294 HAPPY HOLLOW FARM 



instead of the value of the service they render 

 which of course is the true value on the farm. 

 The cash-crop idea is all right till it becomes 

 an obsession ; but too close devotion to it leads 

 many a farmer to miss many an opportunity 

 for getting ahead. The measure of value of 

 that sorghum patch isn't at all the price we 

 might get for the hay if we cut and cured and 

 sold it in the market, but rather what it will 

 save us by conserving our pastures and mak- 

 ing it unnecessary for us to sacrifice valuable 

 stock. 



You'll see how difficult it is to write down 

 the profits of such operations in dollars and 

 cents. What's it worth in dollars and cents to 

 have brimming pailfuls of rich fresh milk, 

 night and morning, all through July and Au- 

 gust and September, just at the time of year 

 when it's most needed for health's sake? I 

 can't cipher it out. There are many degrees of 

 living, and none is too good if it insures health 

 and comfort. The best doesn't often depend 

 upon the amount of money spent in getting it, 

 but far oftener upon a little good care. 



A few days ago I visited a farmhouse down 

 the road and saw an eight-months-old baby sit- 

 ting on the floor sucking hungrily at a chunk 



