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Extensive rebudding will follow his investigations and all 

 future budding will be done from trees known not only to 

 be vigorous in growth but known also to be producing 

 regularly a heavy crop of fruit of good quality. 



Some of the things taught the orange growers by Mr. 

 Powell and Mr. Shamel have been so simple and ele- 

 elementary that they wonder why they never discovered 

 them for themselves; but that work requires men trained 

 in scientific research. What has been done simply suggests 

 the almost boundless field for future endeavor, provided 

 men and means are supplied to do the work. 



Very largely I have been considering field work in my 

 references to results accomplished; but without buildings 

 and equipment such as we rejoice in today, the preparation 

 for and direction of the field work is impracticable and the 

 co-related laboratory investigation is impossible. The first 

 need is men but we need facilities to train them and equip- 

 ment to make their work effective. The present day ' ' back 

 to the farm" movement, of which we hear so much, is empha- 

 sized by the multiplication of agricultural high schools and 

 the inauguration of new colonization schemes. Unless, 

 however, these schools are supplied with competent teachers 

 they will largely fail of their purpose; and unless both 

 promoters and colonists in land enterprises are properly 

 instructed and directed, disappointment and disaster will 

 attend many endeavors that are honest and well intended. 

 Just here we need the university to step in and furnish the 

 instruction and expert knowledge that are essential either 

 for successful teaching or successful farming. 



In California it is no great miracle to make two blades 

 of grass grow where none grew before; the application of 

 water to our soil will do that; but to make two bushels of 

 wheat grow where one grows now, to make the vineyards 

 produce two tons of grapes where one is produced now, and 

 to make possible the harvesting of two boxes of oranges 

 where one is harvested now these problems are not so 



