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tion ; and thus gradually the farmers have abandoned the 

 methods of their fathers for methods which searching inves- 

 tigation has proved to be easier and productive of better 

 results. The boards of agriculture, farmers' institutes and 

 the o^ranofe all owe their existence to aaricultural societies : 

 and the social condition of the people has been harmonized 

 and lifted to a higher level, because the societies have 

 established a platform so broad that all classes can gather 

 upon it and join hands." 



