Excerpt from The Gleaner: Anniversary Issue; June, 1922 The migration of our family to the New World mere ly increased my craving for the life in the country. As soon as I was of age, I parted from my beloved ones to satisfy my desire. I found a position on a farm and even though the new conditions were disagreeable to a city fellow who has 'for the first time left home, I soon became accustomed to the new life and thought that my dream was finally realized. I soon discovered that I must acquire a great deal of skill and knowledge before I can become a farmer. Then came the great crisis of my life. I left my position and traveled a thousand miles from home to the National Farm School where I was to receive my training; skill and preparation so as to enable me to mould my future. Now my stay at N. F. S. Is at an end I am ready to go out in the world and apply my acquired acknowledge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.