THE FARMSTEAD BEAUTIFUL 



reaches of territory besides hill, dale, 

 mountain, stream and lake. The farmstead 

 should be not far from square, the house 

 at least three hundred feet away from the 

 road, and the barn at least twice this dis- 

 tance farther away, straight behind the 

 house if the configuration of the ground 

 permits. The farmstead land should ex- 

 tend some distance up and down the road 

 and back toward the main part of the farm. 

 With the exception of ample room for the 

 buildings and for one or two water reser- 

 voirs, it should be devoted to forests, or- 

 chards, gardens, and shrubbery patches. 

 These various plantations may be arranged 

 so as to make the farmstead a place of ex- 

 traordinary beauty, summer and winter 

 alike. No excessive drouth or heat need be 

 suffered there. 



The location of the barn should be lower 

 than that of the house and considerably far- 

 ther from the house than is usual. Take 

 abundant room for the barn, also for each of 

 the other outbuildings. Place a cellar un- 

 der the barn and house all fertilizing mate- 



