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ran his farm on the basis of the school farm he would go into bank- 

 ruptcy. The school farm has model parts, small fields, plots, farm rec- 

 ords, dairy plant, etc., but it is not a model whole. The farmer is im- 

 pressed with a few details but not with the farm as a business. It is 

 not a model after which he can pattern his farm. Specialized farmers 

 can, indeed, learn but little, even from the details, because they are fa- 

 miliar with what is on the school farm from their own experience. To 

 these the only benefit comes from such students of the school as they 

 may employ and whose specialized training may help them on the spe- 

 cialized farm. Such pupils get to some extent, without the help of an 

 instructor, what more extensive work with such assistance would have 

 taught them much better and more quickly at school. 



