FARMING AND FOXHUNTING 



is certainly in a better condition since you have 

 got well settled in at Burderop," and my reply was 

 something like this, " Well, Mr. Valuer, after a 

 few years' experience you begin to know your farm, 

 its different fields, the stock it will carry, and know- 

 ledge of all these factors should give you a better 

 result, should it not ? " 



It seems to me there is a growing practice amongst 

 farmers to-day to run their business more on depart- 

 mental lines. It certainly relieves you of much 

 anxiety if you can get one good man in charge of 

 a department and then have an organizing foreman 

 to link these different departments together. Of 

 course to follow out a system of this sort you must 

 be in a fair way of business. To use a slang term 

 it is not good business to have cats about unless 

 they catch mice. 



Some years ago I overheard a certain man in 

 conversation with my father remark, " You must 

 not work your son too hard, Mr. Whatley, he isn't 

 built for hard work." I am rather afraid that 

 remark left an indelible stain upon my character, 

 and ever since I have schemed to avoid hard work. 



It is somewhat snobbish to admit that a common 

 farmer employs a secretary, but I am sure those 

 who read my correspondence are delighted to think 

 that I do ; by doing so I can claim to save their 

 time and relieve them from nerve strain. What a 

 bother it is to read some people's letters. I often 

 fuss over a certain word for hours. 



A great friend of mine called one day, tapped on 

 the door of the office and said, "I see you have 



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