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laws of the land, and deeply interested in the welfare 

 of his country. As the head of a family he is kind, 

 affectionate, earnestly striving to advance the welfare 

 of those dependent on him. In short, his ambition ex- 

 tends to two things chiefly to provide for his family 

 in such a way that his children may have a comfortable 

 and happy home, and enter upon life prepared for its 

 struggles, possessing vigorous bodies and well-trained 

 minds ; and to make his farm the best in the county. 



No one who has travelled through agricultural dis- 

 tricts of the Old World, can withhold from the Ameri- 

 can farmer his meed of praise. The farmer of England 

 is, at the best, the inferior of the American. He is 

 coarser, worse in morals and general habits, and inferior 

 in education ; while on the continent, the farmer is 

 little better than a slave. 



