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appearing in our market which were heretofore 

 unknown. These have come chiefly in the form 

 of vegetable oils which compete with the by- 

 product of cotton-seed. 



The principle of protection has been sup- 

 ported because we have believed it for the best 

 interest of the country to develop our own rich 

 resources and to employ our own labor and 

 business ingenuity. We have sought to diversi- 

 fy our life and afford our growing population 

 the widest range of employment. The agri- 

 cultural states have supported this principle 

 and aided in sheltering our industries from 

 foreign competition. They have believed in 

 protecting the home markets for the manufac- 

 turer. We have now arrived at the problem 

 of protecting the home market for our agricul- 

 tural products as well. 



A properly adjusted tariff with relation to 

 trade in agricultural products is now a necessity 

 more than ever before. This is best emphasized 

 by reviewing what has occurred with respect 

 to some of our leading agricultural industries. 



The sheep industry is an outstanding example 

 of the influence of protection. When, in 1913, 

 raw wool wasj put upon the free list, there 

 were over 51,000,000 sheep reported on the 



