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in the other corner ; hiy out a plot for flowers of the best 

 varieties that will give you blossoms through the season. 

 Have a garden sufficient to raise your own vegetables and 

 some to spare for your less fortunate neighbors, and small 

 fruits and berries to give you plenty of luscious fruit through- 

 out the season. Have a pride in your surroundings, so that 

 })assers-by will take note of them and will remark, *'I 

 always like to go by this place, l)ecause everything is kept 

 in such good repair, and so much pains is taken to have 

 it look neat and attractive." 



But all comfort must not be on the outside. The inside 

 must be neat, attractive and fitted up for comfort. It is not 

 necessary to have frescoed walls or upholstered furniture or 

 Brussels carpets. Wall paper and paint are cheap, and are 

 easily put on. A few pictures should be on the walls, books 

 in the book-case, papers and magazines on the table, a few 

 ornaments on the shelves, a lounge or two and a few com- 

 fortable chairs, so that when you come in from the work of 

 the farm or other duties you will have and take more solid 

 comfort than if you owned the greatest mansion in the land. 



Farmers should take the opportunity to co-operate together 

 and thus help one another, to look out for each other's inter- 

 ests, and be ready to lend a helping hand in trouble. If you 

 know of a good thing for yourself, let others know how it 

 can be a help to them. Not every farmer is calculated for a 

 good salesman, so let the farmers of a town combine and 

 form themselves into a co-operative society for their mutual 

 benefit. In the purchase of supplies and in the sale of their 

 products let them select one of their number to act as their 

 aijent. Let him keep himself posted on the condition of the 

 market, and learn when is the best time to buy or to make a 

 sale of farm products. Let the farmers, when they have 

 produce to sell, send notice to the agent to that effect, and 

 have him advertise the same. Or, when they wish to buy 

 stock or supplies needed on the farm, have him make their 

 wants known by keeping a record of "wants" and " for 

 sale," so that parties can go to him, and he, by turning to 

 the record book, can give the required information then and 

 there and with little trouble. It is a well-known fact that 

 buyers of produce will go where a large quantity of what 



