The Dolores star., 1913-11-07
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days Of worry parents migh hold
and bow many more succuun1 neu
might we have 10 the next ssa-
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anchor the boy to the ranchf n An
anchor that does not hold an
element Of danger. 10 ny u39:boy
that be must stay and wen the
farm will have exactly the o. bite
effect with most Of them. q will
not work ~ desired one tiane in
twenty; hence II is better not - try
II. As a boy grows in yeass and
statue he leans toward indepen.
dcnce. He has feeling ihae his
personality is entitled to rexpect;
that he has q right to some think
ing on his own account, al he
desires 10 be architect Of hislcwn
fortune. In dealing with boy = the
personal equation must be coesid.
cred. No hard and fast rule ever
has or can work.
Every farmer knows that some
horses will stand the whip and
others will not but every horse
appreciates good treatment and
kind word, even though 1t is heces-
sary at times to apply the lash. II
1t is desired to have the boy choose
farming as his life work, he must
be brought to see il will be a profit
able vocation and will become
increasingly so as better methods
are applied; that it is highly respec
table, a worthy vocation aud that
he may have upon the ranch. II he
will, as many comforts Of life as
his city cousin and an ample mead
Ct pleasures. From a financial
viewpoint. there is no better or
safer business. Any man Of indus
try and fair ability, by adopting
the best meth Of cultivation that
he can get, is sure Of an ample
reward that will provide tor him
and his family.
Urge the boy TO study scientific
farming and do it yourself. The
adoption Of these methods will
result in two important things. 1t
will surely double the net income,
and this is perhaps the largest single
factor in keeping the boy upon the
farm. The more one studies the
science Of farming, the more in
tensely interesting does the work
become. The man who merely
plows, sows and reaps is blind to
his Possibilities. He has an insight
into natures process that otherwise
would escape him. As he proceeds
with his work whatever 1t might
be he will find it full Of interest.
Agriculture is progressing science.
The more one learns Of it the more
he finds there is yet to learn. When
the boy or man Can see and under.
stand nature in her varying moods
Is she labors to produce, the more
will his interest grow and more
truly will he Apr. ciated the splen-
did opportunities Of an educated
farmer to grow in wisdom and SELF.
respect. as we'll as largely to increase
his earthly possessions.
A generation ago the newspapers
teemed with humorous skits Of the
"hayseed;" the vaudeville stage
held him up to the ridicule Of the
gaping crowd. All this had the
effect Of creating the idea that the
farmer was an ignorant, uncouth
individual, who did not know how
to behave in company. Is II any
wonder that the boys were reluct.
ant to put themselves in this list!
Today it is very different, The
hayseed has practically disappear.
ed The gold brick man eau now
find but few victims. The farmer
is better educated. he knows more
Of the world and is in daily touch
with 1t through the newspapers,
the telephone. the magazine and
the farm journals. The last Il
these, the most valuable of all, are
blazing the trail that leads 10 better
things.
The farmer is waking up and
finding himself. He is taking q
larger view OF life. The more be
learns the more he wants to learn.
Only the ignorant and the sell.
sufficient OF them know II ell.
Whenever and wherever one finds
q man Of profound wisdom he will
find q man who keeps an open
mind with q faculty aud q passion
to grasp truth from any source.
The hope Of the future surely rests
iu having strong, growing, intelli.
gen, and progressive men and wo.
men In the farm home. These are
the nations best assets. Show the
boy the trend Of events and how