THE COLLEGE AND FARMING 



men, and I have so classified them. Some 

 farm youths have moved to town, but these 

 are essentially farmers, because they were 

 reared in the farm atmosphere. Yet I 

 think that there is sufficient line of separa- 

 tion to make the categories worth while. 

 It is rather surprising that more than 

 sixty per cent, of these town and farm 

 youths desire to engage in practical farm- 

 ing. It is equally significant that all of 

 those who wish to be landscape-gardeners 

 are from the town. This is a reflection of 

 the fact that the art sense is not yet devel- 

 oped in the agricultural country. 



On the whole, this particular student 

 body, so far as replies had been received, 

 had set itself distinctly toward the devel- 

 opment of agriculture, and seventy per 

 cent, of the respondents would engage in 

 practical farming if they were free and 

 able to do so. One wonders what fortune 

 the years will bring these young persons, 

 and how many of them will find the oppor- 

 tunities to which they are looking. 



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