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parts of the State, and I noticed there was hardly a 

 question box opened but that contained one or more 

 questions bearing directly on the subject. 



I came home from attending these meetings, and 

 have since taken up the pen with renewed courage, 

 and feel sure that now I shall have the pleasure of 

 telling the good news to thousands who, a few years 

 ago, had little or no interest in the subject. 



In revising this work, I have made but little al- 

 teration in the text and main features of the first 

 edition. I am able, however, to bring to this work 

 more extensive experience with certain soiling crops, 

 which at that time I knew little about. I refer to 

 sorghum and lucern for cattle and rape for sheep. 

 These I have enlarged upon considerably also a few 

 new plants are mentioned, such as crimson clover, 

 etc. 



In winter soiling the principal changes are in 

 handling the crop and the construction of the silo. 



I believe I have given due credit to the agricul- 

 tural press and agricultural writers whom I have 

 freely called upon throughout the work. 



I have found that re-writing a book is a more 

 difficult task than producing the original. I have 

 been obliged to do this work at odd times while 

 travelling by rail, stopping at uncomfortable hotels, 

 or while making a winter's trip across the Atlantic. 

 I feel, therefore, as the manuscript leaves my hand, 

 that it somewhat resembles a clock that the great 

 temperance lecturer, John B. Gough, was fond of 

 telling about, to the effect that when its hands 



