CHAPTER VI 



LOCATING THE HOUSE 



Since more than three -fourths of the life of 

 the farmer and his family are spent in sight of 

 home, more than one -half of life in the house, 

 and more than one -fourth in bed, the house, the 

 place where they live, should receive most care- 

 ful attention. Having secured sufficient land to 

 maintain a home, and having made certain that 

 these lands are productive and profitable, a 

 problem is presented in locating and building 

 the house which demands a high degree of in- 

 telligence, long, painstaking study, and a good 

 understanding of what constitutes fitness, beauty 

 and durability. 



Life in the country gives one the idea of re- 

 pose, of strength and breadth, of largeness, of 

 solidity and durability, of healthy, symmetrical, 

 solid development. Things which are evanes- 

 cent, unreal, shoddy; things which are simply 

 for show or vulgar display ; things which have 

 the appearance of aping that which may be 

 appropriate under different conditions, but are 

 totally out of place in rural life, must be 



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