182 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



wheat, rye, corn, clover, alfalfa and other crops 

 brings to mind something pleasing to look at. 



THE FARM ORCHARD AND OTHER FEATURES 



Orchards are noted for their beauty, and though 

 they are attractive at all seasons, they are especially 

 handsome when in bloom or when full of fruit. Small- 

 fruits, blackberries, raspberries, currants, goose- 

 berries and strawberries, are often most attractive 

 in appearance. 



Also, a farm may have springs surrounded by 

 charming wild growth, creeks, ponds, and lakes,, 

 Here and there about a farm there may be individual 

 trees or groups of trees. Every farmer's boy and 

 girl should learn to swim, skate, row, and paddle, 

 either by taking advantage of some body of water 

 connected with their own farm or that of a neighbor, 

 or by going to a township or a county park. 



Important though the beauty of the farm may be, 

 there is something of still greater importance, and 

 that is that the farmer and his family shall see and 

 appreciate this beauty. If they can do this, they 

 are of all persons the most fortunate. Other men 

 and women work in their offices, their shops, their 

 factories and their kitchens all their lives until their 



