THE FARM HOME 



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2. If one needs 20 cu. ft. of air in an hour, how much will 40 

 children need in 6 hours? 



3. How many cubic feet of air in a room 10 x 10 and 8 ft. high? 



THE FARMSTEAD 



Arrangement of buildings, windbreaks, shelter belts, 

 orchard, garden, yards and lanes is worthy of close study. 

 The sketch of a farmstead submitted herewith, Figure 137, 

 may be used as a suggestion in working out a plan for any 

 farm, though there are probably only a few places where 

 it would entirely fit. This plan represents a great deal of 

 thought and study and will serve as a guide in planning a 

 farmstead anywhere. 



Location.— -Other things being equal, it is advisable to 

 locate the farmstead along one side of the farm, rather 

 than at one corner, because it gets the center of operations 

 nearer to all the fields. It is also advantageous to locate 

 buildings where there is good drainage; also near a main 



road and near neighbors, and 



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where a good pleasant view is 

 afforded. 



Size. — Many farmsteads are 



entirely too small. Six acres or 



more are needed for best results, 



so that the buildings may be far 



enough from the windbreak so that 



the snow will not drift about 



them. In the plan submitted, 



eight acres are used. Of this space 



nearly two acres are devoted to a 



windbreak. The house is located 



on a lot in front. This lot is 



Figure 137.— Eight-acre farmstead made Comparatively small, be- 



3"touitTi»ouL.^"rwfterifg cause there is not time enough 



trough, 5 main barn, 6 ma- to care for a large lawn. At one 



chine shed, 7 hog house, 8 corn- • i r j.i i i j. x xi. 



crib, 9 granary. Side of the house and ncxt to the 



road a horse or calf paddock is 

 provided. This is an open grassy patch that gives breadth 

 and a broad view to the place, and makes it distinctly 

 different from a city home on a crowded lot. Alfalfa or 

 any hay crop may be grown on this plat, and cut for hay, 



