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Now these evils, like most of those from which the 

 farmer suffers, are traceable to the cause we have 

 been considering. The farmer does not receive a pro- 

 per return for his labor, and is therefore unable to pro- 

 vide for his family as he should. The same amount 

 of labor, of energy, intelligence, and capital in other 

 pursuits would produce different and happier results. 

 Here they do not produce even fair results. 



The whole farming community will bear testimony 

 to the truth of our assertion. We are stating no im- 

 aginary case. It is a sad history of facts we are relat- 

 ing. We assert that the farmer's grievances are real, 

 and not fictitious. They deserve from the entire com- 

 munity a patient hearing. He who can find a remedy 

 for them will deserve and receive the thanks of a 

 grateful country. 



