Arizona republican., 1911-09-30

be a success, receive the support not
 only of the farmer, but also of the farmers wife. The firsc problem of
 the farmer is how to increase farm products through better farming: the
 first problem of the farmers wife Is how to improve the condition of the
 farm home The mistake of the hus- band in his sphere during one season may be corrected in the next; the
 mistakes made by the wife in rearing her children are never entirely cor rected.
 Believing, as I do, that the great problems of farm life as they pertain
 to us wives and mothers can only be
 solved through cooperation and or
 ganized effort, I wish to advocate the
 union of farmers wives in country
 women's clubs with the object of
 breaking up the mOnotonous routine
 of farm life and for the discussion of anything and everything pertaining to
 the bettcrment of farm home.
 The salvation O. most families de- bends on the mother: she is the one
 who does much to make for the hap
 pincss, health and long life of her
 family The health of any mother is
 liable to fail under her responsibilities;
 the farm mother is especially subject
 to physciaI breakdown. for she not on
 ly bears the responsibility of rearing
 her family. but she also shares the
 anXieties of her husband if, 1s should always be the case, the farmers wife
 is his business partner and assistant
 farm manager.
 The farmers wife is most import ant factor in the conservation of the
 soil. for she vii lin large measure determine the efficiency of the farmer. Then, too. the attitude of the wife to- wards the farm, and her success in
 making a happy farm home largely determines whether or not the country boy remains on the farm.
 The average country boy is devoted to his mother How that mother would like to clear the obstacles from his track. and to give him the best the world affords If the mother feels that the farm offers no future for her boy. the chances are the farm will lose the boy. The training which the boy reared in the city must secure before he can be an efficient farm worker. and for which he must spend time, money and enthusiasm, is the very training which the country boy ab sorbs from his infancy. and which makes up tn emost valuable t:ller of the soil.
 The farmers wife has for go many years taken no thought for herself that her now misguided conscience re praches her if she leaves home when there is work to be done, to attend a club meeting. or if she spends ever so small a sum of money to save her self A neighborhOod club. with its exchange of experiences with labor saving tools will teach the folly of ex- pending strength and energy when by 1 spending a little money to secure con venience and ease in work. the farm mother may be conserved to her fam | fly, and continue to be @ help in the | busy world. All farm women have. in a large degree. the same experiences, | and therefore they can and should help | each other They should meet to dis | cuss problems of mutual interest: they | should organize country clubs with the | object of securing the best conditions in their home life; of broadening thet outlook of the home: of encouraging | a social spirit and of elevating the character of farm life.
 One of the most vital problems with | which the farmers wife has to do is how to shorten the farmers work day. | The practice of working from sun up to nightfall and afterwards doing the | chores is driving the boys from the | farm. If all the farmers in a neigh | borhOod would quit work in time for a six o'clock supper, a long stride would be taken towards making the | farm home an ideal home. Most busi- ness men work closes with the day, | but how about the farmer and his | family? When townspeOple are at leisure our husbands and sons are milking the cows, bedding the horses, | and doing the rest of the chores. They wear ovcralls so many hours of the | week that they are not entirely at | ease in other clothes. They are too tired to keep up their interest in the | outside world. frequently falling to | sleep over the newspaper. Indeed, te nad iS tho pIaCa thic