Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-06-20

)NE 20, 1916.
United We Stand-Ths Farm and
the Home.
The following 10 liberal extract from
IN address delivered BY Professor Eliza.
beth B. Kelley before tho third annual
convention Of the Wisconsin State Farm
Demonstration and Contest, 1t It. At
kinson, Wis.,:
The truest sign that 1t last We Arc on
problem of how to make the farm yield
to the utmost, of making . contented
and prosperous farming community. 10
the list Of the prize winners this year.
It il Baird Bros. and wife, not s. A.
Baird q Son, but 8. A. Baird, Son, and
wives, j. H. Williams and wife, II. P.
West and wife, etc. jr
Last years list had the same signifi-
canoe. They show clearly that to the
men In farm management the homo is .
most important factor In the success OF
the farm. They realize that II back of
the prosperity Of the nation lies the
farm, back of the farms prosperity lies
the home. They also realize that II the
farmer is to have the clear brain, steady
nerve, the Drawn and muscle to maze
farming ''step up and get In line" with
the other industries of the country, he
must have living conditions equal to
those of men In other occupations; he
must make machinery do bis heaviest
muscular work, 90 that his mind IN
hampered by physical fatigue, may In
telligently plan his business; he must
have hours Of leisure and the right kind
of relaxation and amusement for those
hours Of leisure. II the farms Of to-
morrow are to be better than the farms
of to-day there must be coming race Of
capable, sturdy boys and girls who will
carry on the good work that is now be-
ing pushed so steadily forward.
The promoters OF cooperation among
farmers feel that the millennium will be
reached when the farmers cooperate
not only with one another, but with the
business men of the towns and cities.
But there 10 an inner cooperation, we
might almost say sacred cooperation,
which most of them seem to forget,
namely, the cooperation of farm and
home, farmer, wife, and family. That
herein lies the secret Of success is clearly
demonstrated by the homes we visited
last year. There We saw put into actual
practice the things We had dreamed
about and hoped for. On every farm
there we're always at least the beginnings
and sometimes the completion Of labor
saving devices In the homo. It was not
case of waiting until the |income of the
farm was large enough to put In all mod
ern equipment. The idea Is to build up
the home as the farm is being built mp.
The men who are making farming
paying business to-day are profit
ing by the mistakes of the past genera.
ton, who measured their success by the
size of their farms and the size OF their
bank accounts, and who saw their farms
turned over to strangers, while their
children helped to swell the overcrowd-
ed cities.
The broad acres, the large bank ac.
counts are only means to an end,
namely, the rearing Of strong, intelligent
boys and girls. For this is the home es-
tablished aud to this should every activi.
ty of the farm contribute. The farmer
studies " hat feed to give his dairy COW
go that she will produce to the utmost
of her ability, but often he and his wife
fail to give the same study to the food
given to the family. The barn must be
heated, lighted, ventilated. There must
be running water from which the chill
las been removed 30 the cattle lose none
of the energy they require for filling the
milk pail. Poorly lighted, poorly venti-
lated, poorly heated barns reduce milk
production. But how about the familyp
Are they more resistant to such condi-
tions than the dairy cowp
To this audience need not dwell on
the benefits derived from evenly heated
houses, bath rooms, washing machinery,
and running water. We here have pass
ed this stage and have come to the place
where We are considering some of the
less tangible things. Not long ago lis
tened to lecture on Holstein cattle.
The lecturer urged that the breeders
grade up to the true Holstein type. In
describing this he said: "The Holstein
COW is large and strong, full Of energy
and abounding in Vitality" and as sat
there, / wondered how many families
had In their minds clear type OF what
they wished their children to be; how.
many are trying to preserve the best OF
their inheritance, to eradicate the unde-
ssrsble traits, not only of body, but also
of mind. I wondered how many OF the
mothers and fathers are studying their
children, how many OF them know that
the child. like the dairy calf, has certain
ages for tho development of certain char
acteristics, and II that age is allowed to
pass and no development is made, the
trait is lost forever. How many of them
realize that 1t IL from birth to ten or
eleven years that children form the hab.
its that are the foundation OF character
and that II during those years they are
not taught obedience, honesty and truth.
fulness, It 10 almost impossible for them
to acquire them later; that during ado
lescence, or from thirteen to twenty -one
or twenty two years, they are forming
their ideals, and that this ia the most
trying time of their lives both for them.
selves and their parents, and that II Is
the duty of every mother and father TO
save their own nerves and strength so
that at this critical time In tho life Of the
boy and girl they may be ready to offer
the sympathy and help the storm-tossed
young soul demands OF them; how many
of them are recognizing the right the
child has In this cooperation on the
farm; the right he has to help build the
physical, mental, and moral well.being
of the home and to share In the profits
OF his labor?
Our dairy cattle are interesting studies
and the books that have been written
about them fascinating reading, but our
boys and girls mean more to us, and the
study of them, their food, their shelter,
their companions, their surroundings,
their mating, will provo Of infinite value
In the building up of these ideal rural
communities Of the future.
| Making the Best Hay.
The best of green material for hay
may be spoiled in the hay.making proc.
esses.. Rains and even heavy dews In
tjure the aroma and carry away the feed
ing substance. Trials to determine the
losses from weathering show big losses.
In one case hay ont Is days In alternate
dry and rainy weather lost over IL per
cent of its dry substance. This would
mean that from one-fourth to one-third
lof Ito nutritive value Was lost. Another