X12 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



burdock, which, under the circumstances, become ornamental. On 

 the opposite side of the road from the house, it looks quite common- 

 place — a few sticks of wood and timber, some old bed pieces, where 

 wood and timber have been landed, a few rocks and weeds, with 

 smooth grass patches here and there, which show us how the whole 

 may be made to look with but little trouble. 



We walk out into the field, which is under a fair state of cultiva- 

 tion, and here are piles of rocks with sci'aggy bushes growing about 

 them, and one tall, ill-shaped tree, near the middle of the field. But 

 the worst of all is the division fence between this field and the next. 

 It has been down and useless for 3'ears, except where clumps of 

 bushes held it up. These bunches of bushes in the fences and 

 fields mar the beauty of them, and make a lodging place for weeds, 

 which scatter their seeds in all directions, to plague U3 in after 

 years. Clean division fences look very well, but a clean, open 

 stretch of field, looks much better. All these need changing. Ex- 

 terminate the bushes and weeds b}' the fences and around the rocks 

 in the field. Clear up the roadsides, so the}' ma}' be mowed and 

 become a source of profit, instead of an "eyesore." Remove all 

 fences that encumber the ground which you need around the build- 

 ings ; for if farmers cannot have ample room around their buildings, 

 who can ? People in cities pay fabulous prices for little pieces of 

 land to enlarge their lawns, while farmers who have an abundance 

 of land allow themselves to be cramped for room. 



Farmers shoidd not entertain the idea that neat looking srrounds 

 around farm buildings are not appropriate, that the}* are onl}' for 

 the cit}' or village home, when, in fact, the}' are better appreciated 

 in the country-, and the}' improve the looks of the farm home much 

 more than they do the city or village home. All ftirras are supposed 

 to have a market value, and if the owners desire to increase their 

 value, it cannot be accomplished in any other way so cheaply as is 

 herein advocated. 



We know all people try to make a good appearance in some 

 things. How trades-people display their wares in the most attrac- 

 tive form — contrive various devices to bring the brightest side of their 

 business to the front — and it has even been intimated that some 

 enterprising farmers put a few of their best apples next the head of 

 the barrel, which, if true, shows that they appreciate the desire of 

 their c st mers to have things appear well. Now, why not carry 



