The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-11-23

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never spent a pleasanter, more restful
time in my life, and that was the
unanimous verdict.
A Sample "Farm."
This place has been in possession
of my friend for five years. 1t com.
prised sixty acres Of land, some mead.
ow. an orchard, considerable woodland
and an excellent stream and spring
for the water supply 1t was an old
place. and in common with hundreds
of others in that region, had been sold
because the younger generation could
not make as good living on these
stony lands as they could elsewhere.
My friend had paid $1,000 for it, and
had spent about $500 in the five-y years
in changes and improvements. She
did not pretend to work it as farm.
The meadow and orchard yielded a
small yearly sum from a neighboring
farmer, who worked on shares A
vegetable and flower garden was
planted in early spring by hired local
labor. No horse or COW was kept,
since milk and cream could be bought
and horse hired when wanted from
some neighbor or from the village liv-
cry stable four miles away. Provisions
were purchased in quantity in the city
at the beginning of the season. The
nearest store was two miles away.
Rural delivery took care of the mail at
the door, and daily newspaper was
available by noon from New York or
Boston. The two servants were
brought from the city, for it is quite
out of the question to secure house
servants in the country, AS a result
of this one womans experiment there
were seven other summer homes in
the neighborhood, variations of the
idea, and they have every one satisfac-
torily demonstrated that woman can
maintain real home in ideal sur
roundings at an annual cost not ex-
ceeding what she has spent vainly
seeking the ordinary necessities of
rational rest.
Some Successful Experiments.
Zone woman, an artist, bought
cottage with a small barn and two
acres of land, near the little village,
for $500. Her barn has been trans
formed into studio. She can always
rent her place if she does not wish to
use it. and that is true Of every one
fHOGn YN1o
bought for $3.50 by three women who
use it at different periods during the
summer. Two families each own large
places which they have improved ex-
tensively, but the first cost was in
each case small.
Three friends bought adjoining
farms and this necessitated putting a
resident farmer in one of the houses
in order that the milk supply might
be available. They have horses and
chickens, and the usual farm products
by this method. and in addition have
all OF the butter and eggs they use in
the winter sent to them from the farm.
n this case there is considerably more
revenue from their places, since they
use all the products the year round.
The servant problem has always been
the greatest obstacle and expense, but
as each new vacation home has been
added to the list the difficulties have
grown less, since there is thus more
companionship for the city servants
from the various households.
I made point of informing myself
fully of the pros and cons of this de.
parture for women, and l unhesitat.
ugly say go thou and do likewise
NO matter how limited your purse you
will find way, and the gain in health
and mental regeneration will return
yenr investment in actual cash
through the increased earning capac.
ity. New York Post.
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