The Washington times., 1908-10-17
Indiana Hand Says Intel
lectual Life Is Killed by
Long, Dull loil.
HOW TO KEEP BOYS
AT COUNTR v>J2
Shorter Hours, Better Organiza
ton, and More Books and
Home Study Needed

According 10 a farm hand IL Is
mighty hard work 10 develop intellect
Uanty in a farmer or his wife. II they
must gel up eacn morning al $3.50 o clock
and work until in the evening. The
farm hand" who comes from Indiana.
The home Of writers. has sent d long
letter 10 President Roosevelt on the
work being carried on BY the Country
Life Commission
The letter was filled with so many
thoughts worth while. that the PresI-
dent turJ.ed IL over 10 The commission,
which has made It public and requested
the farm hand 10 Wrl-e more letters
along kindred lines.
Prof J.. II. Bailey. Chairman Of the
commission. has made the request that
farmers throughout the country, write
the commission and give their views on
the WORK
Learns oecret of Discomfort.
q have been farm hand .lst long
enough" writes the Presidents CORES
pendent. TO learn the cause Of so many
sons AID daughters and weII-meaning.
reliable farm hands leaving the Deauti-
tul farm and country and going 70 the
city lack Of order and system on
the farm and too long hours for day
are what is driving the best minds from
the farm 10 The city and shop. What
can We expect Of d hans. d the farm
er's wife and her pJsterIJy, IN the way
OF intellectual development when they
get out Of their beds at $50 IN the
morning and work from that time until
or 9 ,. n? And no attention paid 10
the sanitary conditions OF the home, and
necessary c0nvenlences on the farm lo-
doing farm work with the least labor
and time.
Compel the farmer TO be a business
man Go into the homes Of some Of the
farmers and the sO-caIled farmers and
ascertain now they live and learn OF
lneLr methods or going the business IN
which they are engaged And you will
De surprised what q variety YOU will
ind Ascertain what they read. and
what stress they put on the literature
N-ae comes INTO their homes az any
cOmes) bearing on the business they are
engaged III. See what per cent study
their business.
Give me the educated farmer as a
boss. and the educated farmland as a
hand or farmer that studies his bust
ness, ! ind MIN advancing, and II is
pleasure 70 work for such men
Sixteen Hours Work a Day.
The majority Of the farmers are
eight-hour meE-that IS. eight hours in
the forenoon and eight IN the afternoon
Eight or ten hours on the farm cannot
well be adapted ia all cases. but IL need
not be from fourteen 10 sixteen hours.
II the family arise every morning at 5
O'Clock and the wife and daughters at
tend 10 the household duties, and the
farm hands and sons attend 70 the
chores and 80 20 the field AT : o'clock
and work until II or II 80. and 20 10 the
field asain al l and keep at il until
O'Clock. and 90 to the house and eat
the supper and then do the evening
chores, they have done a farm DAYS
work
''RegUi AT hours for work. and regular
hours f'r meals and regular hours for
sleep, 2-.d regular hours for rest and
recreation, vita plenty OF standard
papers and books. including the best
agricultural papers and books. and a
fuA faith IN God, and good grub IS
wanted
Coming to the meals at the meal
hour makes II easy on the wife SO she
can arrange her household duties in or
der, as can also the husband in his farm
work -
Men OF worth and standing in the
shop and city tell me that II order and
system were used on the farm. they
would 20 back 10 the farm If the far
mer wants 10 keep his sons and dauEh-
lers on the farm he must not lengthen
the hours for days work at both
ends. Limit the hours of work on the
farm TO twelve or thirteen. with paw for
overtime, and freedom 10 the hired man
on Sunday"