Old Wisdom: Make the Boy a Partner

On the first day of this week, I went to the Internet Archive and searched through some old books in order to find a new idea. The first thing I decided to read was very profound, so I’m sharing it here:

On a recent visit to a well managed farm it was found that the proprietor had taken his two sons, 10 and 12 years of age, as partners in the farm operations. This is indeed the proper thing to do, for it tends to keep the boys on the farm, interests them in the things about them, and makes them feel that they are a part of the farm. It is too common to find that the boys on the farm are merely “hands,” and in many instances treated as such. They are given the old storeroom to sleep in, with the broken furniture to adorn this room, and have nothing to do toward directing the operations of the farm. Give him what he rightfully deserves and what he requires, if you expect to keep him on the farm. He labors hard for the success of the enterprise and it is nothing more than right that he share some of the returns. Make him a partner in the farm and see how quick he takes hold of the proposition and makes arrangements to stay on the farm permanently.

“MAKE THE BOY A PARTNER.” ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, vol. VIII, no. 1, Sept. 1913, pp. 4.

You can download a scan of the aforementioned issue Animal Husbandry from the Internet Archive.