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Mr. Newman: — We hear a great deal of these experiments. 

 but I will take a man's bank account and his farm against the 

 professor's theories. 



Mr. Lindley : — I don't suppose there is a man on earth who 

 has been after me to try and make an appropriation for this 

 college more than you have. (Meaning Mr. Newman.) Now 

 don't you come again. 



Mr. Newman : — If the gentleman will look at the proceed- 

 ings of this association for the last five years he will find that 

 our plea for the college is for money to send men out into the 

 field just as Hopper, Glover and McLaughlin. 



Mr. Lindley: — You say you don't want theory? 



Mr. Newman : — You are putting it wrong. When it comes 

 to a question of theory — I know this man's farm and you know 

 your farm, and I say if their theories don't agree with his practi- 

 cal experience I will take his experience. 



Mr. Lindley: — One more word on the subject of practical 

 matter, Mason has done well, the only thing is, if he had a little 

 more theory couldn't he do better? 



Mr. Newman : — That is what he says. He is rubbing 

 against the university and they are rubbing against him, and 

 both are improving. 



Mr. Lindley : — You want to take the practical man against 

 the other. When the theory man leans the practical man learns 

 aome things too, and it works the other way too. 



A: — That's right. If it wasn't for the professors we 

 wouldn't be getting the theoretical part of it. 



, Mr. Lindley : — Why doesn't he feed their way then ? 



Mr. Mason: — We are accustomed to this way of feeding, 

 but by getting in closer touch with our Agricultural College and 

 learning of the advantage of the silo, alfalfa and other crops, etc., 

 we expect to improve. 



Mr. Newman : — You think you can do better ? 



A : — I do not think any of us dairymen are doing over two- 

 thirds of what it is possible to do on a dairy farm. 



Mr. Lillie: — You mean to make it cheaper? 



