Milford chronicle., 1907-11-15
HOW CAN OUR FARMERS
HAVE ATTRACTIVE HOMES

At Milford Grange on Saturday die
cusslon OF the question, How can the
farmer have as attractive a home as tbs
city man Ofequsl means ?" was opened
by Charles Barker.
There is no reason why the farmer
cannot have an attractive hOme but e.
a rule he does not. II the farmer viii
give the same time and means to It a.
the city man he could accomplish the
same results. II the city man is on =
salary he has more leisure and does
net work so many hours as the farmer.
For every hour the farmer has tive
hours work waiting to be done. The
city man by rising early can work in
his yard or lawn before going to his
place Of business and he has plenty Of
water easily applied. 1t would be q
great help to the farmer in making his
home attractive to have An abundant
and convenient supply Of water, bus
not one in five hundred has this. Every
man who owns a farm should arrange
FOR good supply Of water. One reason
for the farmer neglecting his home Il
his indifference to appearances. He
often does not care how it looks. Whea
driving through the country one sees 3
house with fine lawn, flowers and well
kept trees it is a bright spot and long
remembered. Another reason for So
many neglected looking farm homes
is that the farmers are tenants. The
owners won't supply these things
neither will the tenant, not knowing
how soon he may move. Where q
man owns the farm where he lives and
there is no grass In the door yard, and
things are not kept neat it shows there
is no desire to improve the conditions.
II a farmer sets out with the same de-
to fix up his place thst he
does to raise corn or tomatoes he sOen
accom- plishes it, The city man has
the incentive OF neighbors on either
side and across the street. The force Of
is all powerful.
b. F. B. WoOdall thinks farmers
when ready to retire from active life
make mistake in building in town
when if they would spend the same
AMOUNT building on the farm and
the surroundings it would
i'd greatly to the attractiveness and
'alue Of country pTope rty. Trolley
Dads are doing much to make the
ountry more attractive.
William II. Hopkins protested that
he farmer has more comforts than the
ity man but the question was not one
t comfort but attractiveRess
J. J. Rosa speaking Of his own home
aid it was the lawn and shade trees
hat made it attractive to all the fam
y. He would discard flower beds aud
D be able to cut the grass quickly and
asily with the moving machine. Any
srmer can have water abundant and
Onvenient for not more than three
undred dollars. This would supply
'ater to the house, cellar, barn RnS g.. RI
ards. This sum would include y !
bath room and fixtures and waE =
ack for the kitchen stove. One mem
er had recently installed wind mill,
eel tank, pump and pipe on a farm
q cost Of less than one hundred dol
lTs. The telephone sdds much to the
tractiveness Of country life and re-
Oves the feeling Of isolation. The
rmer should keep his home nice and
iy and the buildings painted.
Doctor Ruhl though born and
ought up in the city thinks country
e very attractiYe and prefers it to the
wn People going from the city to
e country miss sd many Of the mod
a cOnviences they often lose sight OF
lat is attractive in the country. II
e has the necessary means nearly
cry cOnveniences is possible to life on
, farm as S. P Griffith proved by
ling Of friend in Connecticut, five
les from town who has an abundant
ter supply and gas for lighting and
king.