Education 



staff of the agricultural college. Instruction 

 must be brought to the farmer's door. That 

 is the only way to reach him. Some people 

 still think that the farmer does not appre- 

 ciate organizing instructors and all that 

 kind of thing, but provided the organizing 

 instructor is the right sort of man, actual 

 experience proves how much mistaken these 

 people are in their conclusions. The Eng- 

 lish farmer does respond and is willing to 

 take advice. 



As regards the landowner, a great altera- 

 tion in the present system of training must 

 be made. The future landowner must 

 understand the land. He must understand 

 what the land can do for national develop- 

 ment. He must understand his own position 

 and his duties in regard to the nation. 

 He need not necessarily be a skilled agri- 

 culturist, but he must have a thorough 

 grasp of rural economy, and he must realize 

 what the land is potentially capable of pro- 

 ducing, and what his own estate in particular 

 is capable of doing. He must have enough 

 practical education to know if he is dealing 

 with a capable and helpful expert or a 



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