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done, yet he wishes to relieve himself and family from the 

 trouble of taking care of the farm, and hired help. Now 

 why can t a tenant, if a young man with a small family, 

 take that farm and go on and make money, and, at the 

 same time, keep the land in good condition ? The owner 

 made money, and kept the land improving ; why may not 

 the tenant make money, and at least keep the land in its 

 present condition ? I see no reason why he can t, nor do I 

 believe there is any except poor management. 



&quot; Again, let those that think they can t afford to farm well 

 on another man s land look to England. Much of the best 

 farming in that, or perhaps any other country, is tenant farm 

 ing. Not only does the tenant have to pay enough, in rent 

 and taxes, to buy land in many sections of this country, but 

 he spends thousands in manuring, and other improvements. 

 Indeed, it is said that his rent, taxes, and other farm ex 

 penses are so large, that he is obliged to cultivate his land 

 in the best manner ; that he could not get along without 

 doing so. Yet he lives well and makes money ; and it is 

 said that many tenant farmers do so well, and are so well 

 satisfied, that they prefer remaining tenant farmers, even 

 after having made money enough to buy and have land of 

 their own. 



&quot; Now allow me to ask, why may not something like this 

 be the case here ? Why may not an American be a good 

 tenant farmer as well as an Englishman ? Have not our 

 young men as much enterprise, intelligence, and ability, as 

 the same class anywhere, and are they not as anxious to 

 make money and go ahead ? Then why not make the busi 

 ness of taking or renting land, one of the best courses a 

 young man can take to get a start in the world ; instead, as 

 is too often the case, making it a losing business for all con 

 cerned ? 



&quot; But it will be said, taking for granted that tenant farm- 



