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Show 10 Commandments for Dry Farmers 1. Thou Bhalt not speak scornfully of men, nor bo prejudiced against thy neighbor because ho harbors new and progressive Ideas. 2. Thou shalt not listen to false witnesses wVio because they have failed desire that thou shalt fall also. 3. Thou shalt not retard tho development de-velopment of thy country by permitting permit-ting thy fields to become foul and the weeds to grnsp and dovour tho niolsturo needed by the crops. 4. Thou shalt labor dllligently six days to study and apply tho principles princi-ples of soil culture, nnd on the seventh sev-enth day thou shalt thank tho Lord thy God for allj now and progressive lifo. 5. Thou shalt not bo dlscournged nor caBt down If thou doest not succeed, suc-ceed, but knowing that thou hast mado mistake, try again, for I say unto you, grent will bo tho reward of him who doest his part well. G. Thou shalt prepare thy land for tho plow by seeing to it thnt no niolsturo has been nllowcd to es-capo, es-capo, cither through a. lack of cultivation culti-vation or through tho growing of weeds thereon. 7. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors neigh-bors auto that ho hath purchased with tho funds obtained for big crops grown, .bu tgo thou and do llkowlso. 8. Thou shalt. convoy unto thy neighbor as thou wouldst that 'no convey unto you, all knowledgo of bettor soil culture ns thou shalt discover dis-cover It thou are commanded not to hide thy light under a bushel. 9. Bo not envious of thy neighbor who secures better crops, but try to learn his secret that thou inayst I secure Hko results. 10. Suffer not thy children to lenvo tho farm becauso of poor raiment and llttlo plcaBuro, but go thou into thy field, though It bo small, and diligent-tly diligent-tly destroy every weed, prepare tho seed bed, conservo tho moisture and then faithfully garner tho crops that by) their abundance- will bring Joy and contentment to thy children who nro to possess tho land after theo. Exchange. |