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language of another, " There are none that make the soil contrib- 

 ute so much to the soul and character, none who use such excel- 

 lent instruments, none who have more convenient buildings, none 

 who educate their children better, and none wmose real manhood 

 is more purely developed in all the important relations of Hie." 



The present is a fast age, especially with us Yankees. Every- 

 body is in a hurry to get rich, and few are willing to bide their 

 time and patiently pursue the intermediate steps necessary to ob- 

 tain this result. We all want to begin where our fathers left off. 

 But experience teaches us that success is rarely obtained except 

 through patient industry persistently pursued through many years. 

 It is only time and industry that build the fabric stately and strong. 

 It is this 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 business is a love of the call- 

 ing. One's heart must be in it. He must have faith and confi- 

 dence and then go ahead. Again, he must understand his calling. 

 If the farmer plows 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 glean- 

 ings. It is the last ounce that tips the scales. 



I have said that the condition of a people may be 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. Whatever a man loves 

 to do he will generally do well, and he will do it with an earnest- 

 ness 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 hap- 

 piness 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. II is fingers are as stiff and cold as his heart, and they 

 will Dot work. 



1 assure you, my friends, that there is not hint;- that adds a more 

 abiding charm and satisfaction to one's life and experience than the 



