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VIII.—STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION—Continued. p agc; 
Better Education of Farmers, Etc. By J. M. Smith .152-162’ 
Improvements in the last half century. 153 
Evils looming up which must be met... 154 
More education a necessity that the ballot may be cast intelligently 155 
Representatives in Congress. 157 
A nation’s prosperity measured by the intelligence of the farmers 157,158- 
Definition of scientific farming. 159 
Experience in the sale of garden-products. 159,160 
Cultivators vocation the noblest and grandest God ever gave to 
man. 161 
Be intelligent masters, not slaves—Discussion.162-168 
The Farmfr in Politics. By Wm. Orledge . 169-1S2 
The farmer an independent laborer, hence free to aid in reform. 169,170 
Masters of the soil fail to own themselves. 171 
Efforts of farmers reflect little credit upon their ability. 172 
The grange and State Agricultural Society educating agencies.. 173, 174 
Leaders of both parties parasites. 175 
Yield nothing to fraud, but deal with right and justice. 176- 
Money earns three times what labor does. 177 
Remedies for grievances must b#based upon thought. 178 
Farmers have the welfare of the country in their hands.179,180' 
Farmers hold the balance of power and should use it. 181 
Discussion. 182-18T 
Our Agricultural Rag-Baby. By E. II. Benton . 188-201 
The principles of the new system proven sound. 188 
Principles, 1-6—Money a creature of law.189,190 
Objections to a coin-currencv.190-192 
Gold basis—3 per cent, gold—97 per cent, confidence. 192 
Banks fail just when they ought to stand. 194 
Coin-currency an engine of mischief to all productive agencies.. . 195 
Characteristics of a perfect currency.195, 196 
Practical working of such a currency.196, 197 
English consols.197,198 
Hindrances to this just greenback currency. 199 
How to overcome these obstacles.199-201 
Gold as a Standard of Value. By Geo. M. Steele , D. I )... 201-210 
A standard of value should, as nearly as possible, be invariable... 201 
Value is not a quality inherent in an article. 201 
Gold follows the same law to which all other values are subject 202 
Regulation by revulsion. 203 
Interesting tabular statements.204, 20© 
The value of gold constantly flunctuating... 206 
Price list in California where only a metallic currency is used .. .207 r 228 
Greenbacks fourteen to twenty per cent, more purchasing power 
in New York and Chicago^ than has gold in California. 209 
Greenbacks less flunctuating than gold. 210 
A Consideration of the Interconvertable-Note Scheme. 
By E. B. Leland .210-233 
Gold the least variable of all known substances. 211 
Volume of currency to be provided by bank issues . 212 
The greenback only a local and fluctuating value. 212 
What is a circulating note... 213 
Greenbacks greatly depreciated. 214 
Hazardous for Congress to control the volume of currency. 215 
Was expansion ever known to lower the rate of interest. 217 
Expansion would produce endless fluctuation of value. 218 
Do not want to measure our dollar by pork or flour. . . 220 
Solvency of the government unquestioned. 222 
Value of money is in knowing what to do with it. 225 
Surplus of currency of the country. 226 
Lack, not of currency, b*t of mercantile reliance. 227 
