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came from every direction to congratulate him on his success. He 

 sajs he had not expected to win among older and more experienced 

 dairymen, but that he was very much gratified and had learned 

 where he could make still more improvement. So we have two let- 

 ters received, one showing the educational value and the other the 

 commercial value of these contests. 



