Makers of America; biographies of leading men of thought and action, the men who constitute the bone and sinew of American prosperity and life . vered that even before the era of science inbusiness and production there were men who, as a result of in-telligent study of their own problems, had already made use ofthose important methods. They have made the soil yield itsbest, and in the gathering of the abundant crops had studiedthe markets in order that their produce might be disposed ofwith advantage to both seller and purchaser. John D. Eidson was a scientific farmer and an intelligentmerchan
Makers of America; biographies of leading men of thought and action, the men who constitute the bone and sinew of American prosperity and life . vered that even before the era of science inbusiness and production there were men who, as a result of in-telligent study of their own problems, had already made use ofthose important methods. They have made the soil yield itsbest, and in the gathering of the abundant crops had studiedthe markets in order that their produce might be disposed ofwith advantage to both seller and purchaser. John D. Eidson was a scientific farmer and an intelligentmerchant from the beginning of his participation in the affairsof Edgefield County. Upon returning from the war after threeyears service during which he showed marked bravery, helearned the lessons of agriculture from his father, James KussellEidson, who already had become known as a successful farmingmanager. He found that good crop raising also involved goodmarketing, and when in 1868 his intellectual qualities causedhim to be called as a teacher of the children of his community,he devoted his spare time during his year as an educator to [566].
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