PRACTICAL ‘“DON’TS” 
didly uncomfortable as even the worst Philistine 
could desire. But while you are earning your 
fortune, be comfortable. It pays. 
Don’t think you must throw up your job and 
rush into farming for a living, unless you have 
had some experience, or have a snug little bank 
account to depend upon while you are learning. 
Get your experience on a small piece of land 
first, while still holding down your present job. 
Be sure you like the work and that you are 
willing to give all necessary time and attention 
to it. 
Don’t think that this list exhausts all the 
“don’ts,” practical or otherwise. There are 
dozens of others. But it is well to leave some- 
thing to the imagination and to experience. 
You’ll learn them for yourself and remember 
them better for it. Nevertheless, it will do no 
harm to attach the rules for farm buying 
submitted to the American Jewish Association. 
They run as follows: 
Don’t think about buying a farm if your wife 
won’t live in the country. 
Don’t believe in agents when they tell you 
gold-brick stories. 
Don’t chase after big farms. 
Don’t buy a farm unless you have money 
enough left to buy a cow. 
