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Ado Free Press Wednesday July Histor of Housewife felt drudgery of pioneer farm life The History of Hnlton written by Ben Case of the Sllverwood area continues at highly Irregular Intervals This week provides another instalment after several months when there just wain t space In the Free Press columns WOMEN S WORK In regard to the woman of activity on the farm Ing the socalled horse age there have been vast changes over the years In every depart ment Let us commence with the dairy During that period she probablyhadtodothemllklng or 1st at it Until more recent tlmea this was done by hand The milk was at one time carried to the house and poured Into shallow pans In the cellar After setting a few hours the cream was skimmed off and the skim milk carried back to the bam for the calves or pigs An innovation came with the advent of milk cans which were set in water at the pump house A tap at the bottom and a glass gauge allowed for the separation of milk and cream Later still the cream separator proved a great boon especially with the coming of the electric motor to take care of the turning J Then on dairy farms milking machines put In an ranee thus relieving the of some of the drudgery of lite on the tarm An old time household chore was churning once or twice a week with an old fashioned dash chum Manym anxious half hour would be spent waiting for the butter to come especially in summer when it was difficult to lower the temperature of the running back and forth for supplies dishes and cooking utensils This waste of effort was intensified in the summer when the range waB moved to the summer kitchen and there were possibly two or three steps to be negotiated as well Water had to be carried in from the well and the rested on the aide table with the tin dipper close at hand with which to fill the kettle or quench the thirst On wash days the water was either carried from the well or dipped from the cistern and heated In a boiler on the stove The washing was done In tubs with the aid of a wash board for rubbing the clothes When a reservoir was made available attached to the back of the stove for heating the water it was thought that man in ventiveness had gone as far as It could go On Saturday nights the tub was set beside the stove for the weekly family bath the water being changed periodically ac cording to the size of the family and the of the bather There were many other Jobs around the house other than those mentioned which have either been eliminated or made easier with modem appliances Ironing was done with flat irons heated on top of the stove and constantly switched Preserving of fruit and motor and the gasoline engine great changes have taken place around the farm the days of fifty or a hundred years ago Around the house water pressure systems have been Installed with hot water tanks bathrooms refrigerators deep freezes washing machines modern designed kitchens and the rest One never knows but what automatic dish washers dryers and such may be the rule rather than the exception in every farmhouse In the man world around the farm there have been Just as many farreaching changes in recent years A mentioned previously the man power shortage during and following World War Two and the Inventive genius of farm machinery manufacturers have spark plugged a virtual revolution In farming since Previous to that the coming of the automobile gradually forced the driving horse with buggy In summer and cutter and bells in winter off the road but the workhorse on the farm held his own up to the By today he has been almost completely supplanted by the tractor truck and there la now hardly a work team to be seen hay baler has done away with most of the hard work of haying Oh the dairy farm milking machines and the milk cooler have displaced the milk can so that milking no longer the formidable chore it once was Corn is harvested an blown Into the silo without In Ing touched by human hands Cattle are not tied up to the same extent as formerly the feeding rack is labor device Today fanner stands at the crossroads and the small farm is fast becoming an il unit The factories of the Golden Horseshoe with their unionized wages and hours have eliminated the hired man of yesterday and have attracted the younger farm generation to the town on city fanner Is forced to resort to highpriced machinery and since these machines are only in operation for a fraction of the year it Is more practical to use them on a larger farm which thereby sorbs one or two smaller units Educational costs have risen astronomically with a consequent rise in taxes and here again the former is at a disadvantage since he is assessed on his whole property for school purposes and has to pay tews In proportion Again the price for fatm produce fluctuates according to and demand It has been found Im possible to organize and the farm population as has beet done with th factory employee and as a result too often the price receive for produce is no with the cost production especially If time and effort are Into con As consequence the small firm the working and managing which has been a way of life since early days is fast disappeirlng and the future alone will tll whether the result will be for the better Cooing Oven front Daisy churn was an consisting of a revolving drum or turned hand butter was men worked up in a big butter bowl and put Into crocks or made up Into pound prints The finished product would be taken into town along with the eggs and traded for household necessities not raised on the farm The farmer wife was generally given control of the money and well she might as she was the person responsible for their existence With the passing of time creameries came into existence and the cream was collected at the door with the resultant elimination of a tedious household The oldfashioned farmhouse was a poorly designed workshop for the housewife The family practically lived in the big kit chen focal point of which was the old wood burning range which the mistress of the house bad to continually stoke with wood from the The pantry in which the tushes and food supplies were Kept was apt to be at the far end of the kitchen while everything of a perishable nature had to be taken down cellar after each meal Meals were prepared and dishes washed at the main dining table In the centre of the kitchen or at a side table with a great deal of vegetables entailed endless hours of standing over the hot kitchen stove in sweltering weather The coal oil lamps had to be cleaned dally and the wicks adjusted Eggs had to be preserved In Isinglass against the winter days when the hens refused to lay Meat was corned protection against spoiling Gardening was generally considered woman work as the men were generally too busy with more Important matters to bother with such petty chores However with all the in conveniences about the house and yard life on the farm was Just as enjoyable then as today On a winter night with the chores all done a good Tire going in the kitchen he red table cloth on ine tome die lamp set the centre tor me cnildren to do their homework with a pan of apples convenient and games being played that are seldom heard of today there were few more comfortable or pleasant places Possibly a neighbor would drop in unannounced for a game of euchre or a friendly chat Before the days of telephone radio and television neighborly visits occupied a more important place In the life of the community and conversation was not a lost art as it is fast becoming today THE MACHINE AGE With the advent of the electric MORTGAGE MONEY How Much Money Do You Need MORE We will lend you money lor any worthwhile purpose Call today CAC Realty Limited A Subsidiary of Canadian Acceptance Corporation Mill St ACTON YOLLES BURROUGHES Bramptons most complete furniture centre Shop from 10 am ill 9 pm Monday to Friday Saturdays til 6 pm Telephone 1630 CONTEMPORARY Bed Chesterfield Over half an acre of exciting colorful displays of 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