ANNUAL MEETING OHIO STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 19 



into the larger or state itself. Small communities blessed with good roads will 

 be interested in working for good roads throughout the entire state, the central- 

 ization of schools, nine foot stage of the Ohio for the counties bordering on the 

 Ohio, etc. But our greatest possibility will be in working out the greatest trust 

 reposed in us by the Creator of the universe when he said "Thou madest him 

 to have dominion over the works of Thy hands : Thou hast put all things under 

 his feet." Farming will be, or should be, considered a holy calling. God created 

 the universe. God is holy. Everything He created is holy. The earth is holy 

 and therefore everything that comes out of it is holy. It is ours to feed the 

 other two-thirds of the peoplne. But until we reach up to our highest ideals we 

 can never do it. We are taught to pray and say "Give us this day our daily 

 bread," but how can we see that prayer answered if we hang our hoe on the 

 fence and leave the plow in the shed? Impossible. And yet in this state there 

 are thirty-four counties producing less corn, w.heat, and small grain than twenty- 

 five years ago, while there are, possibly, a million more people to feed. Shall 

 we offer the same prayer and expect to see the people fed? Never. We must 

 follow the laws of almighty God. He says "Thou shalt not steal," so we must 

 cease our robbing the soil of its fertility and put back again the elements that it 

 originally contained. The highest type of dominion is brain not brawn. Our 

 greatest aim is in Scientific Agriculture. To answer our own prayer will mean 

 to raise two bushels where now only one grows. To make it bloom like the rose 

 of Sharon. 



In conclusion, gentlemen, let me use a few verses written for this occasion : 

 Boost Ohio, boost her high, 

 Boost Ohio and boost her dry. 

 Boost her valleys up and down 

 Boost her country, village, town. 



Boost her North, East, South and West; 

 Boost her outside but inside best. 

 Boost her roads, schools, farms and church, 

 Boost not alone by words but work. 



Build her government broad and deep: 

 Make social conditions all races keep. 

 Centralize and work and plan 

 Her markets, railroads to best serve man. 



But in our boosting don't forget 

 God's will and plans are working yet. 

 To boost Ohio and make her rare 

 Have boys and girls of character. 



OHIO'S INFLUENCE AND PRESTIGE IN THE LIVE STOCK 



WORLD. 



BY PROF. C. S. PLUMB, 

 Ohio State University. 



Those sections which seem best suited to live stock, have what we term 

 a temperate climate and a reasonably fertile soil. If that is so, in what respect 

 is Ohio adapted to the raising of farm animals? 



