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AND A LIVING 



ery, the riches of the soil; a new opening, the 

 intelligent use of " the little lands." It does not 

 demand any more brains than any of the other 

 opportunities and it is open to a far larger num- 

 ber. " The profit of the earth is for all." 



There is more money to be made out of the 

 soil, if you go at it intelligently, than there is in 

 any endeavor that is open to everyone. The 

 city man who has brains enough to conduct a 

 shop, or who knows how to make a profit out of 

 his employees, or who is a good enough fianancier 

 to meet the monthly bills, knows enough to 

 make money out of the soil. The same attention 

 to details, the same care of an orchard or of a 

 vegetable farm or of a fruit farm or a flower 

 garden, will bring far greater profits. Anyone 

 who has a little store or who makes things in a 

 small way, is oppressed with the ever present 

 danger of being crushed by a trust or forced to 

 the wall by richer and more powerful competi- 

 tors. What chance has a woman in the city now, 

 other than a mere living? And what chance has 

 the average clerk? Both grow old trying to 

 keep abreast of their expenses. Many of these 



