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his own resources, he can accumulate sufficient means to begin busi- 

 ness for himself, in less time and with less hardship, than for almost 

 any other calling. When he has his farm, life begins in earnest; this is 

 the time he has been waiting for, and now he will have the opportunity 

 to work out some of the plans he has already formulated. 



They say the farmer's life is a quiet one; true it is, and that is one of 

 the ideal conditions which surround him. It gives him a chance to 

 meditate upon the things about him, and to get more enjoyment out of 

 life than would otherwise be possible. 



You have heard that there is too much drudgery about farm life ; let 

 us call on our friend and spend a few days with him on the farm watch- 

 ing his daily life. We are at first struck by his cheerful manner, and as 

 we look for the cause, it gradually dawns on us that what is work for 

 others is only play for him. He is always interested in some phase of 

 what he is doing and looks forward in pleasant anticipation to the out- 

 come. Drudgery is unknown to him. His work is his greatest. enjoyment 

 and idleness would make him miserable. 



If we study the methods of this successful farmer still more closely, 

 we find that he is a great student of the methods of others, but that his 

 way of doing things is original because he realizes that the methods of 

 the past, while they may have served the best purpose in their time, are 

 now obsolete, and he has become convinced that the knowledge of agri- 

 culture is still very incomplete. Every day new phases of nature's 

 laws are being made known to him through close study, and he realizes 

 that the possibilities of Agriculture along any line are only limited by 

 the power of man to discover nature's laws, and to fulfill their require- 

 ments. 



The wide-awake farmer comes to feel that he can serve his day and 

 generation as well if not better than he could in any other calling, and 

 he is ever striving to reach the highest ideals in whatever he does. If 

 we look about us in this farm home we will find at hand all that goes to 

 make life pleasant, and many things that it would never be possible to 

 have in any other occupation with the same capital. 



The farmer of to-day may have at hand the writings of the brightest 

 minds and the printed results of work along the lines of Agriculture, as 

 well as having the news of the day brought to his door. He also has the 

 telephone for local communication. The products of his farm are taken 

 to distant markets with dispatch, and his facilities for doing business 

 are the best. 



You may ask the old question, "Does farming' pa}' ? " If we refer the 

 question to our friend he will point to his pleasant surroundings, his 



