The discussion this evening is an extremely important one from many aspects. Probably we, as farmers, are apt to look mainly on the economic side without giving much thought to any other angle. Admittedly a practical farmer must run his farm as a sound business proposition, otherwise he is failing in his duty to his family and himself, but one must not forget that today, as never before, the welfare and economy of our country is dependent on what we as farmers are doing with our grasslands.