Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28
ROCKY FORD, COLORADO FRIDAY, JUNE 28 1901
Work In Beet Fields
How the Extra Help Can
be Handled to Best
Advantage.

Griegerert for an institute at Ere.
mont, Neb.:
There are as many ways of
handling help as there are per-
sons who have help to manage.
The successful leadership of 9TH
ers is Il subject too broad aud deep
to be treated in paper of this na-
ture, mud belongs rather to psy-
cology than to beet culture. While
1t may sound somewhat ludicroas
to class overseers of help in beet
fields with generals and statesmen,
still the more natural leadership
u man possesses, provided lie uses
it moiestly and not in an over
bearing manner, the better he will
succeed.
People, especially children. nre
quick to detect weakness or
strength in an employer aud are
quite likely to govern themselves
accordingly.
First, l would state that !: il
well in hiring help To have a thor
ough understanding. Leave
nothing to be settled afterwards.
NJ such bargains arc usually un-
satisfactory aud nothing will bs
lost by frnnkness.
II ths pay is to be proportion.
ate to the work performed. or il
the right is reserved 10 dismiss
workers on account Of poorly per.
formed work, instruct people to
this effect when they arc hired.
M il may avoid much trouble. II
the wages arc to be stated, toll
them the exact amount they may
expect-not about 30 much. Have
few rules and lot them bc short
aud concise. aud Let each one hear
them directly from yourself. II
you make n statement, live up 10 Il
though, il may cast you your best
hands. However. IL may bc well
Ia clnl,orni. little ON this point:
Possess yourself in patience.
Never make n statement in anger.
as il then bccomcs threat aud
threats never accomplish the de-
sired ond. Your help will realize
that you rxc angry and threaten
ing before You 40. Great patience
aud tact are needed. aud thought
ful care in making verbal prom
iscs.
BE constantly on the alert for
badly performed work, aud find Il
yourself rather than allow some
other worker Ia inform you Of Il.
The work should bc carefully in.
spcc,cd. especially that performed
by children. Try to make them
understand that you nre only do
ing your part of the work aud that
you are not expecting something
wrong.
1 would not have il understood
by what follow. that 1 would turn
the bee, t:..lis into n missionary
field. but there are certain moral
features which l consider are in
place. I will tell you how have
managed aud you can draw your
own conclusions. | forbid cigar
cite smoking. swearing aud vulgar
and obscene talk. l have two
principal reasons for this course.
First. l do il from a business
s,apdroin, alone. A boy with. n
cigarette in his mouth will rot
work very rapidly. In fact he
might about rs well take his time
and devote il to smoking rs far rs
his value in the beet field is con.
cerncd. have actually seen seei
fields where half Of the time was
wasted in this manner, anl vet
full pay was expected. The Sul.
gar and obscene language has a
similar. though worse. effect fol
| instead of interfering with the
work oi single person 1t stops
the entire gang. They first stoI
To listen 10 Il. then 10 laugh. and
each one spends more or less time
irving to think of something t.
add 70 his contribution, and before
YOU realize il the whole gang !.
demoralized and must be put bacI
to work.
The second reason for practicint
morality in the beet field is this
I have found many parents who
were much more willing to ALLOW
their children to work in the fie't
when they learned that vulgarit!!
and obscenity were prohibited
and help was therefore more easi
" obtained. And then, we woult
not entirely overlook the salutar,
effect upon the young. people II
question Of having theee- vice
somewhat restrained. we ma,