In this speech, David Franklin Houston, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1913 to 1920, discusses the role of agricultural education and research in promoting economic and social progress in rural America. He addresses the challenges facing farmers during World War I and the post-war period, and calls for greater investment in research and innovation to improve the productivity and sustainability of American agriculture.

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