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invented, and still greater inducements should be given that greater 

 improvements may be made. It is well known that a farmer cannot 

 afford, at the present high prices of poor labor, to harvest his hay crop 

 with manual labor alone ; hence horse power must come in. Moreover, 

 we believe it morally wrong for men to undertake to do that kind of 

 work that can so easily be done by horses. 



We believe that the great reason why farmers' boys are so anxious 

 to leave the farm and go in pursuit of other business is in consequence 

 of so much drudgery and hard work. The bone and muscle are too 

 much exercised and the mind too much chained and narrowed down. 

 Every farmer should endeavor to give his boys a good common school 

 education, at least,and if his means are adequate to go beyond this, all 

 the better. Why should not the boy who intends to become a farmer, 

 be as well educated as though intended for mercantile or any other 

 pursuit ? Boys should be taught in the school room as well as at home, 

 that farming is healthy and honorable and independent, not low and 

 degrading. 



But agriculture has not kept pace with other pi^i'suits in making 

 improvements. It is not a science by itself, but is connected with 

 other sciences, and the farmers have yet much to learn in the matter 

 of reclaiming waste lands — the cultivation of fruit trees — the rotation 

 of crops — tho application of manures and fertilizers — field drainage, &c. 



The Comnlittee also award the remaining premiums and gratuities as 

 follows, viz : 



To the Buckeye Mowing machine Co., for the best Hay 



Tedder (Atlantic), gratuity, $10 00 



To J. H. Fairbanks, for best Hay Cutter, 1st prem. 3 00 



To C. E. Hinds, for Vegetable Cutter, gratuity, 2 00 



To D. C Barrett, for best Churn (double dash), prem., 2 00 



To Holden Brothers, for Lightning churn, gratuity, 1 00 



To H. Gill, for best Team Harness, prem., 5 00 

 To Wright, Woodward & Co., for Agr'l Implenvents, grat., 2 00 



To J. H. Fairbanks, for Agricultural Implements, grat., 2 00 



E. GRAHAM, for the Committee. 



