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A late March issue of Pennsylvania Farmer carried a brief but significant article by Wellington D. Smith of the Pcnnsplvania Young Farmers Association. His theme was the almost incredible progress we have witnessed since the turn of the century. As he put it, “Fifty-two years ago tEe telephone and electricity were in the infant stage. No one believed in the horseless carriage or the gasoline engine. Old Ddbbin and the wagon wheel were here to stay. The breech loader was then our secret weapon.
“Today I am surrounded with the necessary but apparently luxurious automobile, streamliner, super-sonic jet aircraft, atomic submarine, radio, television, deep freeze, electric kitchen combine, hay baler, field chopper and diesel tractor. Even old| Daisy (the family cow) is equipped with a jet pump. During the years following World War II there have been fabu-1
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