The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
FARMING FOR MONEY.

FARMING FOR MONEY.
Why Agriculture Is the Safest and
/ Most Promising or All Industries.
a great many young men leave the
drudgery, privations and Isolation OF
the farm for the city, to engage IN
what is by them, and unfortunately
BY q large portion OF the world, con,
sidered more respectable emplo yment
They falsely imagine there are better
ways to make living, to make
money, and to rise to eminence in the
world. It is true there are frequent
cases where the farmer boy has gained
honor and distinction. They can be
found in all departments OF the Gov
eminent, and all branches of the arts,
science and industries. They make q
noise in the world. And yet there is
not one boy in one hundred who
leaves the farm in disgust who is ever
heard of again beyond the neighbor-
hood where he drags out his life. But
the same talent, energy and industry
~ seeking knowledge on the farm
would more likely bring him into
public favor, and to be more frequent
| " called to fill the highest positions
OF honor and profit than to be a mer-
chant, a doctor or land agent. None
| of those classes of men have, ever
been President, while about one-half
Of all the Presidents were farmers.
Very careful statistics have been
collected, and it is positively stated
that not over one merchant in ten who
pursues the business for series of
years ever attains to wealth, or even
preserves his financial credit. There
is far better state of affairs among
farmers Men who have run farms ON
careful and practical principles sell
dom fail, and if one will make careful
inquiry he will find there are more
farmers who accumulate from $50, 600
to $780, 600 worth of property than do,
any other class Take, for instance,
the one hundred or so Of farmers Of
Iowa who annually assemble at the Fine
Stock Breeders Association and we
doubt il any other industry or pro-
fession, if called together in State con-
vention without any intention of maxi
ing : display of individual wealth,
would compare with the members of
the association named. Nor would any
other convention excel in the number
OF able or worthy men, fit to I'LL any
Office in the Government. It would
probably astonish some If they were to
investigate and make a fair estimate
of the financial standing of the farm
ers' last convention in Iowa Besides,
they are all a happy, contented set OF
good men. They have no fearful look.
ing for a dismissal from Office, nor arc
they continually in a stew about tbs
danger Of losing public confidence,
public patronage or run of custom.
BY our long experience in the
world, and by our close observation
of the rise and fall Of men, we are
pr pared to say that the smart and
Intelligent man and woman who start
out in early life on a comparatively
small farm, ard settle down content
ed in the position and in the enter
prise for life, and who Garry on the
farm on business principles. who
study the wants of the times, me de-
nands Of the markets, who pay as
they go, who are economical, 1sa
necessarily penurious, are more ose.
tain to accumulate comfortab bic
fortune by the time they are fifty than
any other class of men and women
who are striving to become wealthy
by other lines of industry.
We dare the successful contradic-
ton OF these facts and this position.
And it is well for that bright farmer
son to consider well where he casts
his destiny Iowa State Register.