WHY PERSONS TAKE TO FARMING 



"d. Because a great chance for improvement 

 and advance is offered in agriculture. ' ' 



(21) "I have tried city life, and do not enjoy 

 it. I prefer to work in the open air, and enjoy 

 working with animals. I believe that a man 

 can be as truly successful on the farm as any- 

 where else, and can lead a much happier life." 



(22) "I was born in the country, but edu- 

 cated in the city, returning home on vacation. 

 I expect to follow live-stock farming : first, be- 

 cause it is my father's desire to keep the family 

 estate still in the family, and being the only son, 

 it devolves upon me; apart from this, he pre- 

 fers that I should be a farmer as a means of 

 earning a livelihood. 



"Coordinate with this is my own wish to lead 

 the life of a farmer, probably because I inher- 

 ited the love for it and because I have always 

 understood, from earliest childhood, what I was 

 to do. I love nature, and like to be closely 

 connected with its workings. I like farm life 

 for the freedom and opportunity offered for suc- 

 cess from individual work. ' ' 



(23) "I am an only son. My parents wish 

 me to return, and, as I study, I see nothing more 

 inviting. I see this more than ever after study- 

 ing agriculture at Mount Hermon and here. 

 Then, if a man is immortal, and I believe he is, 



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