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Editor's Note: This weeks article, “Opportunities in Off-
Farm Agriculture", is the fourth of many articles in a special
column written by various agriculture teachers in our ser
vice area. Designed to be of interest to and have educational
value for all farm people, the articles offer an opportunity for
the farm community to become better acquainted with the
teachers and for them to express their own interest in the
local agricultural community.
One of the most striking
changes in agriculture during the
past few years is the substitution
of mechanical power for man
power.
Within almost any farm en
terprise except tobacco-growing,
one person is doing the work
today that required three people
20 years ago. Almost every
farmer raising crops or livestock
for his sole income has expanded
his operation two to three times
in order to maintain his net in
come. And he has done this by
replacing manpower with
machines, which are more ef
ficient and economical.
As a result, the number of farm
laborers has decreased, and
young men are leaving the farm
to gain an income.
Does this mean that a man with
a farm background will have to
find a job outside his realm of
experience and background 9 Not
at all. Many of the skills
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developed through farm ex
perience are transferable to
other occupations. There are
many areas of knowledge and
skills developed by farmers
needed by industry and business.
First, there are general skills
in working with tools and
machinery. Second, nearly all
farm operations involve a
knowledge of nature in the form
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of soil, plants and animals. Also,
farm experience involves
financial management,
bookkeeping and recordkeeping.
All three of these skills are
needed today, and there are
plenty of jobs demanding these
skills in the inputs and outputs of
farm production.
For the young man who :s
eager to remain m agriculture,
but off-farm, there are excellent
opportunities for specialized
training that will assure him of
possibilities of employment and
advancement There are vo-tech
programs, trade schools, ap
prenticeship training, and two
year and four-year college
programs in all phases of
agriculture. The individual’s
goal, abilities, and willingness to
work should determine which
direction to take
The shifting of farm boys to off
farm jobs need not be alarming.
Qualified farm mechanics,
suppliers, economists, salesmen,
marketers, and advisors with a
farm background are a great
asset to those remaining in
farming Young men and women
should be encouraged to keep
farm-related work in mind when
planning a career. To alter an old
proverb, “The country need not
be taken out of the boy.”
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