Title: Are There Good Reasons for Being a Farmer? | AHA
Headings: Are There Good Reasons for Being a Farmer?
Are There Good Reasons for Being a Farmer?
Do farmers eat better?
Do farmers have better health?
Do farmers enjoy their work more?
Is family life better on the farm?
Do farmers earn less than city folk?

Content: The city families, on the other hand, were getting barely enough protein and not enough calcium, phosphorous, and iron. The farm folk ate much more meat, eggs, milk, and vegetables—which they often produced themselves—than did the city folk, who depended more on cereals. Of course, city families with large incomes get more adequate food than workingmen’s families, but many farm people, if they moved to town, would undoubtedly fall into the latter class. Of course, there are farm families who do not get a rich and varied diet, even in prosperous times like the present. In some agricultural areas there are farmers who have no gardens and keep no livestock. Some do not have enough cash income to buy adequate, wholesome food. Do farmers have better health? It is often remarked that one sees many more old people in the country than in the city. Does this mean that rural people live longer, despite the poor sanitary facilities and the lack of doctors and hospitals? According to a census study based on 1920 figures, a newborn city baby, if a boy, could expect to live, on the average, to the age of 52.