The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-08
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An Indiana man who claims 90 be a
farm hand wrote q letter 10 President
Roosevelt about the work OF the c0nu.
try life commission, rhe president
turned the letter over 70 the country
life commission and the commission
aske% the farm hand 20 write some.
more.
Whether the Indiana man be a real
farm hand or not he pretty well kno as
the conditions existing or too many
farms, snd bis suggestions are Of great
value
~ have been farm hand just long
enough, seys the presidents c0rresi
pendent, ITO learn the cause Of 50
many sons and daughters and weil
meaning reliable farm hands leaving
the beautiful farm and country and no
Inc TO the city A lack Of order aHt
system on the farm and lca long hours
fer day irc driving the best mind
from tae sarm tc the city and shop
Nhat can be expected OF q hand, or
The sermcrs wife and her poslerily
ID the way Of intellectual Develop
nent when they get out OF their beds
4 a;ae In The morning and work from
hat simc until 5 on d. MP And no
attention paid tS the sanitary cOndi-
li0na OK the home and necessary con.
eniences on the farm for doing The
farm work with tne least labor and
ime."
This man says he has worked for ail
inds us farmers good ard bad, ana he
as always had his cyeb open 70 detect
he cansca nf their 8nCceas or fRiltra,
Education pays IN farming. he says
he farmer who p'ans CAT his work
M camles q through III a sgsiemal'
t business Ike mnnner iust es lhe
ily mpn uees wiz be able "a shorten
ne chourn Of labor $50 many farmeig
Measure averythlag on the farm from
20 standpoint Of MUSCLE he eonlia.
les, and are extreme ~ SOM things
nd slack n others
4 VII take years oi education to
llng ahe#l y new order Of things. Il
viii not be : dlflcul; ASK for ire com
nlqsion 70 snd what If lacking q
make farm life attractive. hut the rem
dy lies further on
Or indiana mau siis Just wliai 81.
rybody 9bo Is iamilisr wilh farm
lfe already knows when hc says.
I The majority Of the farmers afq
ighthour men, ihai ii, eight hours IN
10 forenoon and eight in The after
ocn Eight Of ten hours on The iarn
ssanol eell De adapted 81 an casss
lm Il need ne be from fourteen ID
| lNlean hoalA ( iha familg 3rlses ey
cry morning at 8 o'clock and the oife
nd daughters attend 90 the househald
luiles aud The farm hands and aaua
attend t0 tir chores and be Go tht
/ ga st z O'clock ana work until 81
/ 1890 and so ie The aeld agaln q. !
iii Keep 81 L until o'clock ana Go ta
he hnrse and eat supper and theu "a
llhe evening chores they have done q
arm DAYS work
Regular hours fer work and res
TAR hours for meals and regular Auufl
zen sleep ana regular hours Tor fe8l
lend recreation. with plenty oi standard
laglieuliurai papers and looks end 4
IfNll faith IN Goa, fnu gcu0 grub, are
wanted
'rhe family shoaid r'se al 5 celoea
eu SUNDAY msrning as wei as on week
days and do the necessary Sunday
morning chores and then 90 to church
| ald ahow The business man III ihc city
that gunday on the Farm does not cor,
fis. II changing he stcak frcf one
elc 10 another. Of sailing o. or un
l9adlng load OF hav tnat wes brought
in OH Saturday evening
Coming 10 tho meals a the medl
lorr makes q cary gu the Nfe SO She
ear arrange her hauseh0id duties IN
order as can also Che husband his
farm wosk
Mea Of g0r.h aad standing In the
shop anc city say that If order and
Ya'eM were used on the farm they
would go back 10 tnc farm ii tho
farmer wants to kaeE his sons ant
daughters On the farm be must aol
leuglhen the hours for j days work
IN bath ends. llmil tho hours ni work
en- The farm 10 twelve OF thirteen with
ITny for overtime and freedom To Che
lrpa man on sunday
There Is nothing new In iais mars
Irlpa n f rs familiar as Il Is lepnl
siye and IS old as farming itself llnl
Nnili nresident Rooaesci applied ~, q
teal epmmrn sense 10 he somsim b
Tic nfobiem u1 rational .ofgahizcd al
fori has eyer been made 70 ilFl alali
HE beacon light Nav & BE- kept burn
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