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Investigations of the Office of Experiment Stations of 

 the Department of Agriculture have a large sphere of 

 usefulness and they may be of great service both to the 

 farmers and farm implement manufacturers by con- 

 ducting these experiments in an impartial way, by pre- 

 paring useful information for the benefit of the farmers, 

 and by offering friendly suggestions to the manufac- 

 turers. 



In order that we may accomplish the best results, 

 it is absolutely necessary that a spirit of friendly co- 

 operation exist between the implement manufacturers 

 and the Department of Agriculture. 



One of the reasons why we appear before the mem- 

 bers of this Association is that a correct idea of the scope 

 of our work may be known to you from the beginning, 

 in order that we may have your confidence and support. 



Another matter that is merely suggestive for the 

 consideration of this Association is the establishment 

 of an agricultural implement museum and exhibit build- 

 ing in Washington, similar to those now existing in 

 Berlin, Paris, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Such a col- 

 lection would be of immense educational value, not only 

 to our own people, but to the numerous foreigners who 

 annually visit our national capital. It would also be 

 the means of preserving the handiwork of the American 

 inventors of farm implements who hare done more for 

 the development of this country than any other class of 

 men, and who should surely rank in the honor and 

 esteem of future generations with our famous statesmen, 

 generals and authors. 



But the collection of such an exhibit would be of 



still greater value to the present generations, in that it 

 would afford an opportunity for domestic and foreign 

 purchasers of agricultural implements to study the types 

 of implements manufactured, to make a comparison be- 

 tween the different makes of the same type, and to de- 

 cide what ones would best meet the requirements of their 

 particular locality. It is the opinion of the authorities 

 in charge of the foreign implement museums referred to 

 that these exhibits have done more for the introduction 

 of modern implements in those countries than all other 

 efforts combined. 



If .it should seem advisable to establish such an 

 exhibit it could only be done successfully by the co- 

 operation of the American Association of Implement 

 and Vehicle Manufacturers with the United States gov- 

 ernment. I hope that the best of "community of in- 

 terest" spirit may always exist between this Association 

 and the Department of Agriculture, and I thank you 

 for your kind attention. 



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