The Surroundings of the Farm Home 



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pose, may form the most beautiful parts of the farm. An orchard of 

 standard apple trees could well be planted near the house to become a 

 part of its background of surrounding trees. Nothing is more country- 

 like than an old apple orchard, and to turn it to the purpose of decorating 

 the home grounds illustrates how each part may help, in several ways, 

 to promote the purposes of the fann as a whole. 



Fields and meadows that may be classed strictly as farm lands will 

 always be attractive when well tilled. Good farming is good-looking 

 fanning. No calendar is needed for reading the signs of the seasons in the 



Fig. 2IO. THE SIMPLE HOUSE DESIGN 



If the blinds of a white house are painted green, there will be sufficient relief and contrast 



vivid sap green of the spring, the deeper tones of the waving summer 

 fields, the colors that betoken harvest, and the restful white of winter, 

 to say nothing of the changes that have marked the seasons' progress. 



The influence of farm environment has a subconscious but potent 

 effect on children. Even while the bam is only a playground, it should be 

 a silent example of orderliness and thrift; woodlot, meadow, orchard, 

 and field should be likewise living examples of good farming. 



Pleasant home siuroundings are important both for the welfare of the 

 individual home and for the future of country life. Is it reasonable to 

 expect that wide-awake young people of the country will hesitate to 

 leave a place that does not afford pleasant and attractive working and 

 living conditions? 



