Tuesday, December 16, 2025

McKay, Jean

Chronicles of the farm woman: Thanksgiving

Americans are prone to worship big things.  We boast of our tallest building, largest mansion, victorious football team, et cetera.  It may be that...

Chronicles of The Farm Woman: Snowball Battle

 As these lines are written the first round of the snowball battle at the country school is drawing to a close.  The 5-minute bell...

Chronicles of The Farm Woman: Boys on the farm

Summertime always brings a procession of small boys to the farm.  Here often in two or three weeks they must try to make up...

Chronicles of the farm woman: Eight grade graduation

Farmers did not have a holiday last Saturday.  The day was perfect and too few perfect days have come along this spring.  Teams and...

Chronicles of The Farm Woman: boy in the field 

The hum of tractors accompanies the evening symphony of the cicadas, crickets and the late bird call.  Farmers are impatient to get the plowing...

Chronicles of The Farm Woman: School Photographer

The high school lad came to school decked out in his Sunday best.  In a town high school this would be no uncommon sight. ...

Chronicles of The Farm Woman: Henrietta Becker

A local news item states that neighboring farm girl, Henrietta Becker, called her parents from New York City on New Year’s eve and...

Chronicles of The Farm Woman: Accordion

A country girl has recently proven to be a social genius.  She went to the city for a week’s visit with an aunt.  The...