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that no specific or even general rule can be 

 formulated which will be applicable to all pur- 

 chasers, since tastes, training, needs and desires 

 of the purchaser vary widely ; nevertheless, a 

 discussion of the subject may be profitable. 

 Those who secure their income and profits by 

 agriculture alone should lay stress on four 

 things; viz., healthfulness, environment, quality 

 of land, and water supply. 



Without health, life often becomes a burden ; 

 therefore, climatic conditions, soil and surround- 

 ings, so far as they relate to physical and 

 mental vigor, should be considered first. But 

 health and vigor are not all, for if the moral, 

 intellectual and social conditions of the people 

 in the neighborhood are undesirable, the chil- 

 dren may take the road which leads towards 

 semi -barbarism. This road is open to all, in 

 city and country, but parents should avoid 

 thrusting their children into it. Church, and so- 

 cial congenial and God-fearing associates should 

 be accessible to the growing family. Children are 

 and must be active, physically and mentally, if 

 they are to grow straight; and if provisions are 

 not made for directing their energies into proper 

 channels, they are likely to find improper ones. 

 Wherever the farmer sows not a full abundance 

 of good seeds, weeds are certain to spring up. 

 The farm must provide a fair and liberal in- 



