THE YOUNG FARMER 



father. "I have two sons and one daughter. 

 I would like to have my sons about me, but 

 there is no place for them on my farm be- 

 cause I am there and cannot get away. In 

 fact, I do not desire to give up the manage- 

 ment of the farm and the development of 

 the herd of cattle." 



"Not every father sees the situation as 

 clearly as you do," interjected the Dean. 



"This is my plan. After my son has spent 

 a summer in a cheese factory, I want him 

 to come back to your school for another 

 year. I want him to learn, especially, all 

 you teach about dairying. I will then build a 

 cheese factory on my own farm and my son 

 will make into cheese the milk of my own 

 herd, and also from the herds of our neigh- 

 bors. By the time he has completed his 

 work with you, my younger son will have 

 finished the high school. He has some lik- 

 ing for trading, and he will sell the cheese 

 at wholesale and deliver it to the surround- 

 ing towns where markets are unexcelled. 

 As for the daughter," continued this prac- 



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