The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-15

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pine trees our winter winds would lose
their terrors and the bleakness of II
landscape would not be the one thing
commented upon by the wayfaring
traveller,
From the standpoint of appearance
q thrifty well kept lawn is the founda-
ton sof an attractive place. Walks
should also be placed so that much
3tramping over the lawn is not neces-
sary as nothing d~etracts from the
good appearance of a place as the
presence OF bare places. An arrange
fment of trees that leaves the front
lawn free and open with most of the
planting at the sides and rear produces
by far the better effect.
The lawn proper should be set off
from the barn yards and surrounding
shrubs SO arranged as to give a natur-
al appearance.
The small fruits and vegetables can
usually be grown to advantage on the
same plot of ground placing the fruits
to one side, next to these the peren-
uial plants like asparagus and rl1u-
barb, next to this the larger and later
vegetables like corn. tomatoes and
cabbage while between these and the
smaller. earlier vegetables may be
grown the squashes, melons and GU
Ecumbers.
The work of growing garden g
tables in small beds by hand labor. is
SO great that the garden is almost sure
to be neglected. Everything should be
grown in rows 100 feet long or more
though it may be necessary to plant
two OF. three kinds In the same row.
The work can then be done chiefly
with horse cultivation making the la
Dor item very small.
The prime condition for a good gar
den is rich soil kept mellow and
moist by constant cultivation. The
garden crop grown on hard, dry, weedy
soil is not only small In quantity but
poor in quality.
The value of the product from a sim
gle acre OF good garden is from $500 to
| $500. The cost of growing this where
horse and man labor is figured at the
full value is about $50.
Here Isl a partial solution OF the high
cost of living and not only that but a
possibility of a far better and more
beautiful living than many families
now know.
1t was encouraging to find that the
subject of health was not overlooked
and that an hour was given to a lee
ture on The Haunts of Disease by DIR.
Van Els.
At the noon hour luncheon was serv-
ed by the girls Of the home makers
course ana SHOrL course IN SeIeS Hdll
dining room. This gave an opportuni-
ty to these girls to know some of the
problems involved in the service Of
food in quantities. The senior and
junior girls of the college assisted ais
hostesses in entertaining the guests
while at Ceres hall and the armory.
The afternoon programme opened
with music, the Treble Clef Glee club
singing two splendid numbers. Naz-
I..t2nfa ~ u = IaEH1 nh F## Pr4daI sE EHnrs1c
under the dictatorship Of Miss
Edyth Grasse, following which Miss
/ Nina j. Nelson. president of the State
Federation of Woman's clubs, spoke
upon the Social Life for Women on
the Farm. Miss Nelson brought to
the people a realization OF the import
ance Of d needed Improvement of home
and community life. Through various
organizations an active interest may
be stimulated whereby the woman's
viewpoint may be broadened by con-
tact with womea outside her oWn
small circle. She not only receives
but she gives of herself, and in so do
ing enters upon a service to others
through which comes the finer anc
i larger development Of the individual
and the community.
Mrs. C. w. Kelly of Devils Lake gave
4 talk on. Al Successful Farm Sewage
Disposal Plant: She said IN part:
Farm Sewage Disposal.
/ have been asked to bring to vol
my experience with a satisfactory farm
sewage disposal plant. Any argumen'
10 prove the need Of proper sewag
DISPOSAL is superf7uous. Every intelIi
gent person should recognize the ne
cegsity, not only as a matter OF stnnpl'
matter of health. To the lack OF sani
tary conditions on the farm ma b
due the fact that there is more II
health andsa higher death rate in rurs
we not so much pure air and sunlight
how much worseft would be. Santa
tfon In the city is compulsory on thu
farm the mean and degree are ~entirel.
within the control of the Individual
Although we nay not know the siHpii
and inexpensive T1eanstto provide prop
er sewage dIsposal Tor h farm home
IT remains 4 TACT that the ayeragi
farmersis far TOO lax In this particular
The only way to obvlate all the trou
bIeg which we all know so we'll about
Is to install some system OF IVA
disposal that VII safely handle 81
or dairy alops. Ia q sanitary naanner
There are Al number OF ways to accom-
plish this end, Some complicated an,
expensive, placing them beyond khl
means OF the average GARNER. so / an
bringing You nay experience with tn
least expensive and simplest means
the septic tank One can be built ID.
the average fsrmer. or under the df
rection OF b farm with the ma
tHgiaI at hand on most every Eortj
paIx0ta farm. Tkis useless to dive
upon the scientific principles that gov
erTa this simple convenience. The air
tight and 1ight-proaf tank lis ronduciv.
10 the production OF Infinite bacteria
II that consume the waste solids and per
petuaily Reproduce their kind
Ours has been in operation for thres
i and 6ne@naIf years, through three &c.
4 we're North Dakota winters. and hal
Been ~Nnaffacted px Geld The first Win
I ter We used a mulch. but since the soe
/ has formed 1t hAg been unprotected
3except bN SNOW. II conStructfnE Z
/ septic tank, enc or THE principal con.
~slderattoraa is to build ofe, which pflee
4 iii operat5Un%w VIII not reed to be open
ed Tor cleaning or enaptied FOR repatrs
some e0gnpisea8ea nseehRuicRl Hrs