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shrinkage of the poor milker kept on increas- 

 ing over the good milker and that his cows were 

 dried a month earlier than were the cows of the 

 good milker. 



There are milkers that cannot do good milk- 

 ing when they try their best, but there are many 

 more that do not try. Just as it is in all lines 

 of work and business, some can see their op- 

 portunities and improve them, others see them 

 but have not the energy and perseverance to 

 improve them, while a few both see and act on 

 the opportunities and get to the front. The 

 other men say they are lucky, and I think that 

 is true, as they were lucky in being well born, 

 in inheriting traits that enable them to see op- 

 portunities and prpve themselves victors. 



