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went，andwaspaidforitintheend，“therebeingintruth，“asEvelynsays，“nocompostorlaetationwhatsoevercomparabletothiscontinualmotion，repastination，andturningofthemouldwiththespade。““Theearth，“headdselsewhere，“especiallyiffresh，hasacertainmagnetisminit，bywhichitattractsthesalt，power，orvirtue(calliteither)whichgivesitlife，andisthelogicofallthelaborandstirwekeepaboutit，tosustainus；alldungingsandothersordidtemperingsbeingbutthevicarssuccedaneoustothisimprovement。“Moreover，thisbeingoneofthose“worn-outandexhaustedlayfieldswhichenjoytheirsabbath，“hadperchance，asSirKenelmDigbythinkslikely，attracted“vitalspirits“fromtheair。Iharvestedtwelvebushelsofbeans。
Buttobemoreparticular，foritiscomplainedthatMr。Colemanhasreportedchieflytheexpensiveexperimentsofgentlemenfarmers，myoutgoeswere，——
Forahoe
Plowing，harrowing，andfurrowingToomuch。
Beansforseed
Potatoesforseed
Peasforseed
Turnipseed
Whitelineforcrowfence
Horsecultivatorandboythreehours
Horseandcarttogetcrop
Myincomewas(patremfamiliasvendacem，nonemacemesseoportet)，fromNinebushelsandtwelvequartsofbeanssold……$16。94
Five“largepotatoes
Leavingapecuniaryprofit，asIhaveelsewheresaid，of
Thisistheresultofmyexperienceinraisingbeans:PlantthecommonsmallwhitebushbeanaboutthefirstofJune，inrowsthreefeetbyeighteeninchesapart，beingcarefultoselectfreshroundandunmixedseed。Firstlookoutforworms，andsupplyvacanciesbyplantinganew。Thenlookoutforwoodchucks，ifitisanexposedplace，fortheywillnibbleofftheearliesttenderleavesalmostcleanastheygo；andagain，whentheyoungtendrilsmaketheirappearance，theyhavenoticeofit，andwillshearthemoffwithbothbudsandyoungpods，sittingerectlikeasquirrel。Butaboveallharvestasearlyaspossible，ifyouwouldescapefrostsandhaveafairandsalablecrop；youmaysavemuchlossbythismeans。
ThisfurtherexperiencealsoIgained:Isaidtomyself，Iwillnotplantbeansandcornwithsomuchindustryanothersummer，butsuchseeds，iftheseedisnotlost，assincerity，truth，simplicity，faith，innocence，andthelike，andseeiftheywillnotgrowinthissoil，evenwithlesstoilandmanurance，andsustainme，forsurelyithasnotbeenexhaustedforthesecrops。Alas！I
saidthistomyself；butnowanothersummerisgone，andanother，andanother，andIamobligedtosaytoyou，Reader，thattheseedswhichIplanted，ifindeedtheyweretheseedsofthosevirtues，werewormeatenorhadlosttheirvitality，andsodidnotcomeup。
Commonlymenwillonlybebraveastheirfatherswerebrave，ortimid。ThisgenerationisverysuretoplantcornandbeanseachnewyearpreciselyastheIndiansdidcenturiesagoandtaughtthefirstsettlerstodo，asiftherewereafateinit。Isawanoldmantheotherday，tomyastonishment，makingtheholeswithahoefortheseventiethtimeatleast，andnotforhimselftoliedownin！ButwhyshouldnottheNewEnglandertrynewadventures，andnotlaysomuchstressonhisgrain，hispotatoandgrasscrop，andhisorchards——raiseothercropsthanthese？Whyconcernourselvessomuchaboutourbeansforseed，andnotbeconcernedatallaboutanewgenerationofmen？WeshouldreallybefedandcheeredifwhenwemetamanweweresuretoseethatsomeofthequalitieswhichIhavenamed，whichweallprizemorethanthoseotherproductions，butwhichareforthemostpartbroadcastandfloatingintheair，hadtakenrootandgrowninhim。Herecomessuchasubtileandineffablequality，forinstance，astruthorjustice，thoughtheslightestamountornewvarietyofit，alongtheroad。
Ourambassadorsshouldbeinstructedtosendhomesuchseedsasthese，andCongresshelptodistributethemoveralltheland。Weshouldneverstanduponceremonywithsincerity。Weshouldnevercheatandinsultandbanishoneanotherbyourmeanness，iftherewerepresentthekernelofworthandfriendliness。Weshouldnotmeetthusinhaste。MostmenIdonotmeetatall，fortheyseemnottohavetime；theyarebusyabouttheirbeans。Wewouldnotdealwithamanthusploddingever，leaningonahoeoraspadeasastaffbetweenhiswork，notasamushroom，butpartiallyrisenoutoftheearth，somethingmorethanerect，likeswallowsalightedandwalkingontheground:——
“Andashespake，hiswingswouldnowandthenSpread，ashemeanttofly，thencloseagain——“
sothatweshouldsuspectthatwemightbeconversingwithanangel。
Breadmaynotalwaysnourishus；butitalwaysdoesusgood，iteventakesstiffnessoutofourjoints，andmakesussuppleandbuoyant，whenweknewnotwhatailedus，torecognizeanygenerosityinmanorNature，toshareanyunmixedandheroicjoy。
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