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barns, fine houses, and good improvements, and the best 

 farms — and were growing better every year. We export 

 largely, and will in time export to all parts of the world. 

 We ought to cultivate our home market; but our export 

 trade is encouraging. In his location they raise corn, corn, 

 until the soil is becoming ruined. No hay should be 

 shipped to market; it should all be fed on the farm. It 

 did not seem to him as though the business could fail. 

 The Cotton States are constantly growing poorer every 

 year, by their constantly raising one crop. Pork and 

 grain all goes from the north; each year the planter is 

 without money to go on; they grow poorer and poorer. 



Wm. PatA:eson made some inquiries in regard to the 

 essentials of a good dairy farm, as regards soil, etc. 



B. C. Scofield: As to good cows, his practice was to 

 use as good a male as possible; then changed so as to get 

 three-fourth blood. Wanted large sized bodies. 



E. H. Sewaed thought dairymen should use great dis- 

 cretion as to breeding. Could tell by the looks of a calf 

 what she would be when grown . Could not replace his 

 cows by purchase; must raise his own calves. 



D. C. Scofield wanted to know the milking points of 

 a bull. 



E. H. Sewaed: Must have slim head, milk mirror, 

 etc.; must have all the marks of a heifer; must be from 

 good milking stock. 



On motion the convention now adjourned to meet 

 to-morrow morning, at 9 a. m. 



