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animal to be killed is accurately learned, and 

 the relative values of every piece of meat. 

 This, and how best to dispose of the refuse, 

 how to cure the meat, how to prepare it for 

 market, are also among the things taught. He 

 learns how to select a dairy cow, and how to 

 breed stock that shall do the best service for 

 the dairy and the market; what breed is best 

 adapted to his climate and locality; how he 

 may provide, at the lowest expense, the food 

 for the market cattle, in order that he may 

 make the most money from his investment ; 

 and he gets acquainted with the horse, that 

 noble friend and helper, in so intimate a fash- 

 ion that he can not only take life easier him- 

 self through his use of the horse, but make life 

 infinitely more bearable for the horse. He 

 learns how to care for fruit trees ; how to plant 

 and prune and graft; what to select for his 

 climate, and why ; how to prepare fruits for the 

 market or for his own winter food. The life- 

 history of weeds, and how they rob the far- 

 mer, together with such an intimate knowl- 

 edge, that out of a hundred weed seeds he can 

 accurately name the weeds themselves merely 

 by size, shape and color of the seeds ; what 



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