Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-22

nese bedsteads, the carved teakwood
and the collection of merry little idols
most of the furniture is old mahog-
any, which my mother and l picked up
from time to time. 1 must mention
the one great bargain-the beautiful
old mahogany bureau bought in Ossin-
ing for 81. And nearly forgot to men,
ton the pink luster tea set that was
the wedding china of old Ira Bailey's
Observation-Disclosures. l was almost
ashamed to pay him money for it.
Taking horses and cattle to board is
profitable where there is plenty Of
pasturage, as good prices are paid and
little extra work is required.
1 might go on and tell how we start
our seeds in cold frames and so get
early lettuce, onions, ETC.; how we run
our incubators with the minimum of
expense; how we turn the dairy by
products into ham, bacon and
sausages, and all the other details of
the farm work; but these are not es-
sentially different from the activ-
tiles and methods of other modern
farms, and you'll find most of the in
formation in the form of government
and experiment station literature.
I cannot leave the subject of farm
ing, however, without touching upon
the subject of mules. Why eastern
farmers do not wake up to the brilliant
opportunities of mule raising 1 can't
understand. Mules are easy to raise;
they eat little and are not as expensive
while growing as horses; they are
hardy and seldom succumb to disease
while on the farm; they return much
richness to the soil; they bring good
prices; there is a constantly growing
demand for them that exceeds the
supply. And nothing is more satisfac-
tory for your own farm work than a
big, strong, sensible mule. AS soon
as can secure just the breeding stock
I want I'm going to start in and
show what there is in it.
Enjoys the Ride To and Fro
But, after all, much as 1 enjoy the
satisfaction of making the farm pay,
and feeling that l am not a practical
failure, it isn't that which makes me
go out into the country to live. Night
after night and many afternoons [
work hard in town. And it is work
not without its monotony and vN'-a =
tions. I don't believe I could stand
it if it were not for the ride back
home at night and the joy that comes
to me in the morning.
I leave the theater as soon as I can
and jump into my car, and then it's
goodby town and trouble. I am
whisked home in the starry night and
arrive refreshed and ready for sleep at
about / o'clock a. m. If [ lived in
Times Square shouldn't be abed any
earlier. Summer and winter, it makes
no difference; when the snow fills the
hollows in the road and the air is
crisp and invigorating. then it is best
of all. There We're only two nights
last winter when I allowed the weather
to keep me in town.
It is change of scene that we work
ing people all need-whether we work
at play-acting, or adding figures, OF
sewing button holes, or pouring tea
and we need it oftener than once a
year. We need something to vary the
monotony and to make us forget the
veXations.
Hay to Be Main Crop
! AS to the farm itself, my purpose is
to convert it eventually into a grass
farm and to make hay my main crop
with such vegetables, fruit and berries
as I need for the table. Hay l car
| always use for horses and cattle, and
there is a sure market for it near at
hand at $40 to S12 ton the year round