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the practical farmer. Any indication that the time of misdirected 

 energy is passing away, is gratifying and encouraging to all who 

 lay aside mere prejudice and seek to investigate in an intelligent 

 and profitable manner. If our agricultural schools and colleges 

 shall do no more than this, they will have abundantly compensated 

 the community which has invested its money in their foundation." 

 There is much that might be said on this subject, but I will 

 leave it in this imperfect condition, saying that the prime object 

 of this brief paper is to call forth thought, and if you see fit, dis- 

 cussion, and thus awaken attention to a subject which is second 

 in importance to none that the farmer is called upon to deal with. 

 Let the farmers of Maine see to it that some methods are speedily 

 adopted to supply the lack pointed out, and thus provide for the 

 better protection of our farm stock. 



