GETTING ESTABLISHED 



be called upon to make it a success. If he has 

 definitely cut off his city connections and the 

 idea of having a job there, and has had experi- 

 ence in farming, then he may be in a position 

 to take over a large acreage so that his full 

 time and possibly that of other members of 

 his family can be spent on various projects on 

 the land he acquires. 



We are here primarily concerned, not with 

 those who desire to enter upon farming on a 

 large scale, but with the family which would 

 like to live in the country, secure a partial 

 living from the land surrounding the home and 

 still have the opportunity of gaining a livelihood 

 from some industrial or commercial activity 

 located in a near-by city or town. It is quite likely 

 that we shall have a shorter working week and 

 probably periods of unemployment for hundreds 

 of thousands of ambitious people. Therefore, 

 a place in the country that is well located with 

 respect to hard-surfaced highways and accessible 

 to urban centers offers opportunities for combin- 

 ing the advantages and economic assets of 

 country life with urban employment. 



Getting Started Right. Too much emphasis 

 cannot be laid upon getting the right start, 

 particularly with respect to location. This is 

 not only essential for the satisfaction of the 

 present occupant of the premises, but also gives 



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