Leisure and Education 15 



111 the previous chapter the annual income 

 of the farmer has been set forth, and, approxi- 

 mately, the accumulated earnings of the rural 

 population. Unfortunately, we are so short- 

 sighted that the present — the dollar — blunts the 

 appreciation of the higher and more enduring 

 values which spring from well conducted farms. 

 This being so, of necessity much stress must 

 be laid on immediate benefits which flow from a 

 well ordered farm life. While it is not proposed 

 to write here of the details of farm manage- 

 ment along the lines of greatest financial re- 

 sults, yet something must be said, at least in 

 general, about the methods most likely to pro- 

 duce the necessary competence. 



A fairly liberal income and financial reserve 

 give, or should give, some leisure. Leisure gives 

 opportunity for study and recreation, without 

 which life becomes one ever -revolving round of 

 work, and results in producing an automatic 

 animal. If this is to be avoided, far-reaching 

 plans must be laid, energy directed into its 

 most efficient channels, and time and resources 

 economized. All this implies training and edu- 

 cation directed, primarily, along the lines which 

 broaden and ennoble, and those of the occupa- 

 tion to be followed. 



For centuries, the higher education has been 

 in the direction of the humanities, while educa- 



