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without plowing. Red-top should be sown on the wetter por¬ 
tion, timothy on the drier, and clover and orchard grass on that 
which can be well drained and sub-soiled ; then can the owner 
of such a farm profitably keep the heaviest and most improved 
breeds of any kinds. The climate of Wisconsin is not really 
an obstacle ; our winters, at times rigorous, are dry and 
healthy for all kinds of sheep or cattle. Those having a stiff 
retentive sub-soil should under-drain with stone, tile, or even 
timber may be used to advantage ; for remember, although in 
draining land thoroughly your purse may be drained, yet the 
full crops which follow will soon enrich it again. 
I come now to my last proposition as a condition requisite 
for the permanent improvement of agriculture, and the eleva¬ 
tion of the agriculturist to the high social position to which his 
contributions to the general welfare and prosperity of the State 
entitle him, to-wit : The business of farming must be made 
attractive to educated men, and the farm-house and all its 
surroundings pleasant to refined taste and cultivated manners. 
Fruit trees, shade trees, and trees for fuel, fencing and build¬ 
ing purposes, should be just as much an object of culture as 
grass or grain. They should be regarded as among the neces¬ 
saries of life. They are a source of luxury—they are super¬ 
latively ornamental — they [are useful for a great variety of 
purposes, and they are essential to the highest health and 
happiness of both men and domestic animals. Trees are, as 
far as needed, the cheapest crop the earth can yield ; a few 
minutes of time will suffice to fix the germ in the ground— 
(raising from seed I have proved to be the most successful 
for kinds not indigenous to the soil)—and a few spare moments 
once or twice a year for a few years, will be all the atten¬ 
tion required. Thereafter, drawing nutriment from the earth 
and air, they grow and expand for generations and centuries, 
with no additional trouble or labor. Let not the selfish excuse 
that if we plant trees, we may not personally have all the advan¬ 
tages or profits of them, be entertained for a moment. Let us 
do for others as we wish others had done for us. But enlight- 
