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1219 
Untrained Children on the Farm and 
Elsewhere 
The objection to liirocl 
men with children on 
farmst, however unfor¬ 
tunate it may be, is not 
wdnllly . unjustified, as 
tlie experience of a 
neighbor of mine but a 
few years ago showed. 
An exceptionally valuable hired man had 
occupied^ the tenant house upon this farm 
and worked for the owner for year.s. Ilis 
family of children grew to the irrespon¬ 
sible age, with little training from their 
scarcely more responsible mother. The 
fann owner and the hired man were 
working in the back fields one day; the 
latter’s children improved the opportun¬ 
ity to iilay in tlie barn—with some 
matches. When the owner returned, his 
barns and their contents were in ashes. 
This might have happejied Avith the own¬ 
er’s own children. True, but the owner 
trained his own children, and was re- 
simnsible, in large measure, for their con¬ 
duct. Over the hired man’s children he 
had no control. 
P.ut home-trained children seem to be 
groAving more rare. I’robably they aren’t, 
hut they seem to bo to those Avho, like 
myself, have none. Ttecause avo have 
none, Ave are accused of knoAving nothing 
about the .sub.ject Avhen avc discuss it. On 
the contrary, Ave know more about it 
than the heads of large families, for Ave 
are enabled to exercise cur poAvers of 
observation untrammeled by those pre¬ 
judices Avhich parenthood inA'olves. Ohild 
training, as avo see it, is a steady job; 
too steady for the nerves of many par¬ 
ents. Tt also inA'olves self-training, ami 
that is obnoxious to all of us. 
Tiie educational tendeney of today is 
to take from the home and add to the 
public school. Perhaps that was an an¬ 
cient tendency, too, but T was not there 
to obseiwe it. Your Avife, and mine, 
learned to bake bread in the farm 
kitchen; your d.aughters— T haven’t any 
—ai’o learning to bake in the laboratory 
of the department of home economics of 
the public high school, and fortunate for 
my nephCAvs that they are learning any- 
AA'liere. 
P.aking bread, hoAvever, is far le.ss im- 
I)ortant than baking children; the thing 
that Ave AA'ere discussing. ^Modern experts 
in education tell tis tlwit a child’s ten¬ 
dencies should not be overborne; it 
should be left free to develop its OAvn in¬ 
dividuality. A relatiAm of mine excuses 
her oAvn shiftlessness in the matter of 
child training on this ground; and her 
children are developing individuality— 
belioAm me! The only trouble with this 
individuality is that it is of a sort that 
Avill handicap its possessor all of his life. 
An unpruned tree may be a thing of 
vigor and beatity on tho distant hill¬ 
side, but, if it is to grow wth its felloAVS 
in a croAA’ded orch.ard, its thrift and 
usefulness Avill be gre.atly enhanced by a 
little trimming. And, speaking of trim¬ 
ming. tree sprouts have their use. Nature 
desigiaed nothing to be wasted. 
I have a set of niles for training chil¬ 
dren—enclose stamp with any request 
for a copy. They are unused and Avar- 
rauted perfect. They inA’olvo so much 
hard and constant work uxmn the part 
of parents, hoAvevei*, that I despair of 
their ever becoming in gre.at demand; 
and I have no reason whatever to think 
that they Avill ever be called for by that 
great multitude of fathers who subscribe 
religiously to a belief in the diAune re¬ 
sponsibilities of motherhood, and Avho 
practice that belief faithfully, it. n. n. 
A Loyal Farm Family 
’riie tine family of 12 young people 
shoAvn in the picture (for we count the 
parents in under that description) 
represents the motive power of New 
England farm life. Mr. and Mrs. Fred 
Bates claim Massachusetts as their home 
State, and nine of the children were born 
there, the one exception being born in 
Vermont. IMr. Bates remained on his 
Massachusetts faimi nntil five years ago, 
when he sold out and went to Cali¬ 
fornia. The eldest son, Leroy, served 
three years in the Army in the Philip¬ 
pines; at the present time the three 
grown-up sons are drafted for the ueAA’ 
'Army.~.MI avIio look at this representa¬ 
tive American family Avill feel that Mr. 
and Mrs. Rates have reason to be proud 
of the home regiment draAvn up for re- 
vicAV, and will Avish good fortune and a 
safe return to those Avho are uoav going 
out “over the top.” 
Notes on Meat Canning 
T liave li>ng wanted to have something 
to say ill regard to cauniug meat. While 
iu tJie can, it .seems much easier to me 
simply to cook the beef or pork iu the 
kettle as for the table. Season sufficiently 
and put it iu one or tAvo-qnart glass 
cans, turn iu the hot liquor from the 
kettle and seal the same as canned fruit. 
After butchering I stCAV a kettleful of 
beef at a time, take out AAdiat avc Avant 
for the table, and can the rest. The same 
Avith the pork; we get tired of fresh 
meat all the time, and I stcAV spare ril) 
and liackbouo pieces-carofully remove 
the bones and <-an tlie same as In'ef. 
Now, in regard to keeping bams. For 
two years I have put them doAvn in an 
easier and preferable Avay, simply slice 
the ham (or shoulder), trim as for frying 
and pack snugly in gallon or half-gallon 
jars (such as aa-c use for butter) ; fill 
the jar Avith the meat, place any tin 
coA'cr over it, for part of the time any- 
Avay, and hake in hot oven. Tlie rule is 
for three hours, but T found that too 
long for tlie half gallon jars. After re¬ 
moving from oAcn put a ))late or saucer 
over mt'.al in j.ar to hold it niidci- tlie 
hot fat until it hardens, Avhen it Avill 
stay doAVU. I tie a paper oA’er jar after 
it is cold, and put in a cool room. The 
meat is sufficiently cooked for the table, 
is very SAveet and tender; Ave never en¬ 
joyed hams so much any other way. 
