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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1921)
DUTCH COLINUI HOME FDD FA! This Seven Room House Has Many Good Features. IS ECONOMICAL TO BUILD This Style of Architecture Is Most Ap propriate for Farm Homes As Its Lines Fit Well Into Country Landscapes. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. Mr William A Radford will answer questions and iflve advice FREE OF COOT on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he la, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1«27 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. All sorts of suggestions of means whereby the hoys who are horn and brought up on tlie farms may be In duced to follow In the footsteps of their fathers have been made, with out much results. Boys continue to leave the farms for the cities, and up to a year ago their exodus furnished a serious problem. Then some one thought of u plan that Is most simple and Is hound to be successful becuuse It Is based on an instinct that nuture implants In all of us. To paraphrase a song that was popular a couple of years ago, "How you going to keep the hoys on the farms wfldn the girls are going away.” In other words the solution Is to make the farm home so attractive that the girls will slay. Then you don’t have to worry about the boys deserting. Horn In every normal girl Is an Instinct and desire for a home. Her sdfsg association wltli other iclrls. however, as she grows up makes her want and demand a comfortable home—one that can he furnished prettily, atul one In which the work of caring for It can he done without making a drudge of herself. If she does not find pleasant home surroundings on the farm she will seek them elsewhere; she knows they exist and rightfully wants them. During the last few years design ing anti planning farm homes has advanced greatly. Architects who heretofore have paid little If any attention to the designing of homes that art* to he ereeted In rural com munities now are studying the needs of the farm home and are Incorporat ing in them nil the comforts and con veniences that are found In the houses of tin* cities. Types of home architecture that are best are used omen n'dtii'-o* I LIVIMkA p DlrtlMlLft iyfcvrro‘ i>'-o\u't> 11 ]l PoaLrt ■ H- - —-W ■ First Floor Plan. for the exteriors, while the Interiors are along the lines of what modern homes should he. Practically every present-day home design has a bath room; the other rooms an* planned so that they will accommodate the modern household conveniences, such as water under pressure nml electricity for light uni to furnish the power to run the washing mu<*hine. and vacuum cleaner, and for the electric Iron, percolator and other electric utensils that appeal to the woman who loves her home. Among the modern styles of ex terior architecture that the house de signers are using is the Dutch co lonial. a good example of which Is shown in the accompanying 11 lustra tlon Dutch colonial homes art* most ,;,ao;■•iat.v for farm houses as their .ies „t exceptionally well into country landscapes. The long sweep of the i-'of, with the wide dormer window's wet in it, the broad porch and the treatment of the exterior walls all cranbine to make this house one that is attractive arid of which the owner and his family may be proud. The home pictured is not large, Its dimensions being 33 by 20 feet, hut it contains seven good rooms, besides the bathroom, a number of roomy closets and a basement for the heating plant and laundry, llow the rooms are arranged and their sizes are shown on the floor plans that are presented with the exterior view. The entrance door from the porch Is In the center of the house and leads Into u good-sized living room, 13 feet 0 Inches by 17 feet. To the right und connected with the living room by a double cased opening Is the dining tons. ]p-I 'Slirs 100x17-6 = CL, t)LD kn. _____ o'-siiro’ ___ ' Second Floor Plan. room, of practically the same size us the living room. At the rear of the dining room Is the kitchen, 9 feet 0 inches by 11 feet 0 inches. At one side of the kitchen Is u good-sized pantry, and at the other a washroom through which those entering by the rear door must pass. Buck of the living room is u square room, 11 by 11 feet, which on tin* plans Is designated the farm office. This room, however, Is available for a bedroom, should the needs of the family demand. It will be noted that all four of the down stairs rooms are ou corners, giving them plenty of light and ventilation. The stairs to the second floor lead out of one end of the living room to a hall In the center of the floor above. At the end of the hall at the front Is a bedroom, 9 feet 9 Inches hy II feet. At the other end of the hall Is the bathroom, while two more bed rooms are In the gables at eacli end of the house. While tills house Is small, compared with the old-fashioned Idea of what the size of a farm home should he. It contains plenty of room for a good sized family. It is of frame construc tion, set on a brick foundation. The basement extends under the whole of the house, excepting of course, the front porch. The good arrangement of the rooms, the lack of waste space that means work for the housekeeper, the attrac tive exterior of the house, all com bine to make this a design that ts popular with modern home builders. Located on the farm or lu a rural community. It will make a home that will keep the girls on the farm. And where the girls are, the boys will he found. Maid Wished Use of Car. Mrs. Maun, who Is visiting her daughter In ltuskln place, tells of the trouble another daughter who lives lu a northern city had in keeping n maid. The maid came and stayed a short time, then decided she would leave. When asked for the reason, she said that the work kept her employed too much of the time. At the last place of employment, she said, she had a great deal of leisure time, and that she often had permission to use the fam ily car. not to mention going riding with the family. Mrs. Mann's daughter did not seen) disposed to permit the use of her own car by the maid, and the latter left, presumably to seek a place wliere things were different. —Indianapolis Star. Daddy’s Example. Father (reproving small daughter) —Don’t do that again, Dorothy. I don’t like It. Small L>aughter—But, Daddy, yon do lota of things I don’t like. —Life THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. SPECIALISTS GIVE DIRECTIONS FOR PUTTING DOWN EGG SUPPLY What Is Needed in Preserving Eggs for Winter Supply. