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time to plan their work and look after the busi- 

 ness and economic end of their calling. The 

 employer who makes a full hand in barn and 

 field from 5 a. m. till 8 p. m., has no other time 

 to devote to the real business of the farm than 

 the hours in which Nature imperatively calls 

 upon him to rest, and a man with aching mus- 

 cles and tired limbs is not in condition to think 

 clearly or plan intelligently. It is poor econo- 

 my for a farmer to take the place of a doUar-a- 

 day man in the field, when in so doing he has left 

 no leisure in which to work out the details of 

 his operations." 



Think — ^think — it is true that we ourselves 

 must work with the men if we are to get the 

 best work out of them; there is a big difference 

 between saying " Go, do that," and "Come and 

 let us do this." But it is not enough to work; 

 any jackass can do that. 



You know the old fable: "A farmer got his 

 wheels stuck fast in a miry road. The man 

 knelt down in the mud crying to Hercules to 

 come and help him. Said Hercules, "Get up 

 and put your shoulder to the wheel, I help 

 only those who help themselves!" 



(There is a new part to that fable) — Now the 

 mire was very deep and even Hercules' help 

 was not enough; so he called on Pallas, the 



