The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-16
NAME FOR EVERY DRY-FARM
Wise and Business.Like Farmer Has
Stationery Printed With loca-
tion and Appellation.

farm, and 1t is a wise and business
like farmer who has his stationery
printed with his own name, his farm
name. and its location. Up.to-date
methods bring the best results, and
success comes to him who advertises.
A named farm is credit to the com.
munity; visitors are told all about 1t
and the enterprise Of Its owner, and
they are usually driven over to in.
spect 1t. 1t not only advertises
community. but 1t instills pride and
push into its owner, who invariably
becomes one Of the shining examples
OF prosperity among his rural neigh.
bors.
The custom Of naming farms is not
new one. but Is is just beginning
10 become popular. The trend of
events. the brains, energy and sue.
cess OF the modern farmer who Is
making by dry-farming methods a liy.
ing and fortune on land for cen.
tury regarded as impracticable Of cul.
tiyatton, all combine to demand the
distinct designation of every farm.
Our farm has been named since
was a small child, and we find 1t very
convenient in more ways than one,"
says Miss Melva Iona Gregory Of
Sunnyside farm, writer for the
Southern Ruralist. For instance, my
mother has two relatives who bear her
name, a not unusual occurrence In old
families. Sometimes 1t was very an
noying to each Of them when their
letters were opened by the wrong one.
To avoid this confusion the name of
our farm included In her address gives
the carrier clue. II this is done he
never makes mistake. Often in COM
munities there are Smiths and Jones
and numerous others with the same
name or initials. which confuse a
stranger inquiring the way. II 1t was
Jones Of The Naples or Smith OF
'Sunnyside.' how much easier to d.
rect him to the right place.
When the farmer has anything to
advertise. 1t furnishes much more
attractive advertisement, one which
will catch the eye better. A few years
ago we raised blooded beagles. For
our letter heads we used a picture of
the tiny mother with her seven babies,
under 1t her name. 'Missie OF Sunny
side.' You readily see what a fetching
name 1t gave us for her. Undoubtedly
1t brought US business. We also use 1t
in our poultry business with results.
Aside from business, and | know
from experience that 1t helps there,
there is something delightfully."- fas.
cinating about named farm. Who Of
us Is there who does not like to be
asked to visit at Rose Hill or The
Cedars? Doesn't 1t sound more invit-
Ing than Just to say Come to our place
some day.? 1t does to me. do not
like the peculiar meaningless names
used by some. 1t is best to study your
place, and as a rule 1t will be found
that there Is some one name that Just
fits 1t.
One farm I know Is called Spring
HILL There is spring high up on u
hill close to where the house stands,
from which 1t takes the name. An.
other is 'Meadowbrook, an old but
none the less beautiful name. Through
thia 70 RIM a cfroor, Nnwo Annthar o1J
name is Forest Home;' the house Is
near the woods. Cedar Hill has mum.
erous cedars surrounding the house,
which is on q hill. Valley View as
the name tells, has a beautiful view
down the valley. On Breezy Heights
there was always breeze. Other
pretty names are Willow Brook,
Highland. Wildwood 'Brookside,
Riverside and 'Shadynook.'
Study your farm and its location
carefully before selecting name. DO
not name 1t Tanglewood' II there Is
no tangle Of nature in her riotous
beauty near by, or The Elms' II there
is one lone elm In your yard and none
on the farm.
THE farm name should be with your
own on the mail box and again in an
arch over the barn lot gate is an at.
tractive way. In passing through the
country when we come to a place Of
this kind, naturally we feel that there
is ability and push about its owners.
Let me urge again that you do
this. and know It will pay in more
ways than one"