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ever, AuSt CONTINUE TO meet the exact |
ing demands Of business 70 the far
thest notch or drop out entirely. Ii Ia
strongest appeal.
house and an acre or more of land
can be purchased or rented moro
cheaply than a house and lot in the
city. The home can be supplied with
Gll the conveniences that the family
were used to in the city. The trolley
and the telephone keep them in touch
with their city friends. The city man
who is past the days of the hard work
demanded in a mercantile establish
ment or factory can still make fair
living from the soil. The returns from
an even acre or so of ground will go
far toward paying the family's living
expenses.
The pleasure Of life in the open.
where the air is pure and there is
time to dream and room to be happy,
will add years to the lives of the
new made farmer and his wife. The
freedom from responsibility calls back
the light heartedness Of youth. The
tyranny Of Office hours is done away
with. The luxury of Independence is
attained.
No sign of the retNrn to the country
Is more encouraging than the tendency
Of the old farmers and their wives to
spend the remainder of their days in
the country. Some of the old farmers
who move to town to end their days
are satisfied perhaps. but most Of
them are not The enforced idleness
gals them. The narrow boundaries
Of city lot stif1e them. They miss
their old friends and associates
The home farm is a much better
place than the city for the farmer to
spend his declining years for many
reasons. 1t is home to him. and
thousand pleasant memories cling
around every knoll and tree. He can
turn over to one Of the boys the active
work Of managing the farm and still
have most of the pleasure of farming
without the responsibility. 1t may
mean the construction Of another
house perhaps, bat the expense will
be less than the cost Of house in
the city. There are always little tasks
to be done when he feels like work,
yet he can quit when be feels like
quitting. When he is not in a mood
to work there are always neighbors
to visit. With his automobile or his
horse and buggy he and his wife can
go where and when they please Thus
the days pass pleasantly and smooth.
ly, without a ripple of discomfort or
the strain Of getting used to a new
environment. The passing years leave
few marks on either the farmer or his
wife, for this sort of life is not cal
culated to encourage the advance Of
old age.
From the standpoint Of the conmu-
nifty the retired farmers are a valua-
bic asset number OF such families
In the community give permanency to
its social life. With little else TO do
and plenty of time TO do ii in the
farmer and his wife can go ahead
with the management of the club or
grange. They can devise picnics and
suppers and so ahead with lecture
courses and celebrations.
ntSG tui1SS are Ol IDCdlCuid Die
benefit to any community, and vet too
often the young farmers are too busy
to look after all the details connected
with them
In looking after the business affairs
Of the township and county and state
the farmer who Is out of active busi
ness finds an outlet for his surplus
energies Township offices are by NJ
means lucrative. Yet 1t is essentia
for the good of the community tha
they be filed by men who will tak'
time to see that the township affair
are properly conducted. A farmer VIII,
no longer has a business of his owl
to demand his best attention is jus
the man for such place.
The county supervisors have charg
of a great amount of business Upol
the efficiency of their work depend
the condition Of the roads and bridges
The management of a county is n
small job, yet it is too often intruste
to some Office seeking politician be
cause there is no one else who ha
time for the place. Here is anothe
opportunity for the retired farmer
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