[AT] the way we were raised

[charlie hill]

John,  I heard a report on that on the radio the other day.
I'll have to say I was insulted when they made my parents
out to be abusive because I worked on the farm as a child.
My first job was driving a B Allis Chalmers down the tobacco
truck rows while the men harvested (primed or pulled as it was called)
the leaves.  All I did was steer and stand up on the clutch pedal
when it was time to stop.  The men made sure I was safe.
They turned the tractor around at the end of the row and kept a close
watch on me.  I was 5 years old.  Didn't hurt me one bit and taught me
a lot of life lessons at an early age.

I wouldn't agree with forcing children to do a man's work or putting them
in danger but allowing them to learn a proper work ethic is not abuse.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 7:47 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: [AT] the way we were raised

Off topic for the most part, but considering how most of us were raised, 
maybe not so much.
The story may be more relative to southeastern states due to the amount of 
manual labor, but I’m certain midwest grain farms could fall into this as 
well, maybe more so if you consider the larger equipment. I’m not in favor 
of putting kids at risk, but with proper supervision and job selection I 
have trouble finding a problem. Your thoughts before you head to the shop 
and tinker on some old iron on this chilly (it’s less than 50deg here, way 
below normal) morning.

Anyway, you know where the delete button is.

http://www.wral.com/report-highlights-child-labor-on-us-tobacco-farms/13642674/

John Hall
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