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WELIEVB in the divirierights of lcingsI npver . shall, xcepti in the divine aright to ' 6e kingly merif which all men-share ;t
but truly a inihe ownership' of a comfortable barn in winter?1: If is the feudal castle oj 'the farm
Jdjhe lower animals, who dwell in the Park Ages of their kind -dwell on and on in affection, submission., and trust, while their
K lord demands of them their labor; their sustenance, or their life fynrt . ?--vf a n i ? ?l 7 ;ra: c ?t-.-'r n i
O a winter's ddywh& earth? How?Qften'''tihey look towards -
jhis fortress 'and, Jtftjap Their volcesKcr with their tails to the wind, as
thesiiap their frosted fodder, or paw through the rime to the frozen grass underneath, causing their icy r fetlocks to rattle about
their hoof s i, the' cattle, crowded to leeward ofome de&-buried h with1
whirling flakes ., the sheep, turning their pitiful, fasting eyes ri 'J"
r yTKutfoy t nightfall to gather them home to food and warmth and rest ! If there iseva timewhm lfeeTmyseifJa, mediae
yaljord to trusty yasscds; itis t thi i Middle Ages, joiningmy life io themost ancient dwellers
ofjhe plains, and-becofrim and herbs --WieriThey have' been '-duty stabled according to their kinds, I.
climb to the cribs in the ba of the fat ears that is like laughter i andl then from every stall what a
heartyt healthy chorasj of cries and petitions responds to that laughter of the corh iVaisqaand grants persuasive beyond
the realms.pf reore;yV.'af' a blowing of mellow horns from the cpwsT-AndjHe. quick nostril trumpeUcdli of the horse, howl
dependent, yet how commanding As I mount to the top of the pile, if I ever feet myself a royat personage it is then; I ascend my!
throne; am king of the corn; and there is not a brute peasant in my domain that does notworship me as rulet of heaven and earth
7V7ri,'7i; ' hp wfej(wuui u invy urvinrown aown jrom ine iojrz,ana sena tnem wnirung tnrougn the cutting-box
fast that they pour into the big baskets like streams of melted gotd; (or, grasping my pitchfork, Istuff the ricks over the mangers
th the rich aromatic tiaVuntil I am as warm 'adwhetr TlAadttcl thi nninn with if n't- mfitii.i::,''!'; 4nv;-'-; v1!;' ' : tj U
Index to This Issue.
J i.'.J C . ! . J . -. .. 1 .
. niiow to- iTOTcnt tne spread of
Consumption '! '"' ;' f
: a symposium . , 53 The Greatest Agricultural Devel-
Prizo Acres '-'and Pajng Crops?; 50 ::; opment in Uistorf t
South" Carolina Keed of mvm t Teach " the Children Hott to' Do
I . TliiQroughijr. .ifi5
t me1; Essentials I of theH Real j
'f-'iionie n-i i i ; Vvv; t fi ,;v1 56
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The Brooder, and Ilovr to Run Itr 01
o;Kinds-:of:Open:bitche:;;V:C2
x J t Need of Southern Soils i
.Why Live Stock Should Be Kept f
! on Everjr Farm . .. . ..... CO
ITouCanH .:Gct Something' for I -
i Notwnr. . ;;:.VtV. : .
9500 ,irore. a Year Fanning; , By j
j 'Kpeping Men and Teams . Busy I j
I in Winter v.Vv;v;.ir..... 51
' XIyr Best OrOD 1 fAnd-How I Hfnd' L
6. able'OUs'for San Jose Scate.' VlCS
Skim BUik as a Feed f ocHogt. 01
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