In the passage, the main contrast that John Bergson draws between himself and his neighbors is that his neighbors
A had previously worked in urban areas while he had
always worked in rural ones.
B.
are less skilled than he is at the occupation that they all
have in common.
resisted becoming homestead farmers, whereas he was
eager to be one.
H
th
D
had better luck with their particular parcels of land than
he did with his