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Show In These United States They Like It! That's Why Farmers Stay on the Farm KUTZTOWN, PA. It. was men's night at the Kutztown grange, and each man was asked by Mrs. Howard Baldwin, lecturer, why he became a farmer. There were 17 responses, re-sponses, with 16 men replying that they were born on a farm, liked it, and intended to stay. Some of the replies, as recorded' In the Kutztown Patriot, follow: "I was raised on a farm," said Henry Rabenold. "I had 10 years in tiie city, but was glad to get back to the farm." "You are your own boss," Ray Kulp pointed out. "You're independent, independ-ent, and the farm is the ideal place to raise children. Personally, I like livestock, especially the old cows." "At the end of a year you have something to show for your work straw, hay, grain, your cattle," added Thomas Merkel. "I like to see things grow. To the farmer, farming means more than any other occupation can mean to anyone any-one else." "I like the outdoor life," volunteered volun-teered William Schulz, who spent 30 years in manufacturing. "It means your own roof, plenty of food, and time to look around, watch the sky and the clouds." "I was away from it for seven years," said George Schaeffer, "but had to get out in the open, so started start-ed it again." And so it was with all the rest, from the soldier just discharged to the youth still waiting his draft call. As Clarence Johnson put it: "The farm is the best place, for It gives you the chance to make something out of it, not only for yourself but for other people." |