Boone County Recorder . of ourcorrespondents th* other day ? boat awidow with four children living iathat village who does not work regu-larly in the fields, but every year shoutthis time takes her little brood ot chil-dren out into th* fields and earns withthem $30 or $35 a week at piece workuntil the busy season is over. Mostof th* women farm hands, however, livaIn the country and are more regnlnrlyemployed. They feed ,— *?—> -<« rebdi no the pros. haul manure, plant. hoe and h arrestpotatoes and corn and make them-selves generally useful. They wearcoarse, strong clothing fitting*t
Boone County Recorder . of ourcorrespondents th* other day ? boat awidow with four children living iathat village who does not work regu-larly in the fields, but every year shoutthis time takes her little brood ot chil-dren out into th* fields and earns withthem $30 or $35 a week at piece workuntil the busy season is over. Mostof th* women farm hands, however, livaIn the country and are more regnlnrlyemployed. They feed ,— *?—> -<« rebdi no the pros. haul manure, plant. hoe and h arrestpotatoes and corn and make them-selves generally useful. They wearcoarse, strong clothing fitting*to thework. They do not wear demr-trains,though it is the fashion. There is very little fun or romanceabout this sort of work. When ladsand lasses get together at husking bees,amid the rude and uncouth barns, atthe Hemstead Inquirer puts it to pullthe big ears out of their protectinghusks there is plenty of frolicking, bulthe women farm laborers never noticethe red ears they throw into the the pretty girls go out pickinghops up in central New York, which
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