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whereas, if he had changed his system of farming, he might 

 never have paid his debt, and farming, in his case, vrould have 

 been a failure, instead of the great success it has since proved 

 to be. 



Having thus given you some of the results of my experience 

 and observation as a practical farmer, born and bred in our good 

 old county, and knowing, too, the resources of her soil, if but 

 wisely and thoroughly cultivated, let me, in conclusion, urge 

 you to renewed efforts in developing those resources by premi- 

 ums, by shows, by the publication of reports and essays, by using 

 all means to draw out truthful statements of experience, by dis- 

 seminating knowledge of high farming, and by living up to the 

 knowledge you possess, and practising what you preach to others, 

 imtil every farmer, belonging to this society, makes his farming 

 not only pay, but yield handsome returns for his industry. 



