Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-13
FARMER AND PLANTER.
BEAUTIFYING THE FARM HOME
ding the Farmers wife aud
Family Go the Farm.

One great mistake thousands ~
farmers make is I'm not beautifving
their homes and making them attrac.
live TO themselves, their children and
20 the public. In travelling about the
country one sees thousands 81 barn.
Ike and shed-like houses on the
farms, and many OF them without
hnwer. shrub or even shade.tree about
them. Some Lave q few shade.trees
abOut them, and at distance one
would be led 60 telieve that they were
neat little homes, but closer view dis
pcis the illusion. Chickens. ducks and
little pigs about the front yard or in
the usual puddle near the well. with
q big brindle dor under the doorstep.
inclise one Co drive on 60 the next
house II thir~tinR FOR a drink ~ wa
ter. Very seldom does one see "a farm
home where any really effective effort
has been made Co make IL and it's
surrounding attractive
Occasionally one will drive into
cum-unity where a grange or some
other farmers organization exists,
and he viii note at once the improve
ment in the homes and their sur.
rurndirgs. Here are trees shrubs and
hoVscrs ou fairly clean lawns, with
swing or hammock and chair or
two. and de- will note the absence ~
pigs. fowls and the big brindlc dog
one feels safe In topping at such
place for drink 81 water or 10 pur-
chase a quart Of milk 60 drink as he
eats his lunch. Yet even on these
place there is NOT the touches Of neat
ness and prcttincss ono sees about the
suburban home Of the merchant. law
scr or other townsmnu. This is not
hosnuss the latter has better uppor-
unitics but because he spends more
on his home. Usually the farmer is
not slow about spending money for
farm buildings and fences, or for re-
pairs about the house: but when il
COMES 60 hcIutifying the house and
It's immediate surroundings hc shuts
himself and bis pockctbook up a.
close as clam.
he l. where the mistake h made |
Tho townsman ornaments his dwell |
'E N"A pun ~ Nh hiAAAAH anu NNff.r I
unclrr his trees. screens in his large |
purvhes. plants the brightest 81 flow
rrs in prcttily edged flower beds. |
,rrctn an ornamental fence about his |
'pt. and does all he can 90 make IL /
attractive. though his income may b. |
uo IonRcr than that of the farmer |
Who thiuks IL foolishuess TO spend /
9. a n
country homes. these make the couu- /
try attractive. They need not bc *
pcnsivc. they can br pretty without |
being costly. and above an they may /
bc comfortable. \ farmer who sold /
bls farm aud moved into town and 1
huh q neat little cottage said. after
be had lived in town two years: Il /
CONT understand why ! was 80 short
ghtcd a. 20 live 80 years on my /
farm In the next thing 60 shack
never ONCE thought ~ making my
farm home attractive. When ! moved
to tswn, the first thing | thought OF
Was pretty little cottage in which
to live. II bad built nice cottage
On nay farm, and made IL as neat and
INHfAAhf ~ VIC NiAf A tAAaA ~ ANNAf |
uy wife would never have wanted Go
ONO here. | can see now what "A
prc,ty spot I could have made 81 H.
Tho ground las iust right for max
ug "a splendid laws. had plenty Of
water and power Tor making a beau
ful fountain The old trec-oaks,
naples aud clms-arc grand, and all
hat was needed To make home that
would have been the GROWING glory
= tsa: locality was little sense"