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that our happiness, the object we are all in search of, is 

 sensibly increased by it. There is now and then a farm- 

 er who has the good sense to appreciate this object ; and 

 to aid such, this plan is offered for publication. It is de- 

 signed for a southern or eastern aspect, the end fronting 

 to the road. The plan is drawn for a frame-house, but 

 may be altered for brick or stone, by increasing the 

 thickness of the walls. Its convenience will be seen at 

 a glance. It contains all the room which a farmer in 

 moderate circumstances needs, and there is none that is 

 superfluous. Should any like to build after the plan, 

 who are not able to build the whole at once, the rear part 

 can be put up first, and will answer as a dwelling by 

 using the meal-room as a bed-room. The main building 

 is eighteen by thirty-six feet, outside ; the lean-to-addi- 

 tions, each eight feet wide. The rear building is eighteen 

 by twenty-five feet. The posts to the main building are 

 sixteen feet ; to the piazza, ten feet ; to the rear building, 

 twelve feet. The rooms upon the lower floor are nine 

 feet between floors, and the chambers eight feet. The 

 room b is intended for a dining-room in summer, and the 

 room h for a summer kitchen ; in winter, the room b to 

 be used for both purposes. The expense of completing 

 the whole, including cellar under the main part, is esti- 

 mated at from $800 to $1000, according to location and 

 the material used. 



EXPLANATION OF GROUND PLAN, a parlor, 17 by 

 15 feet; b kitchen, 17 by 15 feet; c c bed-rooms, 8 

 by 13 ; d d piazzas, 8 by 23 ; e e entries, 6 feet wide ; 

 f buttery, 6 feet square ; g milk-room, 6 feet square ; h 

 back kitchen, 12 by 13 feet ; i wood-house, 12 feet 

 sqare ; j meal-room, 6 by 8 feet ; k chamber stairs, 4 

 feet wide ; / cellar stairs ; m Franklin stove ; n n steps ; 

 oooo closets ; p wood-house stairs ; q pump ; r sink ; 



