The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-12-16
LETTER FROM COUNTRY
BOY IN THE CITY.
Ohio County Boy Making Good in
Great City, But Likes "Back
to the Farm Movement.


and from a prominent Ohio County
family, will no doubt be quite inter
esting to many of our readers, and
especially those on the farm. This
young man spent his boyhood on a
farm, but Is now a piece of the ma
chinery that goes DO complete a nigh
ty organization in a busy metropo-
lis; but listen to what he has to say
about the pleasures of farm life. The
letter follows:
In some respects We think you were
little unjust in your letter to us,
and We can hardly understand why
you should entertain any such foolish
ideas as indicated by your letter. /
am sure you have never been further
from the true facts in any instance.
You were no doubt honest in your
opinion, but why you should feel
that way Is somewhat puzzling to me
Where did you get the idea that /
felt / was so grand?" am sure
there is nothing whatever that would
justify any such conclusion on my
part, and / am just as sure that no
such feeling exists. On the other
hand / want to assure you that
fully realize what a small insignifi
cient piece of humanity / am and
the very small part Of the roll which
| play. You stating that | thought
myself above" you rather leads me
to believe that you feel that your sit
uation and mine are on different
planes as regards social equality. If
that is the way you feel about it,
this is a mistaken idea on your part,
and you should by all means be proud
that you are on a farm. 1t Is the
most independent and wholesome life
to live and the most elevating of any
vocation imaginable. And please
don't overlook the fact hat it is
the farm that is continually produc
ing the new and best brain matt
rial for the cities. In these days,
(excepting a few farmers themselves
who have not the opportunity of read
ing and mlngling with the world in
general and on that account are not
enable % develop broader ideas and
a better sense of reasoning, and a
few of the more ignorant city peo-
ple) no sect or profession considers
the farmer or his vocation to be
in any way inferior. The pursuit OF
agriculture is in no way of less inn
portance that the pursuit of any pro-
! fession or trade whatsoever. 1t is
in fact of far greater Importance than
the whole of all the other pursuits,
for without the farmer We could not
live in either the country or the city,
ers did, without any of the profess
sions or trades. But II is vital thai
we have them all, and every man
should be encouraged in his solcc-
tion no matter i'm what line, but first
of all comes the farmer. Indeed
farming has always been Very var
led and somewhat scientific indus
try, and during the past few years
it has bean developed ard conducted
on very scientific basis and requires
far more knowledge and study than
most professions and trades. The
professonis and trade may require
small outlay of money and hard
work to get stated but all in all far
more should be given to farming. 1t
is indeed true THAI in some cases,
when you look only at outside an
pearances without going to the inside
facts, the farmers in some instances
are apparently more prosperous than
their city brothers of equal ability.
That is due to many reasons and con-
ditions. One of the reasons for this
apparent difference in favor of the
city man Is the fact that in al
most every instance every cent the
city wage Garner makes goes to his
wardrobe and dining table, and the
showing made with the former item
A part of 1t is due to the fact That
some of the farmers do not work as
many days in the year, or live as econ
omical, and i'm many instances the
greater part of the Farmers earnings
is put into stock, real estate, etc,
while the city man is accommodating
nothing unless it is some grocery
accounts. Many of you country peo-
pie who live ON the farm and enjoy
the luxuries and privileges which are
denied the city people do not realize
what you have and you are wasteful
and extravagant And often the far
mer depends too much on hard work
alone, especially the small farmer,
without enough study Of methods in
connection with the labor. He should
r~a1 axJ s,t,,dv liLa tho business man