THE TRAINING OF FAKMEKS 



in college here ; know what work is, and am not 

 afraid of it. I am satisfied I can bring a good 

 farm to a paying basis on that salary [$1000 

 to begin with]." 



Winter-course students 



From the various winter-courses of 

 twelve weeks a considerable number of men 

 go out as managers, although the larger part 

 of them return to their own places. The 

 dairy-course winter students go into the 

 creameries and cheese factories. They are 

 factory-men. The value of instruction to 

 these men is somewhat definitely indicated 

 by the increase in monthly wages as soon 

 as they are out. Following are extracts 

 from correspondence with the dairy-course 

 winter students : 



A young man who could have done no 

 better than earn ordinary farm wages took 

 the winter dairy-course, and on leaving the 

 dairy school, he secured a position as oper- 

 ator in a small cheese factory at $50 per 

 month. The next year his wages were in- 

 creased to $75 per month, and he has been 

 offered $85 per month for the year to fol- 

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