One thing more. I Avonder if the 
housekeepers of The B. N.-Y. knoAV that 
pumpkin stcAved doAvn in the kettle ready 
for pies, then SAA’eetoned, adding tAvo- 
thirds as much sugar as you have pump¬ 
kin and stcAvod a little longer, Avill keep 
a long time in cold AAcather for pics? .lust 
put in a Cold room. I never was .suc- 
oessfiil in canning immpkin, .so wa.s very 
glad to learn that I could keep it for 
weeks or month.s in cold Aveather in this 
way. AfK.s. A. .T. s. 
Hope Farm Notes 
(Continued from page ]20(>.) 
the iiiatiirer experience into them. Not 
a week passes Avithout letters from ehild- 
les.s people aa’Iio ask me if they should 
take a little child to raise as tlieir own. 
It is the hardest question I have, because 
it is not simply a matter of “raising” a 
child, but it goes deeper into tiie A'ory 
fundamentals of life and living. I su])- 
pose Ave might claim to be authorities on 
the subject, yet the longer I Ha'c the more 
I hesitate to advi.se people about taking a 
child. I knoAA’’ childless Avomcn avIio want 
little girls that they may dross and ad¬ 
mire. 1‘ossihly some of / tlie.se Avomen 
might develop the true motiier spirit of 
sacrifice and jiationce and service, hut it 
Avould come hard to some of tliem. I 
AA’ant to take this up again soon. I have 
•a letter from a man who says relation.s 
have <liod and left a little child for him 
to take into his family. This man is 
trying to find a. place Avhere this cliild 
m,ay he put! So you see this liahy pro¬ 
position has many sides to it. 
Beatixu It.—A smart baby Avill make 
you do many things Avhicli you Avould 
otherwise sliirk. Now take this matter 
of rugs on a liard Avood floor. The 
Avomon praise them liiglily, hut how about 
the men and boys Avho have to carry them 
out every Aveck .and heat the dust out of 
them ! Tlie opiniou of tlic.so experts Avill 
not lie quoted in any rug adAmiqisements. 
and iu many cases tliey must be Avell 
edited before printing. The boys prefer 
carpets AvhlcIi are tacked securely down 
and taken up once each year for a heat¬ 
ing, True, tills is a dusty job, hut father 
is usually called in for it—and he comes! 
Saturday is rug heating day at Ilope 
Farm. Tlie rugs are* spread out on tlie 
lawn and Avell swept and beaten by tlic 
children. On page 1200 you .may see a 
quartette of Avorkers attacking one of 
those dusty mgs. The Hope Farm man 
happened to come near the house and the 
baby dragged him into the game. lie has 
been doing effective Avork Avith a bean 
liole, AA'ell supported by the little girls. 
The lady of the house is not in the pic¬ 
ture, hut slie is nearby and in good voice. 
As director of the job you may imagine 
her saying “Nov- a little more on tie 
under Klde!". The dust certainly did 
“beat it” before our blows u. av. c. 
Jolie Topsie Dc Kol, H. F. 149723 
Age 6-11-12 (City of Cleveland, Owner) 
Semi-Official Year Test 
29221.6 lbs.. Milk 8.62fo 1032.37 lbs. Fat 
Koyalton DeKol Violet, H. F. 86460 
Age 10 Years (H. A. McQuillan, Owner) 
Semi-Official Year Test 
29969.6 lbs. Milk 3.46% 1036.46 lbs. Fat 
Year tests that Count 
These wonderful semi-official records 
are only a few of a large number of genuine 
high production tests made under normal 
conditions with UNICORN DAIRY RATION used 
as the entire or largest part of the grain ration. They 
are in no sense forced or freak records as shown by 
the normal fat percent and the perfect health of these 
cows and all herds fed on Unicorn Dairy Ration. 
Every breeder knows Ajax Flakes 
(made exclusively by us for years.) Ck)nditions 
forced us to Avithdraw it from the market except as 
one of the ingredients of Unicorn. You will find 
Unicorn equally efficient as your ration or ration base. 
If you have good cows that you want 
to make even better 
Unicorn Dairy Ration 
offers you the chance, without exta cost, 
in fact most likely at a considerable saving. 
With an average cow we guarantee 
a reduction in the feed cost of you milk. 
Give them a chance - if fed right with Unicorn Dairy 
Ration they AArill surprise you. 
Unicom can be obtained by any 
dairyman or breeder east of the Missouri 
river no matter where located. Every bag 
is equally uniform and good no matter where you 
get it. 
Write for information and FREE copy of 
Cow Testers’ Manual. 
Chapin & Co., ’’r Chicago 
Abbie of Riverside, 
Champion Guernsey of Michigan 
Fred Gleason, Owner 
14201 lbs. Milk 6.72% 813 lbs. Fat 
Follyland Nancy A. R. No. 5266 
Best 2 year old in New York 
Follyland Farm Guernseys 
12270 lbs. Milk 5.81% 712.6 lbs. Fat 
A New England Farm Family 
doubtless it i.s all right to cook the meat 
