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An Ex-Farmer

To Hell with Farming

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Author: An Ex-Farmer

Online Publish Date: February 4, 2011

Category: Philosophy and Methodology

God knows I had enough to do without sitting and listening to the city people tell me what an idyllic life I had and how they envied me. But I didn’t notice any of them grabbing a hayfork and pitching in, writes An Ex-Farmer. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Brad

To Hell with Farming

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Author: An Ex-Farmer

Online Publish Date: February 4, 2011

Category: Entrepreneurship

[This article first appeared in American Mercury (November 1937).] I used to be a timid, thin man. I never got on very well in the city. When I was talking to people, they tended to drift away, or they turned to someone else and said: “Having nice weather, aren’t we?” I didn’t see in my job any of the heroic aspects my superiors were always

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