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Success in mercantile, manufacturing, or transportation enterprises 239 



Conditions affecting farmers 239 



Limited opportunities of the farm laborer 240 



Conditions the city man must meet in farming 240 



As a gardener in the suburbs 241 



Some instances of success 241 



Changed conditions in recent years 242 



Capital required 242 



Equipment 243 



Types of farming 243 



Sources of information 244 



The agricultural experiment stations 245 



United States Department of Agriculture 245 



Farmers' institutes 246 



Movable schools of agriculture 246 



Correspondence 246 



Agricultural high schools and colleges 247 



Books on farming 247 



Departmental and private aid 247 



Advantages of a farmer's life . - 247 



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