544 TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VII 



soil and farm products, but there is a large field yet to be covered. 

 I was of the opinion a few minutes ago that we ought to call for 

 something for the good of the order. We have got Mr. Ames and 

 two or three more good speakers far superior to me. They might 

 get up and lead out in those things. There are many things in 

 rural life, many things that have popped up as well as our down- 

 fall in feeding and the upkeep of the soil. There are many things 

 that concern our home and our young boys. Something has been 

 said about that, but there is a large field yet to be covered. Shall 

 we inaugurate these community clubs all over the country? I 

 think they are a good thing. I think we have got to do something 

 that will get our boys, as has been expressed here today, we have 

 got to do something to get the boys to realize that the home has 

 got enjoyment, that the father will give him an automobile if he 

 can afford it, to let him get out and come in contact with the world ; 

 and more especially do I carry this thought of our president, Mr. 

 Sykes, that the time has come when you cannot confine a boy down 

 to a farm and see that he grubs and grubs and gets along. We 

 have got to make some arrangement for holidays, some arrange- 

 ment to get away from that old farm and that old grind which he 

 said feeding cattle means — that same old routine. 



We have got to encourage and arrange so that these sons can 

 get away for a week or two weeks for enjoyment. I will illustrate. 

 I have a son upwards of 45 years old. He is not with me. He 

 ought to be. He made two trips to California and has gone up and 

 down the coast, and he has gone up into Canada. He said he had 

 a good time and came back and told us of what he had seen. He 

 was up in the glacier country. He comes back and he is worth 

 more on the farm than all of his expenses. When he gets back he 

 goes in with new vim. Last fall, just a while ago, he said, "lam 

 going to have a little time off. I am going to go into Chicago with 

 the cattle." "All right, go." "I may not be back for maybe two 

 weeks." He goes into Chicago, and goes up to Minneapolis and 

 goes to the fair, and he goes around and he comes back and buckles 

 on his clothes and goes to work. While I am paying him what they 

 call a good salary — I am paying him $2,000 a year to stay there 

 and boss my job — he takes these outings and I never count a min- 

 ute's time that he lost. Why ? Because when he comes back every- 

 thing is attended to. I believe such thoughts ought to be advanced 

 to all boys. We get narrow-minded, hide-bound, and the boys we 

 are raising are raised with different opportunities than we were 



