The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-12-25
How to Keep the Boy on
the Farm,
ADDRESS BY LEWIS GREEN
Before the Hooking County
Farmers Institute Dec.
i3tt., 1902.

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| (Publirati"n requested by Resolu
tion Of the Institu,e.)
The boy ,s the most important pro
duct the farm can pr"duce. So I
keep him on the farm. he should ranl
In attention. and have at least q
much care and concern as tire pil
calt or colt in keeping. to take tn
first premium at the rOning count
fair. A. start, I will say. give hin
the best the farm has g't. Pet him
carcts him. nurse hIm, rare for him II
his ways and works. in all his point
Tor proper development. Take suUl
care Of him ~ to make him q tirs
premium Boy at the FAIR. be th'
first at schooI, in eociety. the churcI
or the open world in which bis lii'
10 to be occupied. Aud now yo'
ask, how 70 take care of him. 9, tha
ha will have . love for his home. a.
attachment for countr. life, show g.
keep him on the farm"
This. not only with farmers. but
with our entire government, 10 ths
paramount issue. All o.her ques
tions dwiudls in insiguitiIance he
fore u.
The prosperity, the stability of the
government rests upon the farmer.
But this isa hackneyi subject. Il
70 certainly spparsu. nulsss the Boy
stays Oh the farm, in = very few
years there will bs nObody on the
farm. except the dead in The couutr,
graveyard. and then the question
comes uI'. "where will We get our
bresd aad butter. our pork and
iwsns." Il II q tough wrrs,ls a. IL
is. but II the Boy aud sister don't
stay on the farm. the thought 10 to"
horrible to contemplate.
But he will stay sud u 10 my pnr'
pose. In . brief aud feeble way to
suggest some things 10 which hi.
staying may be happily continued.
A passing word for the small hoy.
He n the great American inssit"s'on,
and "for such 10 thr Kingdom p" Hr
10 the boss per Sc. Don't coddlr
him, that Ia don't treat him - though,
hs 10 no tender that bs should be put
under glass for fear = ray oi su" will
~iit him, or q cool brrezr will chill
him, don't be slways asking him n
biz throat feels sore. aud il his head
sclies, anl if he In sure hs has not
|'srn sneex,n2: don't tell him that .
few drops "f raj" On bis back will bs
Iatal; dent talk 10 him about dvs
|~psis while he is eating green APPLES
md persimmons and enjoying the
bod his sytrm Graves. ;.st him eat;
let him rot; let him play; let him
,Iimb . tree; let him have . slack
rope aud play CIRCUS in the barn;
lot hun have pup; let him have .
place wSere he csn hammer aud
to bis hearts content. with.
,ut being warned that every time be
,pens bis kmt.. or touches . tool he
will cut of his fingers. In the Ian.
yuagc of Mother Goose, ANAL boys
luih0rity;
'.Let him wade In the creek,
Lee him swim in the stream,
Don't try to make him SICK.
Don't wake him from dream.
Then he will have . tight tie {"
noth.r's spIon string and stay on
be farm.
Now rs to the big brother. the boy
n bpots. the boy who is father I" the
nan. Give him encouragement in
is work; don't fault him for every
hing he does. although much of h's
'o,k may not be up to the standard
{ your older years and more en-
lrged experience. Counsel with
i'm. Let him al. ance his own ideas. ,
t him have his wav sometimes. For
q gate is to he hung. He
links he knows how to do it. Let
lm try it. He may put in half
AZ on, for you. half hours work,
ut tie time has not been wasted.
he man is growing up in him a. be
'.ses and sweats and conirives and I
inks. The old gate won't hang.
here Is something about it he call
Ut undt r.tand. Then he comes to {
,u for ADVICE. Now you ku"w sure I
,u are not only his father, hut his ,
Iend, his adviser. He is then your 4,
nifrl dependent son and You and 4
, both know 1t. A partnership is q
q
If the hoy in some of his ramhles
Il seen something in some neigh. {
IRIS farm implements, something IN O
hardware store, that he thinks f
,uId I'e handy To have. let him have n