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Show ZixLdno00 2Prty. Dr. C. A. Robinson the worker with whom I am associated his week tells a nice little incident in this lino. By the way, the Doctor is a farmer now, but having been a Doctor once the title clings to him. One day friend Robinson was talking talk-ing with a dealer, when a farmer camo up with a drove of hogs to be weighed. The ' dealer said to Robinson: "I don't know why it is, but that man always has the beat hogs that come in of The same ago. H always beats every one else." Friond Robinsen stoo'd by and saw the hogs driven into tfad pen on the scaies. There wras one hog that they did not want; in old sow. After they were all in the pen the owner went quietly iii among them without creating theJiast disturbance distur-bance to get the sow pv-. The hogs would not move to get out of his way. He had to push his feet around among them. Thoy were no more afraid of him then of ench other. He got hold of the sow and pushed her along, putting his hand on the side of her head to steer her, and worked her to the corner and out of the pen without the slightest disturbance . After they were gone friend Robinson said to the dealer "I can tell you the secret of that man's success. Ho loves the pigs. Didn't you notice how kind and quiet he was with them. Liking them as he does, he naturally takes good care of them, and thoy have every chance to thrive." Is not this entirely true, friends? I heard a man say at an Institute that he never , had any luck with eheep. Some one asked if he liked them ami he said he did not,that he would, go out of his .way to" kick one any time. He never will meet with success. You notice now and see if you do not find that the very successful suc-cessful men in any stock line are those who have a special liking for the animals they work over. I visited a stock fram lately whore the animals although of good blood were sadly neglected. I felt sorry enough for them. It is of no use to tell me that the owners make any money out of tham, or if they do they might make a good deal more if they thoroughly liked the animals ani-mals and gave the close personal attention that our friend does who always lias the best hogs. It is very good advice that one of! en hears at Institutes: "Get the kind of stock you like best." I can't bear a hog myself, but had rather curry a nice fat Short iiorn steer then sit by the fire, an(T could almost al-most love a little Jersey cow. T. 13. Terry in Practical Farmer. |