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LIGHTIIVG'' 



By Nell Flatt Goodman 



y^NDIRECT Lighting is a term 



iJl much in use of late years. Light- 

 \J_J ing arrangements, fixtures, are so 

 planned that a sufificient supply of light 

 is available without a glare. In other 

 words, indirect lighting is plenty of light 

 without attracting attention to the source. 

 The light and the fixture are there, al- 

 though you may not be conscious of it. 



A striking example of what can be ac- 

 complished through co-operation of 

 farm-owner and tenant is the home of 

 Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Isham, of Piper City, 

 Ford county Illinois. 



"We have the very best landlord pos- 

 sible," says Mrs. Isham. "There is no 

 doubt about it. I think the landlord 

 must be satisfied with us, because he is 

 so willing to make improvements on the 

 farm and the home." 



Two years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Isham 

 moved to the 320 acres in Ford county 

 owned by C. B. Seiberus, of Minnesota. 

 Soon after, Mrs. Isham, an enthusiastic 

 Home Bureau member, asked the farm 

 manager F. E. Fuller of Bloomington, if 

 the landlord cared it they made a few 

 changes in the house-yard ; could they re- 

 move a few dead trees .' With that much 

 permission and leeway, they picked up 

 here, set plants out there, and in general, 

 tidied up. They cleaned up to such an 

 extent that when the landlord came to 

 visit, he was so pleased he said, "If that's 

 the way you feel about it, let's really do 

 things here." 



Mrs. Isham immediately went to the 

 Home Advisor, Miss Juanita Glascock, 

 who in turn, made contacts through ex- 

 tension work with the University. The 

 result was that Professor J. C. Blair, now 

 Dean of the College of Agriculture came 

 to the farm and drew up a landscaping 

 plan. 



"The landscaping is not to be done all 

 at once," Mrs. Isham hastened to say. 



MRS. ISHAM 

 "We have the best landlord possible.' 



"After all, the farm work must be kept 

 up. For our extra time, we look for- 

 ward to this project. We do all the 

 work, the landlord furnishes ail the trees, 

 shrubbery, and plants. 



"To begin with, the yard fence was 

 moved and repaired. A farm home, if 

 you raise chickens, must have a fence. 

 There is no use planning without it." 



Mrs. Isham added that they raise about 

 500 chickens each year, and proudly men- 

 tioned that her pullets were laying. To 

 those not famiUr with chicken data, to 

 have early layers is fully as important as 

 to have fries by the Fourth of July! 



"The pine trees on each side of the 

 front entrance will be left as long as they 

 will stand," Mrs. Isham pointed out. 



"Others are started and two lovely red 

 maples will shade the house later. In 

 the back are cherries, plums, and other 

 fruits." 



The landscaping plan combines recrea- 

 tional features with the ornamental ones. 

 On one side a croquet court has been 

 laid out. Perhaps in another year the 

 tennis court may be completed. And, 

 certainly, at the first opportunity the out- 

 door fireplace will be built. 



Recreation is an important part, too, 

 in this farm family because Mr. and Mrs. 

 Isham have three children, two boys and 

 one girl. When they moved to this new 

 community, the young lady of the family 

 was at a loss for her former friends. 

 Mrs. Isham turning as usual to the many 

 advantages of Home Bureau, started a 

 Leisure Hour club for girls. With the 

 planning of outdoor meals, improving a 

 girls room, planning a wardrobe, and 

 other projects, new interests were soon 

 established and new friends made. 



According to Miss Glascock, the 

 Isham home has proved to be the meet- 

 ing place for young people of the neigh- 

 borhood. And, not only young p)eople 

 enjoy the home, but folk of any age will 

 relax in the hospitality so freely offered. 



"In fact," Miss Glascock said, "it's 

 one of those homes you'd like to be 

 stranded in, if your car broke down, or 

 a blizzard came along." 



The improvements made inside the 

 house have helped, too, in the air of 

 cheerfulness of the home. Old, brown, 

 crackled wood work was tackled with a 

 lye solution. When thoroughly clean, 

 down to the wood, it was painted a light 

 color. Just because she was a tenant, or 

 because it was a rented farm didn't stop 

 Mrs. Isham. 



"We have to live here. Why not make 

 it as attractive as jxjssible, ' is her phil- 

 osophy. 



Such a philosophy has far reaching 



HOME OF THE ISHAM FAMILY 

 "Daon I. C. Blair drew up the landscaping plan." 



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DECEMBER, 1938 



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