The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-01-07
A. indisns Agricultural Lsborer
Writes President Roosevelt
About Country Life.
Long Periods Of Labor and Lack Of
system in Operations Are
DsploFed.

letter 90 President Roosevelt about the
work which the Country Life Commits
sion Ia carrying on The President has
turned the letter over 10 the Country
Life Commission aud the commission
has asked the farmland TO write some
more.
n have been farmland Just long
enough" says the Presidents corre-
spondent. ito learn the cause OF 30
many sons and daughters and we'll
meaning, reliable fzrmhands leaving
the beautiful farm and country and
going 10 the city. A lack OF order and
system on the farm and too long hours
for a day Is what Is driving the best
minds from the farm 70 the city and
shop What can we expect Of a hand.
Or the farmers wife and her posterify.
In the Way OF intellectual development
when they SET out Of their beds AZ
5 30 Ia the morning and work from
that time until $ or o p. m.i And no
attention paid 20 the sanitary eondi.
tions OF the home. and necessary con-
venIeaces on the farm for doing The
farm work with the least labor and
time
This man has given the Country Life
Commission some very interesting frsf.
hand information about rural condi-
lions and recommends tons based GA a
long experiencc IN farm work and farm
life. lie has worked for all kinds OF
farmers. good and bad. be says. and
he has always had his eyes open 70
detect the causes % their success Or
failure. lie has drawn his own con
cihsians and setn them forth IN down
right. Straightforward fashion. Edu-
cation pays IN farming. be says The
farmer Who plans out his work and
carries Il through IN . systematic.
buslneselike manner. just a. the city
man doe4. viii h. able 70 shorten the
hours o. labor so many farmers
measure everything ca the farm from
the standpoint OF MUSCLE b. contln-
lsrs. -and are extreme Ia some things
and slack IN others. decided sew
erai years aeo that ilfe Il too short to
work for prfer rnmbl~iown farmers.-
Compel the farmer 70 ~ business
man. b. SAYS. Go into the homes u
some % tha farmers and the no-calied
farmerH and ascertain hou they live.
and learn Of their methods Of doing
the business IN which thee arr cugnged
And you will b. surprised what = va
riety yon vii and. AsoertHlp what
they read. and what stresses they put
GA the literature that comes Into their
homes az any comcs) bearing on the |
business they arr cnsngcd Ia. See what |
per cont study their business
Give me the educatci farmer a. a
boss and the cdueafcd farmland ss .
hand. when ! come IN contact with
n hand or farmer that studies his bnsl.
ness I md him advancing. and Il II q
pleasure to work for such men.
The majority OF the farmers arr
elght.honr men. that IA eight hours IN
the forenoon and eight IN the after.
noon. Eight or ten hours on the farm
cannot well b. adapted In all cases. but
Il need not BE- from fourteen 10 sixteen
hours n the family arise every norm
ing n 5 O'Clock and the wife and daugh
ters attend 20 the household duties.
and the farmbands and sons attend to
the chores and so to the Geld at
o'clock and work until II or II 80 and
20 to the Geld again at and keep at
Il until Q o'clock. and 60 to the house
and eat the supper and then do the
evening chores. they have done a farm
lays work. Regular hours for work.
md regular hours for meals. and reg
liar hours for sleep. and regular hours
'or rest and recreation. with plenty Of
standard papers and books. including
he best agricultural papers and books,
md full faith Ia God. and good grub
9 wanted.
The family should rise at o'clock
N Sunday morning as well an on week
lays. and do the necessary Sunday
morning chores. and then go to church
nd nhow the business man IN the city
hat Sunday on the farm does not con-
lat IN changing the stock from one
Ield 20 another. or sailing II. or I'M
oading a load Of hay that was brought
q on Saturday evening.
Coming TO the meals at the meal
our makes Il easy on ths ssife 10 she
an arrange her household duties IN
rider. AZ can also the husband his
arm work. l..
MEN Of worth and standing In the
hop and city tell me that n order and
ystem were used on the farm they
sould 20 back to the farm. II the
armer wants to keep his sons and
sughters on the farm he must not
.ngfhsn the hours for days work at
9TH ends. Limit the hours OF work on
b. farm to twelve or thirteen with
ay for overtime. and freedom to the
irei man on Sunday"