The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-11-27
characterization nt thc Farm ::
s,,.,ircc OF Revenue,

notion among farmers, ana !
if is 4 correct one if the rcSn Is
measured 10y immediate return III
do llalS and cents. fla man re
cards an Increase in the value ni
his real estate as profit. however, !
there are few outiay' which VIII
bring such retarn as juliclou> or
narmrntlng. 1t is fully is import |
ant to put tn, best sid" oH' III |
transfers Of yea, estate ~ IN trans |
ters Of horses or fruits. Embelllsh- |
mcnt is worth more III rendering
farm attractivet than is a fine har.
ness in showi - of horse, from
the fact that the advertisement Is
part aud parcel Of the trim Itself.
Every one has observed tie snpe-
rior readiness with which Hastily
orn.mented farms sell. The differ
enres in market yaluc between
such farms au! similar ones which
poSess no ornaments often amount
to twenty five or even fifty pei
cent. of what may be termed the
intrinsic values. Even 1t one new
expects 10 sell his f,a m, .judiclou>
establishment is Il :Olict' OF prOht
as an auver. lspnipnt Of the owner
and his crops. Many or the most
success Sful fruit growers and stock
men understand, this fact. Adver;
tlsin. is as profitable in farming as
III any other~pu,suit>, and farmers
ought to know it. \ beautiful
place at once attracts notice; PEG,
pie become interested in it Ernit
from such Il place is usually more
priced than from silitt!ess farms.
The idea that the simple Planting
of trees and shrubs comprises the
| whole of rural establishment is
quite common tal!ary. The etfec-
tive planting Of home grounds re-
quircs u higher art than simple
good taste. Landscape gardening
is as truly fine art as is painting
or architecture. Few people have
a gerius for this work, and il is not
to he expected that every farmer
will lay ont his ground in the. best
taste. Bat he should realize tie
fact that planting requires thought
and study, and he should know
that the hapl,azar1 planting OF
trees in his dnOr-yard is not nee
rSsarily ornamental or useful. To
give full instruction on This point
would he to write Il treatise on
landscape art. 1t will suffice to
name some common errors.
Building too near the road is the
first and worst. THERE'S too much
OF disposition to "save land" for
corn and potatoes. This economy
is often short-sighteti. 1t is like
storing the cob and throwing away
the corn. A farm house cannot
present a good appearance unless
it stands four or five rods or more
1 back from the road. Such S..ua
ton is also matter 0f5great con
yenie"ce i'll escaping dust, and
noise, and publicly. Es.ge
The disposition to MAZE every
thing straight is almost universal.
! Straight walks and drives and
| straight rows of trees are never
seen in nature, and they are en-.
tirely Out,Of place I'm the farmers
4 yard. This formal, or geomctric
style, demands close attention to
all its details, The walks, drives
/ lawns, trees and buildings must al.
ways be in he most perfect order
IA neglected corner or ill-sllaped
tree at once jars with all its sur.
roundings. In the natural or in
/ formal ETY. h, however, irregularities
often heigliten the affect. Much
less labor and expense are required
to keep all its parts in harmony.
Philadelphia Press.