 | Northern Wisconsin Agricultural and Mechanical Association - 1881 - 476 pages
...that the state of society which goes with this system in France differs so entirely from our own thit she furnishes no such example of popular intelligence...time of war. They are tempted by none of the honors or emoluments of public service. They aspire to no civil distinction, and, even while organized as... | |
 | American Agricultural Association - 1881 - 300 pages
...it should be remembered that the state of society which goes with this system in France differs «o entirely from our own that she furnishes no such example...time of war. They are tempted by none of the honors or emoluments of public service. They aspire to no civil distinction, and, even while organized as... | |
 | 1882 - 104 pages
...citizenship. ***** There the home known to the American farmer is not found. The American farm house is almost unknown. The peasantry gather for the night...go forth by day to till their few outlying acres. (Problem of American Landholding, 1881.") Says a late writer: " The interest and economy of the French... | |
 | Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture - 1883 - 472 pages
...The American farmhouse is almost unknown. The peasantry gather for the night into crowded towns far away from their lands and go forth by day to till their few outlying acres." Still another writer says of these French farmers : — " It is an error to ascribe the thrift of the... | |
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France differs so entirely from our own thit she furnishes no such example of popular intelligence and personal independence as is found in the United States. There the home known to the American farmer is not found. The American farm-house is almost... 