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"c. The living expenses are less on a farm, 

 and for me the pleasures are more numerous. ' ' 



(5) Reared in a town in Germany. "I de- 

 sire to have a farm after I have saved enough to 

 get what I want, and after I have seen enough to 

 know where my best possibilities are. I want to 

 go on a farm because I love the independent life, 

 because I see business there, because I have a 

 good, strong opponent (nature) on which to 

 grind my knowledge, and because I want to 

 demonstrate the feasibility of some social and 

 economic problems in which I am interested." 



(6) Reared in a city of 100,000 inhabitants, 

 and desiring to be a farmer. "Primarily, for 

 pecuniary profit; secondarily, for the indepen- 

 dent, healthful life. " 



(7) Reared in a city. "Perhaps the farm is 

 attractive to me for much the same reasons that 

 the city attracts country-bred lads a desire for 

 change. One thing is certain, I do not want to 

 be cooped up in a factory or office all my life. I 

 have seen all I want of factories. A farmer works 

 hard, but he is never out of a job,- never on a 

 strike, and never subservient to a labor union. 

 Lack of experience, lack of physical power to 

 endure heavy labor, and the necessity for a 

 reasonable income in the near future, will force 

 me to take a town position; but sooner or later 



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