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BREWSTER HERALD
Sbnplicity One Good Feature
of This Attractive Building
So many houses are being built without porches these days that many
will welcome a design offering an ample front porch with all the summer
evening comforts tlmt tt suggests as an outdoor living room almost as large
as the indoor living room itself.
By W. A. RADFORD
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to
practical home building, for the read-
ers of this paper. On account of his
wide experience as editor, author and
manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these sub-
ects. Address all Inquiries to William
A. 1Radford, No. 407 South Dearborn
Btreet, Chicago, :Ill., and only inclose
two-cent stamp for rePlY.
Simplicity Is one of the good fea-
tures of the home building design
shown in tile accompanying Illustra-
tion. But what will be most inter-
sstlng to the prospective home builder
is the fact that this house can be
built for a mlnimumsum.
The house Is not large, being 22 feet
deep and 26 feet wide. It contains
[lye large rooms. How these rooms
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First Floor Plan,
are arranged and the 'sizes of each
are shown In the floor plan reproduced
with tlle exterior view.
This house Is of a simple construc-
' tlon set on a concrete foundation with
clapboard siding. It Is what Is kffown
as a two-gable house. The wide ter.
raced porch with the artistic pitch of
parch roof,and the exposed roof raft
ors give It an attractive exterior ap
pearance.
The exterior arrangement Is rathe
unusual The entry door leads Ink
one corner of the living room, whtci
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Second Floor Plan.
Is 14 feet (3 Inches by 17 feet 6 fnche
This room occupies one end of the
house. At the other is a dining room
'at the front and the kitchen dlneetly
back of It. An open stairway run.
ning out of the rear of the living room
leads to the second floor where there
are two bedrooms and bathroom. Tile
size of these bedrooms will appeal to
a great many prospective home build-
ers as ode ,IS ll feet by 17 feet 6 Inches
and the 0;her Is 10 feet by 14 feet 6
Inches. Both are corner rooms. Be-
cause of the pitch of the roof thor(
is an unusual amount of closet space
on the second floor.
For the snmll family this Is an ex-
ceptionally good design.
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Green and White Good
Colors for Bathroom
The bathroom, like the kitchen, has
suffered in the past from stereotyped
color schemes.
It is a fairly safe wager tlmt out of
tn houses nine have bathr.oms tile[l
or painted In white, with an' occa-
sional 'spot of blue in rug, towels or
curtains. Blue and white, while an
excellent and refreshing color com-
bination, has Its limitations, chief of
whlch Is its commonplaceness. Green
and white, yellow and wblte, blue and
cream are Just as appropriate and
much more .dlstlncth, e.
In phmning the bathroom it Is de-
sirable to consider high gloss enamel
and board for the walls, especially
when tile of the desired color and
quality Is beyond the family pocket.
book.
Wall board can be had In tile design.
and high gloss enamel, with Its In-
finite color range, is wushable and Im-
pervious to steam and heat. It looks
well, wears well and costs but little
three items of Importance to the
builder of a modern small home. If
Ule can be had, however, apply tbe
same prlnclples of decoration as when
paint is used.
Tile or wall board is used as a dude,
• reaching about half way up the wall.
311e rest of the wall 45 patnted or
enameled. The woodwork usually Is
finished with high gloss enamel. This
gives cnslderable latitude In selecting
a color scheme. Should a white dude
be preferred, the wall above might be
painted pale green.
White woodwork, to match the fix-
tures, is ordinarily used. A bright-
colored rag rug is always attracth'e
in the bathroom, and, Instead of the
usual hlte Curtains, some of green
and wMte gingham might be used to
advantage: ' , •
An attractive bathroom is one
whosewalls are painted pale gray and
• whose curtains "and other accessories
show tones of red, orange or yellow.
One of the. most attractive bathrooms
in recent model bosses was one in
which the wall board tiling was used.
This and the woodwork were painted
white.
