The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-09

other stock the herdsman in charge must
te looked after. so that the difTerat
branches of his department may be care
fully conducted. If there is grading to
l,e done or general improvements to he
made the superintendent must look care
fully after these, as well as all other work
that is being done,
To fiji such place we'll requires man
81 as good executive ability as the pres
tdent Of a bank or the head of any other
business enterprise. The general impress
sion has too long been held that almost
any kind Of man can manage the land.
1t is far easier to get some one to fill
n responsible post in a business concern
than it Is to find a we'll trained and broadly
equipped manager of country estate.
He needs to he a man not only OF good
general business ability, but possessed of
some scientific knowledge.
The possibilities of the soil are best under
stood only when science is applied to its
productive power, and the same is true of
the breeding and training of animals,
of the breeding and props cation OF the
hest trees and plants and flowers. and
superintendent or manager who possesses
this knowledge is far more capable and
will give much greater satisfaction in his
direction and management of place.
So difficult is it to get this type of mana
ger that with the large increase in the num-
Dor of fine country homes many persons
find themselves obliged to give personal
oversight to their estates, and this is very
often done by women, as most men are
too much engrossed in business to do it.
Women find this not altogether irl;some.
but rather n pleasure, and they ar" fitting
themselves for this new duty. They pur-
chase the best literature on gardening,
attend lectures and gain informa ion OF
practical character that they may properly
direct gardeners and others in important
work about their homes
They study the subject of tree planting,
and especially of pruning, which is not
ALWAYS well done. They also make a care
full study of insects and pant diseases,
that these may be successfully controlled.
As a new field of work and healthful
occupation for women it is far more invit
ing than many others, and especially on
many small PAGES where a general manager
may not be required there will in the future
he large demand for the work of well
qualified young women who can direct the
planting and pruning of trees, shrubs and
flowers and the right care of lawns, drives
and paths.
For number Of years some of the large
estates in England those Of Lady Henry
Somerset. Lady Warwick and others, have
been under the care of young women,
who have proved to be most successful
managers College courses are now Of
Tered to women in England and are taken
by them that they may he qualified to enter
this work as profession.
There ara a number Of women in our owl
country who are making success in land
scape gardening, in the care of suburban
Places and in the cultivation and sale of
flowers There are also a number of others
who are owners of large farms and of ex-
tensive herds of cattle and horses, which
they breed and raise for market, and who
give personal direction to their extensive
business.
A few women who went to California in
search Of health, who finding flowers growing
there in wonderful nxuriance began cult
waiting them for their seeds, have since not
only reganed health, but have reaped
independent fortunes from the seed bust
ness.
This new field Of work for women, in which
many are interested, is far more attractive
with promise of better remuneration and
health in its following than much of the
work that women are nowd ing as teachers,
in offices and in great department stores,
where many are receiving less compensation
for their work than the laborers on the
streets.
There is now a demand that is most
difficult to meet for intelligent and skilful