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and a comfortable living ; and that our people are honest, earnest, 

 and thoughtful. 



Looking forward, gentlemen, with pleasure, to the benefit we 

 expect to acquire from association and interchange of views, I 

 welcome you again to the hospitalit}' of our community, and to such 

 attentions as we are able to bestow. 



H. L. Leland, Sangerville, followed with discussion, in which he 

 said that, in the welcome given, one of the needs of the locality 

 referred to was, that more system was called for. Mr. Buck, in his 

 paper read, said that "farmers need to mind their own business 

 more," or to give closer, deeper attention to the business in hand. 

 Connected with this, and first of all, it becomes necessary to have 

 a purpose in our work. This purpose should be well defined, that 

 we mav have a mark to aim at. Unless we realize that we have a well 

 defined object in view, towards which we are all the time striving, 

 the work will be in a measure weak and ineffectual. To the young 

 tarmer especiall}' is this of the greatest importance. It is absolutely 

 necessary to his success in life. The young, too, need encourage- 

 ment in the special direction in which we would have them interested. 

 If we would have the young interested in the business of farming, 

 it laN's with us to instil into their minds a faith in the possibilities of 

 the business which shall promise a successful issue. If there is no 

 purpose in our efforts, no objects either arrived at or achieved, no 

 iaith prompting us to efforts, and no success following our efforts, 

 those -who ma}' be brought in contact will find little to attract or to 

 encourage them. 



EzEKiEL Maddox. In regard to this faith in the business, I wish 

 to emphasize its importance. It is an alarming fact, that in too 

 man}' cases, even when the business has been in a high degree suc- 

 cessful, faith is waning. The social atmosphere seems to be im- 

 pregnated with this lack of faith, and it is being educated into the 

 rising generation. When faith and purpose are found with the 

 father and mother, 3'ou will find it in the son and daugliter. 



The attendance throughout the day and evening was all the house 

 could accommodate, and the interest manifested was a credit to the 

 community. A generous hospitality was extended to all in attend- 

 ance. Good orchestral musle gave ^)leasure to the occasion. 



