PART X 



PAPERS ON LIVE STOCK, AGRICULTURAL 

 AND MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS 



FROM 



BULLETLNS, AGRICULTURAL PRESS 



AND 



Papers Read Before County Farmers Institutes 



PLANNING AND ADORNING THE FARMSTEAD. 



i;y a. t. erwix. 



Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Iowa State College of Agriculture. 



Neat, conveniently arranged buildings, a well-kept lawn attractvely 

 bordered with trees and shrubs add greatly to the appearance and 

 value of the farm and to the happiness of its occupants. 



The farmstead, including as it does the general area occupied by the 

 farm buildings, house and lawn, is the center of activity for the farm. 

 Its planning and development, both from the standpoint of convenience 

 and of securing an attractive landscape effect, deserve special consid- 

 eration. 



A well-thought-out plan is the first requisite to get these results, as in 

 the absence of a definite scheme serious mistakes are likely to be made. 

 This plan should include the location of buildings, drives, walks, trees, 

 shrubbery, and every other feature which contrbutes either to the con- 

 venience or ornamentation of the place. It should be developed with 

 the larger relationships always in mind. The location of the house and 

 farm buildngs is the first consideration. Even though it happens that 

 some or all of these are already on the ground, a plan for their location 

 is important. New farm homes are erected to supplant old ones and 



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