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I need not repeat them. You will permit me, however, to suggest 
that you will find it to your advantage to breed only from choice 
and blooded animals. It is gratifying to know that within the past 
five years our farmers have made excellent progress in this respect. 
Indeed, there is no respect in which the 
AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES 
of Wisconsin have not made good progress, and a visit to the Cen¬ 
tennial Exposition at Philadelphia will prove ic. You can imagine 
what satisfaction it afforded me to learn that our State stood first 
in dairy products, probably first in the manufacture of leather, and 
that she is sure to take high rank in the horse and sheep depart¬ 
ments. 
During the past year I have visited ten different States of the 
Union, and my observations confirm my pride in Wisconsin, and 
my confidence in her destiny. What this destiny shall be depends 
largely upon her agricultural interests, and it rests with you so to 
perform your part that when her centennial comes, it may be cele¬ 
brated by a large and prosperous population, surrounded by evi¬ 
dences of wealth, cultivation and an advanced Christian civilization. 
