The Idaho recorder., 1922-03-03

who want to farm? And as you look across the
suites, from state college to state college, you
see the College of Massachusetts ut Amherst stand
ing out, well above the rest Here there Is dor
mitory for a hundred agricultural women and
REGISTRATION to nearly fill the house. Here too
there Is an employment department for the wom-
en- with an enthusiastic director, Miss Margaret
iialiih' VINO fnds practice work for the girls In
their summer months. Last summer she placed
~ girls In farm jobs and could have placed three
tmes that many. Yet when Miss Hamlin began
this work about two years ago the farmers of Mas
sachusetts had notion of taking the girl idea
seriously.
The average agricultural college throughout the
country has an enrolment of from one to six
girls annually These are the girls who like Miss
Mosse OF Kansas, simply will not be downed. They
are going into farming IL the sky falls; they have
been told by everybody how very certain they are
10 fail. The dean of the college is usually the
hrst person TO encourage them, for many of the
state colleges see and recognize the big chances
for women In this field. If they are without land
or capital they not encouraged to think all
VIII be easy sailing, for under those circumstances
1t Is not easy sailing for man. The same rules
that apply to the man who wants to be farmer,
Apply also TO the young woman. And she has
the added handicap that very few farmers have
any idea of her true worth as a farm helper
There are exceptions to this last rule Phineas
w. Sprague of Boston, who has number of fine
so impressed with the value of farm women that
he has seven OF them on his place. All are agri-
cultural college products. Miss Lucy Taft Mas
sachusetts woman, has charge of the dairies and
goes from one farm to another directing the farm
managers in the care of their stock On one of
the farms Miss Signe Johnson is the herdslnan
and Miss Maude Schafer is In charge of the dairy
or the care OF the milk. Miss Jean Hogarth grad
uate of an English horticultural school, had charge
of the poultry on this farm last summer. another
GIRL an agricultural student. the milk truck
aud there were two women gardeners.
Another enthusiastic employer Of women IA Jui-
an Dimock Of the Dimock orchards East Corinth
Vermont. Mr.. Dimock writes "Our whole scheme
OF farming has been changed to utilize the trained
educated girl. We training them for executive
positions and enlargng operations so as to
make places for them. While man-power will al.
ways be necessary on farm still farm can be
specialized until women can advantageously hold
practically all of the responsible positions We
are enthusiastic advocates of young women as
farm workers"
One agency the Woman's National Farm and
Garden association Is doing much, both In this
country and in England to open this big field of
outdoor work for women. The American group
OF this association has national offices at l7oS
Stevens building. Chicago and branch Offices In
New York Boston and elsewhere. At these offices
an employment service Is offered to the trained
woman farm-worker. In order to train the girl
ty
but no financial means. - scholarships are annual
'y given to girls for study at the various agricul
tural colleges. And third, but by no means the
smallest part OF this work. is a marketing service
operated for the benefit of the farm woman often
the farmers wife, who has butter aud eggs canned
goods. honey. all sorts Of things for sale In small
quantity This woman often cannot reach the |
city market and has no means of finding city ems |
toners for her small crop or output The Christ |
mas market OF the New England branch Of the |
Farm and Garden association is one of the lnsti |
tutions OF Boston, selling yearly thousands of dol
lars worth OF goods for the farm women OF New |
England These are the products of the old-fash. |
toned woman farmer. If she may be called that. |
the uncolleged woman. The new farmer q =,
quite different sort: she is well educated with |
all the scientific knowledge so necessary to rho |
farm today. She goes onto the farm iust as bar
oro'her would go. TO get the best out of her land
ana 10 Keep II right. And she markets ,ps, ..
ne would do In the open markets of the world