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SPLENDID EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES OFFERED BY 

 AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS 



EDUCATION is generally regarded as something that 

 enables anyone to read, write and talk grammatically, 

 to be proficient in the knowledge of mathematics, his- 

 tory, geography, a close acquaintance with the writings of the 

 great men of the past and present, an ability to speak one or 

 more languages, information regarding important past and 

 present events, and the many and varied accomplishments of 

 the age. This, however, is but a narrow view of the subject as 

 it is viewed by practical men of the world, and by those who 

 have become proficient in the various professions and trades 

 which go to make up the great mass of progress and achieve- 

 ment. The man who could entertain a drawingroom full of 

 ladies through his knowledge of things poetical, or who could 

 charm them with his musical genius, would find himself hard 

 pressed were he called upon to earn his livelihood on a Westerr 

 ranch. The statesman would be in the same position when 

 called upon to serve before the mast, or the clergyman who 

 had to strip to the waist and work in the stokehole of a trans- 

 atlantic liner. With the exception of reading, writing and 

 arithmetic, the practical education of life consists in a thor- 

 ough knowledge of whatever business a man elects to follow, 

 and pushes to the limit of the capacity of a level head. 



There is no enterprise or business that offers greater ad- 

 vantages to the rugged youth of America of today than the 

 breeding of live stock. There is no produce' so stable, no mar- 

 ket so sure and no future so propitious as that of breeding 

 meat animals and horses, and there is no country on earth so 

 generously endowed by nature for its fulfillment. 



The world is fast becoming civilized, and faster calling for 

 the blessings that civilization brings about. Vast territories 

 of hitherto unknown countries are becoming peopled by the 

 white race with their refining and enlightening influence; the 

 earth is becoming more densely populated with human beings 



