The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-04-15
A HOME PARK.
Suggestions for Laying Out One on
Your Farm.

There are at present many neatly
kept farmsteads. The attention of the
writer is always, attracted by their In
wiling appearance and. when driving
with people who are interested, he u.s.
ually comments on tenants or owners.
A tidy. weli-arranged farmstead is evil
denoe of refinement as well as prosper
ity. The farmer who spends his spare
- time In town and many of his evenings
, in company with saloon patrons rather
than at home rarely has time to
! keep the yards and buildings looking
tidy. A fat bank account is coveted
i by many farmers who have struggled
for years with mortgage and its
money-cons uming interest payments.
When the prize Is attained they keep
1T . secret for fear the. assessor will
list 1t for taxation. Why not invest
some Of the surplus money In making
81 the home grounds attractive and en-
joyable for the family rather than de.
u posting the same in bank where
even its D. association is lost to the
~ owner?
A home park or commodious lawn
u is thing of beauty and should be-
come a part of many .farmsteads where
good buildings are located on ranches
that contain many acres. A landscape
- gardener should be employed to lay
out the land to be dedicated to this
purpose. says the writer in the North
western iAgriculturist. The expense
.-of -his--seryioes will be small when
compared to the pleasing effect his
professional skill-can suggest and pro-
-duce in-the arrangement of the drives.
..wAksy rtrees, ). hrubs.s flowers etc. OF
course this is not entirely necessary,
s-but II will add much to the attractive
appearance of large grounds.
A parklike effect may be produced
~ini q small way by constructing a few
rustic arbors. mounds for flowers and
t-hedges of evergreens. to define the
ssboundary of the grounds. drives. walks,
etc. These spring-like days are sug-
-.gestive of planting time. We feel
quite sure all of our readers are pre-
pairing to do more or less tree planting
this spring. Why not anticipate a
hOme park and order a generous sup
ply of evergreens, shrubs. Towering
roots. bulbs. etc, to plant in the same
for a starter?
The material for the rustic arbors
can be procured from the wood lot
on the farm or in the timber at a
distance. One load of poles will make
n scommodious arbor. which, should be
located SO near the house that when
it is covered with vines for shade 1t
will become resting place for mem
bers of-the family, especially the WON.
en- folks~when.they are preparing veg.
etables- and fruits for thettable. A
canopy-top swinging lawn chair is also
an attractive as well as comfortable
.piece OF furniture for the home park
The same is true of hammocks rus.
tic chairs. merry-goTounds, etc, for
young and old.
"A smooth crOquet ground should
also, be provided for the benefit OF
the . family and visiting .neighbors
Lawn tennis is favorite game for
the ladies who are at home in the
cities. 1t is. equally good out-of-door
exercise for women in the country
Consider the making of q, home park
as a part of the spring work this
year. Don't--nttempt- to complete the
proposed improvement in one year
but begin the planning at once.