seed specials should 

 be run over the railroads. The blood of the 

 best farm animals should be distributed 

 throughout the State. Object lessons of 

 special interest to both men and women 



