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Problem of Indian Administration


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The five-year agricultural program Agricultural education of women Need of special provision for returned students Agricultural education of Indian children Grazing and Stock Farming The tribal flock or herd Individually owned livestock Cattle vs. sheep Worthless horses Poultry, bees, and dairy cattle Irrigation of Indian Lands The irrigation problem Completed projects and questions regarding them Duty of the government with regard to irrigation New projects Drilling of wells and improvement of small sources of water Coöperation between engineers and superintendents Points for special consideration Forestry Few Indians in forestry work Menominee mills The establishment of other government mills A fair price for timber and forest production Protection against forest fires Personnel of Indian forest service Labor Problems in the Indian Service The policy of the government regarding unskilled labor Industrial colonies Homesite tracts of California Principles underlying sound labor policies Children in the beet fields Industrial training in the schools Vocational guidance, placement, and follow-up Native Products Native Industries Personnel The influence of employees Superintendents Farmers in the Indian service Livestock men Foresters Irrigation men Supervisors and overseers of labor XI. FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE AND THE ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN Women as Homemakers The dwellings The food of the family Care of infants and the sick Cleanliness and order Industry in the home The home in relation to industrial efficiency The spending of money