Arizona republican., 1906-03-13

the boy who intends to follow agri- culture, to obtain. at least, q high school education. l would not advise against a classical college course, but l find it impossible to consider higher education essential. advise most emphaucalIy and enthusiastically the boy to attend, and graduate from. an agricultural college. These institutions. teaching as they do. the very essentials of fundamental agriculture, are rapidly increasing and their grade is growing higher and they are more carefully covering this broad occupation.
 If the boy and his parents are not familiar with the location, scope. and requirements of these agricultural in stitutions information can be obtained from the editor of the local newspaper, the minister, the lawyer. the doctor. or the teacher, or a letter addressed to the secretary Of state, of any state. at the state capitol, would either bring full information or would inform the writer where he can obtain it.
 Professor John F. Duggar. NJ. $, director of the experimental station at Auburn, Ala, and professor of agri- culture at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, in letter to the author, says:
 While I am unable at this time to prepare a complete and condensed dis cussion as to the advantages and dis advantages of farm life, l would say that I am thoroughly convinced that many a country boy overloo<s rich op- portunities for a useful and prosperous life in the country. The country has been made unattTactive to the farm CTS children on account of isolation. on account of the farmers uncompli- mentary talk about his own vocation. and on account of the failure of the average country boy to understand the fascinating operations of nature with which he is surrounded. Fortunately every condition of country life is inn proving at a rate much more rapid than is generally appreciated. Awak ened public sentiment in favor of i'm proved rural schools and better roads is already notable and will result in partially overcoming 1the isolation of country life.
 Among the considerations which should be weighed by the young man investigating the advantages of coun- try life, are the following: First land is advancing in value. and unless one gets fOothold in this generation, its requirement in the next may be far more difficult. Second, the highest de- gree of health and independence and happiness are obtainable in the coun- try. The returns from agriculture are more certain, even though less in gross amount, than in most other occupa- tiOns, and the opportunities for saving are far greater than in the city. More over. the increased Knowledge of the sciences on which agriculture is based brings increased profits and affords the inestimable satisfaction of pursuing q vocation congenial and fascinating About ninety y-nine per cent of city men as they advance in life cherish th.. ambition to own farm, and most )f them desire to spend their latter days upon it. While the qualification of this desire is possible for a relatively small number who amass fortunes in the city it is not usually possible for the aver age city man."
 Mir. Frederic Grundy. of "The Or chards," Morrisonville, Ills, in a let ter to the author. says
 Among the principal advantages which agriculture offers to young men is complete independence. The farmer who owns his farm is. if he under stands his art the most independeut