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county, that are abundant proofs that agriculture furi.ishes an 

 occupation for the man of thouo-htful, trained and cultivated 

 mind. But the agricultural college is the visible, conspicuous 

 sign to the people that such is the fact. 



And indeed, what industrial or business pursuit gives more 

 real scope for educated capacity, or holds out more inviting at- 

 tractions ? The selection of the crops, the distribution of the 

 land between them upon proper plans of rotation, a systematic 

 economy under which nothing shall go to waste and all the op- 

 erations of the iiirm shall have their requisite adaptations to each 

 other and contribute to the viltimate profit, the combinations 

 of the compost, the choice of implements and stock, the di- 

 rection of the labor, the determination of the time and mode 

 of harvest, the preservation of the gathered crop, the making 

 of the necessary purchases and sales, call for sound judgment 

 and real ability. A constant watchfulness must attend the 

 growing crops. A wise forethought must anticipate and coun- 

 teract injurious influences. Farm improvements, the reclama- 

 tion and restoration of lands, and the whole unexplored domain 

 of agricultural experiment are open to enterprise. The field 

 of the higher husbandry lying almost untouched, waits to be- 

 stow its liberal bounties upon those who will take possession 

 of it with the required courage, capital and skill. The tasks 

 that have most severely taxed the farmer's strength, mechan- 

 ical ingenuity is continually lightening. Above all modes of 

 life, the farmer's is exempt from the struggles of competition, 

 the frivolities of ostentation, the hazards of chance, the tempta- 

 tions that corrupt the heart and deaden the conscience, and the 

 fever of the over-wrought brain. He feels the movement of 

 the intense life of the central city, but escapes its wear and 

 tear, its tumult aud excitement. He enjoys the health and 

 strength of vigorous manhood. His home is the seat of calm 

 delights, oT tranquil comfort, contentment, plenty, and a cheer- 

 ful hospitality. How alluring are his proper studies! The 

 history of his art, his implements, and the tenures of land is 

 the history of mankind since history was written. In his 



