The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-12-08

How MANY Young farmer boys who are looking
forward to the time they break from the Hum
Drum monotony" of the old farm, and get JOB behnd the
counter in country store Or perhaps their dreams may
take them to the bright lights the city Poor deuded youths
Foolish boys boy in the world who is fortunate
and don't has brighter prospects than any other boy
and great usefulness and happiness 1T the
farmer boy. .
1t is perfectly for the country boy to get dis
To the prospects OF his future on te farm
with farm life OF half century ago lie sees e anu
toll of his grand fathers they cleared up the wood
built the home in the by All this and more
is constantly revolving his mind begins to
plan his future last he to himself Not for Me-
Country life right Dad and Grand Dad because they had
to do it." is nothing doing for me- The city
for mine" all and nothing but job the city
will suffice. Again say, poor deluded, foolish boy
occupation today that offers advantages
that is pleasant and profitable than farming True
young today had in the woods and clear the
land build little log house himself and family
comfortable living home perhaps his father did, the
poets would be bright but like everything else farming
undergone great change is longer hit and miss
occupation with constant struggle to make both ends meet
science which has probably made rapid
the last quarter century than other business in the world
Of there Of the old school farmers left
Those who in their cannot OF doing
things different than did their ancestors But this class is
gradually passing away the bright progressive farmer
taking his place There no longer work about the
different kinds of fertilizer needed to epenh the nutrment
SOIL No longer kind of question about
just kind of crop the various kinds of soil adapted All
this and matter of science and accepted fact
Neither is there question the remuneration the far
labor-speakng of the who
up date and knows his business. There class of
business world who better paid for their abos
than the farmer.
1t would be well for the young who contemplating
the city life exchange for place fathers farm, look
around Bit and make Look at the
in the vicinity of Paw Paw and in fact all the county, who
making of farming and prosperous The
writer could least young farmers with
in radius of five miles from Paw Paw who would not trade places
with business professional the county They drive
automobiles eat the best yellow legged Chickens have real
the table, and in fact live the of They
the daily and latest magazines brought their DOORS
They dress well and happy. Some married with families
and will be that if all signs do fail The child
healthy and well cared for and fact their surroundings
ideal. Of these young farmers work Farming
their business and they the job So they be make
, success of any kind of business.
The writer had the pleasure of going out in the potato field
of of the successful farmers weeks when
potatoes being dug This you remember
good for potatoes and this young digging three
hundred bushels OF the finest potatoes to the
He had something thousand bushels potatoes
field He had been offered ST 80 bushe for them
holding them for $500 which he will get probably
Would this trade places with city chap? should
not In ordinary this field would have yielded five
hundred bushels to the if he did
fifty cents bushe he would be making mighty good money
This just sample of what the real young energetic
doing They all making money and happy. Of
be farmer should be successful farmer
What this young doing you if you have the right
stuff in you, and get he proper preparation.
Think it is, before you decide to quit the old farm
Better stay while finish high school and
the NJ A c. Then back to fathers farm if there
not there of your Make farming your
business Stay right the job attend business
will have need worry about your future for you
of the right kind of stuff future already Truly
"Ths is the Life" Think it
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