THE FARMER'S AND 



GROUND PLAN. 



A PRAIRIE FARM HOUSE. 



The annexed plan is designed for a prairie farm-nouse, 

 and is calculated to combine economy, comfort, and con- 

 venience, with a pleasant and home-like appearance. 

 The importance of this requisite, is not generally appre- 

 ciated in the construction of farm dwellings in this coun- 

 try ; and although a tasty appearance is considered de- 

 sirable by most farmers, many think it a waste of money 

 to lay out fifty or a hundred dollars on piazzas and the like 

 additions to a house, costing ten to fifteen hundred dollars, 

 to secure this end. To be sure, the moral benefit arising 

 from having an attractive dwelling for a home, cannot 

 be estimated in dollars and cents ; yet who will deny 



