Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
RESULTS OF HOME BEAUTIFI-
CATION WORK in SUSSEX
COUNTY FOR 1889

4 During the past two or three
years there has been a decided in
crease of interest by the people OF
Delaware, as a whole, on the sub
ject of State wide as well as COM
munity and farmsteam improvement
and Identification.
Last year one of the major pro-
jects carried on through the Farm
and Home Extension service of
| Sussex county was a general Home
Improvement Campaign which
dealt largely with the "Beautifica-
tion of the Exterior of the Home and
the farmstead, the results of which
follow, as given by Laura B. Ruth
erford, County Home Demonstra-
tion Agent:
One hundred and thirty women
report:
81 general clean-ups.
81 old buildings torn down.
12 oil dfallen down fences torn
down and cleared away. &C.
IL dwelling houses painted.
35 other buildings painted.
rs other buildings whitewashed.
IA new buildings, other than dwell
lings.
POI old screens. replaced with
new ones.
43 broken window panes replaced
i'm homes.
1S broken window panes replaced
in other buildings.
Is loose shutters rehung.
SO loose doors rehung in homes.
"a loose doors rehung in other
buildings.
.2S porches and steps mended and
painted or oiled.
SS new porches and steps built.
IL screen fences, such as lattice,
etc, built to hide unsightly build
ings, chicken yards, etc.
Z screen fences planted, using |
mostly native evergreen, such as
cedar, some of privet hedge.
10 grass lawns developed.
40 yards improved with a better
use of flowers and foundation plant
ing.
239 towering shrubs planted.
271 evergreen planted (mOst Of
these are native shrubs).
This report shows total of 1,177 /
that have been made
or an average of nine improvements
to each farm home represented by
the one hundred and thirty reports,
which is at least beginning to-
ward goal for a more beautiful
Delaware, not only along the main +
but throughout the entire
rural sections. ~,
This Home Identification project
was organized and promoted by the
joint efforts of the Farm and Home
Demonstration Agents. Eight COM
rdistrict night meetings
were held during February and
March i'm different sections of the
county with an approximate atten-
dance of $50 men and women. At
these meetings the following sub
jects were discussed and informa-
tion given on same: "Clean Ups"
which included discussions on
up the rubbish such as old
tin cans, buckets, etc.; tearing down
old, dilapidated, unsightly and use
less buildings. and using them for
wood; painting or whitewashing
other buildings for preservation as
well as for Appearances; clearing
away old fallen down fences; clean
ing up bitches and ditch. banks,
planting native evergreens for
screens to hide other unsightly ap-
pearanees from front view; general
on landscaping the
home grounds; developing the lawn
and grass planting; the use of trees
and where to put them; suggestions
for flower combinations to make
Tar more attractive home grounds;
foundation planting; suggestions on
color" as it affects the general
beauty of a farmstead when. dis
played on painted buildings of
iarms. l.
Now is the time to begin work to-
ward further home Identification for
he year 1888. 1t is not very prob
able that special meetings will be
leld again this year on these sub
ects, but special attention will be
,iyen to any requests for informa-
ion or help on the above subjects.
~ both the Farm and Home Demon
,tration Agents, so do not hesitate
o make your wishes known. either
~ letter, telephone or personal Wis
is to the Offices of these county
Beginning with January 2, 1893,
he offices of these agents will be
ound on the second floor Of tle new
,ost Office building in Georgetown.