As he wrote in 1902, aged 32: In ordinary circumstances Jan Smuts would have, in time, taken over the running of the family farm, spending his life as a farmer as his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather had before him.
Som han skrev i 1902 i en alder af 32: Normalt ville Jan Smuts have overtaget driften af familiegården og tilbragt sit liv som bonde som hans far, farfar og oldefar før ham.