THE YOUNG FARMER 



portunities there may be for the young man 

 who desires to engage, eventually, in the 

 business of farming to work for wages along 

 lines that will not be too far removed from 

 the business in which he is subsequently to 

 engage. It will be assumed that the young 

 man has prepared himself in that same 

 painstaking way that he would if he were 

 preparing to become an engineer, a lawyer 

 or a physician. 



There is a constant demand for men with 

 proper training as managers of farms. As 

 stated elsewhere, the wages are seldom less 

 than $40 nor more than $75 a month to be- 

 ginners, although for men of experience 

 $5,000 a year has been paid in exceptional 

 cases for the management of large enter- 

 prises. These positions often constitute ideal 

 opportunities for capable young men. They 

 require, however, not only an intimate 

 knowledge of farming, but the ability, also, 

 to manage men. 



The ability to manage men requires the 

 combination of decision and tact, not pos- 

 sessed by all, and not easily acquired by 



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