The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-27

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A. TIE National Conservation Con
---s- "a Kaasa, Cty Ms Harriet
Wallace Ash1y spoke Tge-day afte--
rooa taxing for her sl5jec, The
Farmers Wife Tie A-dmorr.;-
ts.-- -aslr- la presenting The
ea.ers aess on this highly lmgor-
aat subject 70 its readers believing
. T.l Prove matter Of thought for
retirement Of conditions or the farm.
Hrs Asa5y said
The conser,st'oI movement o.
aiea this Nauoua. Conservation Con-
er-s- is the exponent has FOR It's OBJ
-rt the transmits ion OF orr 1atlra,
resources. ga.m2aired 10 pos-erity.
Are Increment for the promotion o.
t.- farmers interest must. % il ls
no be- success. receive the support
rot only OF the farmer. but also ot
f.e farmers wife The first problem
~ the farmer IS how 10 increase farm
1dlcs through better farming; the
f--t problem o. the farmer wife
IS how 70 improve the condition 0:
the farm home. The mistakes Of the
trs1aud lu bis sphere during one sea
son may 5e corrected in the next.
rfe mistakes made by the wife ia
rearing her children are never entire
l. corrected
Believing. as 7 do. that the great
-o8lems Of farm life as thev pertain
f9 us wives and mothers can only be
.os - through co-oi Grafton and or
zau.zed effort. ! v.sh 70 advocate the
ur.oI OF farmers wives in country
omen's clubs eith the object Of
areaEinz up the monotonous routine
%. farm life and for the discussion Of
aIst1.ng and everything pertaining
10 the be'termen' Of farm home
Tie sal7adon Of most families de-
per1s on the mother: she IS the one
nho does 20 much 10 make for the
aDpiness. health and long life Of her
auur. The health Of auy mother is
liable 10 fail under her responsibilities
tae farm mother IS especially subject
10 physical breakdown. for she not
only bears the responsibility Of rear
lz her family. but she also shares
tho anzieties of her husband II, as
should always be the case. the farm
er's alfe is his business partner and
assi-tart farm manager.
The farmers wife is most impor-
r1t factor in the conservation Of the
soil. FOR she viii in large measure
felerm ne the efficiency OF the farm.
eg Then too. the attitude Of the
wife towards the farm, and her sue
cess in making a happy farm home
largely determines whether or not
fhH country boy remains on the farm. .
Tie average country boy is devoted
20 his mother How that mother would
Ike 10 clear the obstacles from his
track. and TO give him the best the
world affords II the mother feels
that the farm Offers no future for
nor boy the chances are- the farm
V.,l lose the boy The training whicn
the hoy reared in the city must Sc
cure before he can be an Efficient
farm worker. and for which he must
end time, money and enthusiasm,
Us the very training which the coun.
try boy absorbs from his infancy
and which makes him the most yalu-
able tlller of the soil
The farmers wife has for so many
Years taken no thought for herself
that her now misguided conscience
reproaehcs her if she leaves home
when there is work to be done. 10 at.
tend club meeting or If she ends
ever so small sum of money to
save herself 4 uoighborhood club
..tH ..- exchange of experiences with
labor saving tools viii teach the folly
aI- ~udine strength and energy
when by spcnlin- % little money TO
secure convenience and ease in work,
'Ho 'arm mother may be- conserved 70
her family and continue to be a help
n '.e busy world All farm women