A LITTLE LAND 84 



AND A LIVING 



instead of being driven. The cows remain out of 

 doors the greater part of the year. Very little 

 grain is fed, but in addition to grass and hay, 

 the cattle are liberally supplied with roots, chiefly 

 parsnips. With our higher intelligence, lower 

 rents, and better machines we can do much better 

 in this country. 



" The Man with the Hoe " is a back number ; 

 it has been proved by measurement and by clock 

 over and over again that a man with an ordinary 

 hand cultivator costing less than ten dollars, and 

 lasting for years, can do as much work as ten 

 men with hoes. 



You remember the story of Hercules and the 

 wrestler Antaeus : Exhausted by fierce competi- 

 tion, Antaeus gained new strength every time 

 his feet touched the ground; he was overcome 

 only when he was lifted bodily from the soil. Get 

 your feet upon the soil literally and figuratively, 

 and draw from it not only wealth but health and 

 the joy of the earth not only a living, but Life. 



Earth is your Mother; honor her that your 

 days may be long in the land that the Lord thy 

 God giveth, for all the children of men. 



