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FARM; DEVELOPMENT 



GARDEN 



ORCHARD 



Ten acres, or an area 40 by 40 rods, or 30 by 50 

 rods, makes a very good-sized farmstead on a farm of 

 160 acres. (See Figure 37.) This allows a distance of 

 8 to 20 rods between the house and the barn, with ample 

 room for the garden, orchard, lawns and shelter belt on 

 half the area. 

 The remainder 

 can be utilized 

 for barns, food 

 storage build- 

 ings, machine 

 sheds and yards 

 for animals. The 

 laying out, plat- 

 ting and staking 

 out locations for 

 buildings can 

 best be done on 

 the ground, and 

 while the owner 

 must decide 

 most of these 

 questions, h e 



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Figure 38. Farmstead on the southeast corner of the 

 farm, fronting east and the land sloping to the east. 

 I, Dwelling; II, hog house; III, horse barn; IV, cattle barn; 

 i, V, poultry house; VI, grain house. By means of branch 

 COnSUlt lanes from II, IV and V, with cross fences, the hogs, cattle 

 and poultry can be supplied with small fenced fields planted 



Wltn OtlierS tO to permanent pasture or used for growing pasturage and 

 , . soilage iu rotation. 



secure their 



criticisms of his plans and suggestions of improvements. 

 After the plan has been decided upon, the necessary meas- 

 urements should be made and a map drawn showing the 

 proposed location for grove, buildings and other features 

 of the farmstead. 



Windbreaks and shelter belts. The location of a grove 

 for a windbreak, and for a background to the picture of 

 home life within, is a matter worthy of careful thought, 

 especially in cold or windy regions. Laying out the loca- 

 tion for a timber belt to form two or more sides of the 



