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Had those men mentioned in the illustrations given, applied their 

 knowledge at home, on their own farms, they might have be- 

 come successful where they were instead of going away and 

 being among the unknown. 



But some of you are now saying to yourselves : "I have no 

 time for the study you speak of." I say you should make as 

 much of a study of your farm and dairy problems as a banker, 

 manufacturer or merchant does of his business. They study all 

 the time so as to get the most out of their respective business; 

 so I say to you, you must study. 



Our State Agricultural College and Department of Agricul- 

 ture are working out problems each year and publishing the re- 

 sults, which are worth thousands of dollars to you if you will 

 only take advantage of them, for Mr. Dairyman, if you are to 

 make a success of this opportunity the State of Maine offers 

 you, you must study the soil, for the whole organization of ag- 

 riculture rests upon animal and plant production which is de- 

 pendent almost wholly upon the character of the soil and treat- 

 ment you give it. 



You must study and test the seed you are to plant. You 

 must study your individual animals, in fact, make a study of 

 your business. You cannot afford to guess at it, for guess 

 work is one of the most expensive luxuries a man, especially a 

 dairy man ever indulged in. 



And when you dairymen take advantage of the opportunities 

 that are offered you to help solve difficult problems on your 

 farm, then and not until then, will you grasp, in the fullest meas- 

 ure, the great opportunity there is for profitable dairying in the 

 State of Maine. 



