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sion if Dr. Holmes could keep Jersey stock they must be a 

 tough breed, and so they are tough, hardy animals. 



Prof. Farrington. I am glad to see my friend Mr. Fer- 

 nald use his voice in favor of the horse. I shall certainly be 

 obliged to concur with him in that respect. In regard to 

 stock, I believe each and every man should study the prob- 

 lem in his own mind and settle it satisfactorily as regaids 

 himself. For instance, I think a farnier should ask himself 

 the question, Do I want a Jersey or do I want an Ayrshire? 

 Decide the question as he thinks best for his own individual 

 interest. And another thing in keeping stock, a great deal 

 depends upon the person who has the dressing and care of 

 the butter. I tell you, young men, one of the things you 

 ought to think about is to get some one who will take good 

 care of your dairy. And young women, one of the things 

 you should prepare yourselves on is to successfully till this 

 position for some noble, honest farmer. 



There is no calling in the world in which the question 

 seems to occur so often, What shall I do? What shall I do 

 in regard to this or that matter? as in farming ; and very often 

 farmers feel as if they must run to a neighbor's and ask for 

 a solution of the question. If you follow anybody's direction 

 you are liable to find yourself mistaken. Work the question 

 out for yourself and decide as you think proper. I can cite 

 some things in my estimation that would favor the horse, and 

 then some things that would favor the ox. I think both are 

 good animals and proper in their place, but I must contend 

 that both are equally useful and necessary on the farm. The 

 question is not whether oxen or horses are best, but Stock- 

 raisins: in Aroostook. If a man excels in raising beef, that 

 is his business. If he succeeds best in dairying, then that is 

 his business. I undertake to say that while a man may raise 

 oxen profitably, the same man may not be able to raise 

 horses ; while another man might do that who would fail to 

 raise oxen. I think you will all see the question as it is, if 

 you look at it carefully. 



