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I foe] that wo have presented a prof>,raiinno this year that 

 will bo miusnallv instructive and interesting. It was pro- 

 pared with great care to meet the needs of the agricnlture 

 of this section, and because this agriculture is tyj^ical to a 

 large degree of that of the State, it will moot the needs of the 

 progressive farmers of all sections. It is our effort to make 

 those meetings instructive, and this year I feel sure that we 

 have been unusually successful along educational lines. 



Again I thank your spokesman for his kind words of wel- 

 come. 



The CiiATRMAX. The United States is doing a great deal 

 for agriculture, and we are especially fortunate in having one 

 of its representatives here to toll us something of what is being 

 done. I take pleasure in introducing to you ]\[r. Henry J. 

 Wilder of the Bureau of Soils, United States Department 

 of Agricnlture, who will address us on " The influence of soil 

 variation on crop production." 



