217 SPECIALTIES 



farming was to be made in specialties," and 

 that the country boy in deserting the farm was 

 " running away from opportunity." This has 

 since been proved true, and today it is possible 

 for either girl or boy to make a good living from 

 even a smaU piece of land, if she or he will only 

 give intelligent attention to the matter. 



It requires labor, to succeed in farming, 

 but so does any other calling, if one wishes 

 to master it, and there is no calling that 

 assures so much independence. People must 

 eat, and the food must be grown for them, 

 whether the times be hard or easy; and even 

 should times be so hard that you can't sell your 

 product freely, you can eat it freely, and you 

 can not be sure of food and room if you are 

 in a shop or in an office. The American farmer 

 and gardener are the nearest to free workers in 

 the world. 



The most unlikely things may bring profits 

 when grown as specialties. One man who has 

 a farm in Lewisburg, Pa., is making a good hv- 

 ing from raising chestnuts. His profits on their 

 sales average several thousand dollars a year. 

 He made a study of chestnut growing, until he 

 knows a lot about it, and has grafted young 

 trees with Japanese and Paragon chestnuts, 

 thus increasing the quantity and improving the 



