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tenths, and another four and eight-tenths. We made two tests of one 

 sample and both were the same. 



The children did all the work, and the readings were perfectly clear. 



This is not a good time to test milk, I'm told, for the cows are not in 

 the right condition, here at least. We shall wait a few weeks, and then 

 can make more tests, for there will be more milk. 



I was so pleased with the result, and the boys certainly do take an 

 interest in the work. 



Very sincerely yours, 



Laura B. Gelser. 



A FEW QUOTATIONS 



"The love of rural life, the habit of finding enjoyment in familiar 

 things, that susceptibility to Nature which keeps the nerves gently thrilled 

 in her homeliest nooks and by her commonest sounds, is worth a thousand 

 fortunes of money, or its equivalents." — Henry Ward Beecher. 



" Instruction in agriculture properly presented, will increase interest 

 in school life and in farm life. The care of stock, the protection of 

 insectivorous birds, the preservation of game, the engineering of the farm, 

 the great physical universe, will appeal directly to the boys, and the 

 domestic science, including preservation of fruit, and dairying, and rural 

 economy, will interest the girls. The farm is the groundwork, the back- 

 bone, the sinew, of our health, our wealth, our happiness. It must re- 

 main so. Keep close to Nature for physical, intellectual, and spiritual 

 strength and growth." — William K. Fozdcr. 



"The most successful farmers of the present day are those who work 

 in harmony with the forces and laws of Nature which control the growth 

 and development of plants and animals. These men have gained their 

 knowledge of those laws and forces by careful observation, experiment, 

 and study." — C. L. Goodrich. 



