agriculture of the state is not standing still. 

 Without intelligent direction, it will drift and 

 her people become the sport of circumstance. 

 With early foresight and reasonable attention to 

 desirable ends, we may with confidence look for- 

 ward to an agricultural development that will add 

 enormously to the wealth of the state and to the 

 welfare of her people. 



Any program of development must be based 

 upon an appreciation of what has been already 

 accomplished and a vision of possibilities that lie 

 just ahead. It is to encourage interest in such a 

 program that this first Agricultural Conference at 

 the University has been called. 



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