WHY BOYS LEAVE FARM 



cations or reasonable rest periods. This is not 

 the fault of farm life, but rather the result 

 of unbusinesslike management and unscientific 

 operation. ' ' 



(13) "My father was a very poor farmer, 

 although one of the few in the neighborhood 

 owning his farm, and as I wished to advance 

 according to new ideas, we could not agree. I 

 went into the sale-stable business, but wishing 

 to be more than a horseman, I am seeking for a 

 degree of doctor of veterinary medicine. Being 

 heir to farm land, I shall be interested in the ad- 

 vancement of agricultural lines. When I retire 

 from active professional life, it will probably 

 be to the farm. ' ' 



(14) "When I entered the university and 

 registered in mechanical engineering, I had the 

 idea that a fellow had to get off the farm, as 

 the saying goes, 'to make something of himself 

 in the world/ and that a living could be made 

 more easily, with more enjoyment, in another 

 profession. But now, after seeing a little of 

 the other side of the question, if I had the four 

 years back again, agriculture would be my col- 

 lege course. As for country life being unat- 

 tractive, I have always found it much the 

 reverse. The best and happiest days of my life 

 have been on the farm, and I cannot but wish 



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