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The writer has not sought to arouse controversy, 

 but earnest thought. In future months and years the 

 course of public money in the promotion of breeding, 

 the development of different forms of co-operative or- 

 ganizations and the rising faith based upon the sub- 

 stantial improvements which one by one come forward 

 in plant and animal development will be shown. 



The American Breeders' Association with commit- 

 tees of specialists to encourage the study of many sci- 

 entific and practical problems in breeding and to pro- 

 mote breeding generally has a most promising field. 

 That organization has just begun its campaign for 

 memberships. It proposes to include in its annual re- 

 ports along with the papers and discussions a directory 

 of breeders and of scientists and others interested in 

 the problems of breeding. The membership fee of 

 only $i per annum makes it impracticable for breeders 

 to keep their cards out of the directory and the cam- 

 paign now on by the general membership committee 

 and by the sub-committee in each State gives promise 

 of a very large, membership. Nothing is more hopeful 

 than the enthusiasm and the faith in the permanency 

 of the American Breeders' Association shown by a 

 number of breeders taking life memberships at $20. 

 The organization of the association marks the new im- 

 pulse in the movement of living things. 



