. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 484 Reading-Course for Farmers. darkening of the cellar windows and to obviate any danger of rotting out the woodwork. A free-growing bush may be a good reinforcement at the corner of the house, if it is allowed to take pretty much its natural course, in not being kept sheared. If the eaves drip, it will be impossible to grow anything very satisfactorily near the house; both for the good of the planting and of the foundations, eave-troughs should be prov
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 484 Reading-Course for Farmers. darkening of the cellar windows and to obviate any danger of rotting out the woodwork. A free-growing bush may be a good reinforcement at the corner of the house, if it is allowed to take pretty much its natural course, in not being kept sheared. If the eaves drip, it will be impossible to grow anything very satisfactorily near the house; both for the good of the planting and of the foundations, eave-troughs should be provided. A few vines may add much to the looks of snugness and coziness of a house, particularly on porches; and brick or stone houses may well be covered or draped with Boston ivy or Virginia creeper. ID. The yard should have good care. The first necessity in the main- tenance of any place is common neatness,— the same kind of pride in tidiness that the good housekeeper has in her work. The slackness in the keeping of yards can rarely be charged to the lack of time, as is so com- monly said; it is rather a lack of utilizing the spare minutes, as a thrifty business man or professional man organizes his time. It is often said that the busiest man has the most time. He organizes his efforts, does things quickly, then takes up something else. The }'ards show on their face what kind of effort the man puts forth to keep his place in order ; and good housekeeping and good care-taking are as important as good architec- ture or good landscape gardening. It is surprising how little pride country dwellers seem to take in the appearance of their premises and yards. It is probable that half the farm yards that, one will see are de- void of homelike and attractive features; and very many of them are an oft'ense to a sensitive eye. The pride in a good yard is as necessary to a fully successful farm business as pride in serviceable and attractive clothing or in a good turn- out. These things a
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