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the work centers, and therefore they should be 

 placed near the middle of the estate. But the 

 work carried on in the fields forms but a small 

 part of the farmer's activities. He must 

 ever, in these modern times, be in touch with 

 the school, the church, the post office, the rail- 

 way, the market, and his neighbors. When an 

 infrequent call is made at the end of this long 

 lane, the children appear like frightened deer as 

 they seek shelter in the shrubbery or behind the 

 corner of a building, and the more the in- 

 herited timidity and reserve, the wilder they 

 appear. 



The other location to be avoided is within a 

 few feet of the highway. Such locations are 

 only admissible in the city, where land sells by 

 the square foot. What fortunes are sometimes 

 spent in the city to secure some amplitude of 

 space between the dusty, noisy street and the 

 residence ! What dignity and repose an ample, 

 well kept house-yard gives to even a plain, 

 modest house ! The effect of the mistake of 

 locating the house too close to the highway is 

 often accentuated by locating the barns on the 

 other side and immediately upon the highway, 

 and in front of the house. The location of the 

 house, as to the highway, should be governed, 

 in part, by the size and productive power of the 

 farm. If ample acres and means are available, 



