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bj adopting a judicious system of rotation of crops which aro 

 adapted to the soil and to the locality, the grain producing 

 material which is especially adapted to promoting the growth 

 of each kind of grain, will have time to accummulate in the 

 soil, so that, whenever a given crop of grain or grass is to be 

 grown, there will be such an abundance of it that not onl}' the 

 stalks, but the grain, will be large in quantity and superior in 

 quality. 



" In case a farmer keeps sheep, in connection with grain 

 raising, he will want one or more cows, to furnish milk and 

 butter. Then, lard will be very essential for culinary purposes, 

 to say nothing of the value of pork for food. Then a span or 

 two of good horses will be indispensable, and a yoke of good 

 oxen. All these animals are absolutely necessary, even on a 

 grain farm. Therefore, where such animals are kept, we have 

 all the elements of a good system of mixed husbandry to begin 

 with. And now, if every thing is arranged harnioniouslj', in 

 connection with a judicious system of rotation of crops, pro- 

 viding all the manure is made and saved, and properly applied, 

 that can be; and if the soil is thoroughly drained, where it is 

 too wet, and properly cultivated, and every operation per- 

 formed in good time, and in a farmer-like manner, we may rest 

 assured, that success will attend the eftbrt of the husbandman." 

 " In order to come fully up to the standard and practice of a 

 thrifty and successful cultivator of the soil, every farmer should 

 calculate to keep some kind of stock, neat cattle or sheep, to 

 consume, and to work into manure the corn stalks, straw, and 

 coarse grain. It is, and always has been, and always will be, 

 ' penny wise, and pound foolish' policy, to keep ^joor animaJs, 

 or to keep animals looor. It has ever been a mysterj-, that I 

 could not unravel, why multitudes of farmers could be so re- 

 gardless of their own interests, as to allow their animals, which 



