The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-05
EDUCATION FOR THE BOYS.
WHY Sons Of Small Farmers Dsvslop
Managerial Ability.

| Why ions OF small Armero OOvolo3
Managerial Ability.
The education acquired on the small
farm brcadens citizenship because It
is a many sided education and gives
correct Impressions of many phases Of
life. All over the world the small. in,
dependent farmers are stanch sup
porters Of conservative government.
| They are intense lovers of home and
opposed to radical changes.
ultimately the small farmer learns
to keep a reserve of cash against emer-
gencies, and these aggregated accumu-
lations become very important factors
in the capital of the nation. for they
are more reliable than deposits from
commercial sources. The vast sums Of
money necessary to carry on the bust
ness of a. nation are not derived from
the deposits Of capitalists, but from
the aggregation of millions of thrifty
small depositors. This is especially
true in England. France. Germany and
the United States.
It has been observed for years that
| the O n Of small farmers develop man
aging ability. From their earliest
years they are compelled to do things
and to act independently. 1t is from
this source that the greatest number
Of managers of the various enterprises
| Of. our country have been drawn.
The great value of educating and
training youth for agriculture is so
universally conceded that it does not
require discussion. The necessity Of
presenting and impressing better types
Of h%usbandry upon adult farmers
through demonstrations under their
care is rapidly being accepted by the
American people as a most important
means of education for the rural
masses and necessary to any general
and rapid advancement.
If all is considered education that
"leads OUT" develops or trains the
individual. then the amount of educa-
ton acquired in even the best schools
is only a fraction of what the average
man must know to succeed in life. 1t
is, then. Of the highest importance to
the state that this greater mass Of
knowledge should be correct, broad,
conservative and elevating. Liberal
provision has been made for schools
by the state. by churches and by indi-
vidual gifts. but the holding Of this
greater knowledge to the best inter.
ests of society has been mainly left
to the caprice Of individual effort. The
state can with propriety specially fos-
ter such conditions Of society. such
lines of industry or such occupations
as evidently tend to mental and phys
ical vigor, to breadth Of understand
ing, to the best citizenship and to the
stability of the state. For these ends
no more potent influence has been
found than an intelligent. prosperous
and contented body Of thrifty small
farmers.
Picking and Packing Apples.
The harvest of the apple IL here
and will continue for some weeks
Here are some suggestions that may
assist the growers: .
Pick into baskets. They should be
about half bushel and round. with
drop handles. The baskets should be
smooth on the inside-that is. free
from strips around the inside or bot
tom, lined with burlap to prevent
bruising. and a short iron hook should
be attached to the handle to suspend
the basket from the limbs. SO as to
enable the picker to use both hands.
The great advantage in using the
basket lies largely in the fact that IL