The walls above were painted deep
cream, wltha :stenciled border of con-
ventional flower design in rose. blue
and green separating the dude ani the
walls. Chintz" curtains, repeatina
lhese colors, hung at the window, and
on the floor, which was painted blue.
was a cheerful little braided rug,
One of the most Interesting experi-
ments In modern homes and m.dern
decoration Is the varled use of (,plot
l$.lp as though bonmmakers had sud.
dn'lYdlseovered that their most help-
:. fuL.and faithful ally. in the creation
of a beuutiful and distinctive home q
¢olor, "whl.eh costs llttle and contrib-
How Both Ends of
Paint Brush Work
Everybody knows that a paint I)rush
Is mude Ul) of 'two main parts--the
bristles that spread the paint and the
handle that the painter grasps. What
may not be so apparent Is the wls-
dom of knowing In nny painting Job
Just what is going on both the handle
end and on the bristle end.
At the bristle end of the brush we
have the materials for the work to
be done, the white-lead, linseed oil
and tinting colors. These must be
mixed and tinted to the individual
taste and appl]ed In such a manner
as to insure a satisfactory and htsttng
Job, and it is in this end of the work
that the competent painter proves his
wm'th, and in the long run pays for
hi msel f.
Some people upon 'deciding to have
fl room decorated or a house painted,
think fi|'st of how cheal)ly thb Job can
be done instead of talting into consid-
eration the fact that in the long run
the painter who clmrges a little more
and guarantees a perfect Job is by
far the cheapest painter of all.
Good painters, men of reputation,
are fro-ever on the lookout for new
ideas in decoration, for means of do.
Ing the work so that It will last longer.
And although as a result they may
charge more they will invariably stand
back of tile work after It has been
done.
Therefore although ahnost every-
body can handle a paint brush after
a fashion 11 is well to bear in mind
that a brush has two ends, and that.
to obtain the best results the quality
of the materials and the reputation of
the painter must both be given first
consideration before price enters Into
the painting plans.
Four Points Necessary
to Perfect Architecture
'Architectural perfection in "a bulhl.
lng is based upon four general require-
ments, and the more complete the ful-
fillment of these requirements the
nmre certain it Is to be architecturally
good, C. Julian Oberwarth declares in
Architectural Progress.
"The first of these is utility, or ful-
fillment of the purpose for which it
was Intended," says Mr. Oberwarth.
"Tile second Is expression, or the way
the design suggests the purpose, ms.
terlals, constl'uctlon and general plan
arrangement. The third Is soundness
of construction, or the durability ot
the materials, knowledge and lngemr
ity In their uses and engineering per-
fection In assembling; and the fourtb
is beauty of design.
"Each of these requisites of good
architeeiure Is dependent upon the
suc "s of the nthers, and unless all
four h'ave been t:lken care of In a suc-
cessful manner the building is not an
architectural success."
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CULLING METHODS
QUITE IMPORTANT
Much Money Lost Each Yea
by Unskilled Manner.
All the good methods In building a
profitable poultry flock may be fob
lowed but if culling Is not practiced,
the results are disappointing.
"Culling is one of the most dis.
cussed phases of poultry work," says
C. F. Parrish, poultry extension spe-
cialist at the North Carolina State
college. "There Is a great deal oi
money lost each year on unskilled
and ill-timed culling. Most poultry.
men are elastic in their culling prac.
rices, leaving weaklings, short and
round backed birds, deformed or un.
derslzed chicks with the hope that
these may develop into profitable
birds. This Is bad. Such birds are al-
ways costly. Culling must start with
the baby chicks and space may be
saved and disease eliminated If the
baby chicks are rigidly culled."
This culling needs to be followed
on through the growing stage and
when the pullets are transferred te
the laying house in the fall the good
poultryman will pull out the weak.
lings that may have been overlooked
earlier. If egg production drops sud-
denly, it may be a case of poor feed
or disease but when birds have gone
eight months and have not laid, it
means that they are from low-pro-
ducing stock and should be disposed
of.
