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Show Farmers' Educational mandCo-Operative Union of America Mattwikptcid Moment to 1 " 1 the Progreuive Agricultural Unused land is a liability. Forget Uie faults of other people. Every big Job seems at first impos- Pick cotton quickly and sell it lowlv. Farm tests are worth more than all the theories. No man nor no business can build securely in a hurry. We're too apt to think our neighbor has the best neighbor. A friend is a man you can call a liar and get away with it. The best way to ascend steadily in the world iB to keep on the level. It takes but a few minutes to make a bad impression and years to outlive out-live it. Men often swear to keep from crying, cry-ing, and women often cry to keep from swearing. Encourage the boy if he is interested interest-ed in good corn. He can pick the seed for next year. One may love the friend whose faults he points out,but there are several sev-eral more effective ways to prove It "Success lies in thinking individually individu-ally and acting collectively." This applies ap-plies to farmers and merchants as a whole. Dabbling in stocks and leaving- the farm to run itself is not a good way to do business. It Is the surest way to trouble and loss. The farmer must view the profession profes-sion of agriculture as one of vast eeo nomic value. It is the profession upon which all others depend. Learn by the experience of others; take some good farm papers and do not expect to get first-class papers for nothing; It costs money to employ expert ex-pert writers. |