Originally broadcast on CHED radio - July 21, 1964

I know two farmers. One of them owns 1500 acres of land. His land is good land and every year his harvest is rich. He raises cattle on his farm and pigs too and sells them at a good profit. When his own harvest has been brought in, he hires out his machinery to neighbors and works their fields for a good profit.  He toils from sun up until sunset every day of the year and his farm is a model of all that a farm should be. However, he lives in a small, ancient, shabby home that lacks most of the comforts we have all come to expect. My other former friend owns a small piece of 300 acres. He has a few cattle, but they are for his own milk needs and not to sell for beef. In every respect, his farm is modest.  The outbuildings are old and in need of repair. The corrals could use a coat of paint and the barn floor has broken through in a few places. But he and his wife live in a comfortable large home that boasts all the amenities.  They have worked long and hard for the comfort of this home and it is the focal point of their whole modest farm. The first farmer is often written up in the papers as the personification of all that a farmer should be. The second farmer labors on in obscurity.  The first farmer has thousands in the bank. The second farmer has to scrape now and then to make the mortgage payments.  Considering these two situations how would you rate these two farmers? I would say the first farmer is very successful, but the second farmer is by far the wiser. But then, maybe it's all a matter of values.