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he should at night leave the cares of the day outside. They 

 are easily found in the morning again and are made less hard 

 to bear by being dismissed for the night. 



LOCATION. 



In choosing a location for a home, after I had selected one 

 where schools and society were attainable, my object was 

 to secure land adapted to raising hogs and cattle. The place I 

 found that best answered my wants, was situated in the great 

 corn belt west of the Mississippi river, in Washington Co., Iowa, 

 near the thriving little town of Ainsworth. Here corn, clover, 

 timothy and blue grass grow to perfection, and by reserving 

 a field of blue grass for Winter use, I find that stock of all 

 kinds can make a good living in the fields during mild Winter 

 weather. 



Pine Grove Farm consists of four hundred acres and is one 

 and a quarter miles long, north and south, and a half mile wide, 

 with a road on the west and north. A small stream runs across 

 the south end near the line, and all parts of the farm are sup- 

 plied with living water by under drains. In selecting a point 

 to build, I chose the highest location on the farm, with a view 

 to health, and also to avoid the danger from frosts injuring 

 fruit. I began here thirteen years ago. I had made one farm 

 before, and endeavored to profit by the mistakes whi-ch I then 

 made. I selected the building site midway on the west side, 

 with the front of the house facing west. I allowed about two 

 and a half acres for lawn, and erected the house about fifteen 

 rods from the road. I sub-soiled the entire lawn, orchard and 

 garden lot, then planted the lawn to such rare and beautiful 

 evergreens and deciduous trees as were suited to the climate. 

 The greater portion of them were evergreens. 



LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 

 I had made landscape gardening something of a study, and 

 tried to profit by the plans and teachings of A. J. Downing. I 

 planted my evergreens sometimes in groups and sometimes 

 singly, giving them a chance to display their beautiful outlines; 

 my aim being to plant so that there would be an opening 



