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is more ijiiportant than many of the dynasties wiiich have been 

 conspicuous in history. Some inventors whose names tiie world 

 seldom mentions have left a more potent and endurin^^ impress 

 upon subsequent history than the famous heroes of battle or 

 statecraft. 



The Ever-Present Problem — The opinion that the wonder- 

 ful wealth and commerce of the United States have sprunj^ 

 entirely from our natural resources has found a too common 

 acceptance among our people. As we think of the increasing 

 population and the higher cost of living, we realize that the 

 ever-present problem of mankind has been to obtain food. The 

 massacre of tribes and the marching of armies have had the 

 obtaining of food as their inspiration. There has been no great 

 progress in the world where food was not plenty. The impor- 

 tance, therefore, of the food producer in the world is manifest, 

 and the honor due to those who have done most to assist in 

 securing a bounteous food supply is too often forgotten. 



Wheat Production in the United States, 

 1866—1910 



The following figures show the production of wheat in the 

 United States by years beginning with 18ti6 and ending with 

 1910, as compiled by the Bureau of Statistics of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture: 



