. Eastern fruit. Fruit-culture; Farm life; Country life. 14 RASTRkN I'RriT < < > FARMERS' SONS ARE REAL- IZING. It 19, fortunate for the country's fu- ture thai the laru!er>' sons, whose ainl)itioi) formerly \va> to hasten to the hiruer cities and plunge into the thick of the bu^ine-s maelstrom, are realizing tlie splenilid i)o-^sihilitic>. that offer for mal apt to lind a lo\v---aIarieil clerical p(»sititni the limit of his acdtmplish- ment. There is iinuh of -omul com- mon sense in the advice, hear<l m<irc often than formerly, to stick to the farm. Never were the opp
. Eastern fruit. Fruit-culture; Farm life; Country life. 14 RASTRkN I'RriT < < > FARMERS' SONS ARE REAL- IZING. It 19, fortunate for the country's fu- ture thai the laru!er>' sons, whose ainl)itioi) formerly \va> to hasten to the hiruer cities and plunge into the thick of the bu^ine-s maelstrom, are realizing tlie splenilid i)o-^sihilitic>. that offer for mal apt to lind a lo\v---aIarieil clerical p(»sititni the limit of his acdtmplish- ment. There is iinuh of -omul com- mon sense in the advice, hear<l m<irc often than formerly, to stick to the farm. Never were the opportunities to earn material snccess in agricultural pursuits brighter than they are today. There is a world of in the sloi^an. "Back to the ; It is appealing to the youth with red blood in their veins. It is the call of the fields, always seductive, to imrmal man.âMt. Holly, K. J., Mirror. MAINE. A report by the Aroostook. Me., Republicm, of the oarrel prices for potatoes for years, shows this interestini^ ranye: 1896, 25c.; 1897, 5:»c.: 1S9.^. $: 1S99. $); 1900. $: 1901. $; 1902. $; 1903, : 19fM. $2: 1905. 40c.: 190('), $: 1907. 90c.: 1908 $; 1<;09. $; 1910. 55c.: l')ll. $; 1912. $ Thi- table of prices will be of value |o potato bujcrs when they are clos- ing Contracts for the coming crop. NEW YORK. RICH CONNECTICUT FARMS. The advantages in Connecticut iar the are many. Fertile soil, high-grade/ nearby markets and splen<lid "social, educational and re- ligious .'idvantages all combine to make of >\\]) tluni. f )nly three .state> ;ire more denselx pi' and only four more have >\rn hall a» deti-e a ]>oj)ulation. The .*>iaie i> practically covered with citic- aiid large towns where high prices are l)aid ,it ,dl -1 .1- .IIS for farm products. t onncctii lit raises more corn per acre than any other State in the riii'in, and the per acre value of h
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