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training and showing them, and at a little less than four years 

 of age, he sold them for $300, full |100 more than they were 

 worth for beef, settling readily with his father by paying him 

 their value for beef ($200,) and putting in the bank $100, the 

 pay for training, and is now enlarging his operations by break- 

 ing two pairs of the same sort. 



Now, the gist of th& matter is, don't let our boys and girls 

 learn from us that we are ashamed of our business, that farm- 

 ing is degrading, dirty work, and that we long for some higher 

 sphere in which to move. But contrawise, let us show them 

 that we love our calling, that we will ennoble it and honor it, 

 that we do not desire to exchange the farm and its toils and its 

 independence, for any of the tempting professions, the " glitter- 

 ing generalities " which so easily take with children and weak- 

 minded men. 



Let us train them to habits of industry and perseverance, 

 keeping them tame even by hard work, thus qualifying them 

 for any pursuit in life, so that if you would have the very best 

 ministers or merchants, doctors or lawyers, let their first fifteen 

 years of service, if possible, be iinder the instruction of good 

 old dame agriculture ; then when the Lord calls upon us for a 

 minister, a king, a president, as He always does when He takes 

 his pick, why then " let 'em slide " — give them up of course. 



Of thoroughbred Shorthorns, the show was meagre, less in 

 number and inferior in quality to last year, while other breeds 

 were in excess of other years. A beautiful Ayrshire, owned by 

 J. S. Grennell, our former secretary, the first ever exhibited at 

 our fair owned in the county. The thanks of the society are 

 due our worthy friend for his efforts to introduce this valuable 

 breed of cattle into the county. Of Herefords, two good 

 animals worthy the premiums awarded them. Too much can 

 hardly be said in favor of this breed of cattle ; crossed with our 

 large, coarse Durhams, they greatly improve the quality, and for 

 matched cattle they are unrivalled. The only drawback to 

 them is the cows are second quality of milkers. A Hereford 

 calf at six weeks old or an ox at six years, is the best selling 

 meat in the market. Next we come to the despised Jersey. 

 Only four years ago old Chancellor, one of the best Jersey 

 bulls that ever stood in New England, stood in our shed all 

 day, the only bull of his blood on the ground, without spot or 



