Show Farming Becomes a Science Farming has at last come to be recognized by the the world in general general general gen gen- eral as a highly specialized profession profession profession sion requiring Intelligence preparation preparation preparation tion and experience and that the I farmer is the man who is absolutely tn Indispensable In the grand scheme of human existence ot Of course farmers have known this since the time of Adam but they have been too bus busy to talk talle about it During the early years of our country's development when every man raised his own grain and the vegetables for the family table there was some reason for thinking that anyone could farm But Dut for generations the farmers farmer's sons flocked to the cities to escape the drudgery long hours and monotony monotony monotony mono mono- tony of farm life they married and raised their families there until in time farming was looked upon as low debasing work fit only for the ignorant boor The farmer was in picture song and story Rube and Hayseed were the most common epithets applied to him Kipling once wrote of the English soldier O 0 its it's Tommy hero here hero and rind Tommy there I And Tommy rommy go away awny But Dut its it's Thank you ou Mr Atkins When the band begins to play An And 1 similarly the tho farmer has been kept in the background until his business was put on a scientific basis and the pursuit became a n deep continuous study In addition the war brot brat him recognition and since sinco he ho has arrived at ot a point where I he ho Is recognized as a world power he has achieved financial success as well Because of the hard work and long hours which the nature of the work exacts during certain seasons the farming industry has to a great extent obscured Its own advantages Aside from the financial profit In times of great demand for food the farmers farmer's life tends to robust health long life and a hearty enjoyment of such pleasures as may come come com in his way |