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as those treasured in the Hitchcock cabinet, but of a veiy different 

 sort. We cannot put new wine into old bottles, neither can we 

 expect the old men grown gi'ay in the ways of their fathers to 

 change their system. We must look to the young men. It is for them 

 to infuse hfe into their profession, and impart to it the inspiration 

 »f the nineteenth century. Let the farmers of this county see to 

 it that their sons are afforded every facihty to enjoy the advantages 

 of the liberal scientific training afforded by their own CoDege, — 

 that annually she may send from her halls back to the old home- 

 stead, graduates who can stand on a perfect equality with other 

 educateil men, and by their intelligence, industry and success com- 

 mand for agriculture the appreciation it deserves. 



Massachusetts Agricultural College, Sept. 1st, 1871. 



