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and wide, every deserted farm, no matter what the cause or 

 location. Is it any wonder that faith in agriculture in New 

 England is lacking, and that results are not forthcoming? 

 No man ever rose above his ideals, and if, as he toils, he 

 questions, the end is just as certain as that time passes. 

 Success does not lie in this direction, and it is your duty 

 and mine to bend every energy, to labor faithfully, ear- 

 nestly, continuously, to create faith in and a love for New 

 England farm-homes. The hill is before us, but we must 

 climb; and, doing this, the door opens wide leading to 

 success. 



Go with me along the business streets of the city, and the 

 intelligent man will inform us that here one attempted trade, 

 and, having no knowledge of details, failed ; there one 

 embarked, and, because of poor debts, went under; again, 

 one started on a penny-wise plan, and met defeat. Have 

 these things been advertised? Has the press constantly 

 called attention to the business failures ? Turn for a moment 

 to manufactures, and deserted shops and privileges may be 

 seen in every direction. Why not gather up these statistics, 

 and publish broadcast? Why not bring into prominence 

 the failures here? Simply and only because doing so would 

 injure the material prosperity of the people. Will not the 

 same effect be produced here? Why do we, lovers of and 

 believers in the farms of New England, allow these burdens 

 to be shifted upon the farmers? The facts are, men succeed 

 in' trade when, seeking suitable locations, they stamp their 

 individuality upon their business by attending strictly to 

 details. Failures in manufacturing are due to poor locations, 

 changed conditions, or for want of business methods, property 

 applied. Deserted farms are to be found, but they were 

 located when times were different, and their present owners 

 in many cases showed greatest wisdom when they gathered 

 their flocks and came down from the high, rocky hills and 

 light soils, and located in fertile meadows or near good 

 markets. One of the conditions for success, then, is to be 

 found in ceasing to do evil and learnino; to do good, ceasing 

 to advertise deserted farms, and advertising the successful 

 farm operations which lie all about us. We must put a stop 

 to negative preaching and teaching, whether in public print 



