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AMEKIOAE" AGEIOULTUEIST, 
[JUXE, 
PAST AND PRESENT OF ENGLISH FARM LIFE. 
Drawn and Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
longed with the land he tilled. Only, where the 
serf was tied down by law, he is chained by pover¬ 
ty, ignorance, and degradation.” 
Our agriculturists are progressive, intelligent. 
unwearying in their efforts for advancement and 
improvement. In 1862, Horace Greeley predicted 
e-vdctly what has come to pass. With improved 
machinery and advanced ideas, the American 
farmer can more than compete with his English 
cousin, thousands of miles away. The American 
farmer has himself to work for, and he knows 
the land he improves wdll benefit his children. 
