MARKETING FARM PRODUCTS 



be given of real financial success following such 

 ventures. Expansion can take place as consumer 

 demand develops. Cleanliness, good home cook- 

 ing, generous portions and prompt and courteous 

 service will work wonders in such a project. 



Tourist Guest Houses. A large number of 

 country homes are now open to the public as 

 tourist guest houses, their owners finding that 

 they can obtain a modest but worth while 

 supplement to other forms of income from them. 

 These tourist guest houses are largely a develop- 

 ment of the past several years. Their popularity 

 with automobile travelers appears to be increas- 

 ing, and there is genuine opportunity for the 

 housewife on a small farm to operate one of these 

 establishments. 



It should be kept in mind by the housewife 

 who thinks of opening her home to tourists that 

 the proposition has its drawbacks as well as its 

 advantages. Only a modest fee, often $1.00 for 

 a room and 30 or 35 cents for breakfast, is 

 obtained from each tourist guest. However, a 

 great number of American women have found 

 that the work and trouble occasioned by taking 

 in tourists are worth while and actually enjoy 

 their contacts with the traveling public. 



The tourist guest house, obviously, should be 

 located on a road that is well traveled by tourists. 

 A simple and attractive "Tourists Accom- 



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