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^ '1^ f BOUNDING THE FARM HOME Take Care of the Screen*. BY ARTHUR HAWTHORNE CARHART. I'«di«r rich folk nor city folk hav« wood shed, the ceMar-cave and the gar a OMBopoly on the field of landscapo den. Ke«p them on that side of the Ur^iy within the last 'fifty or sixty , wh*:-- «„™,^iv„. „.„„ «,n«n-«« 4n architecture. I^andscape planning l>e- hou.c. ye:*r«. Even I can remember wh*n ! J^tto»TT^^iar.Tm<^bd^^^^ lon«a to the farming Motions. d«al. When you get all of the»e service the ..nly protection ourHeivea or any i , "* ^^ "JT ..J" JlT^n^ri^ with th» problems of the grounds f^-utures Bhooed inU> one corner, you „f our neighbom had was mosquito ^<*"r„/^'f^t^,^irr^l^^^ around the farm home, Just as much cun block thtm off from the re»t of netting cloth stretched over windows -"^ require pamung. ter, and it doeu not require painting __ , . , , , . 'oi* several seasons. As soon as any Probab.y no one part of the farm ji^ealored p;act8 are noticeable, how- bulldlng e<,uipment means more to the .^^^^ painUnjc should be begun, unleaa comfort and safety of farm .ife than ^ ,« e^p^eted to replace with new win screened windows and doors, and yet'i,, . ^^ ^ Copper scnsetiing Is these have been develope.1 a.most en- „:^ becoming quite extensively used. While somewhat more expensive in flrat cost, it wi'.t last almost indeAnit*- TWO MET HODS OF CANNING BY FIX)RENCE TAPT EATON. Although the cold-pack method of the meat-chopper. Co>v«r WT«b bdHng cannintr, especially for vegetables, is water and let simmer while yc9 ai« valuable, there are times when th« scalding, peeling and cutting up 1 pack open-kettle nvethod is doubly O.K. In of tomato**. Add these acd eook oo» my opinion the latter method is pre- i hour, stirring; then add 6 ears of ferable and best whenever it is effec- corn scored through the middle of as it does with finer country estates. tho yard by a .shrub hedge. They and doors, and the appearance of the Jon*!, ru"*^* prooaoiy cneaper ui tne tj^^. ^hat is. whenever the fruit and kernels, before being cut from cob, landscape architecture is the art of should be and eun be handy but by ^jr© screening was quits an advent, fitting areas of ground to Iwtler serve patking them into «n aV.otted corner of j remember making the first screen human use; so planning them that u limited yard, they do not spread all windows that we ever had on our old they may serve more efrtciently both around in u disorganised, hit-and-miss home, though we had been using from the standpoint of better physical fashion, taking up much more land bou^htcn screen doors for several organization and as an essence of good than they ahould. You would not think years. These window frames were home atmosphere. of having the kitchen sink In the living ripped out of boards which weiro fas- I liav© lived on a farm. Our house room, nor the churn in the bedroom 1 tened together, covered with ordinary was in an area that on one sido sloped It is common sense house planning to black wire K<?reening, and then paint- away to the pig pens, on another to gather all things pertaining to the ©d. E^eh spring both the frames and the orchard and on the third were the kitchen into the kitchen. And It is the screening were given a lipht coat Her "Autograph" Garden. An acquaintance whose pet hobby is flowers, has what she chooses to cell an "autograph garden." It Is a fas- cinating hobby, as weM as a pretty idea for flower lovers. Her garden started yearn ago when her flower- loving little mother died. Some of the vegetables thus canned will keep. Moat Put cobs also in kettle, add ntor* water vegetables done by this method wil) if too thick, and boil 16 minutes. R«- not keep, and for such the cold-pack ' move oob«, season to taste (with method is advised. The open-kettle sugar, salt, pepper and a dasb of cay- method is best, when possible, for two enne) and can, on stove. In sterilized reasons: First, because nM>re eonven- Jars. This makes a fine main dlsb lent, as it does not require the cum- ! for luncheon or supper; add a bit of brotts hot- water bath ; second, it is ', butter when served. , , 11 .^ ^ „ mother's cherished planUs were taken barns. The fourth side of the grounds common sense landscape p.anning to „f rather thin paint, and for about home, and for over fifteen years have around the house was bounded by the gather home^»rvice features Into a eighteen years, or as long as this' been bloomin* and growin« abundafft road. The road side of ou ^ ' _. ~» »v„ i,„.,...„„..4 i..„ .... . . _ tbo one side that bounded. p;«ce. Our neighbor's yards were about the laea oy me Kauuc. ..«..rc-^. . ...j ^^«vu.„ „.