5; social life on farm, 118, 255 f; magnitude of her task,
150; wage, 181-192; opportunity, 211; barriers to her progress, 211;
place in evolution, 207, 208; duty to country, 216, 343-548; going to
the city, precautions, 346, 347; attitude of family toward, 353;
importance of her status, 4, 17, 20, 87, 355. See also _Earning_,
_Finance_, _Spiritual aspects_.

Country life movement, 3, 15, 16, 224.

Country life in: New England, 61, 200; New Hampshire, 111; New York, 34,
41, 111; South, 46 f, 189, 198, 243; South Dakota, 119; Porto Rico, 263,
264; Philippines, 263, 264; Alaska, 263, 264; western, 65, 109, 196;
Northwest, 33, 37, 65.

Country life, favorable view, 26, 65, 70; influence on health, 28;
misunderstood by urban people, 28; nearness to nature, 29; influence on
poetic genius, 274; opportunities, 243-251; love of animals, 27;
spiritual aspects, 27, 28; influence on home life, 29; an optimistic
report, 37.

Country life, unfavorable view, 49, 61, 66, 75-82, 85, 86, 99, 109, 110.
See also _City, exodus to_.

Crew, H. C., 98, 136, 266, 278.

D

Dishwashing, 151, 152. See _Equipment_.

Dress, 176, 196.

Dress budget, 195-204.

Drama. See _Play_.

E

Earning, 53, 64, 66, 68, 78, 182, 190-192, 195; spending, 68, 183, 187;
bookkeeping, 161; parents' right to child's earnings, 182; wage of
daughter, 181-192; daughter's share in farm, 184. See _Occupations_,
_Budgets_, _Finances_.

Eberstadt, S., 206.

Economic position of farm woman. See _Finances_, _Earning_.

Education, training, 44, 54, 64, 69, 134, 147, 164, 165, 188, 231-239,
243; instruction at farm home, 248; a four years' course, 238; courses
of study, 236-238.

Educational Alliance, 321.

Efficiency, 50, 123 f, 139-142, 147, 151-153, 157 f, 189, 192, 203, 204,
351-354. See _Equipment_.

Eight Weeks Clubs, 324. See _Y. W. C. A._

Epworth League, 325.

Equipment, 66, 126, 129, 131-134, 137-143.

Exercise, 176.

Experiment Stations, 55, 250.

F

Family. See _Children_, _Farm home_, _Family life_.

Family council, 184. See also _Farm home_.

Family life on farm, 33, 38, 39, 160.

Farm Bureau Agent, 249.

Farm home: wife, 79, 87, 91-95, 222; mother, 39, 103-105, 123; children,
214 f; council, 184; family records, 160-163; social life in home, 42;
Sunday in, 40. See also _Efficiency_, _Equipment_, _Children_, _Farm
home work_.

Farm home work: service in farm, 139; housework a wage-earning work,
192; housework as exerc