Show HOW MUCH IS AN EDUCATION WORTH it if times are going to be tough tor for farmers there will be fewer farmers by and by of course its the poorest most inefficient farmers who will get the ax first the efficient ones those who know what to grow and who have the laziest largest output per a acre acre will survive ahen when this deeding oot process 1 Is 8 com completed pieced it will be found that the bulk bulkot of tho the hgr had more tha than n the ordinary rural education by of their schooling they XIII will survive the 0 ordeal rd eal the cash value of an education la Is demonstrated by tlona made ln in the minilie MI middle filie west and east among large numbers of 0 tar farmers mers As aa bunting the average working life of a farmer to be forty years yeara one investigation showed that the amount the agricultural college farmer would receive during this time yas was more than the earnings of the common school farmer while a high school education added to hla his labor income confirmation of these figures was a supplied by the kansas agricultural college which ascertained the educational status and the labor inome income c of 1237 farmers to be as follows annual education of farmers earnings co common school 5 high school college short course agricultural college wisconsin iowa in indiana ilana ohio III illinois and now new york arrived at results so similar th atthe cash value ot of higher education tor for farmers has been pretty definitely determined perhaps the taxes we pay tor for the upkeep of our educational system will seem less burdensome when we know that the cheout out lay produces huge cash returns furthermore urther more these investigations show that there Is need of and room for a vast expansion of higher education ln in th the country districts sunset t i AW A |