110 THE NEW BUSINESS OF FAEMING 



ing a prosperous, productive family estate in- 

 stead of subtracting from the dignity of family 

 life, is really one of the greatest factors in add- 

 ing dignity to it." 



Farmers, as a class, are independent because 

 they are so largely self-employed. Agriculture 

 is, and always will be, largely made up of small 

 units. For the high-spirited, independent man 

 this will always be a controlling condition. 

 Farming never will pay speculative returns, and 

 the man. who prefers to play with money had 

 best keep to the city. The weak and very strong 

 had best go to the city, for the farm is a place 

 for individual effort. The workman must over- 

 see himself, must supply his own initiative, and 

 must stick to his job until it is finished. The 

 man who finds it a trouble to decide what to do 

 next will accomplish more and be better paid for 

 it if he works under the eye of a foreman. The 

 man of great executive ability will find his place 

 in directing the business which can employ a 

 large number of men. The farmer rarely can 

 find employment for as many as half a dozen 

 men. He must rely largely on his own efforts ; 



