The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-05-19
rHn NINTH DISTRICT FARMERS
CLUB.
Can Woman Manage Farm, And
Why One Joined the Club An.
swered BY Excellent
Papers.

swered BY Excellent
Papers.
The May meeting of the Ninth
District Farmers Club was held at
the home of Mrs. Helen Kirk. The
meeting was called to order by the
president, then the roll was called,
the following were present: Mr..
and Mrs. Jehu Churcnman, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey L. Kirk, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
F.. Kirk, Mrs. Helen Kirk, Mr.. B.
M. Wells, Mr., and Mrs. A. M. SPOTS,
Mr.. G. w. Mckinney, Mrs. S. G.
Smith, Mr.. G.. F. Marsh, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard R., Brown.
Mr.. Gibson and Mr.. SPOTS re-
ported having some ditching done.
Mr.. Gibson thought very good way
to make an open ditch was by the
use Of dynamite as it saves lots of
labor and does the work well, too.
Mrs. Kirk responded with the
following essay, and after it had
been read we adjourned for luncha
e. F. Kirk, w. F. Gibson and H r.
Brown were appointed to inspect the
premises.
Can a Woman Manage Farm?
The Joys of Farmer Woman.
would like to use these two SEN
fences, one interrugative and the
other decorative as the subject OF
my little talk. Lets take the first
ana think 1t over. Can a woman
manage a farm?" / wonder how
many of you will give an affirmative
answer. think she can, that is the
woman to whom labor has a mean
ing. By that l do not mean the
woman to whom happiness lies only
In idleness, but the one who finds
JOY in her busy life. A woman
makes q success of teaching and
many other occupations, so why not
Of farming. All she needs. is a
thorough interest in her work;
through that interest she. learns to
know the best and most systematic
way Of doing the required fafm
work. Let us here take my second
sentence,-"The joys of a farmer
woman" Does it not to a great
extent answer the first? There are
SO many joys in being a farmer
woman, that our heart is right in it,
and we can manage most everything
when our whole heart is in what we
are doing. I am convinced, thro'
experience, that a farmer woman
compared to the town woman has
the chance for a much more salts
flying life and for far greater real
joys than her town sister. ! always
pity city people. One item which
men might say helps the farmer
woman to be successful is the
curious" interesting part of farm
work, and all men say we women
are SO curious. In town the average
woman finds her excitement in the
doings of others; not so here, it is
what you yourself, your animals
and garden, the things which belong
to you. Something is always hap
pening on the farm and it is your
business. The planting season and
the harvest, little creatures are
always being born and you must
help them grow up,-chicks, calves,
colts, etc. Could there be a much
greater pleasure than caring for
them. The returns from your work
come in such interesting ways.
There is certainty of earning all
you get on a farm; TO think you
helped to create all these things
you store away against the Winters
need; isn't that better than just
buying them? If any one thinks
life on a farm is monotonus he is
either lazy or MIGRANT. 1t is a life
of unending interest and excitement
Don't you think that one of the big
holds that farm life has upon a real
man or woman, q only call men
and women who scott at farm life
poor excuses) is that we work direct
ly with nature, we learn her moods
and her laws, and by our hearty
cooperation she will not fail us.
Give fools their gold and knaves
their power,
Let fortunes bubble rise and fall.
Who sows field, or trains flower,
Or plants tree, is more than all"
On reconvening the committee re-
ported: Seven cows, six heiferss
one horse, bunch of hay and straw,
one brood SOW, four little pigs, lot
Of nice chickens, good field of wheat,
and grass looks well.
Mrs. Harvey Kirk had been asked
to give some reasons why she joined
the Farmers Club and responded