POTATO CULTURE. 5 



to go safely and surely. I am especially anxious that the boys of 

 our land shall like this book. The boy who can raise a good crop 

 of potatoes, and do it every time, is entitled to honor and respect. 

 He is a useful member of society, and he is sure of a job any- 

 where, under any circumstances; for the commodity that he 

 produces will probably be a staple so long as there are hungry 

 people waiting to be fed. His occupation is also an honest one. 

 Somebody has said, that an honest man is the noblest work of 

 God. 



May God's blessing go with our little book, and it surely will 

 rest on all who learn to love these rural industries, and who learn 

 to see God through his works. A. I. ROOT. 



Medina, O., April 20, 1893. 



