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Show preachers, la wyers and doctors enough and to spare; but we do not have enough educated farmers by a great deal. The education of the youth of' our land in thorough knowledge of the soil, of its products and of the animals subsisting upon it, is imperatively demanded, and too much cannot be said in urging au appreciation of the agricultural needs of the land upon parents who have sons to send to college. A PRACTICAL TALK. A practical citizen is Hon. James H. Wilson, secretary of tae Agricultural department. In 1 " an interview during his recent j -visit to Salt Lake, he made a number of points that are of in-! in-! J&arest to Utah. He gave the credit for secur ing the passage of the irrigation j to President Roosevelt, and . -spoke of the interest the . . Resident always manifests in j caatters concerning this part of i the United States, j Sety. Wilson referred approv- ingJy to the work being done j $jy the agricultural colleges and i the experimental stations, and i sa?d: I hope your people appre- J ciatc the work being done at i tliese institutions, and particu lirly in the agricultural colleges. "Keep them well supplied with money give them all the money they want, and don't be afraid to go to the legislature and tell the . i members that you want money, j "Congress always gives me what I ask for It is brought to my . rattention that the termers in such ipxrtofihe country are wrestling Ttith a problem and need help j ' S have but to state the amount raecded an 1 it is put in the ap . i tpropriation list. And teach the J people to send thier sons to the j .igriculturai college. Why, half j the people in this country live by .ti:sg the soil, an 1 but comparatively little is done to educate them in its economical treatment, i!s intelligent salivation. 'X; I;--- icois, |