^ " eignteen years, or as long as this; been blooming and growing abundafft- r yard was servicc-corner of the houseyard, hav-, y^^riy pajntimg was kept up, these ly. OfTsprings from a Madura buib definitely ing a place for each and each in its fremes and the original screening aj>-] were kept in a pot In the house during STUDY HOME CONDITIONS. pamntly were as good as new. As j the winter, and in the sumnvM- the soon, however, as the painting was porch was « mass of waving v«rdure same way. Thoy began at the house No definite rules for establishing negiected for three or four years, the from it and meandered out and into the other the boundaries of the house yard can [ scneening very quickly fell to plecee. | One of her treasures was an Eng- parte of the farmstead in such a be laid down. Each farm house de-|lt is no trouble to flrnd many oases Hsh ivy from Dickens' home. In regard casual way that you could not tell mands different conditions for its Ijesti where the ordinary black wire screen- to it the owner says. "It made a won- whero the portion of the "grounds" use. Just take it as a general rwle, ] ing is stllUn very good condition after j derful growth In its' little pot on the belonging exclusively to the house bo- however, that the smaller the house twent/-fiv« or thirty years' use, where bookcase, draped a litte statuette, gun and where It ended. These farm- yard can be and still adequately serve, bouee yards started at the base of the the better you are going to take care house and included the whole side of of it. the farm or the barnyards ran up to Get a front yard that properly will the odgo of the house. You had your set off your house. Get side yards choice as to which classification you where you can have room to plant a cave to ths grounds around the house, few flowers and have a place to sit in the shade when days are hot. Crowd PLACE A UMIT. „,.,,,, , , , „ , ail home service that must be outdoors Without there being a definite area ,^^0 the 8e^^•ice corner of your yard, allotted to the house, the yard sprawl-; g^^^^ ^hls part of your planning, and edevery^^-here. Because it was large , it ^^„ organized, and indefinite, it received little attem- ^j,|g ^^^ ^ ^. -^ „„j homely tion to its appearance. I think many . .... .,, i way to start making your home farmers and their wives put up with grounds more attractive and liveable un.ovely surroundings near their, j^^^^ ^^ j^ j^^^ ^^ important that you houses for the reason that they aro subconsciously discouraged before they start "dressing up" the yard be- cause that yard takes in an acre or two or more. A farm homo needs more ground than a city house. Certain things muet be carried on in the farm-home yard that are done for city people in fac- tories or laundries or storage plants. But I do wish to make this point strong: the average unbounded area in which a farm home is located is just too large for the needs. Most of the farm-home yards could be cut to half or a third of their present size and be wholly adequate. Further, it is not good busine.'^K economy to have excess high priced land allotted to the farm home and non-productive. The fir.i-;t bit of common sense I'd do this part of the planning before you attempt the rest that may be suggest- ed, as it is to lay a good foundation for a hou.se. Without a foundation for your house it will sag und crumbt?. it has been painted each year. | then wandered to a nearby picture on In painting screen windows and the wall and oHmbed the picture cord doonm, the most convenient way Is to 'on its way to the light of the window, have a pail of good black paint with a ! How often I have visualized "Gad's little varnish In It, and then thinned ' Hill" and Dickens at Trot, looking at with turpentine until it ie quite a little those vine-covered walla. thinner than would be the case for oi^inary paint This h for the frames, She continues: "last summer I had gorgeous hollyhocks whose beauty was and an inch or an itich and a quarter , enhanced for me by the knowledge brush works very satisfactorily. Some, that they came from Whittler's old of t)ie same paint should be put in ^ home. I thought as I worked among another pail and be thinned quite a ^ them, how years ago the dear, old poat little more with turpentine for the , had admired their ancestors." screening, and should be applied with j Among her other treasures are pop- a wider brush. The screening should j plee, the seed of which came from the be we'l brushed from both sides until ; bettieflelds of France. Every year she an even gloss appears and no openings ] strives to add another variety or two are coated over. Too much varnish in to her already wonderful collection. the paint has a tendency to fill thor ^- • - .