Show OUR BOYS I Having been In mete business the most of my liife I had on my books 2 long list of ants and money joaittesredi over the country when the pressure of hard times began t be felt So I concluded to invest in land fcvithout any experience a a farmer j purchased 230 acres secured me two roOd tats and subscribed for the J airm and Fireside among other agricultural cultural papers I had five boys raised In town and inexperienced as formers like myself and I began t study how t Interest them So I opened a account ac-count with eaciii tram the youngest to the eWtest I had t furnish them with their okrtihing and incidentals anyway go to equalize things I pay them for > very days work they do or rather place It t their credit When Jack comes and says Papa I want a new list I turn to Ms account and tell hicn I dont believe he has s < much to his 3 credit sc he wants a job of work o the morrow CMaries comes in ads ad-s s Papa please order me a suit of clothes not t exceed 515 He knows u he has to his credit a I render them a statement o aunt at the nd of every month I this way each learns business even down to Syear oDd Robert who comes with each nSckel in bis chubby fist and says Papa put that to my credit If their necessities exceed their cash C o t = o hand I offer them extra wages for some specific work and in this way I I have enlisted them and each one virtually and buys tually pays his own expenses what he wants if he works The two I oddest buy stock sometimes I advance them money enough to make the purchase I pur-chase mne it is sold they deposit it i with me which I place to their credit me Farmers try itpay your boys for what they do and charge them with I what they get and they will not be anxious to leave the farmT A Cook I Fleming county Kentucky |