OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE 



factor to the national welfare than a 

 $5O,oooa-year-income farm. 



In the latter article the writer tells of two 

 brothers who had been reared on a Michi- 

 gan farm. Reuben was tired of the coun- 

 try. He went to the city and apprenticed 

 himself to a harnessmaker. Against the 

 advice of young friends, Lucien bought 

 sixty acres of land and ran in debt for it. 



In a year Reuben was earning a dollar a 

 day. He wore a white shirt and pointed 

 shoes, not because they were more com- 

 fortable, but because other people did. He 

 had no debts. Lucien had fair crops, but 

 they yielded no more than enough to pay 

 interest on the mortgage. He wore a ragged 

 shirt, patched breeches and cowhide boots. 

 People said that Reuben was making a gen- 

 tleman of himself and learning a trade in 

 the bargain. 



In two years, Reuben had completed his 

 apprenticeship. He was now earning $10 

 a week. He lived in a house that had a 

 fancy veranda and green blinds. His cloth- 

 ing improved. Lucien was still ragged, but 



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