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the enduring interests of a great state. 

 If honestly and capably done, the senti- 

 ment of the state would cordially sustain 

 it. And if it were done through the State 

 Agricultural College, or the Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, or one of the State 

 schools of agriculture, there would be 

 sufficient assurance that whatever was 

 undertaken would be scientifically initiated 

 and well and wisely carried out. 



Conclusion 



There are perhaps three great fundamen- 

 tal factors in the distributive wealth of a 

 State, namely, natural resources, commer- 

 cial situation, and the intelligence with 

 which they are made the most of. The 

 largest factor in natural resources is doubt- 

 less the tillable soil. We can not claim 

 that the proportion of our potential soil to 

 acreage is equal to that of some of the prai- 

 rie states, but there is no doubt whatever 



