Show SCIENCE AND THE FARMER science is perhaps tire the greatest help of the farmer one out ot of five prominent scientists in america Secre secretary of agriculture jardine points out are engaged in work of an agricultural chemical natura As the result of the extensive scientific agricultural work going on the percentage of cattle has been reduced from 4 to 2 in th last decade hos hog cholera la Is ino longer a check to hog production tick infested cattle in the south are being reduced in number animal parasites nave have been greatly reduced in binum bar plant research ot of scientists has saved immense imi mense sums to farmers many new plants from other countries have been introduced new plant diseases are guarded against bud si sa lection in the citrus industry has saved the growers of california several million dollars the above are only a few of the great achievements of science in relation to agriculture reading tha news it seems that a great percentage ot of the new inventions and discoveries have to do with the farm scientists seam beirn interested in the ari cultural problems ot of the nation more than in almost anything else that is not surprising agriculture being the great industry |