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The opportunities offered for useful research and the spread of useful information in regard to the cultivation of the soil and the breeding of stock and the solution of many of the intricate problems in progressive agriculture have demonstrated the wisdom of establishing that department.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Taft highlights the importance of research and information dissemination in agriculture as a reason for establishing the department.

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