New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-28
LIND's IDEAS OF THE FARM.
He Talks Sound Sense TO the Farmers Of
of Blue Earth County.
City and Country Life Compared in
Mastery Manner.

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Masterly Manner.
Hon. John Lind spoke at the Blue
Earth County Fair last Weekand we give.
herewith extracts from his address per-
tanning particularly to "a discussion OF
the question which we hear asked 50 of
ten of late: Why do farmers sons and
daughters flock to the cities2
[ believe that farming, at least with
us, has seen its low tide. The prospects
for the future are better prices for farm
products or at least not lower than now
and lower prices for manufactured ar
ticles. Labor to-day is more remunera-
five on the farm than it is In the city.
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To much labor should not be exacted
from the young. fyou do it becomes
drudgery. They learn to shun and dread
allwork. i have known farmers who
could not be induced to puta harness
on a horse, to work him.. before he wss
four wears old, who would not hesitate
to put a twelve year old boy to doing
mans work. This is worse than cruelty
to animals.
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CITY life is not wealth, ease and sta
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ton as many seem to think Witt the
great majority it is hard work and ana often
prove1ty and dependence. To me city
life has little to commend it except Tor
the opportunities that it affords for soe1-
al and intellectual intercourse. On the
whole it is cold and selfish. The teel1ngg
of neighborhood and mutually OF inter-
est that is such strong feature OF our
country and village life is almost want.
ing. The activity and liberty ofsacon-.
duct tLat we enjoy here is greatly cur
tailed. Officers of the law and notices
to sskeep off the grass stare you N the
face at every corner--eyen IN the little
breathing spots they call parks. In your. (,' 7.
own house, if you are fortunate enough
to own one, you are practically "a pri-9
soner. You have to keep it locked and
barred all the time. You can get a
breath of fresh air and a glimpse Of green
fields only by paying for It.
IF YOU have to work for a living, as a
greater proportionsof the people have to
in a city than in the country you are
practically galley slave. Work stops
and with it the: income. but not the wa
ter tax, or house rent, or gas bills and
other expenses. No crops are 8s growing WINS
when YOU rest your head on your pillow v
at night. No nest. is being filled, nor
pork fattening while you are eating your
ham and eggs for breakfast. The city
was made by man, you are dependent on
him and on his whims for your very sex-
istence. You have this feeling and can't
escape sense Of insecurity. You o' cant
fall back on mother earth in case OF adj
versity. Special providence can hardly
come to your aid. Outside
of your immediate circle OF
personal friends, perhaps these are your
old country friends, youtind but little
sympathy. You take a place III the es es-.
timation Of your city neighbors and even. wen.
pew in the church according to the
financial rating awarded you by Brad I'd
street, Manlmon is God and fashion his
prophet. If you remain long enough
you are pretty apt to join in his wor-.
ship.
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Now look at life on the farm. The
average cornfortableness OF the homes IS
much greater. Pro badly more than seV-. v
en-eighths Of the dwellings are occupied
hy their owners. That means. 50 many
homes. Such thing as want OF the.
necessaries of food is utterly unknown.
On most tables I might say on every
table Y the ordinary luxurles are pre-
sent at every meal. The abundance and
variety Of food is much greater. The
supply Of comfortable clothing and the
general standard Of living Is better.
The farmer works more hours but I doubt
1,ba+ba, be works as hard except in the
busy part Of the season. He is his e,' own Y
master. He can go and come when he
nleases. His time is his own and 50 is
his vote. He is independent He is the.
peer Of his neighbors and Of any man in in
fact as well as il. law. He is a factor in
his -tn,,r,, a nd ii his county. He has such