--3 openings. The screens should be stor- Cinnamon loast. fd in an airy place for several days,| Spread with butter a slice of bread Without the planning of a definite and any rain striking them before the and sprinkle on top of it brown sugar area for your farmhouse yard and; paint has fully .se_t is likely to cause ^^id cinnamon. Toast in the broiling then planning each portion of that for a definite use, all your simple land- scape plans will be unsound. Horse sense and good taste are two the paint to fill up many of the open- ^ven till the sugar melts, ings. Pearl or enameled screening Is now being used to quite a large extent, as of the most important ingredients in! many people like the appearance bet- in a jug. any landscape plan. Both demand that L^-_^â€" you select some definite area as your home tjrounds and establish definite boundaries. ' much quicker, and thus requires fu^ and heat When canning tomatoes I always Strawberries are infinitely better when canned open-kettle method. Do enough for two pint jars at a timeil use the open-kettle method. They keep ' Hull, add one-third weight of berries' perfectly and it is surely easier to can ' In sugar; heat slowly to start }nice;| them in the old-fashioned way. except let simmer until red and rich and the; when one wants them whole (for a fairly good winter salad) , as they re- berries settle, then can. Cold-packed' strawberries are not usually •atiafM< tain their shape when cold-packed. To- tory. matoes for stews, escallops or soup Summer sqnaah is best when eannsd should be cut up, seasoned, stwwwliin a combination ot cold-pack aqA until somewhat thickened (about hetf an hour) and then poured Into sterll- iced jars, brought to the stove and ^t in hot water. Run a fork down to »t out air bubbles and flU container to overflowing. Tomato puree is much better canned by open-kettle method and I consider it my most valuable canned product. Following is my own recipe: Put 3 onions, 8" carrots, 2 sweet peppers and 1 turnip through the meat chopper; just cover with boiling water and let boil while you are cutting up 1 podc of very ripe (unpeeled) tomatoes. Add to these a bunch of parsley and green celsry stalks, 1 beet (cut Into, for color) , 1 bay leaf, and 8 cloves. Gook one hour, stirring; remove the beet and parsley bunch, and rub every bit of the soup possible through a col- ander. Return to stove, season to taste with salt, sugar, pepper, and a dash of cayenne pepper. Can, boiling hot. In hot sterilized jars. Delicious for soup, sauces and mock bisqua. Thick vegetable soup is delicious open-kettle method. Cook the sqnasii,! mash smootMy in a large saucepan,' return to stove, season, pack (boiling; hot) in sterilized jars and proces* balf : an hoar. Add butter when servad. The best canned applesauce ia mada by making the regular sauce (cooking as rapidty as possible is the secret oli all good applesauce) sweetening t« >taste, and canning, while bolUng; hf open-kettle method. This can not be told from fresh sauce add is a plen- dld way to conserve some of the sur- plus of the deJlelously flavored early apples, or a surpliis of winter apples.' For peaches and pears make a syrun of desbed sweetness and in It cookâ€" • not too macB at a time â€" carefol'ly pre* pared and halved fruit. Do not meka too much sjrmp, as either fruit makes much juice. "Taste after the joioe flows, and add more angar if dorired. (3an some of the harder peara wi^ very Etitie sugar for pear-salad, which is so delicions in winter; write "For pear salad" on the labels. Fruit should just simmer If it is to be kept whole and the syrup clear. Add two or three Spraying Potatoes. Spraying, in order to be effective, must be timely and thorough, and like to propound in the planning of should be commenced when the jiotato your home grounds n la landscape beetle eggs are just hatching, which architecture, is that you take a sharp is usually about the time the plants look nt the area in which your house are from five to eight inches high, und is located. Fit^uie out just how much tho foliage should be kept covered y<fj !i'>ed i". front of the house to set throughout tlie season, special precau- il oil" well as viewed from the road tions bein« taken to see thai it is well ;.nd tcive you u good front lawn. A covered during wet wealher. Never iiouse clo.'er to the load than forty put off spraying because it looks like fe<>t is loo close: a hundred feet is ruin, for once dry the spray mixture usually too far. Next, fljjure out what will withstand rain and Ik' on the yoii need on eiih('r side and at the pUmts at th<- critical time. Bordeaux rear. Near the iiitchen side of the is by all means tho l)eKt fungicide for hou:=e you will need room for the potatoes. For the first appiications clothe;; lines, a little l)cyond that the â-  use four pounds copjier sulphate, eight cave and the wood sheti and perhaps to twelve pounds hydrated lime and a wocd pile. Plan to screen this part forty gallons of water, ai'.d I'a pounds from the side yards and the front „f ar.senat*" of lime to each forty gal- yard. And