390 State Board of Agricttlture, &o. 



results and. in conseqiiencje, the work upon the farm is often 

 performed in an imperfect manner. Our springs are short 

 and a Large amount of labor has to be compressed into a 

 very brief period of time, in consequence of whicli it is 

 hurriedly performed. 



To make up for tlie deficiency in time, we need more 

 help, in order that the soil may be properly prepared for 

 the reception of seed, and in the after cultivation of the crops. 

 There is an adage that " tillage is manure," and, to a cer- 

 tain extent, this is true. It is, indeed, a very important 

 part of our system of agriculture, and should be considered 

 as such. There is also another saying, that " haste makes 

 waste," which, as regards getting along in a hurry with our 

 farming operations so as save time and expense, regardless 

 of how the work is performed, is a true one, and, whenever 

 practiced, the source of innumerable evils. 



We need more labor to be judiciously expended upon 

 the farm — in other words, the employment of capital that 

 will be returned in full, with use, in the improved condi- 

 tion of the soil and increase of crops, resulting from a bet- 

 ter system of cultivation. 



Perhaps I may be allowed to add here that hardly a farmer 

 has manure enough for the purposes of the farm, and is 

 confident that, if this deficiency was supplied, nmch better 

 returns could be made. There is no doubt of this. It is^ 

 indeed, the great want of the farmers of to-day, and one 

 that, by some means, should be supplied. To a certain ex- 

 tent this can be done, if there is time to devote to the pur. 

 pose or means at command to furnish help. 



When we consider that every two-horse load of manure 



