14 The State and the Farmer 



crops on his land — alfalfa, cowpeas, crimson 

 clover, macaroni wheat. If he lives in the 

 northeastern market-milk section, he has seen 

 the red and brindle cow change to black and 

 white; he has developed the winter production 

 of milk and has made the silo a part of his 

 farm scheme. He has a new conception of 

 cleanliness, as a result of the studies in bac- 

 teria. He has a rational outlook on potato 

 blight and oat smut and codlin-moth. He has 

 respect for ideas in print, because the ideas 

 are worthy of respect. All this changes his 

 methods of work. 



With all these great shifts in the methods of 

 farming, it is natural to expect unequal shifts in 

 effectiveness of the business, for some persons 

 react responsively to such changes and others 

 do not. The least adaptable persons find their 

 lot harder by competition with the others. 

 Profound changes have resulted in the whole 

 attitude of the man toward his business. 



These shifts in mental attitude are largely 

 the direct result of the colleges and experi- 

 ment stations and bureaus devoted to agricul- 



