The New England magazine . ithwhich to stock the place, buy land,build barns, and live in plenty. AChinese gardener might, but an Ameri-can family cant. Mr. Farmer, not being born ortrained a farmer, galdly earns hisliving in the city, and when vacationtimes comes he hurries to the farmand works and studies and plans, sothat when it will be time to leavethe office for good he will come backto the land with some training for thelife. Mrs. Farmer and little Miss andMaster Farmer live in the city duringthe winter months and on the farmall summer. Mrs. Farmer raises flowers andvegetables and poult
The New England magazine . ithwhich to stock the place, buy land,build barns, and live in plenty. AChinese gardener might, but an Ameri-can family cant. Mr. Farmer, not being born ortrained a farmer, galdly earns hisliving in the city, and when vacationtimes comes he hurries to the farmand works and studies and plans, sothat when it will be time to leavethe office for good he will come backto the land with some training for thelife. Mrs. Farmer and little Miss andMaster Farmer live in the city duringthe winter months and on the farmall summer. Mrs. Farmer raises flowers andvegetables and poultry, with the verynecessary assistance of men who knowhow. She puts up fruit for winter useand for Christmas gifts, and shares thehouse and farm with brothers andsisters and nieces and nephews andfriends who havent quite decided togo and do likewise, but feel the charmof country life, or at least wonderwhat it is, and come to see. We urge no one to give up tripsabroad and life at summer resorts to FARMING IN NEW ENGLAND 533. WE BEGAN WITH TWENTY ACRES, AN OLD HOUSE AND BARNS
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