Table 5 (Continued* 



Frequency per Frequency per 



Job 400 farms 1000 farms 



1<>7. Seed corn tree 17 42.5 



108. Sewing horse 17 42.5 



109. Clothes line reel 16 40. 



110. Seed corn shed 15 37.5 



111. Trap nest 15 37.5 



112. Kitchen bin 14 35. 



113. Milk record sheet case 13 32.5 



114. Sheep barn 11 27.5 



115. Screw cabinet 10 25. 



116. Unloading chute for cattle 10 25. 



117. Cabinet for seeds 8 20. 



118. Fireless cooker 7 17.5 



119. Weight carrier 3 7.5 



It is likewise evident from the very character of the work repre- 

 sented that it is highly important that both pupil and teacher re- 

 ceive their inspiration as to what to do from conditions found on 

 the boy's home farm. The teacher will need to be tactful and wise 

 in guiding his pupils' thoughts so that the latter will purpose to do 

 the kind of work that is of educational value, within his capacity 

 and related to the technical agriculture being studied at the time. 



The Table shows that fireless cookers have been made by about 

 two per cent of the farmers. It makes a difference whether an ob- 

 ject such as this is comparatively new and unknown, or whether 

 it is like the flail, old and less and less in demand as time goes on; 

 but this much may be said : the school ought first to teach how to 

 construct or repair such objects as have demonstrable value today 

 in the vocation of farming. Less than one per cent of the farmers 

 made a weight carrier. Perhaps they prefer to get rid of stones 

 by hitching their teams to stone-boats. 



Figure 4 shows graphically to what extent farmers do certain 

 kinds of construction work in wood, and to what extent they leave 

 such work to carpenters or other expert mechanics. The graph 

 shows conclusively that farmers do almost all of such work them- 

 selves, leaving little for expert mechanics to do. Xo doubt the 

 latter can do much of this work faster and better than can farmers, 

 but there are several factors that counterbalance this : 



1. Mechanics expect to be paid for time and cost of 

 traveling to and from an out-of-town job. For small 

 jobs, this is especially uneconomical. 



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