THE YOUNG FARMER 



community, there is every reason why the 

 boys and girls from the farms should find 

 recreation and social intercourse with the 

 boys and girls of the village. It is a rela- 

 tionship that should be fostered wherever 

 possible. When, however, the town and 

 the country are separate communities, which 

 prevent the ordinary social relationships, it 

 is usually unfortunate when the young peo- 

 ple of the one community are dependent 

 upon the other community for their amuse- 

 ments. 



A deeply earnest man recently said: "I 

 was born and raised upon the farm. I never 

 knew a dull day in my life. I went fishing. 

 I went hunting and " 



"Stop right there," said the listener. 

 "There is not the same opportunity today 

 for a boy to go hunting that there was when 

 you were a boy." 



"That is true." 



"Our ideas about such things have 

 changed, also." 



"Yes," he replied, humbly enough, for he 

 was a man of fine fiber. 

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