The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25
Rural yPS AND DOWNS.
Not No Easy To ne tItruisfic When Ones
Neishbors Faitrn pom One.

Neixhbors Faitrn pom One.
! A mother and daughter who. tired OF
| city life. bought run down Maryland
| farm and started m 'o make II support
them coniide To the readers Of Couakrv
Liis IN America some OF their experiences,
good and bad
with our new horse and surrey"
writes tn. daughter, -one bright August
| morning wc drove from the city twelve
miles TO the house Wa had secured All
Of the way out ". talked of the lndepen-
dence and comfort We were tn have in
our chosen home. and We pictured to our
selves the pleasure of living m manorial
state. the centre Of "A neighborhood OF
hard working people
We had planned how much we woulo
like TO do for the villagers, for IL il not
good To live for self. hut we found that
Tor years they had considered the place
a. their own and We We're living ON 1t only
by their sursrarCe The children knew
each spot where m" ch-lce flowers grew.
each cherry. apple. walnut. hickory and
chestnut tree and lts season In parties
and groups they pIcnIcked along our
driveway and under our trees, even to
our very doorway. We have struggled
10 explain 10 young and old the inviola-
biiity Of private ownership. but I cannot
saw that our success has been signal.
when everything that could possibly
be gwen IL eNacted, and more, IL is little
difficult TO place oneself in n benevolent
frame of mind. and | fear our dream Of
being neighboriy and helpful has de-
generated into guarding our property
from the ravages Of our neighbors. This
year. for the first time. we have some nuts
as the result of allowing certain boys to
gather on shares
Last winter there was no ice to pack
and when the dies tructive fourth OF March
snuwstorm came along We hauled i75
carloads Of damp. clInging snow into our
iCehouse IL cooled everything ON the
dgmbw alter. and water melons. canta-
loupes and celery were buried in the
snow until wanted IL froze ice cream
for us three or four times week from
Nav on and by IN" first Of November we
still had several feet Of it-more than
enough Ia last until the first snow of tho
new year After this We think We shall
always put away some snow
We read Of the marvellous successes
made in raising squads for the market
and %traightwav We purchased ninety
five pairs OF extra size Homers. We
Used the second floor of The old milk
house and the poultry house for our
'lltt't ms bIfttS. CARPENTER NOrh ana ma
ierial for nest bowls. fiynE Den. and
self feeders cost about S3O0 The exsenss
OF feeding. while we bought feed. was
disproporiIonatelv large and the birds
were slow Ia Nest CRring the first winter.
When spring cam. they began to build
their nests of the fragrant tobacco stems.
but the sparrows came through the two
inch mesh wire netting of the flying pen
and ate the gram and broae. up the nests
Nearly every day demolished eggs and
hnr fh..
bird riots. Tn. rats and the squirrels
killed ia. young SQUADS and even the mice
and moles came in for their share. We
have timed and ccmented and used bush
els Of broken glass. hut even ROW eternal
vigilance can hardly be said 10 purchase
safely
We now raise corn wheat and sInfower
seed for ahe pigeons THIS year we ex-
peFimented with litie hemp and We e1-
peCt to plant more next year We still Lose
"A few Young ones Tn" returns from TINS
department show a good ne; income on
the Investment and "" have Il standing
order for all Of Our squads ct ~ cents
We do not desplse city comforts We.
repaired the old furnace hat had been o,it
of commission FOR many years and our
big halls open to the 'hird floor. are warm
in th" ca'd.-t weather We deli ght in
the built ~ kitchen range with its ovens
above the stove and ITS new waierback
provides hot water for our three htIAh-
rooms when our ram Is working.
Fairly IN our eNp"rIen e" IN" plumber
threatened 20 become a reGrIiEy boarder
hur we now have rhe proud record or hsv-
ing had continuous water supply IN the
house for ten months | touch wood as
write this. for too II known that ~ Is given
no man To understand just why rams stop.
and why when rinkered With and taken
apart and put together again they start
10 90 They must b. petted and pam
pe-ed = little. nut tho owner Of a hab-
ituallv hard working ram has cheap
and effective meihod Of pumping water
in 10 his hotl-a