60 TO KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED 



Her growing children, a son and a daughter, were 

 becoming tired of the old home, and had an ambition to 

 try city life. Having acquired a dislike for the farm, 

 they were planning to go out into the world and do for 

 themselves. 



The more animated these young folks became over 

 their new ambition, the more painful the subject became 

 to their parents. Mother love and sense finally found a 

 way to settle the question in a manner pleasing to all. 



It was proposed to try some experiments along the line 

 of modern farming and to give the boy and girl an oppor- 

 tunity to own something for themselves and enjoy the 

 profits resulting from their efforts. The mother offered 

 to furnish the capital necessary for raising squabs on a 

 large scale, with the understanding that the son and 

 daughter would care for the birds, and the three share in 

 the proceeds. 



The sagacious proposition aroused interest at once, and 

 the project was launched. Every day brought new and 

 interesting developments, and, with some modification of 

 the other labors which had been required of them, the old 

 farm became an attractive place to the young folks. 



The squab industry has now been growing on their 

 hands for two years, and is highly profitable. The 

 resourceful mother has brought forward other ideas for 

 stimulating the interest and energy of her children, who 

 are today happy in their country life. All idea of going 

 to live in town has been abandoned. Mother wit has 

 saved the boy and the girl for the farm. 



Either individual ownership or profit-sharing is a good 

 thing to institute among the young people in the country. 

 If the working day can be made shorter and the drudgery 

 of the farm lessened, boys and girls will not be so eager 

 to go to the city. 



If the average farmer worked about one-half as much 

 land, and diversified his efforts so as to secure an income 



