THE 



YOUNG FARMER'S MANUAL, 



CHAPTEK I. 



SELECTING THE MOST SUITABLE LOCATION FOB THE BUILDINGS 

 OF A FARM. 



" Be this our home that ever hallowed spot, 

 To plant a palace or a lowly cot." 



1. THE first and very important consideration with a young 

 farmer, as soon as he comes into possession of a farm, is, to have 

 all his buildings situated in the most convenient location, with 

 reference to each other and to the different fields of the farm. 

 If a farm is broken up by gullies and deep ravines, if convenience 

 of access to fields on both sides of them is any object, the young 

 farmer should endeavor to have his buildings located at the most 

 desirable , point. If a farm is rather undulating, or nearly level, 

 and its boundaries at nearly right angles, it is not attended with 

 much difficulty to select a site for the farm buildings which shall 

 prove most convenient in every respect. It is always most 

 desirable to have every field as convenient of access from the 

 barn as possible. This is desirable, not only for the sake of 

 convenience, but for the sake of economy in the expenses of 

 travelling, with or without loads, to and from the fields. Some 

 people will select only a high spot of ground for locating farm 

 buildings, and never even think of consulting convenience of 



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