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hie driver will grow- poor, while with kinder treatment 

 and the same feed and work he might maintain a good 

 condition. 



It is true of the lower animals, as of man, that " it is 

 worry, and not work, that kills." Many a farmer reduccc 

 the income from his stock by abusive treatment. 



Conclusion. — A knowledge of the principles of agricul- 

 ture is simply a knowledge of some of the laws of nature, 

 which have a divine origin. 



To understand these principles, and to observe them 

 in practice, is simply to place ourselves in conformity 

 with natural laws which are based npon the sti-ictest pro- 

 priety and economy. 



Success and failure in agriculture turn npon this 

 point. The heedless and indifferent can never receive so 

 large a share of the bounties of our mother Earth as 

 those who are on the alert to catch the lessons which 

 nature teaches, and to profit by them. " If ye be willing 

 and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land." 



QUESTIONS. 



What are the two forms of life ? What is the chief purpose of A'e2;e- 

 tation ? Ar*^ the bodies of animals composed of the same materi- 

 als as plants? What is the diffei-ence between herbivorous and 

 carnivorous animals? What is the nature of the process of animal 

 life ? 



Xame the different classes of substances in the body of an animal. 

 What jiroportion of the body is water ? ^A'hat is the use of water 

 in the body ? What parts of the body are composed of nitrogenous 

 substances? Where is fat to be found in the body? Explain 

 the different kinds of fat. What elements are included in the 

 " ash " ? 



What are the different jiurposes of food ? What use do young ani- 

 mals make of food different from mature animals ? Do the bodies 



