The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-28

SSohoIhicdi Iarm mouse mas been
emphasized by the farm architect of
the Department of Agriculture, who
states that the mental and physical
ntness OF the laborers, both within
the house and in th4 fields, are VII
taly affected by tne building that
anords the shelter. The average
American farm nome has failed TO
snare in the improvements that are
every day being made in apricuIt,IraI
conditions and, according to the ar
chitect, is a rebuke to our boasted
civilization. Relatively, he saws,
the housewife Of a century ago with
her fireplace cooking and log cabin
was better provided for than is the
housewife Of today.
The most important building on a
farm is the home. The health.
comfort and happiness Of the family
are dependent upon its construction
and equipment, and unless these mat
ters are looked after the sanitary
dairy barn or the economically con-
structed buildings for stock are of
little value. Happiness and con-
tentment in the. family are as esse. -
tlaI TO efficient service ais improved
tools and outbuildings.
The Housewives Workshop.
Although the housewife spends, in
ilany cases, lifetime in her awork
shop, the kitchen and the, family
rooms, she Is not, as rule, capable
OF planning house in the highest
degree serviceable and comfortable
without assistance, Her helm. how
ever. is essential to the farm archi.
tect, as the result of his plans most
Vltaily concerns her.
tn t1iG q western farm parer. AT
Lhe suggestion of the Department of
Agriculture, conducted competition
1or farTn house plans. About ego
plans of farm houses were snbnlitted, /
not one of which vas fully sati.ffac-
tory. The larger number insiste,l ON
some particulars pet notion and en-
Phasized a single feature to the neg
lect. OF other important ones. The
men and w1men who familiarize
themselves Nth the work to be done
ana then apply themselves to the
single task of devising means, are
che ones who, with the cooperation
OF the farmers, and their wives, can
beSt handle the farm house problem.
one OF the most important details
1afTa house is that it must be inay-
pensiye. The average annual net giI:-
z i,..a:..s,sie of a farmer today. after IA.
ductlng nv per cent interest on his
investment, is less than $40O. This
does not mean that the houses NAV
not be attractive They may, if Il.
teiilgently planned with the help of
vines, shrubs and trees, become the
prettiest spots In the landscape, and
more beautiful and inexpensive than
the crcw;sseaA c:.yy; cc::ty; h.sSassssg,
4.sIha tenant-houses prohlem is grow
ing in Importance ias can he seen
LFSfai the fact TINT the number ,of
reEesS ferET,s increased by fst5ra shaY1
Shl,O0O during the last decade. Tc-
DAY little; more than half the farms
IN sills country are operated by the
Economize Housewives Strength.
Inc possible economy in the house,
girls 20 the cities. Investigation Of
the strength of the housewife are
two important factors 10 he cons;d-
cred IN the construction of a farm
house. Pleasant and cohforeah hieI
farm homes tend to hold families to-
gether; but the cheerless, unlovabIeI
eGa iIsanitary houses drive bows and
girls TO the cities. InYestigatin of
prisons, insane asylnInS and houses
OF correction, seem to p,.ove the fact
That the sins which account for the
existence of these institutions are Of
ten bred in inadequate and unhappy
Iarm homes. So this social asnect
/ of tile problem is considerable.
The public Is awakening to the fact
Snat better farm holses are needed
and the special feature which n1anvl
IarIn papers now issue as a House
salsu oaasiain9 Numper proves its inter
: es5 70 thousands Of readers.
The Office of Fam management of
tne Dspart11en of Agriculture has
now undertaken 10 investipate ina
pgoblens systenatic and fo M evaIve I've
possible, practical ilnnrovsrne,,fs
1or the benefit OF the farmers home
z, certain features are ofSei over Z
looked IN providing economical ar
ram aents for the household sIle1
s Ssiey might be easily provided for3
glte q the specialists OF the Once so
e ssfni hianaK entSnt learned from d
woman IN Pennsylvania, who had
s pFo ken down from oyef,goek khsf
she had been carr wing COD roi,i fhe
.,.E.ll. DaEn for g, years; When the husband
Z why q coal bunk ker could not have
Z gsen pkoYlcied neaS She coo lEssoyts ana
nlted directly from tho wal eos. lie an
sMercd chat Tiers 7Tt;;ss; 7-Ss
enc llaa ever though Of it. This
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one Ind thought Of 5it.f
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e. the building aTid In ne lso,,sa sgoiiy
ne been attained, attention io 81
given to developing baautr. SIM
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