252 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Mr. Smith, in answer to a question, stated that the wire was 

 galvanized and should last an indefinite time. The onl3' test recalled 

 was for a period of forty years. The twist of the wire obviates all 

 injury from expansion and contraction occasioned by changes of 

 temperature. 



EVENING. 



WHAT I ha\t: learned in butter-making. 



By Arthur L. Moore, Limerick. 



In order for a man to succeed in farming there are three requisites to 

 he considered — he must know his business ; he must pay strict 

 attention to it ; he must be an enthusiast. A man can know his 

 business only b^- studying the best methods and practices of successful 

 farmers, and by keeping posted in the best agricultural literature of 

 the day. 



We must not be retrogressive but progressive. We must strive 

 to improve our methods b}- ever3' possible means. The times 

 demand that we produce the best of everything, and for the best 

 only can we expect to obtain the highest prices. 



What was considered a good practice fifty years ago would not 

 necessarily be considered so now. This fact becomes self-evident 

 wlien our attention is called to the changed surroundings of the 

 present da}'. The demands and necessities of the people are con- 

 stantl}' changing, and we must adapt ourselves to satisfy their 

 wants. It will not do for the farmer to spend his time in the village 

 store or blacksmith shop — his business is to study the wants of his 

 farm and stock and then find out how to supply them. 



Let us be enthusiastic — feel, as we ought, that we are pursuing 

 the best and most honorable employment ever allotted to man. 

 Such enthusiasm will create a zest and zeal for work unknown 

 before. The question natural^ arises in the mind of a man first 

 entering upon the business of farming, how can I follow all the 

 branches of mixed husbandry and become proficient in each? 



Some men can, but there are man}- more who cannot. The truth 

 is, we trj' to spread ourselves over too much ground — we do not 

 attend to each part of our business as well as we ought. Thus a man is 

 naturally led to choose some specialt}' in farming. Let the young 

 man be governed b}' his taste and circumstances in selecting some 



