The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10
TIE AGRICULTURALISTs.
MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO
THE FARMERS.
The Farmhouse Yard--Pure Air.
Pure Milk --kiliing Canada
Thisties--Shyers and
kiokers--A Seed
Bed.
The Farm-House Yard.

The Farmhouse Yard. -,-.,
A farmer has one advantage over
his city or village cousins. which, II he
will utilize it will enable him to make
his home attractive beyond anything
that they can accomplish. He has
plenty OF land around his dwelling.
Too often farmers make little use OF
this advantage. The business OF the
farm is allowed to engross so much
attention that the Improvement OF
the house yard is almost entirely
neglected, or it is used in ways that
disfgure instead OF adjoining it. The
grass is allowed to grow rankly, 80 as
to secure little addition to the hay
crop, or the yard is made dumping
ground for all sorts OF litter-old
wagons, decayed farm implements,
woodpiles, ETC., interspersed with
riotous growths OF burdock and other
weeds.
II such neglect or misuse is really
necessary there is no more to be said.
But we are inclined to think that If
the matter were carefully considered
it would be discovered, in the vast
majority of cases, that it was not at
all necessary, but that on the con-
trary the farmer might, with no great
amount OF time or trouble, bring the
surroundings OF his home into\a con-
dition OF charming attractiveness and
| beauty. f
To secure this result it is not neces-
sary that the buildings should be
costly or the plants in the yard rare
| exotics. A very plain house may DO
made delightfully."- picturesque by very
simple means. A nicely graded and
well-kept lawn OF generous size-no
little, pinched-up village lot, but wide
and long-with native trees and
| shrubs planted in effective groups,
and perhaps-thoueh this is not es-
sential-one or two beds OF Towering
plants to add bright color and vari-
ETY. to the picture, will exalt the char
acter of the whole place.
Let roses, honeysuckles and other
Towering vines Chamber over the
porch or lift themselves on poles or
frames near the house. They will
make handsomer ornamentation than
the product OF the carpenters lathe,
and afford far greater enjoyment.
Many valuable works have been
written on landscape gardening, and
those who have the means TO carry
out their extensive plans are happy
indeed. But it is not necessary to UNI
dertake any OF these costly schemes
| to make the farm home abs 5lutely
beautiful. fItt
1t is well to study, il possible, the
underlying principles OF landscape
gardening; but in any case act on the
good old rule, "Do the best you can
with what you have" and good
Mother Nature will help wonderfully
to give effect to your good intentions.
1t is not Mt all needful to exclude
from the house yard useful trees and
plants. There should be u variety OF
ornamental growths; but with these
may be fruit trees that are useful as
well as ornamental.
The writer rejoices in the possession
OF two crab apple trees, survivors OF
former orchard, in the house yard,
and they are source OF great delight
the season through. In the spring
when the blossoms are out-pink on
one and pure white on the other-they
are a marvel OF beauty. During the
summer the green heads, thick and
shapely, are as ornamental as any
"shade tree" And when the harvest
season draws on apace and the waxen
balls, with crimson cheek, hangin clus-
tiers all over the one and the pale
q cen fruit peeps through the foliage on
the other these lovely trees are q
source of constant pleasure-not at
all diminished by the promise they
hold out OF delicious jelly and preserv-
es in the approaching winter.
Other fruit trees-pears, cherries,
mulberries, etc.,-may be utilized to
adorn the house yard. Only the pur-
pose of the yard must be kept in view.
1t should be made an orchard, but be
maintained rs lawn with smooth
well-shaven turf and the trees and
plants simply as accessories.
"But it takes time and labor to do
all this" To be sure it does-every
thing that is worth having in this
world requires effort and time. But
it will add to the pleasure OF living,
and--a lower consideration-to the
money value OF the farm, TO mako
the surroundings OF the home attrac-
tive.
Pure Air. Pure Milk.
Pure air is indispensable for pure
milk, says Professor Stewart in Prac-