66—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 5, 1977
Survey reveals opinions
of today’s farm wife
CHICAGO, HI. - Farm the man of the house liberation movement, only 7
women are sharing more generally has the last word, per cent strongly favor it,
and more in farm operation Respondents were asked, and 23 per cent are
and management, but the “In your own household, who somewhat m favor of it.
man is still the boss on is responsible for the major More than a fifth (23 per
today’s farm. And farm decisions on management cent) are strongly opposed to
women tend to oppose the practices and purchases the movement, 18 per cent
women’s liberation directly related to farm or are mildly opposed, and 28
movement. ranch operation?” The per cent are neither for nor
These and other con- answers were as follows: against it.
elusions are based on a Both the man and the woman A major role being played
random sampling of 1000 share, but the man is by many farm women today
U.S. farm wives and farmers ultimately responsible -49 is that of working on behalf
who responded to a recent P 6l- cent; The man of the of agricultural industry in a
survey conducted by In- house -31 per cent; Both the variety of ways. Following
ternational Harvester’s man and the woman share are responses to the
Farm Forum Magazine on equally -18 per cent; The question, “How actively
the role of farm women woman of the house 1 per involved should farm women
today. cent. become in telling
In response to the Most farm wives spend agriculture’s story to non
question, “Overall, do you much of the time managing farmers, and working for
feel that the amount of m- the home and family. When legislation to benefit far
volvement of the farm wife asked to describe the chief mers”: Definitely should be
in the actual operation and responsibilities of the farm actively involved -54 per
management of the farm has wife in their own cent No mors or less active
increased or decreased from household,the responses than the man in the
what it was a generation were as follows: Her household -31 per cent The
ago,” the answers were as responsibilities are about man should have primary
follows: Increased -82 per equally divided between responsibility - 7 per cent
cent; Remained about the home-family and farm More active than the man in
same - 10 per cent; management operation -50 a household - 6 per cent
Decreased - 8 per cent. per cent; Most or all of her Woman should not be in-
Asked if they believe it is responsibilities are con- volved in those activities -1
necessary for the farm wife cerned with managing the per cent,
to take an active role in the borne and family -44 per Is there a trend for farm
business side of the farm cent; Most or all of her women to become more
operation to make it a responsibilities are con- actively involved in corn
success, two-thirds an- cerned with management munity activities and
swered “definitely yes,” and and-or operation of the farm organizations? The great
30 per cent felt it was not - 4 per cent. majority (71 per cent) said
necessary but it was helpful. The respondents were yes, while 28 per cent said
Only 2 per cent said divided on the question of no.
“probably not.” women’s liberation, with TDV A
Yet, despite the more more opposing than sup- If\ I M
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Grange seeks
unemployment
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The
Pennsylvania State Grange
has requested state officials
to “look into” high costs of
unemployment com
pensation insurance for
farmers and some small
business people.
The problem was
presented to the State In
surance Commissioner
William J. Sheppard by the
Grange and concerned
groups on February 18. State
Agriculture Secretary Kent
D. Shelhamer and members
of the House Agriculture
Committee also have been
informed of the situation.
Unemployment com
pensation is especially
difficult for the family-type
farmer who occasionally
hires someone to help har
vest crops, or who needs help
with other work when ad
verse weather threatens, J.
Luther Snyder, master of the
State Grange, explained.
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pays out $2OO in wages for
parttime help, would have to
pay a minimum premium of
$2BO for unemployment in
surance.
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farmers who need only oc
casional help pay that
amount of wages in a year,
Snyder pointed out.
It was his understanding,
he added, that if a farm is not
incorporated, the farmer
himself and members of his
family are not covered by
unemployment com
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