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to be located at a reasonable distance 

 to the rear of the house. Their exact 

 positions with respect to one another 

 should be such as will get maximum 

 convenience and economy (this is a 

 study in itself and is not included in 

 this article). At times the lay of the 

 land demands that the secondary farm 

 buildings be nearer the highway than 

 the house, but where such a condition 

 is forced nothing by way of appearance 

 is added. 



Economy, as well as ornamentation, 

 demand that all farm tools and ma- 

 chines be housed, which buildings, 

 along with barns and other structures, 

 should be kept in a neat appearance. 

 Applications of paint at reasonable in- 

 tervals will do more to produce this 

 desired effect than anything else. Some 

 prefer, when painting farm buildings, 

 to use one color on the house and an- 

 other color for the other buildings. 

 .\lthough this plan is not a bad one 

 where the colors are carefully 

 chosen, I, personally, prefer unifor- 

 mity throughout. Light colors such as 

 gray, drab or light brown are very 

 good. 



When considering plant materials, 

 their use as windbreaks deserves first 

 consderation, though the importance of 

 this varies much in different localities. 

 In some places in the State of Washing- 

 ton the value of a windbreak is largely 

 to lessen the effects of dust storms. In 

 other sections we keep off hot or cold 

 winds, as the case may be. Of course, 

 it goes without saying that windbreaks 

 should be placed on the sides of the 

 farmstead where they will do the most 

 good. For most parts of the state wind- 

 breaks are of value on the southwest. 

 A double row of Red Fir, Norway 

 Spruce or Scotch Pine set 10-12 feet 

 apart will give excellent protection in 

 a few years. Evergreens, as the pre- 

 ceding, are preferable to deciduous 

 forms, since they maintain their leaves 

 during the winter months. 



Partial views from the house toward 

 certain of the farm buildings may at 

 times be rather attractive, but I am 

 safe in saying that an absolutely unob- 

 structed view toward the barns and 

 feed lots is never so. A few trees and 



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