| Show rural art to succeed drab farm aarm scenery drub drab duys days on the lite form farm are about to yield to the era of farm art rt in hi the united states belief that the itie rural sections of nf the united states are growing growl ng up tip to beauty Is expressed by lorado taft one of americas foremost sculptors in farm arm anil and fireside magazine ile he sees the day of the dull unpainted burns barns and the farmsteads that have gone unpainted for years passing pad instead the time dine when farmers will compete to produce the most beautifully landscaped aind the most attractive turin farm buildings 1 I often thlik think 6 of the ifie drab bareness of thousands of far insides and of thousands of country towns with hardly anything beautiful about them except tile the lovely country co airy girls ays mr taft maud and what a dreary setting for these girls I 1 only the picture show for diversion as a rule before long surely we shall find rural sections competing comp i eting with ench each other ether in building community houses where beauty can be within and without and banners competing with each other in producing handsomely land escaped grounds and yards beauty Is not expensive usually the farm spends which should be the loveliest spots are the ugliest in the countryside cuu atry s I 1 de air taft la Is the creator of notable works of sculpture throughout the lie middle west his fits statue of banck hawk dear nei oregon Is familiar to farmers of the state |
