THE TEAINING OF FARMERS 



What farming provides (continued) 



Provides good home life for self and children 4 



Farmer is never out of work 1 



He is not subject to unions 1 



Country people hold many things cheap be- 

 cause they do not have to pay for them . . 1 

 Farming requires and develops skill .... 1 



There is time for study . . , 1 



Opportunity to understand nature .... 1 



Great economic and social possibilities ... 1 



Provides a cheap living 1 



It is a noble work 1 



It is a useful work 1 



A means of uplifting the community ... 1 



It is an active life 1 



What the letters say 



Following are some of the letters in full, 

 chosen because they strongly present va- 

 rious points of view : 



(1) A town-bred boy from the South, desiring 

 to take up "general farming/' "I have always 

 had a natural desire to work among economic 

 plants and animals, and make my soils and barns 

 the laboratories for such economic work. It is a 

 supreme pleasure to see and to help accomplish 



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