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sell, and these being distributed to the Club will not 

 only increase its popularity, but give him a right to 

 share when another's surplus is in like manner dis- 

 tributed. If one has choice fruits to give away, the 

 Club will afford him an excellent opportunity ; but I 

 would rather not attract persons to its meetings by a 

 prospect of having their appetites thus gratified at 

 others' expense. A Flower-Show once in each year, 

 and an Exhibition of Fruits and other choice products 

 at an evening meeting in September or October, 

 should suffice for festivals. Let each member con- 

 sider himself pledged to' bring to the Exhibition the 

 best material result of his year's efforts, and the ag- 

 gregate will be satisfactory and instructive. 



The organization of a Farmers' Club is its chief 

 difficulty. The larger number of those who ought to 

 participate usually prefer to stand back, not commit- 

 ting themselves to the effort until after its success has 

 been assured. To obviate this embarrassment, let a 

 paper be circulated for signatures, pledging each 

 signer to attend the introductory meeting and bring 

 at least a part of his family. When forty have 

 signed such a call, success will be well-nigh as- 

 sured. 



