. . .and needs to be well posted in all live languages, the dead languages are not so important. He must be able to control his temper also, for he will be provoked frequently at the behavior of his livestock. Cows will sometimes kick over the milk pail--pigs wont always go the way you want them and oxen are always at the furthest part of the pasture when you are in a hurry to yoke them. He must never get discouraged at losses for the armyworm will destroy his grain. Horses sometimes fall dead in their stalls at night, (we had a costly experience on this) and crops usually turn out about two-thirds the quantity most men calculate upon. He generally has a good appetite, however, and has the best he raises to eat if he will, and the man that won't eat the best he can is a fool and no farmer. --OHK, 1856
Our Grange is a "jack of all trades," too. Making it the success we have the capability of involves innovation, leadership, partnership, team-work, and charity. We're making it the best.
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