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a comfortable homestead for his family, and the motive to exertion 

 will put the eight and ten hour system out of his mind. 



The allurements of home will absorb all inclination to roam from 

 place to place. Pie will discover that he has something to live 

 for, and becomes a satisfied, loyal citizen, a sustainer of the laws 

 that before seemed enacted for his oppression. To place before 

 men reasonable objects of ambition and exalt their aims is praise- 

 worthy in the sight of all men. There are but few natures so 

 lost to the dignity of manhood that they will betray the confi- 

 dence reposed in them. 



The interest of agriculture is the interest of humanity. Seven- 

 oighths of the population of the most civilized nations are engag- 

 ed in it, and it mainly feeds the inhabitants of the globe, estimated 

 at more than one thousand millions. Nevertheless there exists a 

 prejudice against farming. This is not all from the outside. There 

 is a lack of confidence among the farmers themselves. They think 

 that other interests and professions make a greater show in the 

 world ; that it is easier to get riches and honor in the work shop 

 or counting room than on the farm. This is erroneous ; but still 

 the influence of this impression is as injurious as though it wex*e 

 actually true. Therefore any measures calculated to instil a 

 greater respect for the farmer's calling will in a measure effect a 

 cure. What we want is to create an enthusiasm among the farm- 

 ers, make them feel that their calling is respectable and' respect- 

 ed. They will thus receive a fresh impulse and inspiration. 



Let our young men but imbibe this spirit and they will impart 

 it to all with whom they come in contact. The farm is the great 

 nursery of all the professions as well as the industrial arts of the 

 country. From the hills and valleys of New England, fresh and 

 vigorous come the strong recruits to fill the vacant places of 

 honor, influence and power. 



The heated air of the factory, workshop and counting room is 

 not conducive to the growth of substantial men. These only grow 

 to perfection in the free air of our hill-sides and valleys ; and the 

 nearer the soil the better the stock. We always speak of the 

 farmer's profits comparatively. We compare his success with 

 that of the merchant or manufacturer, and even then we do not 

 take them generally, but individually. We take isolated cases of 

 success. In considering the profitableness of farming we should 

 remember that farmers no where live so well and spend so much 

 money on themselves and families as in New England. In the 



