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faithful and industrious set than are to be found on this 

 farm. They have been selected after years of culling out. 

 Such as labored so vigorously in my presence that they 

 had to rest the moment my back was turned, have been 

 allowed to rest, but not at my expense. 



All are made to understand, when engaged, that I have 

 no limited hours in which they are to work, but that they 

 must work whenever needed, night or day, and I do not 

 know of one who would not most readily respond to a 

 call at any time during the twenty-four hours, or all the 

 twenty-four, if necessary. Regular hours are, as a gen- 

 eral rule, rigidly enforced. When not absolutely needed, 

 the men have their stated hour for breakfast and dinner. 

 Their services are dispensed with as early in the evening 

 as possible. They literally go by "clock-work," but as 

 the barn clock ticks with equal vigor all through the 

 twenty-four hours, so they stand ready to do service 

 whenever special duties are to be discharged. 



The term "Farm hands" is used only because it is 

 one commonly understood, for I do not like it. I could 

 not be content with the mere mechanical labor of the 

 men's "hands." I must have their hearty interest and 

 co-operation, and that is secured by so treating them as 

 to prove that such feelings are reciprocal. It has often 

 been remarked by farmers that they cannot get " farm 

 hands " to work for them as industriously as do mine. 

 Strangers visiting the farm have often told me the same 

 thing, and I have been asked to explain how I secured 

 such services. There need be no secret about it. If men 

 are properly treated by those who employ them, whether 

 it be on a farm or elsewhere, they will, as a general rule, 



