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If I lived in the 1880s and had the choice of either being a miner, cowboy, or farmer. I think the choice is easily to be a farmer, cowboys make little money for their hard, hard, hard work. If I recall they make $25 - $40 dollars a month. As a farmer, I would make more money growing, and selling crops.
I would get wider land options and I would have much more space to work and I would get much more property. Property for a farmer is money, of course a farmers life isn’t easy but I’ve come to think it would be easier then a miners and a cowboys. Miners practically kill themselves, and their death rate is high while cowboys face grueling work in the hard sun with no protection from the elements.
As a farmer of course I would face difficulties, I may have competition or the weather may not be on my side but it would differ from where I am. Also, if you were a miner you would be at risk of caving while mining. If you were a cowboy, you would be at risk of falling into a hole or being trampled by scared livestock. I would heavily depend on the seasons, I would be at risk for wolves or other predators of killing my livestock and if summer was too hot, it will dry the very soil I solely depend on to live. Also, in winter if it gets too cold it could kill the livestock that I eat, raise, and sell. The reason I decided to be a farmer because it was the safest and best option out of the three. Being a miner, I could easily die, being a cowboy, I could be trampled or die from exhaustion. I make more money as a farmer then I would as any of the other options with the benefit of a secure and safe home.
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