THE YOUNG FARMER 



quired in other business. In nine cases out 

 of ten failure has been due to lack of knowl- 

 edge of farming. 



There is known to the writer an expert 

 mineralogist and metallurgist. On the sub- 

 ject of coal and gold mining he can give 

 the most valuable information. His advice 

 is constantly sought on all such matters. 

 Instead of investing his money in mining, 

 on which he is a recognized authority, he 

 has invested it in a farm, about which he 

 knows next to nothing. He has not even 

 had the advantage of being raised on a farm, 

 since his father was a railroad man. 



A mechanical engineer remarked that if 

 he had $25,000 he would invest it in a farm. 

 This man is supposed to be an expert in 

 business methods as applied to manufactur- 

 ing in general, and he is especially con- 

 versant with the manufacture and trade in 

 automobiles. About all he has seen of 

 farming he has observed from the window 

 of a Pullman car or from the steering wheel 

 of an automobile. Instead of investing his 

 earnings in some manufacturing business, 



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