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is the old saying that the farmer is the most independent of men. 

 The endless modifications of the details of successful farm practice 

 ofier ample scope to everyone to develop along his own particular 

 lines. He may change the purpose to which he puts his land, and still 

 be quite as successful as his neighbors. He may become a successful 

 enthusiast. There is the satisfaction of knowing that you are making 

 steady progress from year to year. That next season you will make 

 the poorer part of your land a step nearer in productivity to the best ; 

 that you will weed out the worst of your live stock and replace them 

 by something better than the average. In a word, it is the joy of the 

 farmer to know that his future is more in his own hands than is the lot 

 of most other men. If he keeps on sound lines, nature will be true to 

 him, and his upwayi progress, though it may be slow, is certain to be 

 sure. 



Section H. 



ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE. 



The President-elect of this Section (Mr. W. Thwaites, M.A. 



was unavoidably prevented from attendance ; there 



was consequently no Presidential Address. 



