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proportion to the labor bestowed, and the profits are so large, that the 

 farmer can pay the price of labor, pay tribute to the trusts so that they 

 can build up millions of capital, and have enough left to live in comfort; 

 have all the modern conveniences, send his children to college, meet the 

 demands of an educated family, be independent and happy. 



HOW TO MAKE FARMERS HAPPY. 



President Roosevelt inquires: 



"How can life on a farm be kept on the highest level, and where it 

 is not already on that level, be so improved, dignified and brightened 

 as to awaken and keep alive the pride and loyalty of the farmer's boys 

 and girls, of the farmer's wife, and of the farmer himself? How can a 

 compelling desire to live on the farm be aroused in the children that 

 are born on the farm? All these questions are of vital importance not 

 only to the farmer, but to the whole nation." 



A NEW TYPE. 



In the regions of orchard farming the young people work, but their 

 work brings remunerative returns. They feel the dignity of their posi- 

 tions because they take their places among the educated, cultivated and 

 wealthy of the country. No class of people are making more money 

 than they, none more healthy and pure; none more independent; none 

 who are prouder of their positions; and yet they perform physical labor 

 and are dignified by it. We know girls who pick fruit, assort, pack and 

 perform many of the lighter tasks of orchard work, yet they can sing, 

 play, recite, talk intelligently, are educated and appear in the society 

 of educated people with as much ease and grace as the city girl. But 

 they do so with rosy cheeks, good health, strong bodies and a sense of 

 self-reliance the girl pampered, petted, coddled, and spoiled in the hot- 

 house of city life never knew. 



We are developing a new civilization, destined to play an important 

 part in tlie disputes and class struggles of the near future. 



THE BEST ORCHARDIST. 



The best orchardist will be a student of the forces and substances 

 with which he has to work. He will know the soil, and that leads him 

 to a study of geology and the chemistry of soils. He will know the laws 

 of plant life, and that leads him to a study of botany. He will know 

 the insect pests, and that leads him to a study of entomology. He will 

 know zoology and biology, for these sciences are intimately related to 

 his work. 



In the study of market conditions, he is confronted with the laws 

 of supply and demand, the world's crops, the world's demands, the 

 world's finances, whether labor is employed or unemployed, and there- 

 fore has purchasing power, or lacks purchasing power. All these and 

 many other tiuestions determine in a degree the market value of his 



