The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-02-18

DOSING IoOII1 u o0A
and they were working win a VIII,
happy in the tasks Of the day: we
are assured too, that the training III
the Bible is as efficient as that or the
grammar and industrial schools. Inc
children, ~ the way, togetfer Win
the workers.. had just made a gilt out
CT the little pocket moneys sent them
by friends. OF s134.20, or. with Sl2.SV
added from a collection taken III Little
Joe's churfh, of $4,000 toward pay
ing off the foreign mission debt OF II
Southern Presbyterian Church.
Here at Barium is indeed a splen-
did feeder to the state and 10 the
Church, and if these children had
never lost their parents they would
hardly have had such a chance to pre-
pare for the battle OF life. The touch
Of culture is on their lives from the
teaching force; the library Is care
fully stored with the best Of children's
books; the art room in the Burroughs
building. containing the oil and water
|! cOlors Of the late gifted Mrs. Carrie
Burroughs Dula. Is to the Barium or
phanage what the parlor, with treas
ures of painting. is to the usual
wealthy home; while the % acres Of
surrounding land supply.
"The orchard, the meadow, h deep
tangled Wildwood,
And every loved scene which my in
fancy knew"
An Orphanage Menu.
For dinner that day the dishes con
sisted of country ham, sweet and Irish
potatoes, canned peas, pickles. butter.
milk, c~Orn-bread, biscuit, and preserv-
ed peaches, the latter being the only
Wand which was not on every other
table in the dining room. Meat is NOT
served daily throughout the year, but
only as far as it will go.
The boys ticl1ied the 220 acres OF
the O~rphanage farm with their hoes,
and it laughed with the following har-
vest, the crop values being carefully
estimated:
Garden vegetables s25o.oo. 500
bushels Of corn S525.0O. 100 tons OF
hay $1,5oO.o 90, tops Il fodder $4,000,
Us bushels Of Irish potatoes $100.00
IS bushels sweet potatoes $50, G0, 200
gallons OF syrup at soc $4,000, 900
gallons Of beans $225.00, 1900 gallons
Of canned peas $4,000, making a total
value Of $4,000 0
;, Dairying.
The silo is full and the manage
} ment hopes to make enough corn and
forage to last till another crop is gath
, cred. The result from the dairy will
doubles be much better another year
! for the reason that a splendid new
[ COW barn is nearing completion, from.
G dimensions 5SxS4 with high loft
, above; rear s7x36, with stalls for SO
: cows. The barn IS built according to
specifications from the State Depart
8 ment OF Agriculture and is ON the TOP
OF a knoll with a good slope on either
q side. so that the drainage is ideal
q "Torment,' the Jersey bull, is the only
: occupant q present, but Soon the 9:
. cows will move In from the old ex
; cuse Of a barn nearby. Torment
since he was dehorned, has actual,
consented to do little hauling ant
q blowing.
The Management
The homeyness, the chance in lii
and the management OF the Bariun
Home are the three outstanding i'm
!, pressions Of my visit. We Presbyter
ians Of North Carolina have establish
"a ed a big enterprise there at Bariun
q The physical plant itself-the brio
and morter-is valued at $40, OF .0(
In the arithmetic OF Heaven the valu
q lS5 cl~ild-souls is 1S5 times tn
ut value Of the whole world. It is n
"a small burden-thls responsibility fo
managing an orpharage. In the goo
-, providence OF Zoe He as sent us
man gifted with executive abflit,
as common sense and conservation. Re-
a w. Z. Walker is we'll equipped fo
u. this work. AS he takes you over tn
place, and unfolds his plans, you al
impressed with the excellence OF h
nO iJUuSAAAONt. 11c mates OcDl. Ills Tx
,ar move when he took charge was
.ly raise the $4,000 debt on the q
~. phanaSe. He laid he would not r.
main there with the debt-one or tt
W. other had to go-and our folks Ike
hi. We will continue to stand /
he ~ 'uaI "as' zoo. no Sucn ente
-as lElse as our orphanage could ha'
~ been established without making mi
10 takes. but Walker would never let
boat strike on the same reef twic
~. He has an abidin~ confidence in Il
rMs Presbyterians OF North Carolina.
nv was pinning him down close.
y. Have you ever failed to recei
enough for all needs?"
Our people are supporting the Q
phanage." he answered.
II ave never appealed to the
that they have not come across. \
sir; We never had a deficit"
In hi-