The laying flock should be culled
at least once each month, says Mr,
Parrlsh. Then when egg prices dro]
in the spring, another rigid cullin
should take place with only the best
hens in the flock kept in the layln
house. The virtue of this plan Is that
the hens are marketed as they be
come culls and no blrds are kept thai
are not paying: their way In egg pr@
duction. In such eases, also, the hens
are not all dumped on the market
when prices may be low.
To cull properly, Mr. Parrisb sug.
gests giving ttentton to the comb,
health, eyes, molt, pelvic bones, flex.
[billty of the abdomen, shank an
beak, vent color :and weight.
Rape Sometimes Used
as :Green Poultry Feed
Rape ts sometimes used as green
feed for poultry and tile field will
probably be all right as a goose pus*
lure. In the fence corners and pos,
sibly throughout the field, there will
0e more or Iess other green plants and
pasture grasses which will srve te
vary the ration.
Some poultrymen have cut rape and
used it for green feed for penned
flocks 'on limited ranges. They plant
"lt in drills and do not cut below the
crown so the green feed can be hat.
vested several times during the sum.
met.
Geese will thrive on almost any kind
of pasture grass that a cow will eat
and will oat almost any grass or vege.
table or growing plant that chickens
will eat. Most goose breeders do not
use rape for pasture, however, but
keep the geese on' clover pasture land
r on low grassy areas not used re:
crops.
Profitable to Market
Cockerels as Broilers
Those who have been advocatln
putting the cockerels off as broilers
rather than keeping them longer In
order to get more weight on them will
be interested in the findings of the
New Hampshire Agflcultural college
.fter numerous experiments, they have
satisfied themselves that It takes but
seven to eight pounds of feed to pro-
duce a broiler weighing two pounds,
while It takes anywhere from 12 to 20
)ounds of feed for each succeedin
pound up to slx pounds. It is self-
evident then that it does not Pad
market poultry men to hold their
cockerels to get the six pounds in
weight, t
The poultry editor has always been
advising you to get rld of your cock.
erels long before they eat their heads
off, so to speak.
Gains for Chicks
Chicks make tile cheapest and most [
rapid gains when they are young. It
is therefore essential that an ample J
amount of good wholesome food be]
kept constantly before the birds. Mash !
hoppers should be of sufficient size so
that a large majority of the chicks can
eat at the same time, thereby avoiding
the constant fighting and crowding for
room to eat. The outdoor mash hop.
per of adequate size is Wry desirable
for developing the young stock. All
feeding utensils should be kept clean
Grasshopper Control
Turkeys are a great aid in keeping
grasshoppers under control. They re.
quire little feed and little investment
in the way of buildings. Their need
of a wide, free range makes It some-
what difficult to grow them in thickly
settled countries, Grown turkeys are
extremely hardy, but young pours
need com;lderable care. A little water
on tile feathers, cold feet, a bit el
spoiled food, or even one louse, will
kill them st this stage. PouRs should
be watched until well feathered.
DAIRY
FACts
FEED COWS GRAIN
Keeps Up Milk Flow for FalJ
Production.
The better dairyman knows that it
Days to feed his cows in the summer
as well as in winter, says G. W. Tail.
by, Jr., of the New York State C01-
legs of Agriculture For the past ten
years dairymen in all parts of New
ork state have been feeding their
cows' better in the summer.
As an example of results from rec-
ord-keeping and better feeding, Mr,
railby spoke of a dairyman In Oswego
county who, five years ago had 16
cows which produced 5,335 pounds el
milk with 174 pounds of butterfat; the
next year 17 cows produced 6,848
pounds of milk with 288.5 pounds but-
terfat; the third year 13 cows pro-
duced 5,777 pounds of milk with 197.4
pounds of butterfat, and the fourth
year 14 cows produced 9,579 pounds
of milk with 818 pounds of butterfat.
During the first summer the cows
were fed no grain during June or
July, and only four pounds a cow a
day during August. During the fourth
summer, the cows received an aver-
age of four pounds a day, and were
fed somewhat according to production,
although they were still underfed,
The 9,579 pounds average for the
fourth year was at least partly due to
better summer feeding.
