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INDEX. 



Farm, value aflfected by roads of vicinity, 83. 



— Value affected by character of surround- 



ing land, 83. 



— What is included in, 84. 



— What the study of consists in, 88. 

 Farmer, American; ambitions of, 124. 



— His condition as compared with others of 



his race, 24. 



— Seldom fails in efforts for his children's 



welfare, 93. 



— And his competitors, 100. 



— And his creditors, 106. 



— And the eight-hour day, 124. 



— And his family, 89. 



— And his fellows, 96. 



— And the laborer, 384. 



— And the politician, 113. 



— At a disadvantage in business transac- 



tions, 7. 



— At a disadvantage with other classs, 19. 



— Attitude of towards Socialism, 432. 



— Being distanced by wiser classes, 27. 



— Can inform himself only by cooperation, 



— Can not succeed if constantly changing his 



products, 88. 



— Competes in distant markets which he 



can not visit, 16. 



— Competes with all other farmers, 15. 



— Could not now live without the aid of what 



science has done, 34. 



— Danger of debt, 16. 



— Decadence of prosperity unnecessary, 25. 

 Farmer ; difficulty of informing himself as 



to competition, 103. 

 Farmer, Discontent of, 120. 



— Causes lie deep, 128. 



— Remedies for, 126. 



— Result of proposed remedies, 128. 

 Farmer ; duty to family measured by his 

 ability, 93. 



— Evolution of, 18. 



— Fails to understand woman's nature, 90. 



— His boys must have some trade or pro- 



fession, 92. 



— His children subject to illusions, 91. 



— His lot easier than that of other classes, 



104. 



— His wife nrovides half the income, 91. 



— Hope of, 22. 



— How affected by monopolies, 126. 



— Life of, 124, 430. 



— Life of incompatible with Socialism, 431. 



— Mental competence of, 120. 



— Modern; conditions under which he lives, 



— Modern ; nothing new in this book, 7. 



— Modern; useful toothers than farmers, 8. 



— How to make political influence felt, 117. 



— Interested in a stable currency, 16. 



— Interests intertwined with others, 8. 



— In the end must cooperate, 128. 



— In what offices most interested, 115. 



— Isolate ■ lite tends to discontent, 120. 



— Must study in order to vote intelligently, 



"5- 



— Must study the forces which control him, 



8. 



— Must watch his competitors, 102. 



— Musi be a broadly educated man, 17. 



— Must be considered in connection with 



others, 128. 



— Must cooperate or fail of success, 19. 



— Must know something of economics, 16. 



— Must not expect politicians to present sub- 



jects fairly, 114. 



— Must often borrow money, 16. 



— Necessity of accurate knowledge of com- 



petition, 10^. 



Farmer, New; must be first of all a business 

 man, 15. 



— New; must protect himself by his vote, 



16. 



— New; uses far more money than the old 



farmer, 15. 



— None but the strong can realize their rea- 



sonable ambition, 125. 



— Not always the best judge of his own ail- 



ments, 126. 



— Objections of, to Socialism, 429. 



— Obligations to his children, 91. 



— Obligations to his wife, 89. 



— Often misled by demagogues, 17. 



— Old life of the farmer not now possible or 



desirable, 15. 



— Old ; his life in the middle of the ninetenth 



century, 11-14. 



— Old; saw very little money, 14. 



— Old; social and intellectual condition, 13. 



— Old ; well nourished and happy, 14. 



— Only essential class, 8. 



— Pecuniarily affected by politics, 115. 



— Points of difference and agreement with 



laborers, 385. 



— Position of in reference to demands of labor, 



388. 



— Should produce what most interests him, 



87- 



— Small; conditions upon which his con- 



tinued existence depends, 15. 



— Small ; danger to his existence as a class, 



17- 



— Real causes of his discontent, 123. 



— Relations as a business man, 7. 



— Relations to other classes, 123, 126. 



— Result of voting after studying only one 



side of a question, 115. 



— Standard of life, 123, 125. 



— Successful ; need not be a scientific man, 



31- 



— The Scientific, 28. 



— Thrifty ; must devote some time to study, 



35- 



— Training does not prepare for public 



speech, 20. 



— Unscientific in competition with the stu- 



dent of farming, 30. 



— What should he get from his farm, 122. 



— Who can produce cheapest will survive 



at the expense of others, 16. 

 Farmer's Alliance, 290. 



— Radicalism of, 291. 



— Relations of, to Grai ge, 290, 291. 



— Relations to political action, 290. 

 Farmers; belong to the capitalist class, 19. 



— Business education essential for, 19. 



— Can stop waste of money on country roads 



200. 



— City, 71. 



— Clubs, 291. 



— Clubs, weakness of as compared with rit- 



ualistic societies, 292. 



— Causes of lack of prosperity, 33. 



— Condition early in nineteenth century, 106. 



— Cooperation among, 602. 



— Desire of, for cheaper money, 150. 



— Hrrors of, in dealing with commission 



merchants, 154. 



— Evidence of increasing power, 27. 



— F"ail in knowledge of what their competitors 



are doing, 102. 



— Feeling of many in regard to science ap- 



plied to agriculture, 28. 



— Financial strength of, when combined, 



212. 



— Great sums of public money spent for 



their benefit, 50. 



— Habit of reasoning on false premises, 9j. 



