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


emphasized by the farm architect of
the Department of Agriculture, who
states that the mental and physical
fitness Of the laborers, both within
the house and in thu fields, are VIZ
tally affected by +ne building that
affords the shelter. The average
American farm home has failed TO
share in the Improvements that are
every day being made in agricultural
conditions and, according to the ar.
chitect, is rebuke to our boasted
civilization. Relatively, he saws,
the housewife Of 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 ats 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 essen.
tlai to efficient service as improved
tools and outbhildings.
The Housewives Workshop.
Although the housewife spends. in
many cases, lifetime in her "work
shop" the kitchen and the family
rooms, she is not; as q rule. canabIe-
of planning house in the. highest
degree serviceable and comfortable
without assistance. Her help, how
ever, is essential to the farm archi-
tect, as the result of his plans most
vitally concerns her.
In 1910 western farm raper. at
Inc suggestion OF the Department Of
agriculture, conducted q competition
for farm house planr. About $50
plans of farm houses were submitted
not one of which vas fully sasisfac.
tory. The larger number insisted ON
some particula. pct notion and eyo.,
phasized q single feature to the nev-
lect of other important ones. The
men and women who familiarize
themselves nth the work 70 be done
and then arpiy themselves TO the
single task of devising means, are
the ones who, with the cooperation
OF the farmers, and their wives, can
best handle the farm house problem.
one or the most important details
farm house is that it must be mex
penslYe, me average annual net in
come OF a farmer TODAY, after de-
dueting FIVE per cent interest on his
less @Innn 5iUJ,,s Fl,is
does not mean that the houses NAV
not be attractive They NAV. if in.
telligently planned with. the helm of.
Mnes,. shrubs. and trees, become the
prettiest spots in the landscape, and
more beautiful and inexpensive than
the crowded city houses.
Inc tenant-hoTise problem is grow
ing In Importance as can be seen
from the fact that the number OF
rented farms increased oy more than
$4,000 during the last decade. To-!
day little more. than half the farms
IN this country are operated by the
owners. .
Eccnomize Housewives Strength.
Inc possible economy in the house.
girls to the cities. Investigation Of
the strength Of the housewife are
two Important factors to be consid-
cred IN the construction OF q farm
mouse. Pleasant and comfortable
farm homes tend to hold families to-
gether; but the cherries, uniovable
ana lnsanitary houses drive boys and
girls to the cities. investigator of
prisons, insane asyiums and houses
on correction, seem TO Prove the fact
(. That the sins which account for the
existence of these institutions are Of
ten bred in Inadequate and unhanny
faAm homes. So this social aspecf
OF the problem is considerable.
~ he public is awakening e, ttift. fftiit,i
tnat better farm houses are needed.
ana the special feature which manyI
5arm papers now issue as a House
Building Nnnaha ~
est to thousands of readers. Z.
The Office OF Farm Management of
the Department Of Agricufture has
now undertaken to INVESTIGATES this
problem systemS SticalIy and 10 evolve
u possible, practical improyements
Tor the henefit OF the farmers home
CERTAIN features are cften over
looked N providing eeonomicai APP
rI!angenlents for tha household when
faey might be easily provided for.
Sfis OF the specialists St the Office OF
! i I'm IN. nianag ge1nent learned from al
Woman m Pennsy ylvania, who had
pTokeh down from oveswork, that
stle nag been carrying COIL from the
: lsl narn Tor lt, years. ~ hen the husband
was asked If there was any essns,
why coal bunker could not SsSs,
been provided near tlie coolstoye and
tltted directly from the wagon. he an.
y ssysrcd that there was none but no
one had ever thought nf it Thfs
one detail iiass been found ilepIesSed
5E other caces where it9e0tlid havs
M - - IL Sssy sg,IY,s.-
eng bad thought Of Il. t'ss.ss
~ ter econosnss ~ tic coisstructinn
me stiildine and in the house work
: itsts ilt2fi s.tJallkeu; attention VIII he
ssSsa q Developing bsznEy Sim
PsiettJs "a line apd good proportions
Elea at by the use OF tilie word
9sau !, ", and not so-called applied
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