One dairy herd improvement associ-
ation member said recently, "I find
that It pays to keep the cows in the
barn until June 1. Then the grass
has a good start and has some sub-
stance in it. My cows have good pas-
ture for June, but I continue to glve
them a little grain, about four pounds
a day, Soon after July 1, I begin to
cut green alfalfa for them and also
increase tile grain. This holds up the
milk flow and keeps the cows In con.
dition for next fall."
Cows Require Liberal
Amount of Water Always
Unless cows are given a constanl
supply of pure, fresh water, the milk
supply will be seriously Impaired
Cows' milk is about 87 per cent water;
unless she gets plenty of water, milk
formation will not be carried on, A
cow will drink anywhere from 10 tc
15 gallons of water per day and more
during warm weather.
In suminer time the dairy water sup
ply should be protected so that it does
not become stagnant m sour. Disease
germs taken in through that water
may be carried into tlle milk. In win.
ter time see that the water Is slightly
warmed before it is gh,en to the cows
Ice cold water is not productive to the
heavy drinking which helps milk pr(>
duction.
Individual drinking cups for cows
seems to be the ideal solution of the
dairy water supply rproblem. Dah.y.
men imve found that the Installation
of individual drinking cups pays fo
itself in a ccmparatlvely short time ill
increased milk flow. hen a cow Ires
water at lmnd all the time, she will
constantly drink it.
Grain Supplement Must
Be Furnished in Summer
Sllould grain be fed to dairy cows
on pasture? Since spring and summe
grass is relatively low In nutrients, a
cow producing 25 to :0 pounds of milk
per day must eat about 15(; to 30(I
pounds of grass In order to get enough
feed for her daily requh'ements, Since
this is practically impossible, a grain
supplement must be given. Fdr cows
producing 20 to 85 pounds of milk pet
day, a mixture of the ordinary farm
grains Su,ch as oats, corn, wheat bran,
and barley fed at the rate of one
pound of grain to four to six pounds
of milk produced per day will be suf.
flelent. For cows produ(:ing more than
B5 pounds of milk per day, the ration
should contain a high protein concert,
irate mixture.
Most Important Factor
in Lowering Milk Cost
The Ohio station several years ago
showed that corn silage saved the
dairy farmer 10 cents a pound on the
cost of producing a pound of butter,
and 40 cents on the cost of producing
a hundred pounds of milk. Several
other experhnent stations have shown
figures that range from 6 to 15 cents
, saving on the cost of butter and from
25 to 75 cents on the cost of a lnlndred
pounds of milk. Many of the early tow
testing associations also demonstrated
that the silo was one of the most Im-
portant factors in lowering the cost of
milk,
Classes of Feeds
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Feeds are roughly divided into two
tlasses, based upon physical charac.
terlstics and composition: (1) Con.
centrates, such as farm grains and
milk by-products` These are heavy In
proportion to volume nnd contain a
small proportion o€ fiber, or woody
material, (2) Roughages, such as hay,
straw, silage, grass, and roots. Feeds
of this class a'e bulky. Roughages
that are high In water content, such
as fresh, green grass, roots, and gl-
lags, are termed succulent feeds,
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Orchard00
Paradichlorobenzene Abow
Tree Is Effective.
Peach tree borers have played havoc
In some orchards but they may easily
be controlled by using a chemlcal
called P-C-Benzene.
"The full and correct name of this
chemical is paradicMorobenzene," says
C. H. Brannon, extension entomologist
at the North Carolina State college.
"Despite its tongue-twistlng atone,
however, it is very effective In con-
trolling the peach tree borer. If It Is
applied around the base of the tree
In the right manner and at the proper
time, from 90 to 100 per cent control
will be secured. The method of using
thls chemical has been tested in botn
experimental and commercial orchards
and growers are advised to use It regu-
larly each year."
