The Telephone On The Farm

Of all the improvements which have been showered on the farmer in the past few years to make farm life more comfortable and desirable, it is likely that the telephone is the most important in as much as it gives instant communication in case of accident or sickness, whereby a doctor's services are required. This was demonstrated last week in Lenawee county, when a farmer's arm was badly torn by a cornhusker and he would no doubt have bled to death but for the telephone, so that a doctor was called immediately. This is only one of the many advantages, yet it is probably the most important, for no man will let his wife or child suffer for an hour or more while he hitches up and drives for a doctor, possible leaving the sick one alone. The enterprising farmer will not take chances with sickness among his stock for the expense of a telephone in his home. 

It has been well said that after the farmer once uses a telephone on his farm that you can not take it away from him with a shot gun. 

For the women folks it adds to their comfort and security when they are left alone all day and often times long into the night, for they can call up their neighbors and chat with them, or should an insolent tramp happen along, demanding that his wishes be complied with, the neighbors can all be notified in a moment's time and a tramp would likely go hungry for many a mile. 

Often times a farmer has less than a car load of stock which he wishes to ship, by the use of the telephone he can soon locate some one who will join with him. 

The city and town markets can be learned from day to day, and the products of the farm can be sold to the best advantage, which will more than pay the expense of the telephone service. Our farmers should wake up and take advantage of every opportunity which will save their time and labor.