THE TRAINING OF FARMERS 



has a strong love for green fields and trees 

 and animals; if every living, growing thing is 

 interesting to her; if she has had a college edu- 

 cation ; has seen the world, or a good portion of 

 it, knows, besides, what office work in a city is, 

 and is thoroughly acquainted with boarding- 

 house life, she is in a position, I fancy, 

 thoroughly to enjoy a real home on a farm and 

 all the luxuries which that implies. It is only 

 people of experience who can fully appreciate 

 the country and what it can -give. The country 

 man holds many things cheap because he never 

 paid directly for them. 



"To be sure, the farm must have all the so- 

 called l modern conveniences/ with telephone 

 and rural free delivery, besides; and, if the 

 woman expects to live on it the greater part of 

 the year, it should have good railroad connec- 

 tion with some large city. The woman whom 

 we are considering expects neither to follow the 

 plow, do the chores, nor the housework, except 

 in cases of emergency ; but she should be capable 

 of doing any one of them, and is trying to become 

 so. What a generous life such a woman can 

 lead on a farm on an income which would sup- 

 port her but meagerly in a city! This is my 

 theory. When I have put it into practice, I hope 

 to be able to substantiate it. ' ' 



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