Show BOYS AND THE FARM some writers lament the fact tant boys are leaving the farms as though a farm boy had not the same right to choose his vocation in life as other boys there would be as much logic in asserting that the son of a coal miner for instance should not aspire to be anything but a coal miner of course if a farm boy has no ambition to enter business or a profession or is not learning a skilled trade he had better stay on the farm without education he would be worse off n the town or city than in the country probably remaining a common laborer but for the intelligent farm boy who can secure an education it can not be denied that the cities offer wider opportunities in fact many of the leaders in every field of endeavor came originally from the farm while most of the trades and professions appear to be crowded today farming is also overdone as may be seen by the unsatisfactory condition of agriculture more farm products are raised than can be marketed at a profit over the cost of production whenever the demand exceeds the supply we shall see better prices for agricultural products and we shall also see people going back to the farm but until that time comes the farm boy should be encouraged to enter any vocation for which his talents and education are fitting it may be added that there are even now excellent opportunities tuni ties right on the farm for boys and others who will study and apply modern agricultural methods but the future holds little for the indolent and shiftless on the farm or anywhere else |