The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
I WAS much interested in the letter
Of the woman who wants TO keep
her boys at home and would like to
speak to her from our own expert

~ WAS much interested in the Iette,
~ OF the woman who wants TO keep
her boys at home and would like to
speak to her from our own expert
ence. We are family who live on
a farm and we wouldn't give up a farm
life. for we are making more money than
the men in the cities. who have to pay dear
for all they get and must work from one
years end 10 the other. You who write
the letter seem TO be handy with cows and
fowls. Go at it on a larger scale. You
can secure the names Of good residents in
cities through a city directory or a tele-
phone directory. which can be obtained by
writing to the board Of trade for the cor
rect address Of the place where il can
be obtained. Write to residents and tell
them you will insure what you sell and see
IL there won't be a call for eggs. If one
doesn't reply write to another and I'll
guarantee you'll have at least one answer.
II you can't ship but three dozen the first
time and they're good the buyers will tell
their friends and it will be only a short
time before you will have plenty of Gus
toners.
When your garden comes on send them
a sample Of your canned peas. beans. etc.
and ask il they wouldn't like some and
IL you can't get the address of their friends
who might buy. Let nothing waste. but can
all kinds OF vegetables and fruits. Raise
tomatoes in large quantities and ship to
the commission houses in the city as long
as the prices are good; then can them
until they begin getting scarce and then
you'll get a good price again.
Good early watermelons are money
makers; lettuce always sells well II it is
nice heads. Experiment with salads. on
ions, celery, tomatoes, melons. and sweet
potatoes.
ITO 60 back to fowls, when your chick
ems are about the size Of quails they are
nice broIlers and you should get them to
market. Give your COWS good attention.
Churn your cream fresh and you can find
fine sales for your butter. Cream that's
kept over twenty-four hours always tastes
old and proves unstable.
mo farm is complete without hogs.
Sow good clover for pastursge; you can
have different kinds which will prove much
better for pasture for all kinds Of stock.
Don't mix the seed, and notice which they
like best.
Give each boy a good mare and let him
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pay, too.
II know 1t would be wise plan for you
to visit a city and go to the different COM
mission and retail merchants to see how
things are shipped in. Tell them your in
tentions and find out where you can get all
sorts OF crates, sacks, and such things as
you will need. Hot beds should be started
early so the plants will be hardy and can
stand droughts. All land should be plowed
so that it will be in fine shape.
when we began our farm We ran our
wagon two and three times a week to the
town, a twelve mile trip, and at first our
sales brought $50 and in less than six
we were taking from $50 to 500
each trip.
To wind up. let me say you don't see
any one in the country but what is making
some kind Of a living. When you reach
the city you'll find all kinds OF poor peo-
Pies homes for the benefit OF those who
we're once in better circumstances and are ,
now living on charity. So do your best on !