Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-24

the aristocrats of blue FLOODED Jersey
dom are known by such aweinspirins
names as "Emeinent's Golden Fern
Lads Lassie" or Flying Fox's Temisia
Owls Pogis Irene" And even these
are not the most complicated names to
be found in the herd book.
"Tippy" doesn't seem to care what
name she is known by, SO long as an
abundant and regular supply Of milk Is
forthcoming. She is beginning to get
control of her legs that they no
longer trip her up when she walks, and
she thinks it is great sport to stick
her tail in the air. kick up her heels
and go cavorting across the barnyard
when some one tries to pet her.
Catch the Cleanup Fever.
We have caught the clean up
paint up fever at Sunny Knoll, except
that instead of paint we are using
whitewash. ] started Jim and Ned out
first to police the place, and they
gathered lot of old cans and broken
glass and crockery. How to dispose
of it was a problem, and I had about
made up my mind that I'd have to dig
a hole and bury it when 1 heard of an
a abandoned stone quarry about a mile
up the road. the owner of which was
anxious to have 1t filled. I obtained
permission to lump the trash there, and
two trips with the horse and wagon
were sufficient to clean it up.
! hired Lee GUSTS to do the white
washing. He started with the cellar
and wound up, with the pigpen. taking
the barn and chicken house en- route.
1t made such an improvement in the
looks of the place that had him white
wash the posts in the fences around
the barnyard and garden and all the
of about six feet. Then Jane broke
into the game. The walk from the road
up to the house is bordered with st0hes-
She had Lee whitewash these, and the
doubts the benefits of a clean up
campaign let him come out to Sunny
Knoll today and have look.
Jim Plunging With Pigeons.
Jim has decided to enlarge the ca
pacity of his pigeon plant and BUY
fifty additional pairs OF breeding o'ros'
which have been offered him at bar
gain. They are OF a heavier breed than
his homers, of kind kept especially
for SQUADS. and ought to improve the
quality of hts entire flock
T don't know that Jim ever will make
much money off his pigeons. but ! am
disposed to encourage him because ne
ia getting valuable business experience
and also is learning responsibility. ne
takes mighty good care of them, only
IN two or three occasions having been
guilty of neglect.
He has sold enough squads to pay
for his feed, and has accumulated
surplus which amounts to little more
than his original investment. This
money is to be put back into the BUSH
ness through the purchase OF the ad-
ditional breeders. He has some other
hryC rVN inc
popcorn, which he also was disposed
to invest, but I advised him against It
/ persuaded him that 1t would be bet
ter for him to build up the business
from its earnings, Instead OF putting
in any new capital.
Popcorn Again This Year.
Jim and Ned are going to put half an
acre in popcorn this year. and they fig
ure on ma king $50 a piece clear profit
II their profits are in proportion to those
on their small planting Of last year
they would have nearer 500 piece.
While they are. Of course, highly hopeful
Of the larger gains. they are trying to
learn conservatism by keeping their pub
lie estimates down.
They are to be allowed the use of the
horse and light cultivator. so 1t will not
be the back breaking job it was last year
may have to do the actual cultivating,
but l shall insist upon an adequate Off
set by having them do other garden work
which otherwise they would not do.
The planting OF the larger area probably
will force them to look FOR a new market
for good part of their crop. The mer-
chant who handled their popcorn last
year told them he would take all they
grew this summer, but l don't think he
had any notion there would be half an
acre OF it. I don't know ANYTHING about
able to handle 1t: but 1t will be lot Of
popcorn to unload on one esta blishment.
Jane May Branch Out.
Jane has under consideration the propo-
sition of taking partner and charging
her canning and preserving business. The
prospective partner is cousin who lives
in Baltimore and whose husband died a
couple OF years ago. She has two chill
dren. a boy OF ten and little girl four
years old, ana she is anxious to get them
out Of the city Her husband left $1,000
insurance. which she has intact, having
supported herself and children by doing
sewing at home. Now she wants to buy
a little home in the country where she
can keep chickens and have a garden and
still earn an income with her needle or
in some other way.
Near the schoolhousa, about a mile
from us. there 10 a three acre place
with a fve-room cottage, which can
be bought for $1,000, and she Ia COM
ing over next week to look at 1t. The
house will not be vacant until Juno /,
but II she decides to take 1t she and
her children will stay with us until
1t is available.
Details Are Arranged.
All the details Of the preserving part
| nership have been agreed upon, con-
tingent on her coming hero to 1.-Two.
She is to put into tho business an
| amount equal to the present appraised
| value OF James plant. about $s6.
| think, and the cost Of charging the
plant and financing this years pack"
is to be equally divided. no charge be-
ing made for the business and good
will which Jane has established
| l am to be paid for any fruit grown
| on the place and used by them, at
prices prevailing out here, but, unlike
| others who will sell them fruit, I'll
| have to wait Until their product ID
sold before I'll get my money. I have
| considerable confidence in tho NOM
| bers of the arm. however, and am WILL
ing to extend them credit. e. g. M
| POINTED PARAGRAPHS,
II you would remain . favortte never
ask q favor.