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unknown to them, anyone could tell the dilYerence between 

 them. 



Each one of you. as farmers, have an opportunity to 

 r;^ather a larcre amount of scientific knowledge and put it into 

 practice. I cong^ratulate you upon your work. You are 

 doing- a work that is as important as the Agricultural Col- 

 lege ; in some ways more so, because you have larger audi- 

 ences, vou are reaching the people we cannot reach. The 

 more work vou do of this kind, the more students we will 

 have at Storrs. 



ToASTMASTER Hale : Those of you who had the pleas- 

 ure of hearing Professor Sears to-day must have wondered 

 how an ordinary professor, with the meagre salaries pro- 

 fessors receive, could have started a large orchard and 

 bought a farm. I wondered myself until some of the Mas- 

 sachusetts people told me since this meeting began, of his 

 fake advertising. He is a professor of Pomology, a fake 

 advertiser as well, and as such I introduce him to this audi- 

 ence. 



Professor F. C. Sears: I find myself a good deal in 

 the same position as a friend of mine in the West. He was 

 a Alason and. as such, was called upon a great many times 

 to make speeches. He was always glad to do so, but insisted 

 that he know beforehand so that he might make some prep- 

 aration. One night, at a banquet, the toastmaster came to 

 him and said that Dr. Jones, who was to have spoken on a 

 certain subject, was not present, and that he would have to 

 call upon him to speak in the doctor's place. He declined 

 and the toastmaster tried to find someone else to speak, but 

 failing, came again to my friend and said he must speak on 

 the chosen subject. My friend replied, "Do you suppose I 

 am going to make an ass of myself without any prepara- 

 tion?" 



I have enjo}"ed this occasion very much and am glad of 

 having the privilege of being with you to-night and taking 

 part in this unique occasion. I congratulate your Society 

 upon its prosperity and thank you for your attention. 



