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stop the pillow in their behalf. II there arc
any who need recreation, they do. Pack
horses of burden and combining toll. they de-
serve this privilege. and 1t Will give them Il
chance to learn something. You may stay at
home on your farms until you are rs gray as Il
badger and never learn anything. The ma.
jnriiy Of farmers are that way. and know and
care nothing Of improvements. Just the one
mule rlow and hoe, and they arc tip top. Put
IN improved pillow into their hands, that runs
five burrows at a time, and they are scared t.
death and know nothing about using them.
] had one. aid was sitting on II plDwln& one
colonel, if you had II jug aud M umbrella.
you'd he flXed"-TEn, WAS the thanks and
mars OF appreciation ! got. Talk To one of
piowing beautifully two acres In ten hours. |
hear one up here can llnw three acres IN ten
hours. Can beat me and I am glad OF IL. Let
us talk about these things, imp lrL them and
Use them. Vino knows anything about II
Cassidy Plow. | DO not expect there are
three in the State. I0n can ride AMI p!n%
four lines rs murh with II. In northern Mis-
souri, | met an old South OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
He had two children. and had 20 acres IN
pasture; ~ acres occupied by his houses and
lot, and cultivated over lD acres. lie and
his son, 10 years of aIe. did nIl The blowing by
]twn-hOrSc plows. harrnwS. etc. and he sold his
corn to Texas beef driver. for $jrO. without
having to gather IL. He made - bushels whoa!
per acre from 10 acres. ] SAW another man
! who owned 400 acres in Dakota of prairie
land. He seeded his land to wheat one day
with seed drills md narrowed II In the next.
When really for cutting Il header cut and
threw the heads into a hopper aud thrrshrd
and sacked his lJl.GM bushels, ready for
markct-and done by machinery. contrast
our farming with that OF the l)akntl Inh;'.
There is the old Dickson sweep through the
long and cool days Of early spring and fall.
and the long hot days VI Summrr-3l3 days OF
bard work IN The year. The Dakota man does
not work more h thirty days. and rides al
that, and the machinery does his work.
Count the crops and the cost and see the DIE
ference. Talk about i:-savc labor, save tiInc
and save money. With farmers and their
wives I confess there has been much improve.
mcnt Of late years: yet take II buggy and get
away from near town and 20 among the
turner's and you will find tho woodpilc on one
side OF the road, house on the other, Kitchen.
we'll pm yards Of. Think OF The amount of
; water used and the value of time taken to get
1t. Economy Is So little taught and less under
stood that 1t IS said that a Frenchmnn and II
Yankee can live on what we throw away and
have plenty. and q white man can live on
what a negro wastcs-thcy lave no Idea OF
economy and are so eXtravagani. II you
hire them you have to take time to Instruct
them, and who pays you for 1t? IL Is not
valuable? md yet you get no pay for 1t. II
ought to lie paid for III in The North. where
time ~ money. The ringing of 81 bell calls
lnbnrcrS to work, and If one Is five minutes
late he Is not allowed to go to work for l,alfn mn
hour, and his time is dUcked for that much.
Try that here and all would run of. y.t II
should be so. Let the farmer talk about IL,
make 1t public sentiment, and 1t will become
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But, Mr.. President. I have talked too long.
Let inc once more urge upon IN" farmers The
necessity Of taking an interest In these things.
Get them to talk about md act upon them.
And If any Of them think they have the best
pig. prctticst cow. or finest product Of The field
AMI garden. let him bring IL to the Fair and
help make 1t Il success, and see if amy one can
beat him in their exhibits. Let us improve
the morals Of the land. Itell yon 1t IL needed.
And may Heaven bless yun. Mr.. Presihcntand
gentlemen, In all Your efforts ut improvement
nf yourselves. your lands and stock: ana IN
everything, and may 1t all rebound to yonr
highest good. Thanking you for your ltten-
ton and kindness In listening to me, trusting
profit may result. l will close.