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he realizes how infinite is the wisdom of the Creator, how wots- 

 drous are his ways. And when death ends his labors, and he 

 goes down to rest in the bosom of the earth be has lived upon 

 and loved so long, it is with the humility and yet with the 

 faith of a child, that in another state of being, where the 

 vision will be clearer and the soul unfettered, he will pursue 

 his studies and gain truer views, as he basks in the light of 

 infinite knowledge. 



But how shall the young farmer prosecute his work ? Of 

 course industry is to be inculcated, — ^unfailing, never-tu'ingy 

 which finds for every hour some work to do, and without 

 which nothing can be accomplished. Economy, too, — which 

 allows no waste or extravagance, which saves the little here 

 and the little there, which accumulates, earns, produces, before 

 it spends and consumes, which is the handmaid of industry 

 and the foundation of wealth. Habits of order, also, should 

 be impressed, which for every labor has its time, — ^which never 

 puts off till to-morrow what can as well be done to-day, — 

 which has a place for everything and keeps everything in its 

 place, — that order or system, which although it may seem more 

 natural to some than to others, is yet the result of discipline, 

 and can be cultivated and acquired by all, — which is as neces- 

 sary upon the farm as in the office or work-shop, and the prac- 

 tice or neglect of which may be,^ and often is, the turning point 

 between success and failure. 



In this connection, a word upon the keeping of accounts 

 would not seem to be out of place. I do not speak now of 

 farm acco.unts, technically so-called, — the account which every 

 farmer should keep with every department of his farm, with- 

 out which it is impossible to calculate the most beneficial mode 

 of its management, and the improvements of which it is sus- 

 ceptible, and which is just as important to him as to the mer- 

 chant or manufacturer are their complicated books. And yet, 

 if there were time, it would be a profitable theme. For illus- 

 tration, suppose a farmer should say to his son who is training, 

 to succeed him, " Here, take this lot of land, cultivate it, ex* 



