THE DAIRYMAN 3 



McMahon, J. R. How These Farmers Succeeded. 



Information upon modern dairying is given in most of the 



chapters of this volume. 

 Robison, Emily. Vocational Education, 241-263, agricultural 



education. 



Smith, J. R. Commerce and Industry, 65-68. 

 Spillman, W. J. Farm Science. 235-243, breeds of cattle and 



their uses; 306-315, dairying. 

 Stimson, R. W. Vocational Agricultural Education by Home 



Projects. 168, bibliography; 242, larger animal projects. 

 Wilkinson, J. W. Practical Agriculture, 313-322, breeds of 



cattle. 

 Women's Employment Publishing Co. Careers, 196 and 197, 



dairy work for women; and 213, training and earnings. 

 Bulletins on dairying of the IT. S. Department of Agriculture, 



state departments of agriculture, and agricultural colleges. 



2. THE FARMER 



1. Importance: Agriculture is the basal occupation of the world; 

 it employs more workers than any other industrial occupation 

 in city or country. One third of the people of the United 

 States live upon the farms. The farmer provides the grains 

 used for food, the wool and cotton used for clothing and other 

 purposes, the meats, poultry and eggs, vegetables, sugar, and 

 numberless other products necessary to human life. 



2. Tasks: Planning farming projects, cultivating the soil, re- 

 claiming waste land, raising live stock, dairying, orcharding, 

 market gardening, managing or superintending farm activi- 

 ties, harvesting, marketing, road building, fence building, re- 

 pairing tools and farm machinery and buildings. In short, 

 farm activities include many forms, from chores to field work 

 and business. 



3. Advantages: Life in the open country, away from the crowd- 

 ing, confusion, and competition of large communities; the 

 friendships and permanent neighborhood interests possible in 

 the country; the companionship of plant and animal life; the 

 health and vigor produced by farm work and living; the eco- 

 nomic independence of successful farming; the fact that farm- 



