THE TRAINING OF FARMERS 



be greatest. All exhibits should be ex- 

 plained by a good teacher. 



An inquiry in an eastern state (not yet 

 complete) shows that at least 156 public in- 

 stitutions have farms, aggregating more 

 than 25,000 acres, and only three of the 

 institutions are conducting agricultural 

 experiments. Of semi-public institutions, 

 twenty-one have farms, with more than 

 2,500 acres, but no experiments are con- 

 ducted. Two of the institutions that make 

 experiments are poor-farms or almshouses 

 and one is a state school. Of the sixty-two 

 fairs reporting, none conducts tests or ex- 

 periments on the grounds. 



2. INVENTORIES OF RURAL RESOURCES 



The government of the state has a larger 

 responsibility to the country problem than 

 merely to turn over the rural institutions to 

 the general good. It must set constructive 

 forces in motion. It must develop the busi- 

 ness and welfare of country life. 

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