Roosevelt Standard | 1937-03-25 | Page 8 | Beautification of Farm Home Urged by Agent

beautification OF FARM HOME URGED BY AGENT A picture without a frame is forlorn A farm home without trees shrubbery lawns and flowers is even more abandoned and unfriendly in appearance the farm home and the farm business are so closely related that the success of the latter is reflected in the former says russell keetch uintah agrico agricultural A agent gent for this reason he recommends a definite plan for roads and walks the home vegetable fruit and flower gardens lawns a and nd ornamental shrubs and trees all are necessary parts which may be united into a pleasing homelike atmosphere with trees not only used as windbreaks but as a frame or oi background for the buildings shrubs are needed 1 partially hide foundation lines to knit buildings to their surroundings to define boundaries and to screen unsightly objects lawns should be spacious and pleasing but not so large as to make their care burdensome in carrying out a lawn s shrub and tree planting program county agent cautions that only native plants and those known by trial to thrive in the locality should be used beautification of the farm farmstead stead may be undertaken in the fall a at it is during this season that many evergreen and shrubs may be transplanted an outline of planting plans may be obtained in farmers bulletin no 1087 entitled beautifying the farmstead this is for sale at five cents a copy by the superintendent of documents washington D C