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is finished to a new one. Do not move them any further than 

 is absolutely necessary in any one half day, but try to hold 

 them in one part of the farm until quitting time, even though 

 they do have to be put for a time on to work which is not 

 quite so pressing as some job on the other side of the farm. 



Then just a personal word to the boss himself. It is a big 

 undertaking to run a farm competently, even if it is a small 

 farm. In fact, in some ways it is a bigger job to run a small 

 farm than a big one. But in any case it is a job to take pride 

 in and to put one's best thought into. If things are to be 

 made to go right one must get over the farm frequently, — if 

 possible every day, certainly every week. It does not take 

 long for the red-humped caterpillars to ruin an apple tree, or 

 for the blight to get a start in the potato field, or for the 

 peaches to get too ripe to handle well. In these inspection 

 trips do not be too much of an optimist. Be critical. It is all 

 right to see that the corn has grown a lot, and to be pleased by 

 that fact, but at the same time see that the weeds are getting 

 a start and that the field needs to be cultivated again. 



Above and beyond all else keep the work moving. Keep 

 the quality of the work high, too, but do not let the speed 

 slacken. Hustle things. 



