The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-09-22

believe that thee is a fair rev sfd tor capital
| ON the farm properly man geG. and shat it Is
| one of the heaithiest adi most attractive
| lives a man can lead. ! have noted recently
| special thrift among thu "a. me- Of Western
! HaIiord.'
Edward p Moore. '',ur Young men are
educated too rluch and ,1 not like the lahor
of the farm: to SJIC.eed go thC farm one must
work himself, like w old folks do
Tuhn = Shade: - generally u. - but littlc
trouble about labor. though ~ present il is
scarce There is d living IN farming. but it is
hard to find much more"
John b Wysong: Good farming results
in fair compensation for labor expended
and The money invested. 1t possesses many
ad vautagcs not found ii the city, and at pres
est. prices of farm products are encouraging
as compared with those OF Il few years ago.
+. II. Jacobs: Il have more hay than
ever cut before. II is my main crop. because
requiring ltSS fabu- and yielding a good price.
There is money in farming ii proper labor can
be secured II NOT, il Is acttCTto Leave ground
uncultivatcd than to cultivate poorly
Fred. LochaTv: y think elderly farmers
make mistake i'll GscouraGin% Young men,
hence they lie" from the farm instead OF MAX
my their nome there -
!. II. Baer: The labor question has been
the trying one with me. NJ experience dur
ing I he past n1cr. while building "a large
barn has been almost uuhcarablC | would
not ;td wise the get rich quick" man to take
up farming. but il one will stIJ' 10 his work
the occupation Is healthy. agreeable and fair
". B. Harlan: 1t would lie useless to c,-
pcct enormous prOhtS IN standard crops
when oHc has to compete with the whole
world. If seeking special profits one must
take special branch. such as celery, peanuts.
peaches dairyiug, etc For the money invest
cd ami the intelligent labor expended, farming
ia Us as well As ANY enterpIis- | know OF.
have no trouble about labor. some
times employ many Is twcHty-thrcc
hands to harvest cusiluge, and store it away
at Il cost of sixty cents per ton.
William Finney: With some people tie
farm Is "A sinking fund, others get good
modern fglrTlnUnpS
other convcnieuCes, the lon!iness of the farm
i removed, and by q future reduction OF
taxes through the Hannah oyster bill, be
lirve the profits will he very fair.
Ii. Il. Bruins: II certainly am fond of
farming and believe il paysif one labors him
self and keeps things going. Cattle sheep
and poultry are valuable additions to the
profits of the farm"
J. G. Rouse: Farming is good. desirable
business. healthy, honorable, safe and fairly
profitable ii iutelligently conducted. hut un-
fortunately much of it is poorly done. | be
lievc i'll encouraging young men 10 stay on
the farm / have thin farm in lower Har-
lord which nets me from : TO H. per cent.
and the land i improving
James Johnson: Il have quit farming. but
always liked it. found some money in it.
chiefly by the Improvement OF my property.
The labor problem is the chiet draw back.
!. d. Worthington: The favorable moral
atmosphere of the farm as compared with
the city has not been referred TO; the iucrSas-
ing crime resulting from our increasing urban
population is a strong argument IN favor OF
country lf,. If one is seeking to acquire
wealth and fame rapidly he should go to the
city: but tor one who desires healthy sur
rounding, home comforts at a minimum cost,
fair returns in proportion to capital invested
and energy expended there is no place like the
farm. especially since the telephone has made
everybody lis nciEhbor.
$. A. Williams: There are many advant-
ages in the farmers life and his household,
and his family enjoy comforts. couvenienccs
and luXuries which cannot be bought by per
sons OF moderate means" Mr. Williams then
cited a number of cases where farmers have
made good money through their efforts, and
he felt satisfied that the return for intelligent
labor was most encouraging.