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Show Keeping; Boy on the Tarm. ' As I nm a farmer I id I thought I would wrllr joii whit I think Is the proi er mi to k.ep hoys on the firm Afler reading nrtlelis on this sut Jert I otten wonder It the writers write from experience Mam of them tell how beniillful It la to llie In tho countr) among ihe llowera and birds, an! to be closclj la touch with nature, na-ture, the) mention the tliousind and one thlims thnt gn to mak" the farm an Ideal abiding rlice for limn mil go nn to tell Hi it farming In the most Independent life a man can live nnl how ier healthful the country Is etc etc llie most of Mica, articles lack the material ma-terial to set the old farmer tn thinking wh. iher he mil not bo in the same lery bad ruts and whither he nnl his family might not be In treat denl better clrcuni slan.es lr ho weie oiit of Ihem What the farmer lad nrcili today Is somithlng to Inspire a loie for farming What shall It to' runtv pig or n stunlel calf These are the gifts nf which tho lid of about II )enra of age Is usually the hapi i rirlnlent but when the il his ii in-lied maturity It is Iniarlably lilllt. I nnd i ut Into tho fimllv pork barrel bar-rel anl wh. n lit moan!) cnlf has developed devel-oped Into n line mi steer how our h. nrls bale sank within us to see rather pocket all the mono) When we protested ngaluit the proceedings perhaia wn were met nlih the all pieialilng arguments ' Neier joii mind m. son inu II get your shnre some dn r If iou are not sa' Istletl jo. know what jol can do This is the way man. farmers are trying tn keep their sons on the firm 1 danay that nine out of even ten or the boys who hue left the farm to choose cltj lite will tell oj that Just suth ixpsrlenrrs as I haie related were the real causes of their leailns the farm It Is In youlh when most bojs learn either tn loie or detest fiumln.: and the Inclination grows sironter 5 ear b. jear unless circumstance circum-stance aro clian.ed I urn.ers as u mlo are slow to change from tho routine of former lesrs They are si in lo think of taking their sons into the farming business as nartnsrs but noull rather haie their bojs work for them until thei nre read) to get married 'Ihln Isn t wIihI the niernge American boy wnnla lie likes to hnn some mnne) oier which he la bos; Willi which lie cm n .eculnte nn I test his business ability 'Hit amount depends upon tho hoi Homo hois could can for more thin others, bit tin parent can ditcit the amount that Is riHiuli.il b) the Interest that Is manifested manifest-ed Mhut bois like more than anything ilse Is Ind lendinc hi whldi I do not me in that tnio houll lit tho bos run nt loose ends as there are mighty few bo)s who would make a sue cis in life It they jllil not li.i! someone, to adilss and re- sir. In tl i, !l i I t v ' - I il Ii III I It ii I . I I Hi t it i I If ll ill k. i ,i ,,i ik i II I in t third I l i rt i il in, st ik lit h in feed an I i il it f it in I i ni nm res! a ut I ih ii I is l k v III I bur liken car. ir ihm ll w Mil I hue In n tt id he hi I Iw o ihr. . tin. I in n a-oum! slmi I. txausi the st l. has had an tnt.nst In It mnng (he man) tilings that man woull in out of i, i. ti n course with n child would be contt turnout in the home mnv mor, dollar added to the bnk ai-eoi.nt ai-eoi.nt nnd am llmi that he may like tn retire and l ik. nr. , is. lie has n sue ceaaor able and wtlltng t. miinave the affairs of tin farm K.eritlilng rims ien much mor. summhi) than It posslhli inuld Willi a sir in. r on 111, phut I'll.' on Is gelling more Inleristcl In fntmliig liar bi nar hi sirs thnt he Is in bi far better i In i.mslaui es Hum h. would haie bee-n hud he gom to the ell) |
