| Show A FARM beautification PROGRAM the beautification of the exterior of the farm home has seemed so important in several states that bankers and business men have offered substantial prizes for the best improvements made the rural women of lincoln county colo and we wish rish those of utah would follow their inspiring e example x started an improvement content sponsored by the county banking association and the cou county n home hoine demonstration agent the contestants were divided into two groups those in a 1 year contest and those who expected to take like three years to accomplish certain improvements awards were made on a basis of general appearance condition of house out buildings and fences planting of flowers shrubs trees and vines and even the vegetable garden among tile the suggestions made for improvements tile the lincoln county agent mentions the following in reporting to the united states department of agriculture clean back yard front yards vacant lots porches garages stockyards stock yards roads out buildings pl plant ant trees shrubbery glass plots vegetable gaiden flower g grden garden flower boxes boes paint house fences ings screens scie ens porches miscellaneous rubbish piles burned insect breeding places liest destroyed st fences repaired poaches and steps repaired paired ic roof repaired screens repaired junk and papers properly disposed of refuse cans provided old signs removed and trimmed these suggestions were widely circulated in the county in the form of entry blanks for the contest and man many y who did not actually edoll in the competition were stimulated to adopt one or more of the cleanup clean up hints as a matter of pride and community consciousness |
