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The time has gone by when it was thought necessary to force a young 

 man into one of the professions to make him respectable. The profes- 

 sions are crowded with those who are htted to shine in them, and bur- 

 dened with those who are not. Respectability is confined to no particular 

 class — no profession — no occupation. The industrious, the intelligent, 

 the cultivated, the tasteful, and moral, are everywhere respectable. Why, 

 then, overwhelm the professions with those who must fail to realize their 

 hopes, and rob the field of those who might there be independent, useful 

 and honorable ? Let the occupation of the farmer be properly estimated; 

 let it be elevated to the highest ground, and let others look up to it. Tell 

 the ingenuous youth of the country — those who have talent, enterprise, 

 or wealth to employ — here is your appropriate field of exertion ; here 

 you may blend taste and beauty with pleasure and profit ; here you may 

 have employment that strengthens the body and gratifies the mind ; here 

 you may build a home that virtue consecrates, opulence adorns, and hospi- 

 tality renders attractive ; here you will be exempted from the cares and the 

 disappointments that vex the commercial, the professional and the political 

 world ; here contentment and peace, like angel's wings, will overshadow 

 your roof; and around the family altar and the family table, gathering 

 the circle of cheerful hearts and cheerful faces, you may eat and drink, 



" And ill communion sweet, 



Quaff immortality and joy." 



ENTRIES AT MILWAUKEE. 



CATTLE 65 



HORSES 135 



SHEEP 331 



SWINE AND POULTRY. ...^ 43 



FARMING IMPLEMENTS 109 



PLOWING MATCH 6 



DAIRY 21 



FLOUR AND HONEY 16 



GRAINS, SEEDS AND VEGETABLES 131 



DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES AND NEEDLE WORK.. 112 



FRUITS „ 92 



FLOW^ERS 45 



PAINTINGS 53 



MISGELL/.NEOUS 170 



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