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field which promises greater returns for the money 

 and skill expended, yet there is no industry which, 

 on an average, under present conditions, pays a 

 smaller percentage. The instances are many where 

 large profits are made both in direct returns and 

 in the upbuilding of the soil, but the average re- 

 mains discouragingly low. It is high time for the 

 American farmer to awaken to his opportunities in 

 this field, and to get out of this important industry 

 the wealth that lies hidden in it. 



