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tlie societr, in conjunction with the President cuid .Secretary, could 

 formulate a scheme wliereby a live interest in tlie work could be 

 maintained. 



In the rich farming districts, where nature is kind, the agri- 

 culturist does not seem to feel the need of entering into the minor 

 rural pursuits, and he has rather royal ideas in regard to his calling, 

 hence his sympathies are not very warm in fostering these. To the 

 agriculturist of the less favoured parts, the minor rural industries are 

 as the salt of his existence, and may, as dairying, become the 

 fundamental source of his prosperity, and that of his country. If it 

 should happen that the educational committee of the farmer's 

 progressive society were independent of the <igricultural society, then 

 it would increase the expense, and a share of the g(jvernment grant 

 should be apportioned to it, but as this would entail more government 

 supervision, and result in a certain loss of cohesion among the members 

 of the two societies, it would be far better to have a united society 

 with one great aim before it — the advancement of the producing 

 interests, individually and collectively. 



