THE COLLEGE AND FARMING 



farm boys will be needed on the farm. We 

 need better farmers rather than a greater 

 number. We have farmers enough at pres- 

 ent, perhaps still too many. The colleges 

 of agriculture are charged not alone with 

 the responsibility of developing agriculture 

 as a pursuit but of helping to forward rural 

 civilization. 



3. THE SUMMARY 



The best answer to the question as to the 

 influence of the college of agriculture is 

 to come from a general understanding of 

 the situation of our industries, rather than 

 from inquiries into particulars. 



The agricultural industries are rising 

 into commanding positions. Every one 

 seems to be aware that agriculture is mak- 

 ing great progress. Now, all progress in 

 the arts and industries rests on knowledge 

 and the imparting of knowledge; in this 

 case, it rests very largely on the work of 

 experiment stations and colleges. The 

 work of these institutions, accumulating 

 slowly and methodically, has leavened the 



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