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SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



present less than one-third are so engaged. High wages, short hours and 

 other advantages enjoyed by workmen in other industries are more attrac- 

 tive than the farm. 



Hours of Work. — A day's work on the farm is usually longer than a 

 day's work in the city. There are good reasons why it should be longer. 

 Farm work is more varied and less monotonous than most kinds of city 

 work. It is subject to interruptions as the result of unfavorable weather. 

 The care and feeding of livestock often requires attention in the early and 



Insufficient Labor and Equipment. 1 

 A farmer seventy-five years old harvesting thirty acres of hay alone. 



late portions of the day. Best results in the dairy are obtained by milking 

 twice daily with equal intervals between milking periods. For these 

 and other reasons, the farm work-day is long. There are seasons, 

 however, when work is slack and the day's work is materially shortened. 

 During the short winter days darkness prevents long hours for outside 

 work. 



While the eight-hour day is becoming common in many industries, 

 many men live so far from their work that an hour or more is required 

 daily going to and from their duties. The farmer usually loses less time in 



1 Courtesy of Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, N. Y. From "Farm Management," bv Cord. 



