. California country journal. Agriculture -- California. i6 P A C I I'" IC TREE AND VI N E Hired Help on the Farm. When a farm lad's school days are over he settles down to the real busi- ness of life, and providing he is not led astray down any by-paths, he takes to farming, the high road, which, though hot and dusty in spots, leads to the goal of genuine success—a use- ful career of planning and working. The boy n)ay hustle for his father on the home place or he may hire out to a neighbor. In any event the course of post-graduate experience for the ambitious youngster is the same. He wo
. California country journal. Agriculture -- California. i6 P A C I I'" IC TREE AND VI N E Hired Help on the Farm. When a farm lad's school days are over he settles down to the real busi- ness of life, and providing he is not led astray down any by-paths, he takes to farming, the high road, which, though hot and dusty in spots, leads to the goal of genuine success—a use- ful career of planning and working. The boy n)ay hustle for his father on the home place or he may hire out to a neighbor. In any event the course of post-graduate experience for the ambitious youngster is the same. He work for himself and hire help of his own. who serve their apprenticeship as he has done. If all farm help were like this a vex- ed problem would be solved. The facC is, very few approach the ideal .Tnd many have no pride in their wo!k; three meals a day and soldiering rounds out their hopes. The trouble with of them is that they do not want to work. They will work, but they do not like it. Un- less a man enjoys his work he can not hope to succeed, and tlip leasun why the employer in engaging help on yearly contracts, this is the only satis- factory way on the farm. Some farm- ers manage to get efficient and faith- ful service by some co-operative plan. If the hired man can be made to ap- preciate the motive ,an interest in the business even though small, is an ex- cellent thing. Many farm hands do not appreciate their opportunities. Having no ex- penses for board and netoing a much smaller fund for clothes than most oc- cupations, the farm lad's gross receipts. works for a while at modest ;. learning by practice the tasks and du- ii>'s of the business; learning by read- ing and observing the principles underlying the science of agriculture; learning through self-respect and am- bition—the dynamo of character—to govern himscir, to lay up treasures of wisdom, patience, and executive ca- pacity for future use. After awhile as he becomes more valuable he gels a
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