INTRODUCTION 



The man whose life is spent on the farm finds 

 himself in the midst of surroundings conducive to 

 the development of all that is best in humanity. 



Abundance of pure air and floods of sunlight 

 provide the essentials for maintaining the highest 

 standard of physical vigor; freedom from the noises 

 and excitement of the city tend to the formation of 

 habits of quiet thought and sober reflection; special 

 dignity and importance are given to his calling by 

 the knowledge that something is being produced by 

 his daily toil that is absolutely necessary to the con- 

 tinued existence of civilization; and, above and be- 

 yond all this, is the inspiration coming from the fact 

 that he feels himself in a special sense a co-worker 

 with Providence — Providence supplying the mois- 

 ture and the warmth that bring to fruition the seed 

 sown by his hand. 



The young man or woman whose life has been 

 spent on the farm has thus a decided advantage over 

 those whose homes are in the close streets of a great 

 city. 



Life on the farm offers, too, freely and abund- 

 antly, opportunities such as are reserved to the 

 favored few in cities, for giving beauty to the home 

 surroundings and securing unlimited supplies of the 

 fruits of the garden and the vine. There is room 

 for lawn, for flowers, for graceful trees, and for the 

 growth of delicacies and luxuries which can be 

 plucked and used just at the time when nature has 

 brought them to the highest state of perfection. 



W. R., Sr. 



