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one square rod of which in a fertile clover field contains more 

 active operators than there are mechanics and workmen in 

 this great country of ours. I would that I could present 

 this matter to you, showing this great truth in such a way 

 that you who are owners of some of the soil of this magnifi- 

 cent country of ours would realize the value of your holdings 

 and would believe with me that it needs only our best efforts, 

 directed in the right way, to make this profession of agricul- 

 ture as God intended, and as the immortal Washington de- 

 clared it should be, the most healthful, most noble, and the 

 most useful of all occupations. And yet I can hear you say, 

 " Of what does it avail a man if he gains these good crops 

 of ensilage and hay, and feeds them to a herd of cows whose 

 milk product does not bring enough to pay the cost of pro- 

 duction ? " True, we can lose if we do not make a careful 

 study of our herds, and see that the cows we keep are capable 

 of giving us a profit. Here, again, we need to use that part 

 of our body that is above our shoulders. God did not intend 

 we should do all our work with our hands and feet. His 

 command was that with the sweat of the brow we should 

 earn our bread, which, interpreted by us who are dairy 

 farmers, means we should keep a pencil close at hand to 

 record the amount of milk produced by each of our cows, and 

 that we should add up this amount each month and each year 

 until we are satisfied which cows are paying us a profit and 

 which are not. Then we should study our needs, looking to 

 the dairy breed best adapted to our use, and sticking to this 

 breed until we have developed such a herd as will be a source 

 of joy and pride to us and, let us hope, to those that come 

 after us. I would most earnestly advocate that all those 

 engaged in dairying breed up their own herds as far as pos- 

 sible, and then, by co-operating with others in the buying of 

 our grain feeds and in the selling of our dairy products, we 

 can become more able to meet and overcome the obstacles 

 connected with our work. With all the modern equipment 

 that genius and science is working out for the good of all 

 mankind, we who are on the hillsides and in the valleys of 

 our beloved commonwealth need have no thought that our 

 position in life is not desirable, for, with the telephone, with 



