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have the opportunity to associate calves which would soon be cows;
T I S HIGH SCHOOL
with his fellows so much as do lie had invested $300 in land, and.
AGHICULTUEAL HOTES
the** engaged in some of the other in addition, hud money in the bank.
Very few fortunes are made by
(Continued from last week) t occupations, his life ia. o f necessity.
farming, but it is usually possible
komewhat
solitary.
Aa
a
result,
he
exercised This calls for a high type
(o get a good living and save some­
of native intelligence as well as ex­ may appear at a disadvantage in a
thing in addition. A few men have
perience and training. A person with social way; he is primarily a doer
made large sums of money in agri­
rather
than
a
talker.
las than average ability can find
culture; many aimply eke out a
His
couiact
with
the
stehi
reali­
much better employment in a city
ties of nature makes him conserva­ miserable existence; but the great
working on the streets or in a fac­
majority of those who till the soil
tory where the tasks are simple and tive and careful,- develops In him
live in comfort and are. in a large
supervision close, than on a farm good Judgment in practical matters.
measure, independent.
He
does
not
always
keep
up
on
the
where each man has to do various
Opportunities in Agriculture—
kinds
of
work
without being latent thought of the'-world; but he
Kvery grade of farmer may be
usually
develops
a
philosophy
of
life
watched. There is no* permanent
found from the one producing but a.
work on the farm, where ability of a that is wholesome and optimistic.
few acres of crops, of inferior qual­
Farm
life
tends
to
develop
the
low order can be used profitably,
sterner virtues, such as honesty, ity, for which he receives scarcely
even at a small wage.
enough to keep body and soul to­
A back-to-the-land movement which frugality, temperance, and morality;
even if it does not always stimulate gether. to the one who produces the
has ior its aim the placing of interior
brilliancy. The real is held In high best crops and animals, for which
people from the city, alums on the
esteem, while the superficial is he receives thousands of dollars
land to make farmers of them is not
each year. The class to which any
well founded and can never be sue looked on with disdain.
individual belongs depends on his
The
open-air
life
of
the
farmer
cemful. These people are better off
Some
gives him a vigorous constitution. ability and on conditions.
In the city where they can find ent
could not succeed at farming even
His
ailments
are
usually
due
to
ex­
ployment commensurate with their
posure. overwork, or poor sanitary under the most favorable condi­
ability.
tions; likewise there are circum­
To be a farmer a petson should be conditions rather than to lack of
stances in which farming is prac­
vigor.
.
a naturalist by instinct; he should
One of the desirable things about tised where no one could succeed.
enjoy being in tbe open; and should
In general, the opportunities of­
find pleasure in tilling the soil, farming is that in many respects
fered by agriculture are. good. The
the
farm
offers
a
good
place
in,
handling animals, and watching the
young man of energy and good
crops grow. If he can find no inter­ which to rear a family. Aside from
Judgment can find a field for the
est in these things; if the flowers, the isolation and the difficulty of
exercise
of all his abilities. There
the birds, the green grass, and the getting good schools, conditions are
is
a
chance
for hhn to serve his
babbling brook do not appeal to hint, almost ideal. There is an oppor­
fellows by developing better strains
tunity
for
a
good
healthy
growth
of
mnd he wants to get away from them
of plants or animals and by improv­
all. he would better choose some vo­ lira child’s body, a freedom from
temptation encountered in city ing agricultural methods. Hie can
cation other than farming.
use his executive ability to good ad­
In this day of machinery the far­ streets, and a chance for him to
vantage in organizing his business,
mer should be. by nature, mechani­ learn to work by hia parents’ side.
and he can use all his studious ten­
Compensation in Agriculture—
cal. He should not mind handling
dencies in learning the scientific
machinery, and should know how to When measured in actual money,
principles underlying his vocation.
jocate trouble In a machine and have the earnings of the men engaged In
The young man who is in great
agriculture are usually low in com­
the ability to fix it.
haste to leave the farm because it
A farmer should have a strong parison with salaries sometimes
offers no opportunities, is either ig­
body and be able to do hard physical paid in cities. The annual labor in­
norant of the real possibilities or he
work. But few farms require the come of tbe average farmer In tbe
has some unwarranted prejudice.
services of an overseer who does no United States is less than $1.000,
No particular inducements are of­
manual labor. This, taken with the whereas a salary of this amount
fered by the farm to the man of low
fact that farm hands do much more would be considered rather low for
intelligence. But the intelligent
efficient work, If the manager works many kinds of work. Notwithstand­
young man of the country who is
with them, makes it almost impera- ing this apparently low income, the
willing to learn modern methods,
tlye for every fanner to have a ro­ farmer is probably more independ­
need not look with disdain on the
bust physical constitution.
ent financially than the workers in
opportunities offered by agricul­
Since the income o f the farm is any other field. His expenses are
ture.
made by selling its products, and low and he has a splendid oppor­
How to Begin Farming— The
since there are many-'business trans­ tunity to invest his savings where
method
of getting started in the
actions necessary in purchasing sup­ they will bring good returns. The
plies. hiring help, and doing other farm furnishes much of the family farming business depends entirely
In a new region
things, tbe farmer must have the living, and the demand for money on conditions.
