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Excerpt from Agricultural Economics

Both treated the economics of the farm and the house hold from the private rather than the public point of view, though the question of providing means for the support of the state was also discussed. In modern times, however, the public point of view has come to be more emphasized, mainly because the early mediaeval and mod ern economists perceived that the state could secure ample means only when industry in general was prosperous. The question for the economist and the statesman there fore became, how to make the whole country prosperous. This, I take it, is still the problem. We are still looking at the agricultural industry from the public point of view. We are concerned to know the conditions which will make for national prosperity through the prosperity of its most important industry or group of industries, namely, agriculture. However, this is merely the expression of an individual Opinion which may serve as a text. We shall doubtless get real enlightenment from the remarks Of the gentlemen who carry on the discussion.

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Excerpt from Agricultural Economics

As a result of this legislation there were in 1905, 43 institutions giving instruction in "economic science," 14 spending less than $1000, 13 spending between $1000 and $2000, and 16 spending over $2000. These institutions possess advantages for the carrying on of investigation along certain lines in agricultural economics. The opportunity should not be overlooked by the friends of economic science. The members of this Association should not miss an opportunity to recommend for such positions men with ability to investigate the middle ground between agriculture and economics and should not fail to give to all worthy investigations encouragement and recognition.

R. P. Teele: I have been asked by the chairman to present the conception of agricultural economics held by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

There is in the Department no bureau nor division which is charged with the study of agricultural economics, as such. However, every bureau and division has, or should have, constantly in view the economic value of the work which it is doing. Each studies certain elements of agricultural economics as a part of its own science, but such a study does not require the defining of agricultural economics, and, therefore, we have in the Department no authorized definition.

However, I find that the Office of Experiment Stations of the Department has published a definition and outline prepared by the Committee of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations on Methods of Teaching Agriculture.

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