Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-09
HOW TO GROW FARMERS ON THE FARM.

the sons and daughters SO interested in farm life they
would not leave the farm has been the policy of Mr. and
Mrs John M Fountain of Cenraia No. says the Kansas
City Star.
Mr.. and Mrs Fountain have five sons and daughter
all grown-and only quit the farm for the city
Each given university education and peep into
city life. Three and the daughter married and
each lives in modern home the 900 farm. One
son, bachelor, lives with his parents.
eve devoted lot of attention and thought to rearing
children without essening desire to grow better
crops and keep better live stock" Mr. Fountain said
mighty easy. 1t didn't offend them bit to give them
Keeping the boys and daughter interested was
$500 ST 900 time and them watching it grow
Boys and girls like to be partners with their parents If
they not they can't be expected to take much interest
in the work Employees interested only to the extent
of the amount they paid. Most parents make employ
es of their children.
farm life when they spent years there for board only
If the American farmers would devote a little more
thought and attention growing boys and girls remain
the farm without essenng their interest in crops and
live stock every rural community would be better cultva
ted"
When the Fountain boys were small they were taken in
to partnership feature of the farm live stock
work Each made to feel he working out his own
destiny while being guided along the paths the parents
desired them to travel Mr. and Mrs Fountain wanted to
keep their children the farm They moved to Missouri
40 years ago.
II thought first would be satisfied with the acres
of land that comprised first home in the State Mr.
Fountain said. "Then bought adjoining farm and
other until pretty found that wanted to all
the land adjoining mine I finally concluded 900 acres
ought to be enough for and set about provd
ing children with the homes have about here.
Five horoy modern homes stand on the 900 farm
happy family reunion of frequent the
Fountain farm and pleasing situation hardly could
be imagined for family At his marriage each child
given handsome home with acres of land
Those children have lost sight of the fact that
mother and father their friends Mr.. Fountain said
1--WE knew very we'll twas of vastly importance to
bring boys and daughter UP in the right way than
to increase the crop production Providing attractive and
pleasant home surroundings most important My wife
and began life in Missouri in little house with ladder
running the outside to the upstairs, only bed
room Those happieSt days, too, sometimes
think That many parents conclude that what
was good enough for them good enough for their chill
dren that kind of thing drives more boys and girls
from the farm than anything else.
GIVE the boys and girls attractive home and make
home life attractive for them. 1t is they
tion but child learns obtain recreation from do
ing the things that will be profitable to them.
We manage to conduct the farm in such way could
declare dividend occasionally, and the children never
failed to share in the dividend didn't make the mistake
of turning to them $500 900 time go out
and spend they pleased Not bit of it. We talked
the best of investing the money get the greatest
returns You would be surprised the of interest
boys and girls show when that is pursued In the
first place they made feel that they earning
the money and they enjoyed working out the best
OF taking care OF it.
There too few farm bows and girls who never have
more than cents in their pockets time They
not permitted to get acquainted with much dollar
Acquantng the children with the value of personal effort
and the value of the things they is of prime mpor
lance In placing money in the hands under the
agement of children mustn't be done in such way
encourage desire to be spendthrift"
When each of the Fountain boys became years old
he took the ways of business He bought and sold
live stock looked after his interests about the farm and
learned the ms and outs of the business world Stockton
Fountain fancies Shorthorns and has established herd of
pure bred Shorthorns his farm. J. r. Fountain anoth
er son. likes Herefords and has small herd of white
faces pure bred John NJ Fountain Jr still clings the
grade beef idea and breeds grade beef using pure bred
bulls R. A. and W. T. Fountain favor feeders and black
cattle we'll mules and horses. They deal in mules
principally They have $50 mules the farm Ben
F. Morris, son-in-law deals in live stock extensively
each of the children do pretty much as they please"
Mr. Fountain Sr said "Insting confidence and initia-
tive is imnnrtant Building character most nnnortant