Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-03-17

Die OI cape Mdy SOQlIy VIII ITO lllCo
and miles of fine roads to drive over,
do not take more pride in fixing up
their properties along the same?" Why
don't they? Largely because they have
not thought of it, nor had anyone sug-
gested the idea to them. Nearly every
one enjoys the beautiful things in life;
nearly every n is clearly and orderly
by nature, but there are many who
have eyes that do not see and brains
that do not suggest. And yet most of
them would gladly do what is sug-
gested to them, either by word or ex-
ample.
What Do We Need?
Now what do we need to do to make
our county the County Beautiful"
Many small things-no really big
thing. Songs are sung and verses
written about the cherry blossoms of
Japan, and yet those same blossoms
are wealth producers for the people
of that country, for they become cher
ries. Why not then for n thing,
clean out the brush and branches in
front of your farms, rebuild and repair
your fences and plant apple or pear
trees in a neatly kept strip of grass
\ sod? By doing this you will have gone
a long way toward the County Beau
4 tiful" and at the same time will, when
! fall comes, derive a nice profit from
those same trees. Of course there are
mAny node It who would prefer shade
Trees even though they produce moth
nag; in which case there are maple,
{Hbip, poplar, cottonwood and many
ASther varieties, all beautiful as shade
trees.
Now step inside the gate and look at
the front yard. At present we find a
4 few that delight the eye, and we say:
1 oh! is not that pretty? Just see those
4 flowers, the shrubs and wonderfully
4 trimmed tree. But in so many there
is not a/thing that appeals to anyone.
Let everyone get busy and vie with
their neighbors to see which front
4 yard is going to attract the most at
4 tention in the future; study your
4 yards and see just what you can do to
bring about the best results and above
I all things show originality, so that
there will not be any two alike. To
do this, all one needs to use is what
nature has so bountifully given US
closely cut lawns, flowers, shrubs and
ornamental trees, roses, vines, ETC.
4 the varieties are legion. Friends, can
you see a vision and realize what this
would mean even to ourselves, as we
drive along our roads-let alone the
stranger within our gates-in place OF
what we see today?
Repair the Buildings
Now about the houses, barns and
o~utbuildings. Put them in repair and
paint them. What an improvement;
what a long step toward the County
Beautiful" and yet really like the 9TH
ers, a good AL investment for you to
protect what you have already paid
good money for. You increase the
life and usefulness of that house, barr
or corn-crib, and you please the senses
of everyone, even yourself.
Another thing l want to mention is
the u~nsightly fence bogs and brush
hedges that Cape May County farms
have-one hardly ever sees them else
where. l know that a few are useful
and needed as wind breaks, but many
are not and should be dug out. Your
fields would be larger and SO much
better and you yourselves know they
would produce more. Where the few
are really valuable, you could make
them a thing of beauty instead of the
present unsightly lines of brush AND
briars, by cleaning out everything but
the cedars, c%ultivating their growth
and in years to come, have rows OF
majestic trees that would be a real
and ready asset. Again, a real profit
made in helping to make this the
County Beautiful"
Some no doubt will say, have nc
farm and no money; I have nothing
but a cottage and a bit of garden
What can I do to help in this work
AsJust the same as the farther with his
many acres, or the country gentle
man with a fine estate, only you will
nave less to do. Just keep what you
have clean, pretty and pleasant to look
Rt. There will be many that will see
h a little cot of yours, with the elena.
us and ivy running over it, and the
scarlet sage, phlox and verbenas in
ne bit of front yard, that will never