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Show Farmers' Educational , rrTI and Co-Operative Union of America Mitten t pecial Moment to I the Profreuire Africultorul J Good farming Is not eo much In i what we do as In the way we do It. If a man Is a financial success, peo- , plu overlook the means that made blm so. ' I Many a man thinks he Is a saint be- , cause he has dreams of heaven every Huuday. i It's a waste of time to fix up your statistics for the benefit of the record- lug angel. i fcvery furrow vhlrh Is plowed faith- , fully and upon honor makes the world a bit better. . i When you hear an extravagant compliment, com-pliment, you are disposed to tbluk there Is a good deal In it. , Too many of us seem to think that , wbeu we want to show our Independ , ence we must get mad about It. , Men who know how to use farm tools right, and have the fairness to , do it, are the ones we want on our ( farms. i Turning the grindstone In the hot , sun generally turns a boy's thoughts to the cool, dim aisles of the stores , In the city. Some farmers appear to think when you suggest a new Idea to them that you are trying to knock the foundations founda-tions of life from under them. ' The small farmer can keep a variety of livestock sufficient to produce something to eel) and bring In a bit of ready cash every month In the year Urop the point of your plow so that It bring up an Inch or two of toll that has not b-cn cropped to death. It will add greatly to your crops, and do It speedily. There Is a chance for us all to be better farmers than we are. The need Is great, and the road Is not blocked with traffic. It does not aa a rule go that way. It's a poor farm that doesn't have some livestock I mesn some more than a cow and a pair of horses. Tet bow many farms of this kind we can see on a day'a ride on a train. Every acre of land that doea not produce a crop le a burden to Its owner. own-er. It costs money to let laud lie Idle, and It Is Just as much of a mistake as Idleness in a healthy man Is a crime. |