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ventions, where it is advocated that the factories ought to 

 do the work. An old lady who has made butter and cheese 

 for years and enjoyed it, is not in sympathy with taking the 

 milk to the factory, and says, ''I don't like this factory busi- 

 ness. 



Every time I want a little money I do be hearing, "And 

 what did ye do with the dollar I give ye out o' last month's 

 dividend?" I see no use at all of all this machinery. If they'd 

 be letting the milk alone, the cream would come on the top 

 of its own self, and anybody could be churning the butter up.' 



^'Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." 



Another claims to know a whole lot more now than she 

 had time and strength to put into practice. But all are not 

 so fortunate, and no doubt they have forgotten the old maxims 

 that "The largest room in the world is the room for improve- 

 ment"; also, "Iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance 

 of a man his friend." 



As I said before there are some exceptions. There are a 

 few who do not see the benefits of the newer methods. It 

 has been said by one writer to be well-fed, well-warmed and 

 well-rested insures beauty and long life. The farmers, as a 

 rule can claim the two requisites well-warmed and well-fed, 

 but the third, well-rested, does not belong to farm life as a 

 rule. The extra effort that it costs the farmers' family living 

 out five, eight or ten miles in the country to get to places 

 of pleasures or profit has a tendency to lessen their interest 

 in many things that would otherwise be very attractive. 



The hard work and long hours on the farm is driving 

 many a farm boy and girl to the city, feeling that the farm 

 work is beneath their calling. This ought not to be. How 

 often we hear Ihe words of praise for the merchant, the doctor, 

 the lawyer, the printer and preacher, and how seldom a word 

 of praise for the farmer. But if the farmers should withhold 

 their products for a short time only, the machinery wheels of 

 all the other industries would cease to roll and the nation 

 would cry for bread. The farmers' wives and daughters do 

 well their part toward keeping the wheels of industry moving 

 throughout the laud, if they are not found in large numbers 

 at the dairv conventions. 



