American Agriculturist, December 15, 1923 
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“Dollar Makers and Savers” 
From Doing “Home* Bartering’’ To Capturing and Taming Wild Bees 
How Is This For a Dollar Maker? 
work into a dollar maker either by papering your 
neighbor’s rooms or acting as assistant to another. 
Buy cheap paper and experiment on an unimpor¬ 
tant room, having enough extra so that you can 
occasionally wad up a refractory length and j ump on 
it to register your annoyance. By the time you have 
one room finished you can do the work as well as 
many “professionals.”—Miss A. S., Pennsylvania. 
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DOES HE PUT SALT ON THEIR TAILS? 
T here is good profit in bees. I am em¬ 
ployed on a farm in Princeton, N. J. Being 
an expert at bees, I capture all the wild bees 
in the neighborhood, change them to pure Italian 
and get from 200 to 300 pounds of pure honey 
for each hive in one season and then sell it at the 
rate of 40c per pound.—A. S. 
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USE A. A. RUG-MAKING HINT 
I HAD some old bunting which had been spoiled 
by being out in the rain. I had put it away 
thinking I could crochet a rug as soon as I got 
time. Last year, American- Agriculturist 
printed an article on rug making and said to send 
GOOD CLOTHES FROM FLOUR 
SACKS 
I HAVE saved several dollars by 
making clothing from cotton grain 
bags, also one half barrel flour sacks. 
I have had fine success with a soap dye 
I bought in our local store. When dyed 
and pressed nice and smooth, they 
are just as good as new cloth bought 
from the store and very durable. I 
make the clothing on the wrong side 
of the cloth so that the lettering will 
not show as it takes much time 
and strength to remove the letters. 
Last year I received $1.00 special prize from 
our grange fair for a blouse and bloomer suit dyed 
navy blue that I made for my thirteen year old 
daughter. The bloomers were regular gymnasium 
pattern and took nearly all of two bags. The 
middy took a little over one bag. Big sister was 
much pleased with the suit, so I made her another 
pair of bloomers this fall, dyeing them brown. 
They are much warmer than petticoats, even 
if one wants to wear a skirt over them. I've 
also made two dresses for myself from bags, one 
dyed navy blue, for which I received a blue 
ribbon. One can think of numberless uses for the 
dyed bags.— Mrs. L. F. E., Massachusetts. 
“A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED” 
M Y greatest dollar maker is the farm account 
book which I am keeping. I find that both 
my husband and myself are often kept from 
making unnecessary expenditures when we realize 
that it will all appear in black and white in our 
list of disbursements. On the other hand, we are 
daily impressed with the importance of turning 
everything we possibly can into cash, so as to 
swell the column of receipts. Our accounts are a 
E VERY year I make a small hot 
bed by using four storm windows 
and sell plants to the neighbors. — 
R. J. M., New York. 
ANOTHER ROADSIDE MARKET 
STUNT 
H ERE is my dollar maker and it 
makes many dollars for me 
through the year and the time, 
labor and produce is scarcely missed. 
We live where many automobiles 
pass and I put out anything which 
I happen to have which would appeal to those 
who like good things to eat. It is surprising how 
quickly it is picked up and always at a fair price. 
Jelly, cottage cheese, milk, cream, apples, peaches, 
pears, canned fruits and canned vegetables find a 
quick and easy market. It seems to me that 
almost any farm woman might do this. I some¬ 
times pay neighbor children for picking berries on 
our own place and sell them on the market at a 
profit. Children are happy, berries are saved 
and patrons think themselves lucky to get the 
fresh berries.—L. K. G., Rhode Island. 
SELLS WILD HORSE RADISH 
M OST farms have horse radish growing wild. 
Dig this any time before the ground freezes 
and place it in a barrel with moist earth. After 
the holidays wash the roots and run through a 
sausage grinder, using the fine plate. Bottle in 
large mouthed bottles. I purchased pint bottles 
for the purpose and collected them when I made 
the second call. We sold $25 worth one year. I 
did the selling while in town getting the team hod 
or when other business took me to town.—A. K., 
New York. 
O NE way by which I have been saving 
dollars for .several years is by doing the 
home barber work. The necessary 
tools are paid for by saving a few visits 
to the barber. Besides the money there is quite 
a valuable saving in time. There are few home 
barbers because people are afraid to try it. It is 
not difficult as most people think to do a fairly 
good job. One thing only is really necessary, a 
sharp pair of shears. A pair of clippers is handy. 
—Mrs. E. M. C., New York. 
COUNTRY DINNERS FOR CITY FOLKS 
D URING autumn and winter I make extra 
dollars serving chicken suppers to city 
folks. We live seven miles from town, 
but they come in autos. My daughter 
works in a large department store and 
the clerks are always ready for an 
outing and a good meal. I served the 
first one more as an accommodation. 
They were so well pleased that they 
wanted more suppers and told their 
friends about it. So there is always a 
bunch waiting their turn to come. 
They pay me a dollar a plate. I take 
twenty at one time and have two 
tables with ten at each table, seating 
them all at once. I don’t attempt 
much style, putting everything on 
the table at once except the dessert. 
I cook four good sized chickens which 
gives two helpings to each one if they 
wish that much. Sometimes I serve 
waffles, sometimes noodles and some¬ 
times biscuits and always mashed 
potatoes land other vegetables in 
season. My married daughter helps 
me serve and I pay her. I make 
more out of my poultry than if I sent 
them to market and it is work that I 
like to do.— Mrs. T. G., Pennsyl¬ 
vania. . * * * 
great incentive to industry and economy and 
prove to us conclusively that “A penny saved is a 
penny earned.” — Mrs. R. D. C., New York. 
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HANGING FOR MONEY 
I HAVE saved a great many dollars by hanging 
the wall paper in my home. Any woman who 
can climb or look upwards without becoming 
dizzy can do the work with very little practice 
and the only instructions needed can be found in 
the wall paper catalog issued by any reliable mail 
order house. By the way, these same mail order 
concerns are another saver of dollars. It will 
pay you to equip yourself with all the tools neces¬ 
sary to make the work easier. You can turn the 
6 cents for full directions. I got directions and 
colored my bunting and made my rug. This fall 
I took it to our county fair and got first premium 
and when I took my rug I also took some other 
crocheted articles and got several dollars in 
premiums. Wasn’t that a nice easy way to 
make some extra money?—J. C. F., Ohio. 
‘‘A NAIL IN TIME SAVES SHOES” 
1 SAVE from $5 to $10 a year by repairing 
shoes. There is only one native' cobbler near 
here, so we must do it ourselves. “A stitch in 
time saves nine.” So if I notice a tap (sole) 
coming off, I nail it on at once. Then in the 
evening I get out the last, hammer, nails and 
leather and go at it. A shoe mended 
in time will wear twice as long.—W. 
D. A., New York. 
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TANNED HIS HIDE 
L AST winter I saved many dollars 
A in an over-coat, by sending a 
horse hide to one of the well known 
tanning companies to be made into a 
coat. I could not buy a coat for less 
than $30. The fur coat cost me $26 
and I had a far better coat than I 
could buy for the above price.—K. P. 
E., New York. 
WHEN THE DAY’S WORK IS DONE 
F ATHER and I save many dollars 
by keeping our farm machinery 
and tools under cover. When our 
day’s work is done, we put our equip¬ 
ment in the barn or shed so it is not 
worn out by the weather, and the 
dollars thus saved are beyond esti¬ 
mate.—W. S. C., New York. 
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SELLS EARLY VEGETABLE PLANTS 
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