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Show " mm " Two Wtt?9 of Farming. 9M PPy looking carefully over a rural coni- jH ( munity wo aeo that not nil farmers nnd ,H ' ' leir families are abridged in needi d 4 JH oisure nnd time for social pleasure. n'jHL This is because there are two agiicu'-r agiicu'-r , " tural classes living sidi by side. Oro ' IK represents the man whodrives his work, ! "" 3la Httle te complain of, and the other ', 1 Wm no who lots the v6rk drivo hira nnd H wl, la always bitterly complaining. W The farmer who does not "got along" H belongs to tlio latter clnss. He makes - IB many unnecessary trips to town, and IR'-'1' golden hours Hit by while he lounges, , JflM Ho 0(a not atart to 1,0 l"9 corn o IjB3 potatoes until the weeds aro choking y!lawfflH , r them, and tlio grass in his meadow is t, f V, Pftst prime before it is cut. His work iB f ?, t proverbially ten days behind hand from flecding tium.till harvest, nnd his croj s suffer in consequence. This man takes hisleasuroat the wrong time, right nt i the criticnl period in the cultivation s and harvesting of his ciops. l His moio wise and consequently more 1 Buccessful brother pursues an opposite ' course. Ho meets half way nature's ' , , efforts to help him, and keeps his work f . well in hand and under his control. The . care of his crops and stock always re- a a ceivo first consideration, becaueo they ' , ' represent his living his bank account. x fl -"tyi "While his Jiegligent brother is making 'l j those unnecessary and prolonged visits f1 -J "XV ' to town, he is improving, tho golden v s"5' juoments by a brisk, industrious and ' ' alert policy, which will keep the culti- jj'S.'' , vntion of his farm so thoroughly in hand 1 , ''! that he will h aye, besides plenty of ' ," - l leasuro for sufficient eocial enjoyment Hvith his family and friends, time pro-( pro-( Tilled his hours or days of leasure are chosen at tho riglit time. George E. Nowell, in Ohio Farmer. i |