Harbord。ItwasMarshallwhosuggestedthecreationofaBoardofRuralAffairs，
andthepreparationofSurveysandMinutes。Thoughheneverheldanofficial
position，itwasfromhisownchoice，forhepreferredtopublishhisown
MinutesandSurveysratherthantowritethemfortheBoard。Hewasinterested
inphilologyaswellasinagriculture；hepublishedavocabularyofthe