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T is not every novice that can take up the business of 

 dairying and curry it on successfully ; yet, some of 

 our most successful dairymen are comparative novi- 

 ces in the business. Quick observation and sound judg- 

 ment are important qualities in a dairyman. These 

 qualities are not always acquired by long experience, but 

 are oftener the generous gifts of nature. Hence, it fre- 

 quently happens that men of quick discernment step into 

 a new business and achieve success where others have 

 met only years of failure. Improvements in all callings 

 are apt to be made by sharp lookers-on, who are not bred 

 in the habits of routinism, nor prejudiced against radical 

 innovations. They see at a glance where the plodder 

 fails, and fearlessly apply the remedy often a short-cut 

 to ends that have hitherto been reached with much diffi- 

 culty and hard labor. And here is where the real inven- 

 tor finds his greatest field of usefulness. 



PASTURES. 



Sweet pastures, with a variety of nutritious grasses 

 growing in them, are essentials to success in dairying 

 especially in butter making in summer. Bitter and 

 other mal-flavored weeds must be avoided, as they flavor 