then either on paper or on Uuis of the liquid spray. Paris green the ground, blo<-k out the line which is and arsenate of lead may be used as a pc'-AK to be the boundary of the area [joison instead of arsenate of lim<» but yovi can actually use for your H'.rm are much more mostly and no more ef- ' fecbive in keeping Ix'etles under con- trol, llepeat spraying with the Bor- deaux mixture often enough to keep The Canadian Homlmaklr ^ jeries e^ weaJ;^ arfic/is couering. PLANNING . BUILDING . FINANCING DECORATING . FURNISHING . GARDENING -•â€" Ceptfryirt I3te. home. KSTAHUSII THK BOUNUAIiy. Thcii < slablisl) i hat boundary on lie giouf.d !iy a fenct- and plantings. That is tlie s^'i-^iid point I make: the estnb- llEhment of l/oundaries. You cannot keep y'jur home grounds as they should t>e Ke])t if you sh;ire them with the farm aniinais. You must have some defuiile boundary to ke<'p tlieni In thciT proper places and to keep the the foliage covered. Add a [wifion to the Bordeaux only when requireii for beetles. No stated number of upplica- tionn of the Bordeaux can be recom- mended. The number dejiends on the wealher, the wetter the weather the larger tlie number. If the season is favorable for blight and rot continue when canned by open-kettle method. It requires 2 carrots, 3 onions, 1 gweetj cracked pits to the peaches. Milk kept in a roomy, shallow basin pepper, 1 turnip, 3 stalks of celery. 4 Raspberries are best when canned will remain sweet longer than if putjokra pods (if convenient), V^ of a M'y cold-pack method in heavy syrup. young summer squash. Pi't all through '^'^^7 a^-e hard to keep unbroken if ____^___^___^_____^____^^^ i done by the open-kettle method. â€" ** I Raspberries and currants for meats are best done open-kettle. Add to stemmed currants any like amount of raspberries and one-third the weight of fruit in sugar; simmer 45 minutes and can. These are delicious. Plum , .should be done open-kettle method. Prick, and cook carefully in heavy syrup (use little water as they are very juicy) until tender. Can, boiling, on stove. For canned pltifh jam (not too rich) add a few spoonfuls of water to start tlie juice, half the weight of fruit hi sugar. Cook, stirring, until fruit Is soft and woli broken. Remove fruit from stove, take out pits with fork, briivg again to boiling point and can. No attempt is made to keep fruit whole, so it need not bo pricked. Some plums are not so sweet as others, and sugar must be added to suit the taste; as the product is to be canned the amount of sugar makes no difference in its keeping. Piquant sauces are best done open- kettle method. Our favoi'ita red pi- quant' sauce is Gibbs's chow-chow, made with 1 peck ripe tomatoes, peel- ed and cut; add H cupful of salt, let stand half an hour. Drain, put in a kettle, add 4 onions and 3 green sweet peppers put thiough the meat chopper. 3 cupfula of vinegar, M pound of sugar, black pepper to taste and a dash of cayenne pepper. Cook until somewhat thickened (about an hour), stirring. Can the juice which is drain- ed off (boiling) for soups, jellied salad and flavoring. »W///y,//*. « A TWO FAMILY HOUSE OF ENGLISH DOMESTIC TYPE Uy l.awson & l.lttle. Architects. i This liduao Is actually square on centre of the upper hull, and leaves a , and concrete blocks plan thirty by thirty feel the outer walls which Is wide hallway space on the ground floor \ being flnished with plaster, stucco yard from :s!opping out into the barn- spraying until the plants have flniiah yard und the l)arnyard slopping back «* t-^eir growth and died. This is Into the hou.'.e vard. • necessary to prevent tubers rotting Here ihon are the first two funda- ! af '«'• they are dug. Be sure and use mental steps in this business of better ; P-«nty «' Bordeaux at each appdica- plannlng for your own farm home **«"• ^ "'"ty Kallon.s may be sufficient gn.unds: (I) Det-ide on what you are *» ''over 'he plants when they are going to enclose' in your farm homo sn**'! h"t eighty to one hundred gal- ^ yard; (1!) then enclose it. lo"" will ho required when the plant* | g(,„<,„,,e,j ,„ ,,e the cheapest form In ' and with a cupboard off the stair land- ' rough cast finish. The roofs are slated There are bits of ouldoor auxiliary »»"« '»'"T« '" ^'ea^r to do thorough j ^jjlch to build, nud at the same time Ing. The front door is protected by ' with Asbestoslute. The finished wood- service to the farm home wbi.h should »prtt>Ti(r- » 'w o«st type of sprayer i ,, the most dlfflcuU to plan. | a porch aud vestibule, there being a ' work In the Interior Is oak for the be ron.sidered in planning or layii.g out '• «"• w'tn tee-nozzles which provides , xhe living i-ootn aud dlnlug room,- 1 gallery over tho former on the first ' ground floor, and pine for painting, on ' the verv sliirhteat smea'râ€" of soao on the yard after it is define<i by bound- fo^ spraying the under-surfa.e of the o«ch fourteen by seventeen feet.