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Boys and girls who are members of poultry clubs, or those who are In terested in any way in chickens, should learn how to candle and preserve eggs. Candling means the sorting out of had eggs before a strong light in such a manner that the rays of light come to the eye through the egg so that the contents can be seen and the condition noted. The shell of a newly laid egg has a soft “glow” or “bloom” which is a sign of perfect freshness. This glow or bloom is destroyed by handling, and in any case disappears after the egg has been exposed to the air for a short time. After that it is difficult to dis tinguish a fresh egg from an old one by the appearance of the shell, so candling becomes necessary if you would he sure that the egg is good. Candle Eggs in a Dark Room. Eggs can lie candled best in a dark room, by the use of a bright light in closed In a box or case having a hole a trifle smaller than an egg directly opposite the light. The egg is held at this hole for examination. Aa ordinary hand lamp, a lantern, an in candescent bulb, or a flashlight can be used. If you are using a box and a hand lamp the box should have a hole at the top, otherwise the heat from the top of the chimney would set the box on tire. A tester chimney made of tin, such as Is used on a lamp for testing eggs in incubators, may be used for candling, in which case you would not nets! the box, as the eggs are tested hy means of u hole in the side of the tin. A perfectly good, fresh egg shows "full” and “clear” before the light A Shoebox and a Lamp Will Do for Candling Eggs. There is almost no air cell at the large end and the yolk outline is only faintly visible. A tlxed air cell of one-eighth to three-sixteenths of an Inch in depth Indicates a fresh egg, as eggs run gen erally. A larger air cell with a mov able lower line Indicates —according to sizes and fluctuations —a stale egg or one becoming weak and watery. Very sinnll dark spots sometimes seen usually are blood clots. Large dark spots, blood rings, and shadows are due to heat and germination, nijd in dicate first stages of decay. An egg that appears very dark or black, ex cept for a large fixed air cell, con tains a chick at an advanced stage of incubation. Fresh eggs, properly preserved, may be kept from six to ten months and be almost us good for household purposes as fresh eggs. Another rea son for preserving eggs in water glass, for Instance, is the fact that they do not acquire the objectionable ‘‘cold storage taste.” Allow Three Dozen to Gallon. To preserve 15 dozen eggs in wa ter glass these directions are given by the specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture: Select a five-gallon earthen crock, clean it thoroughly, scald, and allow It to dry. Heat ten to twelve quarts of water to the boiling point, and al low it to cool. When ilie water is cool, measure out nine quarts, put in to the crock, and add one quart of sodium silicate, commonly called wa ter glass, which can be bought at any drug store. Stir well, so that the so lution becomes thoroughly mixed. The solution thus prepared is r«odv for the eggs which may be put in all at once, or from time to time as they are obtainable. Fare should he taken In putting them into the jar not to crack or break the shells; also he sure the solution covers the eggs at all times. Put the crock containing the preserved egg.’ in a cool, dry place, and cover with a tight lid or waxed paper to prevent evaporation. To preserve a smaller or larger number of eggs, the solution should he mixed and prepared in the same proportions. Use Only Clean Fresh Eggs. If best results are to be obtained •he eggs should he clean and fresh, and preferably infertile. For this rea son it Is always best when possible to candle the eggs carefully before pre serving them unless they are known to be strictly fresh. If an egg is only slightly soiled a cloth dampened with vinegar may he used to remove stains, but eggs should never be washed with water or soap and water, as water removes the protective coating on the shell and may tend to cause the con tents to spoil. Never use badly-soiled or cracked eggs. They may spoil ali the others. Fresh eggs preserved according to these directions usually will keep for from six to ten months, and can be used satisfactorily for cooking and for the table. If, however, preserved eggs are to be boiled, a small hole should be made with a pin in the larger end of the shell before placing them in the water, to allow the air in the egg to escape when heated, and thus prevent cracking. POOLING FEATURE IS MOST FEASIBLE IDEA Each Grower Receives Same Price for His Products. Individual Members Amply Protected From Loss Because of Unfavor able Market Conditions of a Temporary Nature. