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speak of. We keep ten or twelve cows through the 

 summer, accordin' to the season ; if hay is lookin' up, 

 'long in the fall, we fat an old cow or two, and may 

 be a pair of cattle. We mean to keep our mowin' 

 up and put eight or ten acres 'cordin' to the season 

 in corn and potatoes." 



Query. " Potatoes are a pretty good crop, are 

 they not, Mr. Sloman ? " 



Witness. " There an't no better crop, if a man is 

 nigh enough to market to send in a hundred bushels 

 a day without worryin' his team." 



Mr. Sloinan being asked his opinion in regard to 

 the improved systems of husbandry, replies : 



" Waal, I've pooty much made up my mind that 

 books is books, and farmin' is farmin'. I've nothin' 

 to say agin these gentlemen that like to spend money 

 a' ditchin' ; I've nothin' to say agin a good tidy crittur, 

 and you may call her Durham, or you may call her 

 what you like. If she fills a pail she comes up to my 

 idee of a good critter; if she doan't she doan't. 

 That's my opinion. Maybe I'm wrong ; but that's my 

 way o' lookin' at it." 



An effort is made to bring back the inquiry to a 

 niore definite issue by asking Mr. Sloman " what he 

 thinks about the labor question ? " 



Witness. " Waal, good help is ruther skerce." 



Your intensely practical man under question 



