HOW MAY I DO IT T0O;—BREEDING 
conscious or half-conscious plant - breeding 
has been one of the greatest forces in the 
elevation of the race. The chemist, the 
mechanic, have, so to speak, domesticated 
some of the forces of Nature, but the plant- 
breeder is now learning to guide even the 
creative forces into new and useful channels. 
This knowledge is a priceless legacy, making 
clear the way for some of the greatest benefits 
which man has ever received from any source 
by the study of Nature. 
“The plant- breeder, before making com- 
binations, should with great care select the 
individual plants which seem best adapted to 
his purpose, as by this course many years of 
experiment and much needless expense will 
be avoided. 
“The plant-breeder is an explorer into 
the infinite. He will have no time to make 
money, and his brain must be clear and alert 
in throwing aside fossil ideas and rapidly 
replacing them with living, throbbing thought 
followed by action. Then, and not till then, 
shall he create marvels of beauty and value in 
new expressions of materialized force, for 
everything of value must be produced by the 
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