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to be a straight business proposition. The head of the 

 family must count his or her time worth at least $1,000 

 and another $1,000 is to be reckoned for investment and 

 improvements, if any progress is to be made. Granting 

 that visible conditions are in line with these suggestions, 

 the owner need not be afraid of a farm enterprise. If 

 he has a little capital, and is known as a man of sense and 

 character, any banker will carry the necessary debt for 

 him, and give him a chance to work out the problem to its 

 logical conclusion. If members of the family have the 

 taste and ability to handle poultry, flowers, vegetables and 

 fruit, there need be no doubt about ultimate success. 



A line of work must be chosen which will appeal to the 

 young people. It is a safe proposition that no little farm 

 project will fail if the boys and girls of the family are 

 interested. If they enjoy their work on the land, they will 

 soon come to appreciate the possibilities of this location. 

 Once they see that it can be made to pay better than the 

 ordinary city employment, their interest will be stimulated 

 and they will be contented with country life. 



The diversity of products on a twenty-acre tract can 

 be sufficient to give to each member of the family a 

 certain responsibility as well as a share in the profits. 

 Such lines as live stock, poultry, gardening and floricul- 

 ture appeal strongly to young people, and, fortunately, 

 there are large profits in these features. If bees, squabs, 

 mushrooms or other novelties that possess practical value 

 can be added, so much the better. 



If it is desired to have a tract larger than twenty acres, 

 the same investment, or even a smaller one, will do by 

 locating farther from the city. When a place is chosen 

 several miles from a station, a line of products must be 

 handled which will not require quick marketing. It is 

 practicable to raise poultry, hogs, potatoes and fruit when 

 the location is so far out that not more than one trip a 

 week can be made. 



