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Homesteading

Farm Boys and Girls

William A. McKeever

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Raising good crops matters, but raising good children matters more. William McKeever writes on farm boys and girls: building a sound life, understanding human instincts, and forming character in the rural home. Earnest, practical counsel on child-rearing in the countryside. Grow strong young people alongside your fields.

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164 chapters

  1. 1FARM BOYS AND GIRLS BY WILLIAM A. McKEEVER
  2. 2PREFACE
  3. 3TABLE OF CONTENTS
  4. 4ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5FARM BOYS AND GIRLS
  6. 6CHAPTER I BUILDING A GOOD LIFE
  7. 7What is a good life?
  8. 8Is the human stock comparatively sound?
  9. 9CHAPTER II THE TIME TO BUILD
  10. 10What of the human instincts
  11. 11CHAPTER III THE RURAL HOME AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
  12. 12What agencies build up character?
  13. 13Moving to town for the children
  14. 14A back-to-the-country club
  15. 15CHAPTER IV THE COUNTRY MOTHER AND THE CHILDREN
  16. 16Poor conditions of women
  17. 17For the sake of the children
  18. 18CHAPTER V CONSTRUCTING THE COUNTRY DWELLING

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