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the front rank among the occupations of our people. The 

 larmers are giving more particular attention to the conditions 

 which are essential to success. Most gratifying results have 

 already been achieved through the wider diffusion of knowl- 

 edge, and the keener perception of opportunities. 



In the future the Massachusetts farmer will feel no sacri- 

 fice of independence or individuality in consenting to become 

 a simple part in the harmonious working of a perfected 

 system. The liberal appropriations in aid of agriculture, and 

 the good seed sown by the press and the schools, have borne 

 fruit. Agriculture has become an acknowledged science. 

 The business is now on an elevated plane, demanding in its 

 management superior talent and energy. Soon organized 

 capital will assist in its operations, and it will be conducted 

 with the same system and certainty of success as the other 

 industries of the Commonwealth. 



