Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18

-ra-ded az a aousa watch vas -ln bT ne
sri ssas ErEIehl-t and E--e. and with l1s
.taa 20 graFid--l q home uslca she c-uld
-lI leg or- she s-rEHstsd -- the Others
Eat ttsr cIlh t1retEs- ard purchase a .
farm
TIE suggestion was favurafiv received 4
Ea.s- E-r.ehart. rrC ls credited uv her .
----par CHS as tel-E q wonderful cock .
and having q reu-a-EabIe head Cor BUSH .
ness saw r-e wisdom q the proposed .
change on a farm when they could I
manage Dr. Themselves they would BE- as
s1-eF .r a r1uc1 better living than they .
--l'l set -- TIE lar-e --ss and ire IN
cane derived from -ha- savings Would /
have greater purchas-g power in the
country.
-rrv paofes t1sir SAVINGS rurcaased
r---r-ar-e farm on the crest q Teffta h-u
ard are rroceeIi1E 90 Ee-tle doun- Ihe
work On the farm -oE -auy divided itself
Mss EnEserart. with her head for buH-
ness matters and sklL FIN TIE culinary De-
ra-tue-t was made chief cook ard gen
. e-al manager. Betty Rose With her great
strength was tre lorical cEndi cate f-r cat
door work which ordinarily fails 20 ne lot
90 the boss farmer and hired uan- M1@
De were found conFguial employment a.
reddess q the poultry yards and betweeE
caring for the hens. ducks RABBITS and q
kennel a French poodles, finds little tine
when a. home 70 indulge in the luEu-y o.
somhre sollosuies on the pasEing q ums-
They moved into the farmhouse ate last
fan hung out q sign. NO help wanted o.
&needed and spent the winter rspa1rng
tire house and the farm buildings and lay
ing plans for the summer. Had they taken
Into conzi5 erauon the fact that the season
opens late ana closes early on reftts niu
perhaps they would have planned differ
--uy
As 70 was hey went into general farmins.
bur found that when their vegetables were
ready for the market the nearby stores
were zluttsd and the bottom had fallen out
o. prices They have raised more than
enough Vegetables % keep them al winter.
bur have prufited by the experience
Betty has a ua-- q porkers which vii be
ready 20 SAT- down before Christmas. the
2H or more hens vii probably keep them
vel supplied with eggs and those not
needed for home consumption, together with
articles o. fancy work such as pstchvorE
. Quilts crochersnE and H.usEian c-oss-sttcn
work. -zhich they make in their spare time
wiz be relied upon % bring % the family
! A-fL-tla e-44Al-a4eLIA 4llAea A-lIlAGee 4cll-
eacies fer the table
we made a mistake last spring when We
{ went into general farming said Mss Dc
We're. About twenty acres Of and Is tn
? able, and in order 70 tighten the harden for
2 Betty We hired q man % help with the
2 heavy work
- Gardens require constant attention and
10 next year We are going 70 make speciality
{ ~ poultry AL the land VIII be planted
b. with corn OF hay and TIE only garden WI
D be a small one, just large enough 10 raiss
3 vegetables for cur own use,
b We already have about s0 hens ana az
Incubator Betty Las built several poultry
g houses and by growing corn 90 feed IN,
e fowls and raising hay FOR the I've stock ",
b can r1u the farm al less expense and Their,
{ is always a good market for egEz anc
, poultry
I Compared with the city II doesn't osn
hardly anything for a good living doWr
b here in the country. We have our owl
lIew0od- Betty cuts down the trees. cut,
them Up loads the wood on the wagon AZ
after she gets il Up 70 the house cuts 4
: up Helen has built a mighty good wagon
A. least the farmers around here say II Il
a good one and after next season expec-
10 stay al home al summer ard DO M