THE TRAINING OF 

 FARMERS 



The so-called rural problem is one of 

 the great public questions of the day. It 

 is the problem of how to develop a rural 

 civilization that is permanently satisfying 

 and worthy of the best desires. It is a com- 

 plex problem, for it involves the whole 

 question of making the farms profitable 

 (that is, of improving farming methods), 

 perfecting the business or trade relations 

 of farming people, and developing an ac- 

 tive and efficient social structure. 



As the problem is complex, so there is no 

 simple or easy solution. The present status 

 is, of course, a phase or stage in social evo- 

 lution; and the improvement of the condi- 

 tion must be a process of further evolution. 

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