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ARID AGRICULTURE. 



THE SOD 

 HOUSE 



take kindly to this idea. Many have to learn 

 that there is no disgrace in frugal beginnings 

 for a high and honest purpose. 



In many places on the Western plains, it is 

 possible to cut good heavy sods to use for build- 



Plate LIV. These Sod Houses Are Comfortable. 



ing material. Such sod should be cut a foot or 

 more wide, from one to three feet long, and as 

 thick as the grass roots will hold the soil to- 

 gether. They may be laid up like bricks. The 

 roof should be made with generous eaves which 

 will carry the moisture far enough over so it will 