- are , floor. i the flrtt floor The flooring Is oak sugnieai smear ot soap on arie.s. The farm vei;elable gtird in f re- 'eaves. Bordeaux dust is also recom- j arrunRed "on suite" with a large Are- i Three bedrooms and a bathroom are ' throughout qu«"ntly is hun.lreds of y.irds from the in«>«I«J for the control of late blight place In the former. The kitchen U ' the accommodation shown on the first \ There is a well flnishe.l cellar i.nd^r hom«. The farm woman likes t„ Imve and rot but .sufficient experiments easy of access from the hall aud dining ' floor all of good sUe aud well ar- '"'re "»»««"""""•«" ceiiar unaer It not more than « .score or so of steps have not been conducted to demon- room, and has a side and cellar en ' ranged as to cupboards und light. away from tho kitchen. It would be str8t<» its superiority over the liquid trance. The main stairs lands In the! The home la constructed of concrete good planning to hp.ve it just outside â- P»'«y- One Way of Cleaning Gloves and Satin. A way of cleaning gloves which Is both simple and efficacious, although neither gasoline nor benzine is em- ployed, is to take a small piece of yel- low soap, a piece of clean flannel, and! a few drops of milk in a saucer. Pkice the gloves on one hand and fasten the buttons. Then slightly moisten the flannel with milk, put just a little â€" A Biscuit Suggestion. the boundary of the iiome yard. WITIHN y.h»\ AltE.SS. The wood shed and wm.d pile should How often many of us would add be rose enougli Ui Iw reached ea-nily hot biscuits to our evening meal were but they are among tlio.se things which it not for the trouble of making them are on tho border line Iw-tween the at the last minute and when we are hou.'e pari of the farmstead and the most probably wearing a dress which barn j)arl. (kiotl plnmiing will have we dislike to risk near such a task, them ju."t outside the hou.-w yard or ; But just ae many other parts of our tuclsed neatly in one corner. dinner may be pi-epjiied during the Clothes line,* are likely U> get mil of for-enoon, ."o can the biscuits. They place m ilie planning scheme but (hey may l)e mixed, cut, arranged for Imk- are a par) of tho service such h.s the Ing, and set inside "the refrige-rator â€" â€"â€" ' , until dinner time and when baked will " 1 he just as perfect an if they went directly from the boar<l to the oven. ; Another biscuit secret is this-â€" If an ; aluminum or tin sheet Is used instead I of the usual baking pan, the biscuits ' vriH be much lighter and Iwke more I quickly. I « j When washing glassware add a Ik- i tie washing blue to the water. This win give the glaoswara a clear and bright appearancew the entire bojse, which contains the boiler room - with Standard type boiler for hot water beating, and coal and general storage rooms for oouss pur- poses. PhimhinK fixtures throughout are of good serviceable sanitary type, and of the latest house design, and the building Is wired C'roughoiit fov an ample supply (if wall and celling lights. Each house would be on land with a frontage of forty feet, and would cost al)out seven thousand dollari when coi.p'eted with fen; !ng aad grad- ing. it and rub the glove lightly up and down. The gi-eai thing to remember ia that the glove must not get too wet or soapy, otherw^ise it will smud.^. The best way is to have sjveral' piece* of clean flannel ready, as • large piece is rather unwieldy to uaa. On.? will be amazed at ihsi huge am- ount of dirt that will come from the gloves. This method is only for kid gloves and niust not be attempted with suede. For cleaning s«tin slippers and the hems of satin dre*s?.t thsrc a-e needed sr^me soft ra^- old handk?rrhiefs sorve admirably -and a little oil of e-.ic-i'yptus. P-^ur a little eucalyptus into H saucer and moisten a ras: with it. Well rub tlv .shoe or satin with Tteaders desiring further Information regarding the plans and speclflcaltons this, being very careful to go the way of this house should communicate with of the grain of the matsrial. ThU take* the architect direct. Address Irfiwson , roo?t of the dirt away a-< the process and Kittle. 374 Beaver Hall Hill, .Mont- \ proceeds, sikI the rest v»ni.sh<« as tha real, Que. j eucalyptus dries in. No marks or ugly » • rlnge are Irfl to show where cleaning UOVMD*IV)Clt hat taken place. The writer has Just Q. Js It necessary to pu! a coat of b<!«n shown a pair of pink satin shoes shellac over stained floorit If the Calsh which has been subjected to this pro- Is to be of varnish? I p^^ \\ times and yet Iroks quit* hi A. â€" The shellac la necessary. Un- 1 fresh as evar. less It Is used the chemicals la the! «. - FtBin will work up through the var- 1 The thinn««t and toughest ".Aa"""- .• wish and cloud It jmade from frog's ekin. c .>