Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-03

to showed that these girls were sure
In their own minds that farmers -
a class were wealthy and growing
more so very fast. That looks to me
like an opportunity for some OF the
farm-bred young men to pick up de-
sirable and well-educatsd wives.
would not recommend that the
country-ored young man. who mas
found . godd, smart country girl.
who suits him, throw her ove.' and
try to make a new match. but those
who are still in the market might
find q desirable field entirely as yet
unwoSked by their class.
These college girls would. no
doubt, in most cases, make unsatis-
factory farmers wives. but few of
the farm-raised young men have any
intention of being farmers them
selves and these same well-educated
city girls ought to be q great help
in the effort Of these men to make
their way to a good position in the
city.
These young ladies know so well
how wealthy these young mems
fathers are that they should have no
difficulty to get the chance to court
them. and once we'll started, a few
well-timed. casual remarks, such as
Fathers farm produced 1000 BUSH
els of potatoes this year." 1t would
not take college girl long to figure
5000 bushels at 60c. per peck, $1,000
l would not have the young man
lie. but it would not be necessary.
He could. If it were true, tell her
that his fathers farm produced on
an average 500 quarts Of milk Pc,
day. A college girl could directly
figure 500 quarts at 16c, $4S per day.
She would also figure 1000 barrels of
apples if informed that there were
10 or more pecks to the barrel-1000
barrels. 10000 pecks at Coo, $4,000.
The girl would also know that
though the farm might be 10 miles
from town. the Pierce Arrow limou-
sine would easily take her in town
in a half hour any time. day or
night. Also as the farmer lives on
his own place, he does not pay rent
The farmer raises food, so does not
have to spend any money for food,
and in most cases has wood growing
on the farm, so his fuel costs him
nothing SO about all there Is to buy
are clothing and, automobiles, and
there should be plenty left for Palm
Beach in the winter and Newport in
summer.
OF course there would come an
awakening and a bad half hour, but
that would be the beginning of bet
ter things. The young lady's father
would use his influence to get his
son-in-law a suitable job in town.
and that is the natural desire Of
nearly all ambitious and country
bred young men. 1t would then only
he up to him to make good on the
job.
When the time comes that the old
farmers are all dead, without the
foreigners have come in and gone on
the land to feed US, the young men
who were raised in the country and
know the game, could go back and
save the nation from starving to
death f they could get we'll paid for
II.
From what know of farming in
New England. believe it a fact
that nine out of 10 of the farmers
are over A. years of age.
An investigation would be suff-
cient in many sections to find how
many good places are for sale and
what large proportion Of the good
places are not being run as farms.
that is. are Just having the best of
the hay cut and sold, no stock kept
or crops raised.
1t is we'll known that success is
often attained from being able to
see and grasp opportunity. 1 hope
that having pointed out the oppor-
tunity. it will be of value to some.
Personally, prefer the country-bred
girl J. L. Dean.