The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-23

pians out MS work and carries II
Through IN d systematic, business-Ii Ike
manner, Just as the city man does,
will be able to shorten the hours Of
labor. $50 many farmers measure
everything On the farm from The
standpoint of muscIe," he continues,
"and are extreme III some things aid
slack ii others decided several
years ago that life Ii too short %
work for Peter TumbIedown far.
mers."
Nov, Mr.. President he writes,
You can take this for what it Is
worth. have not given you half
Of my experience The Country Lie
Commission has written him that his
suggestions arr 10 useful that they
hope he viii send more.
Compel the farmer to be a busi.
ness man. he Go into the
homes Of some 81 the farmers and
the so-caiIed farmers and ascertain
how they i've, and learn Of their me-
thods Of doing the business in which
they Are engaged. And you will be
surprised what 4 variety You will
Find Ascertain what they read, and
what stress they put on the literature
that comes into their homes (if any
comes) bearing on the business they
are engaged in. See what per cent
they study their business.
AGiye me the educated farmer as
boss and the educated farmland as
i hand. When \ come in contact
with 4 hand or farmer that studies
Ms business find bis advancing, and
Il . pleasure to work for such men.
"The majority Of the farmers are
eight-hour men, that is, eight hours
in the forenoon and eight in the af.
ternoon. Eigt or ten hours on the
farm cannot well be adapted in ali
cases, but Il need not be from four
teen ID sixteen hours. II the family
arises every morning at 5 o'clock
and the wife and daughters attend
to the household duties, and the
farmhands and sons attend to the
chores and go to the field at 2 o.
clock and work until II or 1880 and
90 70 the field again at and keep
at il until s o'clock, and 90 10 the
house and eat the supper and then
do the evening chores, they have
done d far days work Regular hours
for work. and regular hours for sleep,
and regular hours for rest and rec
reation, with plenty Of standard pa
pers and books, including the best
agricultural papers and books, and a
full faith in God, and good grub Is
wanted
TThe family should rise at 5 o'-1
clock on Sunday morning as welI as
on. week days, and do the necessary
Sunday morning chores, and then go
to church and show the business men
in the city that Sunday on the farm
does not consist in changing the
stock from one field to another, or
sailing II, or unloading load Of hay
that was brught in on Saturday evil
enng.
Coming to the meals al the meal
hour makes it easy on the wife so
she can arrange her household duties
in order, as can also the husband
his farm work
Men Of worth and standing in the
shop and city tell me that IL order
and system were used on the farm
they would 60 back to the farm. If
the farmer wants TO keep his sons
and daughters on the farm he must
not lengthen the hours for a days
work at both ends. Limit the hours
Of work on the farm to twelve or
thirteen with pay for overtime, and
freedom to the hired man On Sun
day"
The Country Life Commission vel
comes letters like this, because as
Professor L. H. Bailey, Chairman Of
the Commission, recently pointed
out, one Of the objects Of the inves-
legations Of the Commission will be
to obtain, as fully as possible, the
opinions Of both farmers and Of their
hands concerning the question Of
farm labor and the condition Of hired
help. II is likely that when the
Country Life Commission reaches
Indiana in the tour of the country
which it win make early next month
it will endeavor to get into personal
touch with this letter writer.