"Unfortunately Of the teens I know living on working farms right now I know of none that intend on staying on the farm."
It doesn't matter if they do farming forever. It is fine that as they grow, they develop intersts in other fields. I don't expect my children to farm for a living, yet, I want them to learn that whatsoever their hands find to do... That means that when they are working in the garden, they do their best. When they feed the chickens, they do so faithfully, and when the time comes, and they sit in the House of Representatives, maybe, just maybe, they will preform those duties with the same integrity. Perhaps when our children are managing some Enron of tomorrow, they might feel the same compulsion to do what is required that they learned doing their milkings faithfully. How would things be different if adults had learned that hard work leads to a bountifull harvest, instead of learning that government is there to give them what they want? Whether they farm for a living or not is not something that matters. I believe in the deepest part of my soul that if young people were to learn what they can only learn from farming, they would be far more prepared for their adult lives. How many people would support euthinasia or abortion if they had grown up watching eggs become chicks, and chicks become chickens, or helped a cow birth a difficult calf? How many fund managers would be so flipant and irresponsible with their costumers money if they had had to earn their money by throwing hay bales in the hot summer with straw and sweat mixing on their back? In every field of employment America seriously needs people who understand agriculture, who have learned the lessons that can not be learned in a classroom.
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Today's Featured Article - Show Coverage: Journey to Ankeny - by Cindy Ladage. We left Illinois on the first day of July and headed north and west for Ankeny, Iowa. Minus two kids, we traveled light with only the youngest in tow. As long as a pool was at the end of our destination she was easy to please unlike the other two who have a multitude of requirements to travel with mom and dad. Amana Colonies served as a respite where we ate a family style lunch that sustained us with more food than could reasonably fit into our ample physiques. The show at Ankeny
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