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and Institutes, and taking part in them. The Farmer should also 

 remember that his first duty is to his country, not by his ballot 

 alone, but also in studying and acting with the great moral re- 

 forms. The great danger of the country is that of indifference. 



In response to questions afterwards, Mr. Evans gave his 

 ideas concerning the Grange, which he considered a primary or 

 intermediate school, while the farmers' institutes were the high 

 schools. 



Some ten or more speakers took part in the discussion that 

 followed, touching on these points, among others. Farmers all 

 keep horses and should not forget that the women and children 

 enjoy riding. It is of the utmost importance that the home and 

 the work of the farm should be made attractive to the children, 

 as the hope of the country is in their good home training in 

 country homes. 



Most of the criminals are young men, under 30, nearly all of 

 whom never had any trade or steady occupation of any kind — 

 intemperance was largely the cause, but we should go back of 

 the individual for the primary cause — to the home. 



The importance of studying crops — those that pay and those 

 that do not — and governing the planting accordingly, having a 

 plan of his farm, and mapping out just what crops he should 

 raise on each piece. The overhauling of the farm machinery 

 and tools, and putting them in order. Picking up the waste 

 about the barn and vegetable cellar and feed it to the stock to 

 the best advantage. A farmer's boy said he respected that 

 calling above all others, but what sickened him of it was, that it 

 was all work and no play. 



The advantages of education should be highly appreciated. 

 The moral side of the home life was spoken of, that many have 

 a house but no home. There were more books now to keep the 

 boys at home than when the older ones were young. Boys 

 should be brought up to be industrious. Much good resulted in 

 visiting others in the same line of business with ourselves. It 

 is an advantage to keep a ledger account with each crop, and 



