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experience, af'tei* two days of careful observation. There are 

 other subjects connected with the advancement of our Society 

 ■which I shall hope to discuss at some future time, if otliers 

 shall not have already done i;o to advantage. 



P. S. Would not an arrangement like the following be a 

 good one ? Let the Trustees of the Society divide themselves 

 up into committees of tlirec persons on each ; let each of these 

 committees have a certain number of the classes for whicli pre- 

 miums are offered allotted to them ; and let each of these com- 

 mittees be responsible to see that the proper number of compe- 

 tent judges are definitely appointed, under each class allotted 

 to them, l)efore the Premium List is issued. 



FAKMIXG AS AN OCCUPATION. 



HV C'llAltLKS .1. I'KAHOI)'^', OF TOI'SFIKLI). 



In writing on this subject, I cannot give the experience of a 

 long life as could many of my l>rother farmers. I l)ring an 

 earnest love for the pursuit ; and as my attachment to it has 

 increased from childhood up, leading me to choose farming as 

 my business, I offer some suggestions as to t\w. l)est way of 

 managing farm matters, witli a consideration of some of the 

 conditions of success in tlie occupation, and a discussion of a 

 few of the more connnon objections to farming as a vocation. 



AVhen one selects farming as a /jusincss, he of course under- 

 stands that as nuich money cannot be made •"< in many otlicr 

 ])ursuits. 



I liowEver bcli-rre tliat enough can l)c i. . d -o procure all 

 thin<>"s needful tor a <>()od livliiu' : si> nor.', i.od be deterred. 



