Eureka Reporter | 1905-05-26 | Page 7 | The Modern Farmer

THE MODERN FARMER how he lives as compared with fifty years ago he farming life of to day as con brasted with th at of fifty years ago Is a paradise ot comfort and con vengence ven lence the lonely lo ghouse remote from mar ket and devoid of advantages that a halt cycle of time has made possible would scarcely ap peal to the pres ent day farmer the twentieth century soil tiller has practically all the modern comforts his mall Is de silvered daily he has telephonic con with the buying and selling world affording the best opportunities for marketing to advantage his home is of recent architecture con strutted ted of wood brick or stone and well furnished he has modern plumb ing and modern heating and with the advent of acetylene gas he has mod ern lighting at night his home Is as attractively illuminated as that of his city brother for it Is a suggestive tact that acetylene for country homes has so appealed to the farmer that of the 80 users of acetylene gas fn the united states the farmer is one of the largest of all classes ever seeking the best he has not hesitated la availing himself of this new light the continued growth and progress of this great coultry ever a cause of wonderment has no greater fl catlon than evolution on the farm already the farmer is becoming the most envied of men the freest the healthiest the happiest