CHAPTER XIX 



FARM BUILDINGS 



^Number and Kinds of Buildings. That good, sub- 

 stantial buildings are needed on every farm goes with- 

 out saying. The number and kind, of course, vary 

 with the size and location of the farm, and the special 

 crops raised thereon. But a good house, barn, gran- 

 ary, silo, carriage and tool house are almost indis- 

 pensable on every farm. 



Attention to Arrangement. Usually too little at- 

 tention is given to the arrangement of these buildings, 

 and, when they once have been placed, it is next to 

 impossible to correct the bad effect of poor arrange- 

 ment. The barn in front of the house, or on the wind- 

 ward side of it, the hog house in front of the house, 

 the barnyard between the house and the barn, the 

 carriage house opening into the barnyard, and the 

 vegetable garden in the dooryard, are some of the 

 common mistakes. 



Location of the House. The location of the house 

 should receive first attention. It should be placed on 

 an elevation sufficient to afford good drainage, four 

 or five rods back from the road, leaving room for a 



