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employment to a large number of laborers, probably imequalled 

 on any farm in the County. To the question once put to him 

 by the speaker "whether his farming paid ?" Mr. Dane replied 

 that if he should strike a balance, he should take largely into ac- 

 count both the pleasure and health his farming had yielded him. 

 He had found it necessary, and was so advised by his physician, 

 to relieve his mind from the constant strain of business pur- 

 suits, and he preferred to indulge thus extensively in farming 

 rather than go abroad and travel. His well kept grounds, his 

 highly cultivated fields, his groups of buildings for different 

 farm purposes, his flocks and herds with the numerous teams 

 constantly at work, gave ample proof of the earnestness and lib- 

 erality with which his operations were pushed. One of the last 

 of his outlays was the setting out by the roadside on -the border 

 of one of his farms in Hamilton, a row of a hundred or more 

 sugar maples, all of which are in a flourishing condition and will 

 stand for years to come as a living testimonial to his memory. 



Mr. Dane was one of the largest contributors to our Cattle 

 Shows, and one of the most successful competitors for the Soci- 

 ety's premiums. It had sometimes been said, indeed, that he 

 carried off nearly all the large prizes. That for a period of eight 

 years, covering his active membership, the yearly average of the 

 premiums awarded him amounted to fifty dollars or more, is 

 strictly true, but it will be found by an examination of the 

 Treasurer's books that he had left unclaimed the whole amount 

 to the credit of the Society. 



Mr. Dane was eminently a business man of large views with 

 a thorough grasp of details, giving to the prosecution of his en- 

 terprises that personal attention that insured success. Some 

 men are born to fortune and some men achieve it ; Mr. Dane 

 not only achieved his fortune but he dispensed with a liberal 

 hand, leaving a signal illustration of the possibilities within the 

 reach of the young men of our County. 



