FAEM MANAGERS 



becoming a superintendent is not only to enable 

 me to purchase a farm of my own, but to become 

 as efficient as possible as a farmer. With this 

 end in view, it will be to my advantage to work 

 as conscientiously for my employer as it would 

 be for myself alone. Taking these things all 

 into consideration, I think $1000 would not be 

 too high a salary to demand as a beginning." 



"Because I think it would be more profitable 

 for me to run a farm of my own if I could not 

 get $1000 a year as superintendent. " 



"Because I think I can earn it [$1200 to 

 $1500]. Besides my course here in college, I 

 have lived and worked all my life on a farm in 

 a good agricultural region of New York, and I 

 think I can earn this much by running a farm 

 for myself. ' ' 



"Because I was earning half that much [he 

 asks for $750 the first year, $1500 the second or 

 third] on a farm before coming to college." 



" I do not know whether I am worth it [$1000] , 

 but I am sure I can get it." 



"Because I think I can make a dairy farm 

 yield $45 to $50 per cow per year, in addition 

 to expenses and interest on investment." 



"I have had five years ' practical experience 

 on an up-to-date farm paying $3000 per year; 

 have had a business-college education; am now 



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