Show farm name br brings i I 1 s pride and profit an advertising stunt th that at pays and appeals to the public by vr adams editor of publications t N new ow york state collings of Agri agriculture agricula cult ii to service A any V f farm a rm that is worth working on and living on Is worthy of an individual name and if it has a name that name should be used in every possible way short of cluttering up the highway with too many sign boards the more the farm Is definitely known and identified the more it la Is likely that the owner will take pride in it and the more lie he will bestir himself to see that the farm Is favorably known A farm homo home loses half its value and much of its real beauty if it has no real meaning the name should be meaningful and it should be sensible it may be fanciful too but there should be a basis for its fancy it may even have an element of humor in but it should be remembered he be warns that a piece of humor too often repeated ceases to bo be funny one farmer he says named a farm lumbago because it had it a creek in the back it Is a safe plan to take some natural object as a anine source some of ue lie more common names dames are hilll ilde de farm far view inlet valley rock ledge and the like ilke hut but whether the name has a geographic topographic or historical basis it Is better in an english speaking country to stick to english names dames A good old anglo saxon sason name combined with either of the english words for farmstead hurst burst or croft makes a satisfactory farm name as warren hurst 11 or Allen croft these two words also combine with a natural object as oakhurst or cedar croft A farmstead may bo be labeled with a neatly lettered sign at the entrance gate generally at one side of the portal an archway with the name at the top may bo be too pretentious and besides tiny any arch which la 19 high enough to allow for the passage of a load of hay Is likely to be too much of a good thing A farm with a name should have the name on a clearly printed letterhead te such stich a letterhead which costs little gives an air of prosperity and of personal pride in the home place and carries more distinction lon than the mere letters it V F D 11 nna and the name of the nearest post office |