P-C-Benzene can be used on trees
four years of age and older with per-
fect safety, states Mr. Brannon. If
younger trees are badly infested, they
may be treated with one-half ounce of
the chemical. Trees four and five years
of age should get throe-fenrths of an
ounce each ; trees six years of age and
older should get a full ounce and very
old trees with large trunks should
get an ounce and a fourth.
The time of application ts especlal-
ly important, For North Carolina con-
dttlons, this time should be between
September 25 and October 10. These
dates should be closely followed if
best results are to be obtained, states
,Ir. Brannon, In applying tile P-C-
Benzene, the crust of the soil is broken
and smoothed off above the highest
borer bole. The chemlcal is about like
granulated sugar and gives off a gas
that penetrates downward into the
borer holes: Scrape away the gum and
apply the chemical in a continuous
ring about nn inch wide and about an
inch from the trunk. Several shovels
of dirt should then be placed over tlm
crystals and packed into a mound with
the back of the shovel.
Amount of NitrOgen Will
Depend Greatly on Soft
On only the very rlchest of ground
can the peach grower afford' to leave
off the application of nitrogen to his
bearing trees. On many of the poorer
soils It will pay well to apply nitrogen
to trees below the bearing age. This
will aid the trees to get the necessary
size far good production in less years
than wi]] otherwise be necessary.
Too much nitrogen, especially in a
wet year can be a serious dIsadvan.
tags to the grower. When a great ex.
cess of nitrogen is present with the
greater induced growth, the fruit Is
more susceptible to brown rot and
other diseases and the shipping qual-
Ity of the undiseased fruit Is much
poorer.
Just what the proper amount of nlt-
rogen will be depends upon the soil
and the slze of the crop which the
trees are carrying.
Three Most Promising
Varieties of Cherries
The late California plant breeder,
Luther Burbank, gave much attention
to cherries, and three promising vari-
eties of sweet cherries were distrib-
uted by him within recent years:
Abundance, Giant and Burbank. The
first two have been grown by the
New York experiment station and
their behavior under eastern condi-
tions Is given In their bulletin series
on "New nnd Noteworthy Frultk" As
grown In New York, Abundance is de-
scribed as a "splendid late cherry nf
the Napoleon type. One of the best
of Burbank's new fruits." As to Giant,
"the quality Is splendid and the chef.
rles do not crack,"
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Horticultural Facts
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Trees llke the peach, which start
new branches readily from the central
trunk, but the twigs of which tend
to dry out badly, should be cut back
most severely.
One of the useful features that has
been developed in connection with up.
ple storage problems is the use of oiled
paper wraps for the prevention of
scald and the better keeping quality
of the fruit.
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Sow the cover crop In the cultivated
orchard now. Crimson clover, crimson
clover and oats, mammoth clover, rye
and vetch are all good. Only remember
that If rye is sown it should be turned
under in the spring.
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Lime sulphur solution should be
made In an iron kettle over a fire or
in a steam 'boiler.
Nowhere does clean, careful cultl,
vatlon pay better than In a vineyard,
It should be thorough, extending nnde
the trellis when put uib, and workln
up all the soil In the row.
Now and then a peach tree or a nec-
tarine tree will even bear fruit that
Is half nectarine and 'half pouch
That's how closely the two fruits are
related.
Sweeter
Children's stomachs sour. and need
an anti-acid. Keep their systems
sweet with Phillips Milk of Magnesia l
When tongue or breath tells of acid
condition--correct it with a spoonful
of Phillips. Most nen and women have
been comforted by this universal
sweetener--more mothers should in.
yoke its aid for their children. It is a
pleasant tiling to take, yet neutralizes
more acid than the harsher things too
often employed for the purpose, No
household should be without it.
Phillips is the genuine, prescrip.
tional product physicians endorse for
general use; the name is important,
"Milk of Magnesia" has been the U. S,
registered trade mark of the Charles
H. Phillips Chemical Co. and Its pre-
decessor Charles H. Phillips since 1875.
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Coast to Coast good Grocers sell and
recommend Russ Ball Blue. Better
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