THE WHEAT CULTURIST. 



CHAPTER I. 



Introduction to Wheat Culture. 



" The sire of gods and men -svith hard decrees, 

 Forbids our plenty to be bought with ease ; 

 And wills, that mortal men inured to toil, 

 Should exercise A^ath pains, the grudging soil." 



Ukremitting diligence is the price of material luxuries. 

 The beautiful compensation principle seems to pervade 

 the entire domain of all animated existence. Well- 

 directed skill and industry are always crowned with a 

 satisfactory reward. To do something — to make some- 

 thing — to give material substances a variety of forms — to 

 produce something useful out of certain useless sub- 

 stances, is a consideration worthy of our highest ambi- 

 tion. There is an indescribable satisfaction in doing 

 something. There is a charm in industry. The man 

 who toils tln'ough a long summer's day to catch a single 

 trout experiences an enjoyment when partaking of his 

 frugal meal which he could never feel were the same 

 fish taken by other hands. And the same is true of him 

 who cultivates the soil to secm'e his daily bread. Were 



