THE YOUNG FARMER 



more slowly to $2,000, while an occasional 

 man is promoted to the more responsible 

 position paying $3,000 to $4,000 a year. 



The positions are all filled through the 

 competitive civil service examinations. Ex- 

 aminations are held at more or less irregular 

 intervals, usually several times a year, in 

 various sections of the country. A letter 

 addressed to the United States Civil Service 

 Commission will secure the necessary in- 

 formation concerning openings and the 

 general requirements for the examinations. 



Employment in the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture often affords oppor- 

 tunity for varied experience and wide 

 observation of farming methods throughout 

 the country. Such employment is generally 

 to be considered desirable if not continued 

 for too long a period. As a matter of fact, 

 men are constantly leaving the service to 

 engage in practical or other work, a fact 

 which makes the demand for young men 

 greater than would otherwise be the case. 



The various agricultural colleges and 

 experiment stations are constantly seeking 

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