Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-12
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NJ. Eiifor We should III. to know
how you hgurr when yoa talk about
hiring good. reliable help" etc, which
!. all very well, but that means good
wage, aud where u the money coming
frcm to pay such help, with things a.
they m. At prr..nt, when hne apples
bring only - ccnts a hushel. aud hard
Ia ssll n that, aud potatoes the same,
aud milk enly about n ceats q gallon,
Told measurcl after paying the freight,
aud carving to the depot, besides grain
Ing the cstil-, aud hsy 80 low that Il
don't pay a. sell IL, aud .o Ne hs,. to
take the sdsk-. 80 often given Ia the
good oil Nslae Farmer. to keep stock
enough ~ eat u up.
Ihsy say thtt farmers are alwsy.
gru~ ling. nevertheless. facts are stub
born thlngs. sni Ne are willing Ia 10
enlightened a. to ho~ farmers are to
paw Tor good help, besides boarding
them, and have anything lsi, to live on.
while good, plenteou. crops are ble.s.
ing to the consumer, Ne fall Ia sec ho~
the producer l. benefited, exccp, by the
satisfaction In having q boantiful harvest
to tcNaui hi. lAbor.. Hut that wont
paw the bills. -, please tell us how Ia
lo Il In the colUmns % your valuable
paper, and oblige.
~ ON sURscHiRER.
We arv aware that the problem of
hiring help, On the farm, l. a t~o-sldei
one. and. too. that II L. difficult Que Tor
many fsrmsrs 10 solve. Often do
meet the query, when urging this or
that Improvement. 20 an extension ot
the business, "Nherr l. the money
comlng frOm 10 paw the helpr' We are
wllling to confcss that u IL not easy for
= -ecood party o. readily desiyuais how
u can D. done, yet there are many
farmers Who are yearly Illustrating n,
aud so loQg a. this l. the case, thru
must be cour.c ~ mana ag,ment through
shiCh ihi. help I. made, at least, Ia earn
IT, coat. Ia mo.t eases, 20 course, u
doss more than this, or the practice
seald not - cuntinu~i. In our osu
case, Ne have al~ays from the start
b.cu dependent on hired help, and have
tlway. made u point Ia have none but
ths hc.i. Though co.ting more, the ecsi
help l. the cheapest In the end. Whlle
giving morv ot ~ork, there ls st the
.sme time les ~ wear. tear aud break
acr Nth their service. and ~hst Il much
more than money. le.s of anxiety, psr-
plsxity aud sccidsntal losses. We have
slsays found cheap aud incSnpeieni
hslp the most expensive. The place for
lahorsrs of that class IA where the ~.
and the management oi boss Il con-
sianily over tlsm.
Noa woah like 20 know how we
tgurvt hi. l. hos Ne de- u. III help !.
hired there must - enough more of
piyisg rgrS carri.,i on cut ~ Nhlch the
mousy con.. to paw for the ~ork per-
formed. Gu too many farms there s
~ork carried Ca that doe. not pay u.
co.t. Of course, such work doe. 10,
bring ths money With ~hi,h Ia pay IT.
hire.
n help l. hir,,i on the farm-gcci
help-thsr, should - a money Income
fram u, N least enough o. m"ei the out
laV. Tie Hon. :. \. llickox. wbo gave
q le,turc lat fall before some oi the In
stitute. Ia this state. ou how Ia bring az
New England farm, related that In de-
libsrsiiug o,yr the problem. when Ia hls
fir.t wear. experience he did not have
money enough Out ~ hi. ycar's opens
tion. Nth which 20 paw hi. help, he de-
clds,i that the reason of his being short
Nas that he ''di not raise enough 20
sell" By Increasing hi. production,
the problem "a. .olSei. Just 81 With
every farmer. lncrcased labor employed
must bring prOPortionats increase OF
production. II 1. In this way, alone,
that we have b--n able al the.c wear.
20 hire good h.lp," aui make u pay
n. wav. - ws .ay a. others, hlrc good
help. aud then accomplish something
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