THE TRAINING OF FARMERS 



The only way to answer this question is to 

 secure statements from the students them- 

 selves. This I have done, and the sum- 

 mary results are given below. It will no 

 doubt be objected that this method is un- 

 reliable in indicating the influence of the 

 college, since a student may not follow his 

 intentions ; yet it is probable that the influ- 

 ence of a course of study may be better ex- 

 pressed in the intentions of students than 

 in statistics of the occupations of persons 

 who have been some years out of college, 

 for the occupation is in very many cases a 

 matter of accident or of circumstances 

 rather than of choice. The student's ideals 

 are developed or confirmed in the college 

 course; if later these ideals are modified, 

 it may be no fault of the course. 



The students and their replies 



The students of whom I asked the ques- 

 tions were members of the College of Agri- 

 culture of Cornell University. My only 

 reason for choosing this particular college 

 is because I am connected with it. Prob- 

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