ability to conduot business affairs. A is less than where everything has where there is plenty of land, all
man may have erceptional ability In to he purchased from the outside. that the young man has to do Is to
go out and take up a farm from the
raising crops and managing animals,
Wages of farm hands seem te be
but if be is unable to transact busi­ low, put the farm laborer who is public domain, or purchase it at a
ness he will be a failure as a farmer. careful can Save a snug sum each low price, usually on long-time pay­
Such a person should engage in a vo­ year This condition Is well Illus­ ments. Localities where land can be
cation where he can receive definite trated by two brothers who started obtained so easily are rapidly de­
pay for his services, in order that l)e out together. One went to the city creasing. and it is eAeh year becom­
may have the minimum of business and secured work as clerk in a store ing more difficult for a man without
means to begin farming.
to transact.
where he finally recelvd $75 a
Many farmers with fatnlltes have
Preparation Necessary for Agricul­ month.
The other found employ­
ture: Farming can he practised with ment on a farm at $40 a month and 1 >oked ahead and have secured suf­
as little technical training as any board. In their correspondence the
vocation; but there are few vocations one who was earning the larger
where proper training will pay amount called the other a fool for
higher dividends. It used to be said working for such low wages and
that tbe only place to learn farming tried to entice him to the city,
was on the farm. This was doubt­ where he could get pay that was
less true when the entire tyiow Ledge worth while. At the end of two
concerning agriculture was couched years both boys returned home to
in a few dogmatic rules. The art of spend Christmas. The store clerk
farming must be learned by practise borrowed $50 of his farmer brother
on the farm; but the science of agri­ to pay for a dress suit for. which he
culture. which treats of the prin­ had gone in debt. He had saved
ciples underlying farm practise, is nothing from his wages. The other
learned in the laboratory and from brother, besides having the $50 to
FIRE INSURANCE A G E N TS
books. Much can also be learned of lend, had bought a number of heifer
business methods away from the
farm: hence, if Is .not true that the
farm is the only place to learn agri
culture.
*
For more than half a century spe-1
cial courses in agriculture have beer.
Ivan In many of tbe schools. These
courses were at first confined almost
entirely to special technical institn-
tions. but n later years other schools
have introduced agricultural instruc­
tion. Duiing the last decade agri­
culture has been introduced into
many of the primary and secondary
schools in rural districts.
As far as possible every prospective
farmer should take some school work
in agriculture; in fact, it would be
4$ Bread made with (EB5EEU5 Flour
very desirable for him to have a
complete agricultural course. In this
is tasty and tender to the last crumb.
lie should get a good general know­
If
the
folks appreciate good baking—and
ledge of the sciences, besides taking
the more practical side of the work.
* we know they jdo— it is worth while to
He could specialize in his studies on
insist on getting (HSfinEOS
the branch of agriculture he expects
• to follow, in addition to getting a
“ Easy to make and easy to bake” aTe hot
broad view of the entire subject.
cakes made from RETSESC Pancake Flour.
A Study was made by Warren in
N ew York State to see the effect of
education on the profits made by tbe
Breakfast It the favorite meal wherever m b u m i
farmers. Those who had attended
Wheat Heart* are icrvcd.
only tbe district school made, on tbe
average, a labor Income of ISIS a
year: those wbo had attended high
school had a labor income of 1022:
J p There is an CE57SHBC Feed scientifically balanced
* while those wo had attended more
J L to meet tbe requirement of each variety and of
than Mgh school secured a labor in­
every condition of your livestock or poultry.
come of $847. or nearly three times
as much as those who had received
bo edueatlon above the grades.
While it may appear to tbe casual
observer that no particular prepara­
tion Is necessary to become a farmer,
experience has demonstrated the
great advantage of a preliminary
training.
Tb« Effect on tbe Individual—Ag­
riculture. like every other vocation
bae its definite effects on those who
follow it Since the farmer does not
ficient land to give each eon a farm.
Sometimes there ia but ona eon
the family who wishes to be a far­
mer. the otherg preferring to follow
some other vocation.^ In both of
thaae cases It is easy to follow agri­
culture. since the land ia Inherited.
banning Is a business that cannot
be conducted without capital; hence,
it is difficult for a young man
does not Inherit a farm to
without some kind of help. One
to get started la to rent land, and
gradually work into ownership. An­
other way is for the young man to
teach school or do some other work
until he has saved sufficient money
to begin farming.
If a man has had no
on a farm, it is usually
him to attempt to run a farm of
own at once even though
have studied agriculture In school.
Many things about farming must be
acquired by experience, and* this ex­
perience can be gained much more
cheaply as a hired farm band than
as a manager. The most important
work of the prospective farmer is
for him to get an education; "then
after having some practical farm
experience, he is ready to begin oper­
ations on his own farm.
Oliver F. Ktlham.
Director, Agriculture Dept.,
Newberg High School.
Almost a Boat-Hooker.
“ Only a fool rocks the boat.’ ’
“ I suppose so’’ assented Mr.
Growcher. “ But when the boat con­
tains a couple of guitars and an off-
the-key tenor, there comes a terrible
temptation.’ ’— Washington Star.
Contrary Minded.
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