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the horses, or cattle, or sheep, or swine, which 

 you notice as you pass along. 



Some knowledge on these points you may 

 obtain without spending an apprenticeship to 

 farming. You may learn much from books. 

 And it is one design of this little volume to 

 impart some just ideas on the subject for your 

 benefit. 



But I write for another class also. I expect 

 a portion of my readers belong to the country. 

 They are the young farmers of the land the 

 bones and sinews of society coming forward 

 rapidly, and every thing will soon depend upon 

 them. 



I need not dwell long on the importance to 

 this class of a thorough knowledge of farming. 

 I might with as much propriety talk of skill to 

 the tailor in handling his sheers and his needle. 

 Every one knows this. And many farmers 

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