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of it, the man who does make the right use of it has gone 

 out into life better fitted because of these laboratories. It is 

 business to him. It is not so much for the immediate return, 

 but for the return that comes later. 



The farmer will send his son here to the college, and spend 

 five, six or eight hundred dollars, but he does not expect 

 there will be any immediate business return to him ; it is not 

 going to bring money to him immediately, but it helps his 

 son to make the most that is possible of life. 



Professor Brooks. I crave a few moments' indulgence to 

 present the business side of agriculture from the stand-point 

 of a young man who graduated from our college a few years 

 ago. I have spoken of this young man and his experience 

 at a meeting of the State Board, in Dalton, I think; but 

 there are many here to-day who were not in Dalton, and I 

 trust that those who heard me at that time will be willing to 

 pardon the repetition. 



It has been said that a young man graduating from the 

 agricultural college has no capital. If a young man loves 

 the business of agriculture and is determined to succeed, he 

 can do it even if he has not a dollar of money. This young 

 man before graduating came to me and said, ' ' I have been 

 here now four years, and I have acquired a great deal of 

 knowledge that I believe will be useful to me on the theo- 

 retical side, but I want to get at the business side." He 

 said, "I think it would be a good thing for me if I could 

 find a place to work on a farm of some successful farmer, 

 where I can get at the business side. What do you think?'' 

 I told him at once that I heartily approved of his plan, ajnd 

 asked him what line of farming he was thinking of going 

 into. He said, "I think market gardening." He asked if 

 I knew any one who wanted help, and said he did not expect 

 much pay. " If I am worth anything, I shall be glad to get 

 it. My main object is to learn the business side of farming." 

 Fortunately I did know of a successful market gardener in 

 Winchester, and, writing him, I persuaded him to take this 

 young man. He went there and donned his working clothes, 

 and started in the field with forty or fifty men. He saw that 

 they were laughing at him and commenting that he would 

 have a sore back before night. He said, "I determined to 



