Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-03-14

home farms, but last summer few of
them were employed as regular farm
laborers hiring out as men would hire.
Two notable instances of farmers
in Manitoba who employed women are
J. L. Ross of Melita, and John Ora
ham, NJ. P. F., Carberry. In the case
of Mr.. Ross, the woman hired was an
who had never previously driven more
than one horse. Mr.. Ross states that
in less than two weeks he would have
trusted her, and did trust her with
the best four-hOrse team he had on
his farm. She rose every morning,
groomed and fed her own horse, and
was in the field as promptly as the
best man he ever had, and much more
promptly than the average. There are
some reports of women employed who
were not satisfactory, but judging from
the reports Of the farmers, that is not
an unusual experience with men. In
the case of Mr. Graham, who is an i'm
porter and breeder of high-class horses
and cattle, he found that he could
safely trust his valuable stock to the
women he employed.
The one great difficulty in the West
is the housing question, and this is a
serious but not insupnountable diff
Guilty In Manitoba, where the settle
ment is older and the farm house is
larger, this difficulty is not very APP
parent Practically every farm can
furnish a clean decent room for at
least two women, while in many of
the smaller towns, which are closely
surrounded by farms, there are hotels
doing a very limited trade, which
could be utilized for accommodation
for women on nearby farms; they
could be run out to their work in the
early morning in mOtOrcar. In the
districts in all three provinces where
anything Of this kind would not be
feasible, the provincial government Of
each province could very well under
take to furnish comfortable tent ac-
cOmmOdatiOn for women. On the big
ger farms there would be employment
for two Or three or even four women,
who could camp together.
Under all kinds Of legal and legis-
lative handicaps, women have proved
their ability to do practically every
line of work in the world. Canada
today, industrially and agriculturally
is crying out for help; the women
stand ready and willing. If in this
crisis the governments refuse to avail
themselves of this course of help, the
falling off in production of fOOdstuffs
which will inevitably follow will as
suredly be on their heads.
Editors Note: This is the third Of
a series of short articles to appear in
this paper on the farm labor problem
These were written expressly for Wis
consin farmers by President Reynolds
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was at his wits end He dreaded the
long tramp back TO town. Just then
along came Uncle Nose, a decrepit old
darkey. 'Mawnin', jedge; I'll fix yo'
thill." Whipping out his jack knife
cutting a sapling, he bound, it on as
a splice with the halter rope. 1t was
all done in a jiffy. In admiration the
judge said: "Uncle Nose why couldn't
l have done that?" Pulling off his bat
tered hat, he replied: Dunno, jedge,
but it is this-a-Way: some folks is
smahter than some other folks" But
you will never get me to admit that
some other states 'is smahter" than
Wisconsin, in production.
Not only production, but increased
production must be the slogan for
1918, to win the war. That means
longer hours, more toll and sweat, but
strong men and its devoted women, I
know they will not finch. I know
they will pay the price.
Some Of them with aching hearts
have sent their sons to the front.
Now we want to sOlemnly pledge them
that there will be food enough for all
in France as well as for those in the
homeland. With our boys and hired
men gone from the farms by the
thousands, just the usual production
will mean more labor for father and
mother and the younger children. But
labor and more labor; work and hard
er work We'll do it to win. The Bel
gian woman has taken her husbands
place on the farm-to win. Is Bel
gian woman drawer than Badger
no
if it does, our women will be ready.