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was a boy, were very decided factors in determining the 

 amount of education. 



Of course, education does not insure success. Some 

 men succeed without it, and some fail with it, but the 

 chances of success are much better with a good education. 



Every boy who proposes to farm should study in some 

 agricultural school. He should, at least, take a three 

 months' winter-course, if he cannot take a longer course. 



Any one can check these ideas, if not the figures. We 

 hear men regretting all kinds of acts. Those who have 

 cows are sorry that they did not plant orchards. Those 

 who have orchards wish that they had different varieties. 

 Those who went West wish that they had gone South. 

 But whoever heard of a man wishing that he had not gone 

 to school so long ? Franklin was right when he said that 

 an investment in knowledge pays the best interest. 



196. Starting as a hired-man. For a farm boy with- 

 out an agricultural college education, the best way to 

 start is as a hired-man. If the neighborhood is a pros- 

 perous one, it is the place to begin ; if not, go where farmers 

 are prosperous. By working from two to five years, he 

 may save enough money to become a tenant. If he has 

 proved himself both worthy and efficient, he will have no 

 difficulty in renting a good farm. 



In whatever position one is working, he should strive to 

 earn at least twice what he gets. Men do not buy cows ; 

 land, or labor unless they expect to make a profit on it. 

 If one gets all he earns, why should any man desire to 

 hire him ? When the salary is raised, it is not because the 

 employer thinks that the increase will be earned, but 

 because it has been earned. This holds true on farms, in 

 shops, in universities, everywhere ; one must always earn 

 his increase in pay before he gets it. 



