No. 4.] COLLEGE AXD STATION. l<;;, 



but we would not have known it if it had not been for 

 the stations. We put it into practice, and find it is a good 

 thing. It seems to me the farmers do not grasp these 

 things. Perhaps it is because farming is too good a busi- 

 ness. Perhaps we are fixed as the old farmer I heard about 

 a short time ago. An agent for an aqueduct was travelling 

 in the country. The apparatus was working nicely, and he 

 was selling them and making lots of money. One day he 

 struck a fine farm. Everything was in first-class shape 

 except the water supply. He thought, "Here is a chance 

 to sell an outfit." He introduced himself to the farmer, and 

 talked about the farm ; then he tackled him on the water 

 problem, and told him what he could do. The farmer said: 

 "Yes, young fellow, I guess that is all true enough; guess 

 the works are all right ; but somehow I do not believe I will 

 invest. I came way up here in the woods in my early boy- 

 hood days and cleared away a little timber, built a log cabin ; 

 a child was born to us, and I cleared away a few more acres ; 

 health and happiness came to us, the Lord has smiled on us 

 and we are content and happy ; and I do not feel like asking 

 him to pump water." 



The nitrogen is there, free. You ought to have it, and 

 you can have it if you will. We ought to go to the colleges 

 more. It will help the colleges. The scientific fellows do 

 not know it all. By coming in contact with the farmers 

 they can get an inspiration that will help them, and it will 

 help us ; it will do us a heap more good than it will do 

 them. Let us profit by what they know. 



Mr. A. Pratt (of North Middleborough) . I would like 

 to ask Dr. Lindsey if I understood him that from ten to 

 twelve hundred dollars will carry a boy through a four 

 years' course in college. 



Dr. Lindsey. A young man can get along with less 

 money than that. I attempted to give the average figure 

 which I think any of them can get along with. 



Mr. Pratt. I often hear the mournful cry from farmers 

 of my age and older, "What is to become of our farms 

 after we get through with them? We must get through 

 with them soon." Such farmers hold from one to three 



