The great lesson which our coloured farmers can learn from the Dutch, is how to make a living from a small plot of ground well cultivated, instead of from forty or fifty acres poorly tilled.
Washington emphasizes the importance of efficient farming practices for African American farmers by drawing lessons from Dutch agriculture.
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