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so does a man's countenance that of his friend." If this is 

 not possible, we should strongly advise a course of reading. 

 Dairy and agricultural journals, agricultural and dairy 

 reports, bulletins, etc., may now be got for a small sum. No 

 man need be without the means of obtaining an education. 

 ]^ooks on nearly all phases of farming may be bought at small 

 cost or had from circulating and free libraries for a small 

 fee. He who earnestly desires an agricultural education may 

 gratify his wishes at little expense in these times of great 

 expansion of agricultural thought and practice. 



In addition to reading, a man needs to think deeply and 

 act wisely. Digestion and assimilation of mental food are as 

 essential for the well-being of the human mind as are the 

 proper digestion and assimilation of food for the welfare of 

 the body. There are men who seem utterly unable to put 

 their knowledge into practice. Such men become marks for 

 the shafts of witty workers, — men who do things. Knowl- 

 edge of soils, plants, animals, and their relation to each other, 

 is very important, but the man who cannot set these natural 

 materials and forces to work in such a way as to achieve prac- 

 tical results is voted a failure by the practical man on the 

 farm. It is at this point where so many college graduates 

 fail. 



In addition to all this the farmer of to-day must study the 

 questions of economy of transport and the best methods of buy- 

 ing and selling. Good roads, fair transportation rates on farm 

 ])roduce, efficient transportation, and how to buy and sell are 

 essentials in modern farming. Meline says: "Efficient sell- 

 ing is essential to any industry that is to be prosperous ; its 

 profits depend on this." 



Farmers need to develop independence and co-operation, — 

 two qualities more or less antagonistic, yet essential for the 

 highest development of farmers and the farming industry. 

 Be not mindful of the men who " work the farmer " instead 

 of the farm. Do your o^^^l thinking! It will then not be 

 possible for any one to say, O foolish farmers, who hath be- 

 witclied you ? " The cow and the man will make a strong 

 team wherewith to lift agriculture from the " slough of de- 

 spond " into which many farmers have fallen. 



