THE TRAINING OF FARMERS 



earned by others. I can not feel the sympathy 

 which makes me a part of nature, unless I can 

 be nearer to it than office or university life 

 allows. I like to create things. Had I been 

 dexterous with my hands, I might have been an 

 artist ; but I have found that I can make use of 

 as high ideals, use as much patience, and be of as 

 much use in the world by modeling in flesh and 

 bone as I can by modeling in marble. " 



3. THE CONCLUSION 



The point of view of all these various 

 personal replies is most significant, and it 

 is in bold contrast to the general run of 

 the responses of those who plan to leave 

 the farm. The present replies are marked 

 by the prominence given to ideals and by 

 the subordination of mere personal emolu- 

 ment and desire for money. Forty per 

 cent, of those who are leaving the farm 

 allege that they do so because there is not 

 money enough in it; very few of the 261 

 students who plan to be farmers mention 

 the expectation of earning money as the 

 leading motive, and a number of them men- 

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