OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE 



men. It would seem that the demand would 

 eventually be satisfied. As a matter of fact, 

 however, it grows greater year by year, 

 both because these institutions continue to 

 grow and because young men are attracted 

 more and more to practical work. It is 

 stated that in one institution there were 46 

 graduates in the course in animal husbandry 

 and that 44 went into practical work and 

 only two sought employment in college or 

 station. The salaries are about the same as 

 in government positions. 



Agricultural newspaper work offers an 

 attractive field for young men who are 

 properly trained and have a taste for this 

 kind of work. 



There is also beginning to be quite a de- 

 mand for teachers of agriculture in the high 

 schools. As a rule a man is wanted who 

 can teach, in addition, the sciences usually 

 taught in secondary school. The customary 

 salary is from $70 to $100 a month on an 

 eight to ten months' basis. An experience 

 of one or two years as a teacher in a high 

 school, or even the lower grades of the pub- 



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