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Quietly but surely the Agricultural Bureau is working a great national good, and if liberally supported the more widely its influence will be extended and the less dependent we shall be upon the products of foreign countries.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Grant praises the Agricultural Bureau for its contributions to national welfare and independence from foreign products.

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