The Cornell Reading Courses 



PUBLISHED BY THE 

 NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY 



Beverly T. Galloway, Deati 



COURSE FOR THE FARM, ROYAL GILKEY, Supervisor 



Published and distributed in furtherance of the purposes provided for in the 

 Act of Congress of May 8, 1914 



VOL. IV. No. q6 



SEPTEMBER 15, 1915 



COUNTRY LIFE SERIES 

 No. 4 



THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE FARM HOME 



E. Gorton Davis 

 The possession of attractive home surroundings is not beyond the reach 

 of any one who has a home of his own. In fact, there is little rela- 

 tion between the size, the costliness, or the simplicity of a home and its 



Fig. 207. BEAUTY BY SIMPLE MEANS 

 Such homes are made by their owners alone, and their simplicity becomes their charm 



surroundings as compared to the attractiveness that may be given it by 

 proper arrangement and careful upkeep. Beauty is not measured by cost, 

 and ornament of any kind is not needed so much as a neat and well-kept 

 appearance. 



The importance of pleasant home surromidings is not fully realized, 

 although most persons desire to have them presentable. Few appreciate 

 the value of homelike and inviting surroundings as a background for 

 family life. In fact, an ideal home and home Hfe is the reward for which 



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