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) The pooling of products sold through co-operative organizations is an Im portant mature of co-operative mar keting, specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture have found. By pooling is meant averaging the re turns received for products sold dur ing a certain period, or for certain shipments, so that each grower hav ing products of the same grade re ceives the same price. The success of a pooling system depends upon the ob servance of uniform grading and pack ing of the products. This method of operation, it is said, protects the individual member from Joss because of unfavorable market conditions of a temporary nature. Some farmers' marketing organiza tions, especially grain-elevator com panies, purchase the members’ prod ucts outright. Conditions and prac tices in grain marketing make such a plan feasible, hut organizations han dling other products usually find it to their advantage to pool shipments and await returns before making payments to the growers. In this way the association is re lieved of speculative risks, the avoid ance of which Is highly desirable. Co operative creameries, which prorate to the members monthly, in accordance with the amount of butter fat each has delivered the preceding month, the returns received for products sold less operating expenses, are good ex amples of pooling. The length of the pooling period varies with the products handled and the local conditions. Thus there are car lot, dally, weekly, semimonthly, monthly, and seasonal pools. MATERIAL FOUND IN WHEAT Specialists Define Terms Used in Fed eral Standards—Dockage Is Easily Removed. There are two terms in the federal wheat standards which apply to for eign material, explain specialists of the bureau of markets. United States Department of Agriculture—“dockage” and "foreign material other than dockage.” The term dockage is ap plied to the foreign material which can he removed readily from the wheat by the use of appropriate sieves, clean ing devices, or other practical means suited to separate the foreign mate rial present. Foreign material other than dockage Is the foreign material that is not separated in the screening and remains in the dockage-free sam ple and is a factor in the grading, definite percentages being permitted within ea< % numerical grade. Dock age does not affect the grade. : CUT CLOVER EARLY : i t Do not delay overmuch in get- * J ting off the first crop of clover; « » often the early cut field will J J yield n really worthwhile crop < * in September, and price or no J J price, clover in the mow is a i * comforting asset when the w'.a- J t ter snows drift over the fields • * and yards. , \ » GOOD RPADS FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS President Harding Insists That States and Communities Keep Roads in Repair. President Harding has touched up on a subject which it is to be hoped he will develop in his communications to congress, and that is the subject of federal participation in the building of good roads. The government is committed to the policy of co-operat ing with the states in road construc tion, and there is no disposition to depart from it, but the President is emphatic in his insistence that the states and communities shall assume the responsibility of keeping their roads in repair, which is only a just and fair proposition, says Washington Post. If the government is to pay out millions of the taxpayers’ money to help pay for the construction of roads, only to see within a few years these highways deteriorate into dis use and decay, that money is wasted. The value of good roads is now gen erally recognized and the larger and more progressive states have proved that they are good investments. Im proved highways mean not only good automobile roads, they mean cheaper and better food, greater values in the land, better opportunities for the rural population. And they .also pay good dividends in the huge sums col lected in license fees for motor ve hicles, enough in most instances to pay the cost of repairs and improve ments. The policy of the government co operating with the states in the cost of road building has been a great in centive in the construction of better highways and there is no doubt that many thousands of miles of roads have been built under this plan, which otherwise would not have been under taken. It should and doubtless will be continued, but tfiere should be an expressed guarantee that roads built under this co-operative plan are to be maintained and kept in good repair. This preeminently is the duty of the Experimental Concrete Road, Chevy Chase, Md., After Nearly, Two Years' Service. state and not of the general govern ment, and it should be understood that no state will receive an appro priation from the federal government for road building except under the stipulation that it will make provision for upkeep. This is good policy and good busi ness and President Harding is con serving the public interest in bringing it to the attention of the country. States like Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Maryland, which have ex pended millions of their own money on a system of improved highways, willingly would give guarantees along this line, and if any state Is not ready to make such an agreement It should not participate in the federal appro priation. FACTORS IN PLANNING ROAD Location, Construction and Mainte. nance Must Be Taken Into Serious Consideration. The three principal divisions of ac tual road making are location, con struction and maintenance. In plan ning a road it is necessary that we take into consideration all three of these steps, since proper location af fects the cost of construction and may materially reduce cost of main tenance. Some of the things to be considered in locating a road are easy grades, good drainage, exposure to sunshine, elimination of culverts and bridges by avoiding unnecessary creek crossings, directness and the number of farms to be served for a given length of road. Whenever possible to avoid it. a good location should not be rejected merely because a certain roadway has been in use for some time. BIG TRUCKS ARE EXPENSIVE Damage to Highways and Bridges Is Costly Item—New York Plans Tax on Tonnage. Because big trucks are tearing up the highways and making the repair of bridges a costly item, legislative leaders in New York state are plan ning to pass a bill that will tax mo tor trucks weighing five tons and over SIOO a ton every year. It is es timated that this will yield $350,000 a year to the state. COULD BEAT HANDS SHUCKING HISCDBN At Least J. A. White Would Bet So, After Being Relieved of Dyspepsia by Tanlac. “My wife and myself have stomach trouble,” says Mr. Jjr A. 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