Excerpts: In 1912 the need for improved marketing facilities and practices and for greater attention to the business side of farming was widely recognized. It is significant that the first book on farm management was in preparation by Dr. G. F. Warren and was published early in 1913 and that Dr. W. J. Spillman was engaged in writing on the subject and pleading for the recognition of it as an important part of the curriculum in agricultural colleges. Other subjects being discussed were cooperation among farmers especially in the field of marketing, education including the need for extension teaching and demonstration, and cost of living in relation to prices of farm products. Some other topics were equality for agriculture, granaries and warehouses, insurance, the danger of over production, the reduction of cotton acreage, and the special marketing problems of the major agricultural commodities such as grain, cotton, beef, wool, tobacco, etc. There was widespread expression of the need for improved credit facilities for agriculture, which led to the creation of the American Commission to Investigate and Study Agricultural Credit and Cooperation which was sent to Europe in the spring of 1913. The problem of conservation of natural resources including the conservation of the fertility of soil by various means was much discussed also. The evils of tenancy were recognized and discussed, and there was a growing recognition of the fact that an improved quality of country life was essential.