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is nirely o1)taiiictl except through patient industry persis- 

 tentlj^ pursued through many years. It is only time and in- 

 dustry that build the fabric statel}^ and strong. It is the 

 restlessness and impatience that cause so many failures in 

 life ; and the farmer is no exception to this rule. But more 

 persons succeed in agriculture, in proportion to the number 

 employed in it, than in any other calling. Certain conditions 

 are requisite to success in any business ; and with these 

 secured, prosperity is sure to follow. 



One great secret of success in any l)usiness is a love of the 

 calling. One's heart must be in it. He must have faith 

 and confidence, and then go ahead. Again, he must under- 

 stand his calling. If the farmer ploughs deep he must manure 

 accordingly. So, too, he must be frugal, turning everything 

 into grist. If we gather hay we must rake after, as success 

 often depends upon the gleanings. It is the last ounce that 

 tips the scale. 



I have said that the condition of a people may he correctly 

 judged by their surroundings. This is particularly true of 

 the farmer. Go where you will, and you can tell a thrifty 

 farmer the moment your eye rests on his grounds. What- 

 ever a man loves to do he will generally do well, and he will 

 do it with an earnestness that overcomes all obstacles. On 

 the contrary, where there is indifference nothing is done as 

 it should be. When the farmer is earnest he is enthusiastic, 

 and his work is a pleasure and delight ; and order, neatness 

 and happiness are the result. The man who is a farmer by 

 accident or force of circumstances, and has no love for the 

 calling, can never succeed. His fingers are as stiff and cold 

 as his heart, and they will not work. I assure you, my 

 friends, that there is nothing that adds a more abiding charm 

 and satisfaction to one's life and experience than the pursuit 

 of agriculture. You, Mr. President, will allow me to quote 

 from a most able address, given before this Society more 

 than tAventy years ago by one of its founders and most noble 

 benefactors, whose memory "still lives" in the hearts of its 



