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of mind. He cannot be great and useful without ii 

 Call to your aid those means which Nature presents to 

 you. Dig deep into the mysteries of chemistry, geology 

 and botany. They are the agents of the agriculturist, 

 pre-eminently above all other professions, by means of 

 which to learn the nature of the soil, rocks, and all fer- 

 tilizing agents. Be familiar with the nature of all the 

 grains, plants, vegetables and trees you cultivate. — 

 Learn their wants, feed them with appropriate food, and 

 find your reward. Are you ambitious to excel in use- 

 fulness ? What an opportunity in the field of agricul- 

 ture for you to become great — even a benefactor. 



Behold this beautiful world, adorned with such mag- 

 nificent furniture. The carpet of green that is spread 

 under your feet, decked with flowers of every hue and 

 color, from the creeping violet to the lily's painted cup. 

 Behold the trees, with rich clusters of fruit ; the fields 

 of waving grain ; vegetables in innumerable varieties. 

 See the little streams that dance down the mountains 

 and water the plains, tributaries to the swelling flood 

 that goes to fill the ocean, and serve a world. Look at 

 the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air. Will 

 it not take a life time to become familiar with all these 

 productions of nature ? Life is too short for man to be- 

 come great in more than one pursuit. Concentrate then 

 the energies of the mind upon this. Have you a taste 

 for deep research? The agriculturist has much for you 

 to do. There are many blights and diseases attendant 

 upon vegetation. Could you discover a means of pre- 

 venting the weevil or fly from destroying the wheat 

 crop, you would save millions of bushels every year, 

 and be a benefactor. Could you discover a remedy for 



