Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-04-28
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Have they enough faith in farming
to want their daughters to marry farm.
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They have, according to the results
Of nationwide contest Just concluded.
a farm magazine, the Farmers Wife,
conducted. the contest. More than 1000
farm women wrote letters answering
the question, Z Do You Want Your
Daughter to Marry Farmer7" Nine
[ty-four percent of them answered
|*s...t;Yes!'' Two Of the 6S prize.winning
letters were written by Minnesota
women. One Of them follows: This is
what Mrs. Stuart Oliver wrote from her
farm home near Onamia: /.
- m going to stop a bit, dear farm
women, in the midst of my work, for
wee daughter is having her nap and
it s good opportunity to tell you why
I wish the best Of all good things for
our pride and hope and joy.
cit is because I have known the
happiness which comes Of service, that
I want my daughter to know it, too.
Is there any greater joy, I, wonder,
than that Of hard task well done7
When I have hurried with my work
that I might do something extra out
side, worked until felt old and cross
and tired, and the best man in all the
world has said, 81 certainly couldn t
farm without you," oh, how I've
thrilled. It becomes a little song in
my heart and ightens my work for
days. And even if he weren't the
best man, think I could be quite
happy with the thought; i've earned
my way today; I'm helping with the
most essential job on earth; IN work
ing for a better future.''
"Then there's the beauty of family
life on the farm. Instead of seeing
my son rushing off with the fellows, my
daughter going out for good time that
I'll know nothing about, and the
younger children coaxing to go to the
movies, we III be spending our evening
! together with our music, books or mll.
tual friends, or going to some amuse-
ment together.
"And last but not least, Of the good
things 1 desire for this daughter-o
mine, are peace, love Of nature, and
time for quiet, happy thoughts. Can
they be gotten by any other class of
working people as easily as by the
woman on the farm9 She doesn't rush
to finish her work that she may spend
day bargain hunting-a day Of hurry,
worry and 'me-frst' thoughts; of
! spending money she shouldn't spend
and gazing at things she wants and
can't have. No; she may. sit on the
front porch bit while she sews or
mends or reads. She will see and feel
and hear the beauty of the world-he1
.world-and with an unruffled spirit,
she will 60 in and get supper for her
hungry brood.
"And so, folks, I want my daughter
to marry a farmer, a good man, up
right, steadfast and true, with visions
Of the farm-lifc- to-be in his heart
Then, hand in hand, they can work to
make their dreams come true, and she
will know the happiness I have known
L could not ask for more.'
Farm Bureau Asks Wool Freight Cut
The Minnesota Farm Bureau feder-
alton has protested against what it
declares is an unjust freight classified
tion, injurious to Minnesota farmers. 1t
has requested hearing before the rail
roads, Western Classification commit
tee, to apply for a rate reduction.
The Minnesota federation also has
urged the Farm Bureaus Of the Da
kotas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and
Nebraska to join in the effort to cut
rates on wool.
West Of Chicago, the minimum
charge for shipping wool is the rate on
$4,000 pounds in 60 ton capacity car
It is impossible the Farm Bureau main
tains, to load more than $4,000 pounds
of wool into such car, so that farmers
are forced to pay freight on 6,00(
pounds Of wool that does not exist
East Of Chicago, it is understood, the
minimum rate is based on 10000
pounds. The Farm Bureau asks than
this 10000 pound minimum be applied
in Minnesota. to save money for the
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