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done on very small farms. I would add that the people 

 obtain a good liveliliood, and are prosperous and happy, 

 being subject to visits from neither tax gatherers nor cus- 

 tom house officials. 



And now, to t^orne home again. If we had a reasonable 

 amount of capital, we miglit not at first accomplish as great 

 results as our English brethren, who have a much greater 

 experience in the matter, and whose lands are supposed to 

 be already in a condition to yield the best possible returns for 

 money invested, but I believe we can make it pay a good 

 interest on the investment. 



Some may inquire how we could use capital, provided 

 we had it, to the best advantage on the farm. 



I will mention some of the obstacles in the way of good 

 farming, and what might be expected provided they were 

 removed. In the first place, many of us have fields, or 

 parts of fields, that are really unfit for cultivation, for the 

 reason that they are too wet. The soil is naturally good, 

 and would produce abundant crops if it could only be suf- 

 ficiently and properly worked, and r.t t'le right time. But, 

 in its present state, this cannot be docc, and for this reason 

 the crops are late and scant, and the land is not worth half 

 price. Now, what is wanted here is drainage, and, when 

 this has been properly performed, the land can l)c plowed 

 in season, the soil Avill become light and friable, manures 

 can be applied with a certain prospect of their operating ben- 

 eficially, seeds put into the ground in season and maximum 

 crops harvested. 



To secure these results, money will be required — other- 

 wise time, labor and material ; and although the cost in 



