Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-14
DAlRYING FOR The FARM BOY.

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As a rule the women of the farm
have so much hard work to do about
me house that It would seem too much
to put the additional burden on them
OF looking after the cows. and espec-
lally milking them as we'll as making
the butter and attending to the milking
utensils. But the question OF necessity
often settles this outside of what Is
right or wrong At the same time
every woman has a right to consider
tne Work or looking after the COWS and
handling the milk, too, as a mans
work, as It Is in all we'll regulated
dairies, even to the washing up OK the
milk vessels.
She has therefore, the right to put
her wits TO work TO devise some plan
OF passing this burden 10 the shout
ders OF those who ought 70 bear It. The
grown men have other and rougher
work to do, and enough Of It, to occu-
ny all their time. Let us then, see
II We cannot find the right one to take
up thls work, not as Il temporary re-
llet to the men or women, but as a life
work with a view 20 making a good
living out OF IL.
l.. s. Hardin. the dairy editor OF
Home and Farm, suggests turning over
the farm dairy to the boy Every boy,
ne says, when he reaclcs the age Of 10,
or IL well grown, a year or two young
er on the average farm must begin to
look forward ana decide VIVA he in
tends 20 choose for his lifework what
he VIII make a living at II he does not
do this OF his own accord then his par
cnts must do II for him. This is their
solemn duty. Boys OF the above age. II
LETT TO their own choice, are beginning
to make trips to the village and to cit
les ana soon become fascinated with the
charms Of life they picture to tees
selves Of living in large towns and haj-
Ing no definite purpose on the farm is
II any wonder they early desert the old
farm for the temptations OF town lfe
with It's little salary
To remedy for this IL to get the young
fellow interested In his work The eter-
nal and munotonous round OF blowing
and haymaking gives his body work
enough but the young and growing
mind needs exercise as much as the
body does, and needs 1t so much that
the boy viii have 1t, and IL not with
books or work In which he has personal
interest, then he viii get IT by assocla-
ton with young fellows Of his own age
This is why he Is SO anxious TO get
among the boys In the village, for he
thinks they know so much more than
he does. They certainly do, but In
line of knowledge that he would be far
better without.
TO meet this state OF case, suppose
we take your l6-year-oid boy. He knows
all about the plain work OF the farm
He IL strong and healthy and possesses
a certain amount of ambition, though
he has probably never discovered II 10
himself or you but 1t is latent in the
heart Of every healthy boy The point
Is to arouse this ambition by tempting
him I'm the right direction Suppose We
decide TO make n dairyman of him. Let
us begin by appealing to the curiosity
of his mind; get him few bright new
books on dairy subjects, with pictures
of the dairy breeds OF cattle and all the
new dairy Implements. All these books
are illustrated nowadays, They VIII
teach him how much easier Il Is to han
die milk and make butter by the new
methods that II lis In the old way,
and as fast as you can anord II buy
some OF these implements for him to
work with. He will soon become fas-
cinated with the progress ne makes
with the new method.
First get him n thermometer ana
teach him how to use II. II ne mas Deen
i'm the habit of pounding two hours az
the churn to get the butter to come ana
finds that by using the thermometer
intelligently he can finish up that work
I'm 30 minutes every time, this VIII
be revelation to him and make him
hungry for more knowledge In the same
direction.
II YOU can get him hand separa-
tor that will take the place OF ~ or ~
crooks or shallow pans and make pet
ter and enough more butter out or
the same milk to pay for itself In iwo
years he will feel as though ne had
acquired liberal education. These
kinds of experiences viii put his brains
to work, occupy all his spare time IN
devising new plans of work. ana, III
other words. chain his interest to the
farm and make a comfort instead or
n source of anxiety TO you When ne
gets 40 he can work the dairy without
your aid. do not let him go on working
without any reward. Young men must
have pocket money or something VIII
break. II Is the want OF pocket money
that drives most young men IRON the
farm. They see other and especially
town boys, have It, and they do not see
why they should not. Therefore give
this boy a money interest I'm the dairy
III
do not expect him to put every cent
OF II In tin savings bank. The best
boss is an easy boss You can eaten
many more flies with molassos than
YOU can with vinegar, OF course
some boys are naturally wild ana
YOU can do nothing with them until
The world has knocked them down
dozen times or more, but the average
hoy can easily be made man II treat
cd properly. but always according 20
human nature.
II. "a the saying Ia, your boys are
all girls then the case is a llttle more
complicated. for tho work NJ the STA
bic should be done by men, but good,
healthy young woman can, and many
do, make hne. money making dairy wo-
men. for after all. II IL far more de-
pendent upon head work than body
work TO make a success or the dairy,
The woman who can learn 20 pick out
n good COW. tell how 10 feed her. ana
then know the most economical wnY
10 handle the milk, viii make success
Of IT, This che can do as VOL ne
man N she viii only make a proper
study OF A. There are a great many
successful dairy women In the country,
and It M far ensier aud more agree
able occupation than tyuewritlne nr
school teaching The Young person,
man or woman taking the study Of the
dairy, will make a giant stride to-
ward success N preliminary educa.
tlon ia acquired by q few months IT.
tendance at the dairy school Of the
Agricultural College at Logan.
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